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on view Charles Long: 100 Pounds of Clay | 15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol | New Art for a New Century: Contemporary Acquisitions 2000–2010 Charles Long: 100 Pounds of Clay This spring, the Orange County Museum of Art presents 100 Pounds of Clay, an interactive installation by sculptor Charles Long (b. 1958). Originally presented at OCMA in 2001 and brought back again in 2006, this popular artwork begins its life as a minimalist sculpture made up of 100 one-pound blocks of perfectly formed, brightly-hued modeling clay, and subsequently evolves through sculptures created by museum visitors. Visitors are invited to mold, sculpt, and play with the blocks of clay, obliterating the “don’t touch” taboo of museum artwork. In this work Long reconsiders the modernist tradition of art by engaging museum visitors to shape the clay, which Long considers a representative material of childhood play. As each block of clay collects the imprint of every gesture, it becomes both a visual and a physical record of human contact. Museum staff provide yet another element: as the pristine blocks are transformed into sculptural forms, the staff is instructed to replenish the work with fresh blocks here and there. When the installation is over, the molded clay will be recycled and made into a new work by the artist. Visit the OCMA Facebook Fan Page to view photos of visitor creations! Top and right images: Charles Long’s 100 Pounds of Clay installation, 2001; collection of the Orange County Museum of Art   15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol This spring, the Orange County Museum of Art showcases more than 175 works primarily from the museum’s significant collection of photography, including many that have never before been exhibited. 15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol explores a diverse range of photographic portraits from early modernism, to photographs of celebrities from the 1930s to 1960s, photojournalistic street photography from the 1960s, and contemporary portraiture. Photo Op! Claim your 15 minutes of fame inside the Photo Op installation, where visitors can take and post photos of themselves on a gallery wall to become part of the exhibition! Visit the OCMA Facebook Fan Page to view the Photo Op album! Images: Lawrence Schiller, Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock, Los Angeles, 1962, silver halide chromogenic print, 16 x 20 in., collection Orange County Museum of Art; Gift of Heather and James Carona, © 2007 Polaris Communications, Inc. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, El perro viente/Dog Number Twenty, 1958; gelatin silver print; 8 x 10 in., unframed; Collection Orange County Museum of Art; gift of Vincent T. Cavallo   New Art for a New Century: Contemporary Acquisitions 2000–2010 During the last ten years, the Orange County Museum of Art has significantly expanded its collection with 430 works by regional, national, and international artists. New Art for a New Century: Contemporary Acquisitions, 2000–2010 highlights 90 major paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, and works on paper made during the first decade of the 21st century. The exhibition includes a survey of works from the last four California Biennials and key works from other important exhibitions organized by OCMA, as well as significant gifts and other purchases. Feedback In an adjoining space, Feedback 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 mage (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   BACK TO TOP

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