LACMA is the largest encyclopedic museum in the western United States with a collection that includes more than 139,000 objects from ancient times to the present from all corners of the globe. LACMA’s mission is to serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition, and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods.

The PAA grant will support a traveling exhibition and the first comprehensive survey of the richly layered work of artist Simone Leigh, including works presented at the U.S. Pavilion in the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. This survey presents works from the U.S. Pavilion for the first time in the United States and over 30 key examples of Simone Leigh’s ceramics, bronzes, videos, and installations created over the past two decades. It will run May 26, 2024-January 2025.