Govan's ambitious vision for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art involves a radical redesign led by architect Peter Zumthor, emphasizing fluidity, openness, and urban connection. The new galleries conceptually reject linear art histories, promoting a more organic experience. As Govan prepares for the opening of the David Geffen Galleries in 2026, he emphasizes functionality over aesthetics, valuing the experiential aspects of the museum experience that enrich visitor engagement with art and the city of Los Angeles.
The galleries-a series of concrete chapels arranged like a meandering village on a vast single, elevated level-underline the conceptual repudiation of linear histories and hierarchies.
I wasn't concerned about the aesthetics. I knew it would be beautiful, so I didn't want to dictate what the museum looked like but what it did.
Collection
[
|
...
]