Review: I wanted to hate the new LACMA. Then I went back | Wallpaper*
If you go to the newly opened David Geffen wing of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), I recommend you head there later in the afternoon, when the sun is a little lower on the horizon. When I first visited at 11am, the sun was directly… Continue reading
Explore the new David Geffen Galleries at LACMA | Christie’s
Twenty years ago, Michael Govan was appointed director and CEO of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Shortly afterwards, he made a phone call that would transform the institution for good. It was to the Swiss architect, Peter Zumthor, whose magnificent new building showing LACMA’s permanent collection opens… Continue reading
Discover Francis Kéré’s new book by Taschen | Wallpaper*
Known for his innovative sustainable buildings inspired by his West African heritage, Francis Kéré is an architect who moves with the ever-changing environment. Now, we can dive into the inner workings of his creative process in the new book, Francis Kéré: Building Stories. Source: Discover Francis Kéré’s new… Continue reading
Dakar: Architect Francis Kéré Showcases Sustainable Design in Senegal – Bloomberg
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré approached the site of the new Goethe-Institut in Dakar as a place that already held its own structure — formed by trees, shade and the logic of the land itself. Source: Dakar: Architect Francis Kéré Showcases Sustainable Design in Senegal – Bloomberg… Continue reading
History, Culture, and Place Ground LACMA’s Breathtaking New David Geffen Galleries | Vogue
The new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art do not so much sit on Wilshire Boulevard as hover above it, a long, blobby concrete structure stretching across the street, held aloft by gargantuan, widely spaced cores. At ground level, the building feels almost improbably… Continue reading
Explore the new David Geffen Galleries at LACMA | Christie’s
Twenty years ago, Michael Govan was appointed director and CEO of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Shortly afterwards, he made a phone call that would transform the institution for good. It was to the Swiss architect, Peter Zumthor, whose magnificent new building showing LACMA’s permanent… Continue reading
Oceans and Eras: Inside LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries
Mirroring the sinuous urban sprawl of Los Angeles, the Peter Zumthor-designed expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was unveiled last week to press, VIPs, major donors, and museum members. Seen from above, the undulating cast concrete structure appears like one of Henri Matisse’s famous… Continue reading
The Big Review | Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries ★★★★ – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events
This vast, visionary new building on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus finds its strengths in the objects that work best in concrete environments Source: The Big Review | Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries ★★★★ – The Art Newspaper – International art news and events… Continue reading
A first look inside Francis Kéré’s optimistic design for the Goethe-Institut Dakar | Wallpaper*
Francis Kéré’s newly launched Goethe-Institut Dakar is a powerful, purpose-built cultural beacon, dedicated to German cultural exchange. It also marks the Pritzker prize-winning, Berlin-based architect’s first project of this scale and institutional ambition to reach completion. Conceived following what Kéré describes as an ‘Arcadia architecture’ approach, the project embodies… Continue reading
LACMA | The David Geffen Galleries
This month, LACMA exclusively invites members to preview its newest debut, the David Geffen Galleries, a new permanent-collections building. With the official opening on April 19, 2026, the museum’s newest endeavor holds fresh perspectives and cultural visions, bringing Los Angeles a distinctively profound global art collection.Designed by Architect… Continue reading
LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries Are a Formless Maze – WSJ
The David Geffen Galleries building, the newest of four that constitute the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a work of furious originality and ambition. It is the most significant American museum built this century, and not merely because of its architecture. For Michael Govan, its director,… Continue reading
The David Geffen Galleries at LACMA – WSJ
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