Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard. Resnick Pavilion, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The exhibition is the first-ever museum survey dedicated to the prolific career of the Venezuelan-born, L.A.-based Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (1929). Spanning over five decades, the show explores ceramics, paintings, and drawings, including an important selection of works made collaboratively with her husband, Michael Frimkess, and numerous works never-before shown in public. With insights into the artist's fascination with illustrations from art books, popular media, animation, autobiography, and the comedy of everyday life, The Finest Disregard celebrates the inventiveness of Suarez Frimkess’s practice, securing her position in the recognized, longstanding tradition of artists working with ceramics in California.
Sectioned by major influences and motifs, the exhibition brings together 170 works—including a number from LACMA’s collection—that reveal unexpected connections across Suarez Frimkess’s eclectic repertoire.
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard is curated by José Luis Blondet, Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) and former Curator of Contemporary Art at LACMA. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue co-published by LACMA and DelMonico Books/D.A.P. Exploring a selection of Suarez Frimkess’s works from the 1970s to the present, the publication features essays by scholars and artists including curator José Luis Blondet, Luz Carabaño, Caribbean Fragoza, and Karin Gulbran among others.
On view: August 18, 2024-January 5, 2025
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