Happy Birthday to Amedeo Modigliani!

Born on this date in Livorno, Italy, in 1884, Modigliani moved to Paris in 1906, where he was active in the bohemian artistic communities of Montmartre and Montparnasse and became infamous for his hot-tempered nature and debaucherous lifestyle. Read about the artist on Unframed, and view two of his works in LACMA’s galleries: http://bit.ly/29wgWYg

One Artist, Two Museums, Many Interpretations

Robert Mapplethorpe has taken over Los Angeles, with a major two-part retrospective on view at LACMA and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Drawn largely from the Mapplethorpe archive jointly acquired by the two institutions in 2011, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium presents the full scope of the artist’s work, from his earliest collage-based works, through his early Polaroids, to late floral still-lifes and portraits. With such rich visual and archival resources on display, our audiences have an unprecedented opportunity to reflect on Mapplethorpe’s legacy, which has been both social and aesthetic.

Read the complete overview on the joint-exhibition, Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium on Unframed: http://bit.ly/1U0jAd1

Happy birthday to John Singer Sargent!

The foremost Anglo-American portrait painter of his time, John Singer Sargent was born on this day in 1856. Sargent developed a cosmopolitan style of portraiture, depicting his sophisticated, wealthy sitters in harmony with their sumptuous surroundings. View his works in our galleries, and learn more about the artist online: http://bit.ly/1ng5CpV