Los Angeles- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Tavares Strachan: The Day Tomorrow Began, the artist’s first major museum exhibition in Los Angeles. Introducing more than 20 new works—including the artist’s most expansive neon piece and one of his largest sculptures to-date—this multi-sensory exhibition spotlights Strachan’s excavation of histories that have been rendered invisible within mainstream narratives, particularly in relation to the Black diaspora. Weaving together sculpture, painting, text, and music, The Day Tomorrow Began transports visitors to unique environments ranging from uncanny everyday spaces to surreal landscapes. In these immersive spaces, Strachan invites his audience to rethink the ways in which we represent and discuss history, and more significantly, what histories we lionize.
LACMA’s presentation of The Day Tomorrow Began is curated by Diana Nawi, Curator of Contemporary Art at LACMA, and co-organized with the Columbus Museum of Art. The exhibition is made possible by The Hyundai Project at LACMA, part of the museum’s ongoing partnership with Hyundai Motor Company. Launched in 2015, this initiative is the longest and largest programmatic commitment from a corporate supporter in LACMA’s history.
“This exhibition is an opportunity for viewers to not only engage with the diversity of
concepts and hybrid approaches that animate Tavares’s practice, but also to
experience his attention to the craft of object-making and the importance of world
building,” said Nawi.
“Tavares is one of the most innovative and experimental artists working today. The
Day Tomorrow Began reconsiders how institutions engage Black diasporic histories
and brings forward new ideas and perspectives, complicating and expanding the
stories they center,” said Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg
Director. “Hyundai Motor’s commitment to contemporary artists, like Tavares, and to
LACMA, has led to a meaningful collaboration that spans more than a decade. The
Hyundai Project at LACMA has opened up so many possibilities for artists and we are
grateful for their support of Tavares’s first solo museum exhibition in Los Angeles.”
“The Hyundai Project at LACMA continues to support artists working across
disciplines to transcend conventional boundaries,” said DooEun Choi, Art Director of
Hyundai Motor Company. “Through our partnership with LACMA, we are honored to
be part of the journey of Tavares Strachan, who invites us to reflect on the potential of
narratives as a lasting force for inclusivity and transformation.”
