June 1978 The first annual exhibition of work in all media by downtown artists: Joe Clower, Dan Cytron, Charles Hill, Mary Jones, Wayna Kato, Sidney Littenberg, Richard Newton, Ray Sandoval, Doni ... [Read More]
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.
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.
ASCO, No Movie
May 2 - 31, 1978 An exhibition featuring a performance by the Chicano artists group ASCO: Robert Gil de Montes, Harry Gamboa, Jr., Gronk, Patssi Valdez and Teddy Sandoval. ... [Read More]
Some CETA
May 2 - 31, 1978 Mixed media works by artists employed by the CETA grant program. Artists included: Bill Fisher, Harry Gamboa, Jr., Robert Gil de Montes, Gronk, Richard Hyland, Joe Janusz, Marilyn ... [Read More]
For One Night Only
April 27, 1978 Films by Doug Henry; performance by Lynn Jordan; music by Joe Potts; photographs by Monique Safford; Video by Craig South and an installation by Kevin Walker. ... [Read More]
Judy Pfaff
April 7 - 22, 1978 Judy Pfaff presents a 3,000-square-foot installation in her first Los Angeles exhibition. ... [Read More]