{"id":4703,"date":"2025-03-14T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/?p=4703"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:40:36","slug":"in-focus-lili-lakich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/in-focus-lili-lakich","title":{"rendered":"In Focus: Lili Lakich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d28ec063cd4&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d28ec063cd4\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"1500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4f82e6b5-ae3b-4691-b844-97d0efd2ccc3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4f82e6b5-ae3b-4691-b844-97d0efd2ccc3.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4f82e6b5-ae3b-4691-b844-97d0efd2ccc3-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4f82e6b5-ae3b-4691-b844-97d0efd2ccc3-768x1032.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lili Lakich,&nbsp;<em>Mona<\/em>, 1981, photostat on masonite, plexiglass, glass tubing with argon and neon gasses, crackle tube, transformer, 54 1\/2 x 39 1\/4 x 7 in. (138.4 x 99.7 x 17.8 cm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 1976, L.A. Louver opened at 55 North Venice Boulevard in Venice, California. &nbsp;Our inaugural exhibition showcased the neon art of Lili Lakich; a second solo exhibition of Lakich\u2019s neon art followed in 1977. This foundational history is celebrated today through the inclusion of Lakich\u2019s seminal artwork&nbsp;<em>Mona<\/em>&nbsp;in the exhibition&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/lalouver.com\/exhibition.cfm?tExhibition_id=2525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L.A. Louver Celebrates 50 Years<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1971, Lili Lakich has dedicated her art career to the revitalization of neon art. Lakich founded the Museum of Neon Art (MONA) in Los Angeles (now located in Glendale) in 1981. 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