LACMA (Venue Partner)
5905 Wilshire Blvd
323.857.6000
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Decorative Arts and Design Council Lecture
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Thursday Feb 11, 2010 (7pm)
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Directions: LACMA is located on Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Curson avenues—midway between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. From the Santa Monica Freeway (10), take Fairfax Avenue north 2 miles to Wilshire Boulevard.
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$20 General Admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID
Christopher Monkhouse, Eloise W. Martin Curator and Chairman, Department of European Decorative Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, will discuss his recent exhibition, A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today. A Case for Wine explores the cultivation of the grape and its transformation into wine, followed by its storage in barrels, bottles, and even cardboard boxes. In addition to placing wine consumption in context, both its sacred and secular settings will also be considered. Together with works of art by modern and contemporary artists, sculptors, and photographers, the lecture will discuss the historical and geographical range of wine production and consumption, suggesting that wine still serves as a stimulus and source of inspiration for artistic endeavors.
Brown Auditorium | $20 General Admission, $15 LACMA members, free for Decorative Arts and Design Council members and students with ID | Tickets: 323 857-6528 or email decartscouncil@lacma.org
This lecture was made possible by the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.
