California Collectives: Asian American Moderns, 1924 - 1965

California Collectives brings together more than 50 paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, and photographs by American artists of Asian descent, examining how they created networks of artistic exchange during the Exclusion Era. About California Collectives brings together more than 50 paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, and photographs by American artists of Asian descent. Drawing from LACMA's collection and introducing a number of new acquisitions, the exhibition examines how Asian American moderns across the Golden State created networks of artistic exchange during the Exclusion Era (1882–1965), and how they leveraged that collectivity to assert their place in California's art world. This exhibition is co-curated by Dr. Shannon Vittoria, Associate Curator, American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Dr. ShiPu Wang, Professor and Coats Family Endowed Chair in the Arts, University of California, Merced. Local Access is a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by LACMA as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program. Read more Toggle Photography Painting Drawing Prints