A worker puts the final touches on a vent where the “Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico” is being featured at the soon-to-open Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Colossal Head 5, center, anchors this part of the exhibition. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The new pavilion, to the right of a covered walkway, is a single-story 45,000-square-foot structure that will open to the public on Oct. 2 at LACMA. The structure, designed by Pritzker-winning architect Renzo Piano, will house a trio of exhibitions at its opening. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A portion of the “Eye for the Sensual: Selections From the Resnick Collection” exhibition at the new LACMA pavilion. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
The new Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at LACMA is wrapped in travertine. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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“Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915” is one of three exhibitions inaugurating the Resnick. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A 1908 European dress made of cotton crepe and cotton embroidery is part of the “Fashioning Fashion” exhibition. A mirror is placed behind some of the mannequins to let visitors view all sides of a costume. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A bust of Francois-Henri de Montmorency, Duke of Luxembourg, by sculptor Jan Pieter van Baurscheit I is part of the “Eye for the Sensual: Selections From the Resnick Collection” exhibition at the new LACMA building. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Terra cotta figurines of Neptune, center, and a pair of nymph’s in a display case are part of the “Eye for the Sensual” exhibition. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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The landscaping surrounding the new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion was designed by artist Robert Irwin. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
