LACMA Presents Soccer Art Exhibition

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is presenting “Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.” at its Resnick Pavilion as part of its current exhibition program. The show is on view this weekend, May 15 to May 17, but it is not a weekend-only event: LACMA lists the exhibition as running from February 15 to July 26, 2026. Time Out included the exhibition in its Los Angeles weekend guide, describing it as Barrois’s “ode to the world’s most beloved sport.” ### What exactly is LACMA showing? LACMA says the exhibition spotlights “sportraits” by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr., an award-winning animator and visual-effects artist. The museum says many of the works in the show “have never been shown publicly.” The museum describes the pieces as miniature reconstructions of memorable moments from women’s and men’s soccer. (lacma.org) LACMA says Barrois makes the figures primarily from chewing gum wrappers, along with glue, paint and other materials. ### Why is soccer the focus now? LACMA says the exhibition was organized in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s arrival in Los Angeles this summer. (lacma.org) Time Out’s museum listing says Los Angeles is set to host eight World Cup matches in 2026, and framed the exhibition as part of that broader buildup. The museum’s own description ties the show to that timing rather than to a one-off weekend activation. (lacma.org) In its press materials and exhibition page, LACMA presents “Fútbol Is Life” as a seasonal exhibition already underway on its campus. ### What does Time Out add to the picture? Time Out’s separate exhibition listing says the show includes both sculptures and stop-motion animations. (lacma.org) The publication wrote that even visitors who do not follow soccer may respond to the “playful sculptures and stop-motion animations,” though that assessment is Time Out’s characterization, not LACMA’s. (lacma.org) Time Out also gives practical details that help explain why the exhibition surfaced in a weekend guide. Its listing places the show at LACMA on Miracle Mile and lists general admission at $25 to $30, with free weekday entry after 3 p.m. for Los Angeles County residents. ### Is this actually a May 15–17 event? (timeout.com) May 15 to May 17 refers to the current weekend window in Time Out’s roundup, not the full run of the exhibition. LACMA’s current exhibitions page lists “Fútbol Is Life” as a continuing show in the Resnick Pavilion through July 26, 2026. LACMA’s weekly program page for May 11 says the exhibition is “Now on View.” That same page lists museum hours for the weekend as 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, after a temporary early closure on Tuesday, May 12, and a full campus closure on Wednesday, May 13. (timeout.com) ### What should a visitor know before going? LACMA identifies the venue as the Resnick Pavilion. (lacma.org) Time Out’s listing gives the museum address as 5905 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and notes standard opening hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The museum’s weekly update says several other programs are scheduled across the campus this weekend, including public talks, drawing activities and performances. (unframed.lacma.org) For visitors planning around this specific exhibition, the clearest next date is July 26, 2026, when LACMA says “Fútbol Is Life: Animated Sportraits by Lyndon J. Barrois, Sr.” is scheduled to close in the Resnick Pavilion. (lacma.org)