The History of Narrative Art: Heroes, Myths, The Sacred

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Los Angeles · South LA

*The History of Narrative Art: Heroes, Myths, The Sacred* opens the Lucas Museum with a survey of how images built the myths, heroes, and beliefs that organize human society. Works from the founders’ collection hang beside full-scale reproductions of art that cannot travel, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling to the Altamira cave paintings and the Aztec Sun Stone, introducing 1,300-plus works.

Judith F. Baca

Judith F. Baca, born 1946, is an American muralist, artist, and activist known for large-scale public works that center marginalized histories. She founded the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in Los Angeles and directed The Great Wall of Los Angeles, one of the world’s longest murals. Her work explores Chicano identity, social justice, and community empowerment, earning her national recognition as a pioneer of socially engaged art.

Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami (born 1962, Tokyo), Japanese contemporary artist, based between Japan and the United States, known for painting, sculpture and installations, founder of the Superflat movement, blending traditional Japanese art, anime and consumer culture, his work explores pop aesthetics, commercialism, spirituality and the relationship between high and low art.