Christina Quarles Inaugurates LACMA's New Education Space
Christina Quarles, Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) , 2023. LACMA, purchased with funds provided by Shari Behnke and Paul Britton. (c) Christina Quarles. Photo by Andrea Rosetti LACMA has acquired Christina Quarles' Now We're There (And We' Only Just Begun) , a 2023 acrylic-on-canvas work of variable dimensions, roughly 11 by 32 ft. Quarles' explorations of twisted anatomy and discordant color channel a tradition running from Grünewald to Bacon. The piece's vertical stripes conceal trippy, handpainted notes: "I'M AFRAID this'll have to Do / YOU SAID TODAY." Now We're There… goes on view in the Keck Education Center, one of the ground-level pavilions of the David Geffen Galleries. Quarles herself will offer art workshops for families from May 3 through fall 2026. (The installation photos are from Pilar Corrias gallery, London , not the Geffen.) Central panel and details of right panel
