The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) Art Museum Council (AMC) presents its 51st annual Art & Architecture tour on Sunday, April 27, 2008. One of the AMC’s most popular events, the Art & Architecture tour grants access to some of the finest homes and private art collections in Los Angeles. This year, the ticketed and docent-guided tour will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and includes a Special Projects boutique located at one of the homes, where attendees may purchase unique works of art created especially for the tour.
To take the tour, one must first become a LACMA member. Benefits of membership include free admission to LACMA, exclusive exhibition previews, discounts on special programs and gifts, and much more. For information about becoming a LACMA member please call (323) 857-6151.
General admission to the Art & Architecture Tour is $150; patron tickets for luxury mini-bus, sedan, and limousine service can also be purchased. Ticket-holders at these levels will enjoy access to one additional home, plus chauffeured front of the line access to all homes via luxury minibus (Gold, $350), sedan (Emerald, $2,500), or limousine (Platinum, $5,000); and a gourmet lunch. Tickets can be purchased by calling (323) 857- 6287. All proceeds benefit LACMA and help fund museum programs and acquisitions.
Artworks on display in the homes include works by Peter Alexander, John Baldessari, Jim Dine, David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Elsworth Kelly, Paul McCarthy, Robert Motherwell, Bruce Nauman, Sigmar Polke, and many others. The homes on this year’s Art & Architecture tour include:
A dazzling modern home, nestled in Santa Monica’s idyllic Rustic Canyon and filled with a superb collection of contemporary art from internationally known artists.
A Mediterranean villa, situated on a beautiful Bel Air hilltop, with city and ocean views outside, and contemporary and American Impressionist art inside.
A Trousdale mid-century home with airliner views of the city, authentic mid-century furnishings and works by current contemporary artists.
A tastefully remodeled traditional home, located in Beverly Hills, filled with Asian art and photo-realistic paintings.
A newly built Spanish-style home in Brentwood, seamlessly incorporating the owners’ collection of California and European artists.
Bonus home, to be viewed by upper-level ticket-holders only: a contemporary home, filled with Asian art, antique carvings and glass, located on one of the bird streets above the Sunset Strip.