Our Holiday Gift Guide selects some favorite items from our museum shop curated by @dosaflyingfish and bi-lingual library by @lalibreria. From local and international #handmade gifts inspired by our @pstinla exhibition on #MartinRamirez, unique clothing and homewares by @dosanyc, to Spanish-speaking children’s books, our museum shop is a #holiday destination in downtown #LosAngeles. Visit the shop on December 16 and 17, 11am-6pm for a special weekend gift wrapping event - shop hours are Wed-Fri, 11am-7pm, Sat-Sun, 11am-6pm💡🎁💛#giftguide #musuemshop #pstlala #dtla #icala

This Saturday @theicala we’re making + tasting with an afternoon of Italian olive oil tasting by #LA-based cultural exchange organisation Azzurra (12pm) + a community #bread #bake workshop (3pm) led by artist Michael O’Malley and MOMO, his mobile #sclulpture oven (pictured). Learn how to make ‘Conchas’ - a traditional sweet bread from #Mexico. RSVP required - participants are encouraged to being their own dough and bake with MOMO - view #conchas recipes on our Events page 👉 theicala.org | #dtla #icala

Mondays at ICA LA are for #school and #community organization visits - yesterday we welcomed our #DTLA neighbors @sciarc to the museum for a Pop-Arc workshop with high school students from Ramon C. Cortines School @vapa_visual_arts_academy - the #architecture workshop was led by SCI-Arc graduates and current students that featured model-making as well as a tour of our #MartinRamirez exhibition 🍎📓💛 #icala

From its independence in 1810 until the economic crisis of 2001, #Argentina was seen as a modern country in #LatinAmerica. ‘Photography in Argentina, 1850–2010: Contradiction and Continuity’ @gettymuseum examines socio-political themes and aesthetic movements in which #photography had a critical role to play and reveals how #history was and is understood along this timeline | #PhotographyinArgentina #PSTLALA #gustavodimario #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Malambistas I / Malambo Dancers I’, 2014 - Gustavo di Mario. Chromogenic print. © Gustavo Di Mario

While incarcerated in California, ICA LA artist #MartinRamirez (1895-1963) drew upon his memory of cowboys from #Mexico, and perhaps his exposure to popular culture in the United States, to create his own idealised protagonists - his 'caballeros' aim their pistols while skilfully shooting backwards in the saddle. Similar to this series by @achadimario, Ramirez repeatedly drew these scenes with subtle variations, and when viewed in a sequence, they allude to a greater contextual landscape with an enduring relevance about formulating #identity | #PhotographyinArgentina #PSTLALA #gustavodimario #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Malambistas II / Malambo Dancers II’, 2014 and ‘Malambistas III / Malambo Dancers III’, 2014 - Gustavo di Mario. Chromogenic print. © Gustavo Di Mario

Malambo is a male #dance from Argentina. During the 19th century #malambo was performed by gauchos (cowboys) to prove their skill through the complexity of their movements. A symbol of legends and folklore, the gaucho was both a myth and a symbol of idealised masculinity. Contemporary artist Gustavo di Mario’s practice explores queering space that is traditionally masculine and homogeneous. In his ‘Malambistas’ series, he plays with this image of #masculinity through the context of #fashionphotography | #queer #art #PhotographyinArgentina #PSTLALA #gustavodimario #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Malambistas IV / Malambo Dancers IV’, 2014 - Gustavo di Mario. Chromogenic print. © Gustavo Di Mario