Her Finest Disregard
Her Finest Disregard is a slice-of-life film capturing the artist in candid conversation with curator and friend, José Luis Blondet.
Produced by LACMA
2024
Featuring Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
Directed by Fernando Sanchez, LACMA
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard is the first museum exhibition of L.A.-based and Venezuelan-born artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (b. 1929). Trained in painting, print-making, and sculpture in Venezuela, Chile, and New York, Suarez Frimkess’s most recognized works are made in clay. Spanning over five decades, The Finest Disregard features ceramics, paintings, and drawings, including an important selection of works made collaboratively with her husband, Michael Frimkess. Although her work is usually considered to stand outside the California ceramic tradition, this exhibition demonstrates otherwise. With many works shown in public for the first time, The Finest Disregard offers insights into the artist's fascination with art history books, popular media, cartoons, animation, autobiography, and the humor found in the folds between the layers of everyday life.
On view: August 18, 2024–January 5, 2025
