MUSEUMS THE ARTISTIC TOUCH.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski Staff Writer You read them the minute you bought them, traded a few (with visiting privileges) and cherished what you kept. And you tried in vain to persuade your parents that they were works of art. Now, two respectable museums uphold that claim with the exhibit ``Masters of 20th-Century American Comics,'' opening Sunday at Hammer Museum in Westwood and the Museum of Contemporary Art downtown. And if you haven't seen the treasures of Tutankhamun, this is your last chance. It closes Sunday. To accommodate the last-minute crowds for ``Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,'' the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. will offer 24-hour-a-day showings Friday through Sunday. Here are other visual feasts for the holiday season: SUNDAY ``Masters of 20th-Century American Comics,'' Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art, through March 12, $3-$5 at Hammer, $5-$8 at MOCA MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA Multimedia over Coax MoCA Museum of Chinese in the Americas MOCA Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument (US National Park Service) ; (310) 443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu; (213) 626-6222, www.moca.org. DEC. 6 ``Drawings From Leonardo to Titian Titian (tĭsh`ən), c.1490–1576, Venetian painter, whose name was Tiziano Vecellio, b. Pieve di Cadore in the Dolomites. Of the very first rank among the artists of the Renaissance, Titian had an immense influence on succeeding generations : A North Italian Itinerary,'' 16th-century works, Getty Center, through Feb. 26, free admission; (310) 440-7300, www.getty.edu. DEC. 10 ``Incognito in·cog·ni·to adv. & adj. With one's identity disguised or concealed. n. pl. in·cog·ni·tos 1. One whose identity is disguised or concealed. 2. ,'' annual benefit sale with artists' identities revealed only after purchase, Santa Monica Museum of Art The Santa Monica Museum of Art is a museum located in Santa Monica, California. External links
ONGOING ``Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle,'' Santa Monica Museum of Art, through Nov. 26, $3-$5; (323) 586-6488, www.smmoa.org. ``Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art, through Jan. 2, $5-$9; (323) 857-6000, www.lacma.org. ``Painted Prayers: Books of Hours From the Morgan Library,'' Getty Museum, through Jan. 8, free admission; (310) 440-7300, www.getty.edu. ``An Assortment of Beauties: Japanese Woodblock wood·block n. 1. See woodcut. 2. also wood block Music A hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick to produce percussive effects in an orchestra. Prints Collected by Frank Lloyd Wright,'' Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. , through Jan. 9, $4-$8; (626) 449-6840, www.nortonsimon.org. ``Damian Ortega: The Beetle Trilogy and Other Works,'' Museum of Contemporary Art, through Jan. 9, $5-$8; (213) 626-6222, www.moca.org. ``Collapse?'' Natural History Museum, through Jan. 15, $6.50-$9; (213) 763-3466, www.nhm.org. ``John Waters: Change of Life,'' photo collage exhibit, Orange County Museum of Art The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California. External links
``Pioneering Modern Painting: Cezanne and Pissarro,'' LACMA, through Jan. 16, $5-$9; (323) 857-6000, www.lacma.org. ``Contemporary Project 9: Gajin Fujita and Vargas Lugo,'' first-time exhibit of works that draw on Asian and Latin traditions and modern influences, LACMA, through Jan. 16, $5-$9: (323) 857-6000, www.lacma.org. ``Presidents, Popes and Potentates: Cars of Heads of State,'' Petersen Automotive Museum The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of , through Jan. 22, $3-$10; (323) 930-2277. www.petersen.org. ``Scene of the Crime: Photo by Weegee,'' Getty Center, through Jan. 22, free admission; (310) 440-7300, www.getty.edu. ``Julius Shulman, Modernity and the Metropolis,'' Getty Center, Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, through Jan. 22, free admission; (310) 440-7300, www.getty.edu. ``From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America,'' Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , through Feb. 12, $6-$8; (310) 440-4500, www.skirball.org. ``Lee Mullican: An Abundant Harvest of Sun,'' midcentury abstract paintings and sculptures, LACMA, through Feb. 20, $5-$9; (323) 857-6000, www.lacma.org. ``Durga: Avenging Goddess, Nurturing Mother,'' Norton Simon Museum, through March 27, $4-$8; (626) 449-6840, www.nortonsimon.org. ``Steve McQueen: The Legend and the Cars,'' Petersen Automotive Museum, through April 16, $3-$10; (323) 930-2277, www.petersen.org. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) ``The Crucifixion, With Catherine of Cleves Catherine de Clèves or de Nevers (1548 - 11 May 1633) was the wife of Henry, Duke of Guise, and matriarch of the numerous and influential House of Guise. By marriage she was Duchess of Guise from 1570 to 1588, and Dowager Duchess of Guise therafter. ,'' circa 1440, from ``Painted Prayers: Books of Hours From the Morgan Library,'' at the Getty Museum. (2) ``Masters of 20th-Century American Comics'' is on view at the Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art. |
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