Overview
For the inaugural exhibition in a series devoted to working with contemporary artists in the new W.M. Keck Foundation Gallery, LACMA presents Christina Quarles’s Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) (2023). Based in Los Angeles, Quarles is known for large-scale canvases that explore what it feels like to inhabit a body shaped by identity and lived experience. Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun), recently acquired by LACMA, features luminous, shape-shifting figures that invite visitors to consider how we understand ourselves and how we are perceived by others. Family-friendly workshops with the artist will take place in the gallery as part of LACMA's education programming.
For the inaugural exhibition in a series devoted to working with contemporary artists in the new W.M. Keck Foundation Gallery, LACMA presents Christina Quarles’s Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) (2023). Based in Los Angeles, Quarles is known for large-scale canvases that explore what it feels like to inhabit a body shaped by identity and lived experience. Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun), recently acquired by LACMA, features luminous, shape-shifting figures that invite visitors to consider how we understand ourselves and how we are perceived by others. Family-friendly workshops with the artist will take place in the gallery as part of LACMA's education programming.
This installation was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It is curated by Naima J. Keith, Senior Vice President, Education, Public Programs, and Regional Partnerships; and Diana Nawi, Curator of Special Projects, Contemporary Art; with Caitlin Spencer, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art.
W.M. Keck Foundation Gallery, LACMA
