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15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol
may 2, 2010 - sep 19, 2010 Featuring more than 150 works primarily from the Orange County Museum of Art’s significant collection of photography, 15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol explores a diverse range of portraits from early modernism through contemporary practices. Since the beginning of photography, portraits have captured the well-known as well as the anonymous. With a title that refers to Andy Warhol’s famous prediction that everyone can have their own “15 minutes of fame,” this exhibition includes early modern portraits, photographs of artists and celebrities from the 1930s to the 1960s, photojournalistic images from the 1960s, and contemporary portraiture such as the landmark photographic portfolios Women are Beautiful (c. 1960–1970) by Garry Winogrand and Tulsa (1980) by Larry Clark. In conjunction with this exhibition, a participatory installation: Photo Op will be installed in where visitors can take and post photographs of themselves in the gallery, becoming an extension of the exhibition.
This exhibition is organized by Karen Moss, deputy director of exhibitions and programs, OCMA.
Top image and right: Garry Winogrand, Cheerleaders from “Women are Beautiful” portfolio, c. 1969-70; gelatin silver print, edition 22 of 80. Collection of Orange County Museum of Art; gift of Bunny Freidus. Copyright: The Estate of Garry Winogrand, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco |
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New Art for a New Century: Recent Acquisitions 2000–2010
may 2, 2010 - sep 19, 2010 During the past decade, the Orange County Museum of Art has significantly expanded its collection with major works by local, national, and international artists. New Art for a New Century: Recent Acquisitions 2000–2010 features a selection of more than 100 drawings, paintings, sculpture, video, and installations. The exhibition focuses on a broad range of contemporary work from the last decade including a significant number of works from the museum’s biennials that build upon OCMA’s history as a leading collector of emerging talent. In an adjoining space, Writers’ Corner offers visitors the opportunity to express their own thoughts about specific works in the exhibition. Selected visitor commentary may be posted at the museum and on the Web site.
This exhibition is organized by Karen Moss, deputy director of exhibitions and programs, OCMA.
Top image: Mindy Shapero, All the edges at the same time all the time, 2008-2009; powder coated steel rebar, fiberglass, acrylic, copper leaf coated hand cut paper; collection of the Orange County Museum of Art, museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Lois Outerbridge with support from Dr. Rosalyn M. Laudati and Dr. James B. Pick
Image (right): Allison Miller, Two Circles, 2007, oil, acrylic, graphite and ink on wood panel, collection of the Orange County Museum of Art, Promised gift of Paul and Lily Merage
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Charles Long: 100 Pounds of Clay
apr 18, 2010 - sep 19, 2010 For sculptor Charles Long, real-life interaction is the guiding principle of his artistic practice. With his installation piece, 100 Pounds of Clay, Long reconsiders the modernist tradition of this autonomous work of art by engaging the hands of the museum visitor in realizing the form and shape of each block of clay and the simple descriptive title of the exhibition quantifies the weight of material that fills the gallery. Long considers the material of clay representative of a requisite substance of childhood play; as it collects the imprint of every gesture, it becomes both a visual and physical record of human contact. Visitors are invited to mold, sculpt, and play with the blocks of clay, diminishing the “don’t touch” taboo of museum artwork in this interactive exhibition.
Top and right images: Charles Long’s 100 Pounds of Clay installation, 2001; collection of the Orange County Museum of Art |
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2010 California Biennial
oct 24, 2010 - apr 17, 2011 The only exhibition of its kind in California, the California Biennial brings together a large cross-section of the State’s most innovative contemporary visual artists. The Biennial continues the Orange County Museum of Art’s four-decade long history of presenting new developments in California art. In 2008, the museum presented works by more than 50 artists and, for the first time, incorporated off-site projects with collaborating venues from Tijuana to Northern California.
The 2010 California Biennial promises to be similarly full of artists, energy, accomplishments, and surprises. A fully-illustrated catalogue published by the Orange County Museum of Art will accompany this exhibition.
Image (right): Raymond Pettibon, No Title (I Thought California), 1989/2008; Billboard on Sunset Boulevard, part of LAXART Public Art Initiatives with the City of West Hollywood Art on the Outside and ForYourArt for the 2008 California Biennial; Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Photograph by Joshua White |
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