Photos: Courtesy of the de la Torre Brothers and Laguna Art Museum, Josué Castro
Art & Culture · Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
de la Torre Brothers: The Tipping Point
Step into a banquet built of blown glass, chandeliers and found objects at Laguna Art Museum. Artist brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre, who grew up just down the coast in Dana Point, turn a full gallery into one immersive dinner scene about wealth, abundance and excess.
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat · Next Nov 11, 2026 · 10:00am–5:00pm $15 museum admission, youth 19 and under free
Hosted by Laguna Art Museum
About
Walk into The Tipping Point and you're suddenly a guest at a lavish dinner. A banquet-length table runs through the gallery, surrounded by blown glass, chandeliers, suspended forms and objects tucked in at floor level, all of it rewarding a slow, close look.
The installation comes from Einar and Jamex de la Torre, brothers born in Guadalajara who moved to Dana Point as children and have made art together since the 1990s. Their work, from glass sculpture to lenticular photomurals, draws on life on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Here, they borrow the old traditions of display and status to ask how we all take part in wealth, abundance and excess.
The exhibition is organized by Laguna Art Museum and runs through Jan. 24, 2027. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free for youth 19 and under. Plan your visit around a First Thursdays Art Walk, when admission is free from 6 to 9 p.m.
What to know
- Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
- The museum is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to every floor
Schedule
- Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat · 10:00am–5:00pm
- Not on Thursday, November 26
- Not on Friday, December 25
- Not on Friday, January 1
- Last date Sunday, January 24
Getting there
Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
The museum has no lot of its own. Look for metered parking on Cliff Drive and Coast Highway, or street parking east of Coast Highway. The free Laguna Beach trolley stops nearby on Coast Highway.
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