The David Geffen Galleries at LACMA (
@lacma ) have been more than 20 years in the making. Designed by Peter Zumthor, the building stretches nearly three football fields long, unfolding as a continuous, elevated structure. All galleries sit on a single second floor level, arranged as a series of interconnected spaces rather than a fixed path, removing hierarchy and allowing the collection to be experienced through shifting relationships of light, space, and time.
Michael Govan, CEO and Director of LACMA, takes us through for an early look at several key works, including Pedro Reyes’s (
@_pedro_reyes_ ) outdoor lava sculpture ‘Tlali’, where ancient stone meets the museum’s concrete structure; Do Ho Suh’s (
@dohosuhstudio ) translucent, embroidered reconstruction of a Seoul palace, interwoven with the galleries; and Liz Glynn’s (
@lzglynn ) ‘The Futility of Conquest’, a fragmented vision of intertwined horses that draws from the Parthenon to reflect on cycles of power, collapse, and repetition.
The David Geffen Galleries open for two weeks of member previews starting on April 19, followed by the public opening on May 4. Be sure to experience them for yourself.