Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico
Olmec Symposium at LACMA
October 22 & 23, 2010
This event is being held in conjunction with the exhibition,
"Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico" which will be
on display at LACMA from October 2, 2010 through January 9, 2011.
The Olmec Symposium will be free to the general public.
Symposium Schedule | Registration Details | Lodging & Restaurants | Location
Bing Auditorium
This symposium is presented by LACMA and the
New World Archaeology Council (NWAC) in conjunction with the
Archaeological Institute of America – Orange County Society
Friday October 22, 2010
6pm-7:30pm
Panel Discussion
The Cascajal Block and Other Evidence of Early Writing in the New World
Drawing of Cascajal Block
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The Olmec Exhibition will be open to the public on Friday at no charge starting at 5pm. Symposium attendees may purchase drinks, listen to Jazz in the Plaza, and visit with our symposium scholars until our panel discussion begins in the Bing Auditorium at 6pm. Attendees may tour the Olmec Exhibition until 9pm. |
Saturday October 23, 2010
9:15am-5pm
Olmec Symposium
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| 9:00 am |
Virginia Fields LACMA Co-Curator |
Welcome and introductory remarks | |
| 9:15-10 am |
Karl Taube University of California, Riverside |
Living Powers of Rain & Maize: The Olmec and the Development of Agricultural Symbolism in Ancient Mesoamerica. | |
| 10-10:45 |
John Clark Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah | Towards a True History of the Olmecs | |
| 10:45-11:00 | . |
Break | |
| 11-11:45 |
Carl Wendt California State University, Fullerton | New Data on Olmec Households in Veracruz | |
| 11:45-12:30 |
Mary Pohl Florida State University, Anthropology Department |
Transformational Rituals Within the La Venta Polity. Focus on Figurines. | |
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12:30-2 pm |
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Lunch
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| 2:00-2:45 |
Kent Reilly Texas State University, San Marcos | The Olmec, the Middle Formative Ceremonial Complex, and the Río Balsas Frontier | |
| 2:45-3:30 |
Richard Lesure Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA | Fashion and Olmec Figurines: Beyond Politics & Ideology in Understanding Olmec Style | |
| 3:30-3:45 | . |
Break | |
| 3:45-4:30 |
Christopher Pool University of Kentucky, Archaeology Department Chair |
The Place of Monuments at Tres Zapotes: Recent Discoveries and New Interpretations | |
| 4:30-5 pm | . | Questions and discussion |
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Following the presentation, symposium attendees |
La Venta Offering 4 |
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Registration Information |
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Pre-registration for the Friday night Panel Discussion and the academic Olmec Symposium on Saturday
is not required. The Bing Auditorium at LACMA seats 600 people and there will be plenty of space. Free admission tickets for both the Friday night and Saturday events can be picked up at the registration desk at the Bing Auditorium. These tickets will give access to both the Olmec exhibition and the Ancient American Art galleries. This academic symposium is replacing (for the year 2010 only) the Maya Symposium,
held every two years at the Academies of Science & Engineering, Beckman Center, Irvine, CA. |
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Altar 4 La Venta
Lodging and Restaurants Farmer’s Daughter Hotel Eateries at or near LACMA:
Pentimento Restaurant or the Plaza Cafe at the museum
Nearby Restaurants (Walking distance):
There is also Mani’s Bakery & Cafe at 519 South Fairfax
There are two hotels near LACMA that are convenient and recommended.
The special rate for the Wilshire Crest is $125 per night plus tax. Tell the reservation clerk
that you are attending the Olmec Symposium at LACMA and request the LACMA special rate.
Wilshire Crest Hotel
6301 Orange Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(800) 654-9951
www.wilshirecresthotel.com
115 S. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-3930
www.farmersdaughterhotel.com
Marie Calendar's | Johnny Rockets | Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
(a great breakfast & lunch spot with healthy ingredients) or
the Farmer’s Market (across from the Farmer’s Daughter Hotel).
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles California 90036
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LACMA's seven-building complex is located on twenty acres in the heart of Los Angeles, halfway between the ocean and downtown. The campus is undergoing a ten-year expansion and renovation known as "the Transformation", designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. LACMA’s extensive collections encompass the entire world and virtually the entire history of art. Of great interest to readers of this page would be their outstanding collection of Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and José Clemente Orozco. The opening of the Olmec exhibition will coincide with Los Angeles celebrations of the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence and the centennial of the Mexican revolution. The exhibition is co-organized by Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, LACMA and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and is curated at LACMA by Virginia Fields, senior curator of Arts of the Ancient Americas. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. |
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