April 1 - 22, 1978 An exhibition of work by fourteen Southern California artists who used visual puns and humor, opened on April Fool’s Day. Artists included: David Baze, Pattie Fernandez, Simone ... [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.
Dreva/Gronk 1968-1978 / Ten Years of Art and Life
March 9 - 19, 1978 A collaboration between Los Angeles-based artist Gronk and Milwaukee artist Wiz Dreva based on their art and life of the past ten years. ... [Read More]
An Evening at LACE: Performance, Film and Audio Tapes
March 4, 1978 Work by Roger Auger, Jill Giegerich, Mike Kelley, Marc Pally, Steve Roff, Andrea Shapiro and Sally Wells. Mike Kelley Performances included: Spirit Voices, A Chocolate Kiss, The ... [Read More]
Small Scale Proposals for Large-Scale Works
February 7 - 28, 1978 An exhibition of drawings, paintings, and three-dimensional models for large-scale murals, earthworks, architectural sculptures, and modified environments by artists: Bob ... [Read More]
LACE Artists
January 9 - 28, 1978 Drawings, paintings, mixed media projects, writings and photographs by eleven artists who were involved with the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) and started LACE: ... [Read More]
