We Are LA: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Date: August 1, 2022 – October 22, 2022
Visiting Hours: Monday – Friday, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Curated By: Billie Milam Weisman
Venue: Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive, LA CA 90032
(323) 343-4040
art-gallery@calstatela.edu
www.ronaldhsilvermangallery.com
For longer than most of us realize, Los Angeles has maintained a distinctive and self-generating discourse about artmaking – a discourse that has relied heavily on the concept of genius loci, that is, the sourcing of artistic invention in the place itself. In the case of southern California the very concept of “place” is intricate and multi-layered: it refers to the physical – topography, ecology, climate, light – the social – the relative newness and ongoing metamorphosis of Los Angeles as an American and world metropolis – and the cultural – a unique confluence of peoples, industries, and attitudes – all of which serves to maintain an enduring ethos of experimentation…Learn more
Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Date: July 2, 2022 – October 9, 2022
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Wednesday: Closed)
Curated By: Billie Milam Weisman
Venue: Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Information: 949.494.8971
https://lagunaartmuseum.org
Each of the 30 artworks featured in Black and White will demonstrate a diverse array of artistic approaches, materials and techniques used by Southern California-based artists over the past half century. The exhibition is a cross-section of works from the Foundation by artists who draw attention to black and white—as palate and, in some cases, as theme. Funding for Black and White has been provided by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. Additional funding has been generously provided by Angel and Tom Papa and the Joan B. Rehnborg Exhibition Fund…Learn more
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