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Welcome to the LACE Archive

The archives ensure the preservation and availability of an unbroken forty-year record of LACE, the longest-running contemporary artist space in Los Angeles. Many of the historically significant ephemeral practices presented at LACE now only exist as writings, photographic documents, and videotapes. The archives present an irreplaceable collection of these works. The archives also ensure that the work of current artists will remain part of a rich historical record. The archives make the history of LACE accessible to the public and link the organization’s rich past with a vibrant future. 

Searchable Online Archive: 1978 - Now

A comprehensive list of exhibitions, performances, events, screenings, benefit auctions, lectures, and news, are searchable here through the LACE Online Archive. Most participating artist and curator names are also tagged. Images, videos, reviews, and other documentation are continually added.

The Getty and the LACE Archives

In celebration of our 40th Anniversary in 2018, The Getty Research Institute (GRI) acquired the physical archive of LACE. The LACE Records, 1978 to today, covers the first four decades of exhibitions and programs at the institution; future records of the active contemporary art site will be added to the GRI’s collection. The LACE Records include photography, ephemera, correspondence from artists, promotional materials, video documentation of events and performance, and other records. The archive will ultimately be cataloged and digitized by the GRI and made available to researchers.

Press Release

The Archival Impulse: 40 Years at LACE

In 2018, LACE invited artist and curator Matias Viegener to present the Project Room exhibition The Archival Impulse: 40 Years at LACE.  The exhibition was packed with original and printed materials, and visitors could take home examples of publications and ephemera from our 40-year history. 

LACE Publications

Read LACE publications for free by clicking here.

Carlo Maghirang: ANITO

Carlo Maghirang: ANITO August 23–September 7, 2025 Los Angeles State Historic Park 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Public art installation at the River Station Roundhouse turntable Free ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, Installation, On View Tagged With: Carlo Maghirang, L.A. State Historic Park

A Tender Excavation

A Tender Excavation Curated by Selene Preciado On view November 1, 2025–February 21, 2026 Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA, ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE, On View

LACE FOREVER: Supporter Preview and Artist Celebration

LACE FOREVER: Supporter Preview and Artist Celebration Thursday, September 25, 6:30–11PM Hosted by Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio Benefit Co-Chairs Grace Oh, Chair, LACE Board of ... [Read More]

Filed Under: LACE, News

LACE FOREVER Artist Celebration

LACE FOREVER Artist Celebration Thursday, September 25, 8:30–11PM Hosted by Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio Performance by 011668 Music curated by Canary Test with a DJ set by Colored ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE, On View

House of the Whispering Rose: Films by Marnie Weber 

House of the Whispering Rose: Films by Marnie Weber  Thursday, November 13, 2025 7–9 PM Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Limited free parking available ... [Read More]

Filed Under: 2020-Current Year, LACE, On View Tagged With: House of the Whispering Rose, LACE Screening Room, Marnie Weber, Philosophical Research Society

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LACE FOREVER: Supporter Preview and Artist Celebration

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LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) is pro LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) is proud to announce the forthcoming group exhibition “A Tender Excavation” curated by our Curator & Director of Programs Selene Preciado!

On view from November 1, 2025–February 21, 2026 at the Luckman Gallery at Cal State LA, “A Tender Excavation” approaches research-based artistic practices through propositions of alternative histories, bringing together a group of artists that work with historical and familial photographic archives as a point of departure to construct new narratives and elicit transformation. Artists featured in the exhibition include Zeynep Abes, Susu Attar, Jamil Baldwin, Mely Barragán, Artemisa Clark, Arleene Correa Valencia, Mercedes Dorame, Prima Jalichandra-Sakuntabhai, Leah King, Tarrah Krajnak, Heesoo Kwon, Ann Le, Arlene Mejorado, Star Montana, and Camille Wong.

Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 2–5 PM. Click the link in bio to RSVP and learn about additional public programs.

“A Tender Excavation” is made possible thanks to our friends at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA. Support for this exhibition is provided by the Teiger Foundation.
Thank you to everyone who came out to see Carlo Ma Thank you to everyone who came out to see Carlo Maghirang’s “ANITO” get activated by Jobel Medina and Anna Luisa Petrisko!

This is the last weekend to see “ANITO” at LA State Historic Park. The sculptures will be on view at the River Station Roundhouse turntable until September 7.

Photos by Christopher Wormald.
Introducing 011668, performing at the 𝗟𝗔𝗖 Introducing 011668, performing at the 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Artist Celebration on September 25, 2025. 011668 is an American interdisciplinary artist exploring spirituality, mythology, and cosmogony through the digital age. Acknowledging industrial forces as our modern pantheon, 011668 unravels a contemporary creation myth while fusing elements of butoh dance, tokusatsu, and film noir.

We are excited to have 011668 perform at Metabolic Studio (@metabolicstudio), alongside the LA River. Read below about the performance captured above:
On January 16, 1968, at 10:00 PM PST, LADWP workers breached the Los Angeles River, inadvertently unearthing an unknown lifeform from a fissure in the concrete. The creature’s body is an amalgamation of mutated forms: part human, part crustacean, and part trash. Its scaly skin is a sickly shade of iridescent gray, adorned with a hard plastic exoskeleton, protruding wires, and twisted appendages. This shocking hybridization is the result of countless lifeforms and pollutants trapped within the concrete hex. The intermingling toxic cocktail of petrochemicals and wastewater ferment beneath the channel, creating an unprecedented genetic potential for birthing a new abomination into existence. The creature has continuously evaded detainment and grown to monstrous proportions, tearing through the urban landscape, disturbing commercial space, and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Some have crudely categorized the figure as a demon from another world. Others see the creature as a poignant metaphor highlighting the ramifications of humanity’s reckless treatment of the environment. Regardless, the creature has forged a unique reputation in Los Angeles.

Get your tickets via the link in our bio!

Photo by Derek Holguin (@derekholguin)
Meet Colored Craig, LACE’s DJ for the upcomping Meet Colored Craig, LACE’s DJ for the upcomping 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 Artist Celebration!

Once one of LA’s Best Kept Secrets, is no secret anymore. The Midwest native proudly wrecks the decks with all vinyl sets — a collection he amassed while frequenting parties in LA for years to hear some of the best DJ’s around. Inspired by the 90’s warehouse scene, Craig has made a name for himself at some of the most coveted clubs & festivals across the US, UK and Europe.

Tickets starting at $25 are now on sale at the link in our bio. You won’t want to miss this transcendental set from Colored Craig— connecting you to the here, the now, and the music.
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