The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced the acquisition of ten artworks during the museum’s 29th annual Collectors Committee fundraiser. In one weekend LACMA’s Collectors Committee added diverse objects to the museum’s permanent collection, including Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres’ Odalisque; contemporary works by American artist Roni Horn, Chinese artist Feng Mengbo, and Iranian artist Mitra Tabrizian; an 18-th century Virgin of Guadalupe by Antonio de Torres; a print by Pablo Picasso; and more.

Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, began the evening by announcing that Helen Pashgian’s installation, currently on view at LACMA through June 29 in the exhibition Helen Pashgian: Light Invisible, was acquired for the museum through a generous gift from trustee Carole Bayer Sager.

The largescale artwork is made up of twelve two-part columns framed out of molded acrylic; as viewers walk past, between, and around these forms, the sculpture creates an immersive viewing experience that changes based on one’s perspective.

Sager, a trustee since 2009, also acquired Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Shafted), in 2011. “I’m very proud to contribute to the acquisition of monumental art by monumentally important women artists in Los Angeles,” said Carole Bayer Sager. “Helen Pashgian’s installation was created especially for this presentation at LACMA, and I am glad to say that it will now remain with LACMA.” 

Collectors Committee Weekend is one of the museum’s most significant fundraising events of the year and has played an essential role in acquiring important works of art for every area of its encyclopedic collection. Throughout its 29-year history, this event has made 202 acquisitions through donations totaling more than $32 million. Including Sager’s gift, more than $4.1 million was raised toward acquisitions in a single weekend, breaking records for the event. 87 couples joined Collectors Committee 2014, including 23 new members.