The House that America Built, by Daniel Joseph Martinez
Museum Associates/LACMA The House that America Built, by Daniel Joseph Martinez

A new exhibition, “Home—So Different, So Appealing: Art from the Americas since 1957,” explores the idea of “home” through the work of 40 Latino and Latin American artists, such as María Elena González’s Magic Carpet/Home, Daniel Joseph Martinez’s The House America Built, and Abraham Cruzvillegas’ Autoconstrucción. The exhibition’s title stems from a piece by Miguel Ángel Rojas, itself a reference to a 1956 collage by artist Richard Hamilton. Organized in seven thematic sections, the exhibition examines societal influences on domestic life as well as the impact of a home’s physical traits such as floor plans and furniture.

Autoconstrucción (2010) by Abraham Cruzvillegas
Museum Associates/LACMA Autoconstrucción (2010) by Abraham Cruzvillegas
View of Home—So Different, So Appealing
Museum Associates/LACMA View of Home—So Different, So Appealing
"Excision" by Leyla Cardenas
Museum Associates/LACMA "Excision" by Leyla Cardenas
Magic Carpet/Home (2003, 2017) by María Elena González
Museum Associates/LACMA Magic Carpet/Home (2003, 2017) by María Elena González

“HOME—So Different, So Appealing” runs through Oct. 15 at LACMA, and opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on Nov. 19.