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About the Exhibition
Shapes, Places, and Faces: New Acquisitions 2025 presents a selection of artworks acquired by the Long Beach Museum of Art in the Museum’s 75th year. Featuring artists based in California and beyond, this exhibition showcases works that explore themes of shape, place, and identity through a variety of materials and artistic approaches.
A significant number of recent acquisitions are three-dimensional objects, which draw attention to material, texture, and form while often blurring the line between functional objects and sculpture. Other works consider how people relate to the spaces they inhabit and experience the world around them. Portraiture and figurative works further expand the exhibition’s exploration of identity and human presence. Together, these new acquisitions reflect the breadth and diversity of the Museum’s permanent collection, offering visitors opportunities to discover personal connections with the objects on view.
Ryan Schneider, Jester, Fool, or Joker (detail), 2024
Oil on wood
69 x 12 x 12 inches
Gift of Adam Miller and Devon Oder 2025.10