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EXHIBITIONS LA JOLLA
ed ruscha Then & now: PainTings from The 1960s and 2000s
ON vIEw 1/30/2016 THrOugH 4/24/2016
An innovator of west-Coast Pop and Conceptual Art, Ed ruscha’s work defies and exceeds both
categories, drawing upon popular media, commercial culture, and the landscape of Los Angeles.
This tailored exhibition considers the artist’s use of recurring words, images, and themes
across the decades. The iconic artist first gained attention in the 1960s for work that combines
text and image with deadpan takes on American vernacular culture. The show is anchored by
MCASD’s 1962 canvas Ace, and will highlight select works from the sixties alongside more recent
canvases. The exhibition’s title, Then & Now, reworks the name of ruscha’s recent artist book,
which recreates photographs from his pivotal 1966 book, Every Building on The Sunset Strip. This
exhibition, like the book, highlights ruscha’s consistent attention to certain subjects and issues,
rendering them in new ways and revealing their changes over time. The presentation builds upon
MCASD’s long-standing relationship with ruscha: the Museum’s collection holds 30 works by the
artist, including the outdoor mural Brave Men of La Jolla (1995–1996).
This exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated
publication with an introduction by exhibition curator
and Deputy Director, Art and Programs, Kathryn Kanjo.
The publication will include a selection of the 2005
essay by the late richard Marshall, the bold and beloved
art historian, who initially conceived the exhibition
in collaboration with MCASD. Throughout his career,
Marshall worked extensively with ruscha, authoring two
books on the Los Angeles artist.
Ed Ruscha Then & Now: Paintings from the 1960s and 2000s is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and made
possible by generous lead underwriting support from Pauline Foster. Institutional support of MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
Join us for The oPening nighT on 1/29/16!
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Tim manToani: behind PhoTograPhs
ON vIEw 12/5/15 THrOugH 1/10/16 >
LA JOLLA
San Diego-based Tim Mantoani has spent
the last six years making portraits of the
photographers responsible for some of the
most iconic images in our popular cultural
consciousness. while these images are
instantly recognizable, their makers often
remain unknown in mainstream culture,
their names appearing in fine print and
their likeness rarely shown. using a 20 x 24
Polaroid camera, Mantoani shoots these
photographers holding their favorite or most famous images. william wegman appears with a life-
size photograph of his weimaraner dog, Bobbin. Nick ut presents his Pulitzer Prize-winning image
of a young girl during a napalm attack in vietnam. Michael Halsband poses with his double portrait
of Andy warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, both sporting boxing gloves. In Tim Mantoani: Behind
Photographs, MCASD features a selection of approximately 30 of Mantoani’s photographs, which
address the relationship between image and image maker, while simultaneously paying homage to
the visual chroniclers of our age.
Tim Mantoani: Behind Photographs is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Institutional support of MCASD is
provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
san diego collecTs
ON vIEw THrOugH 1/10/16 > LA JOLLA
Featuring a selection of artworks drawn from private collections, San Diego Collects
showcases the impressive range of contemporary art in our region with works spanning
from the 1950s to the present. The exhibition thus speaks to the complexity of the
region’s artistic landscape and the multitude of perspectives necessary to foster a
dynamic artistic community.
San Diego Collects is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Support for the exhibition has been provided by
Pillsbury winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Institutional support for MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts
and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.CA
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EXHIBITIONS LA JOLLA
Álvaro blancarTe: marking The PresenT
ON vIEw 1/30/16 THrOugH 4/24/16 > LA JOLLA
For more than six decades, Álvaro Blancarte has been mining the topography of Baja California and
defining the artistic landscape of this region. Inspired by the mythologies of the Kumiai culture, the
light that shines on the mountains of Tecate, and the idyllic scenery described in Latin American
literature, Blancarte experiments with textures, materials, and colors to depict the splendor of the
deserts of Baja California. using sands and marble powder mixed with acrylic and enamel paints,
he makes a primal mark on the canvas, leaving behind a trace of his presence. In Atavico ii [Atavic
ii] (2014), Blancarte reveals the legacy of the land, making a cartographic incision that exudes a
vibrant lapis lazuli, reminiscent of the streams that once traversed the mountains or the deep blue
skies of the desert. In these works, we become aware of his legacy as a mentor of an important
generation of Tijuana-based artists.
This exhibition presents a new body of work alongside four of the artist’s earlier pieces from
the Museum’s permanent collection, including hecho en Mexico (2005). In his new series,
Blancarte created 30 paintings, each measuring 30 by 30 centimeters (approximately 12 by 12
inches). Though he traditionally works on large-scale canvases and murals, these small canvases
allowed the artist to intently reinterpret his own history. The series soon expanded and set him
on an iconographic mapping of the present with more than 50 works, a selection of which are
represented in the exhibition.
álvaro Blancarte: Marking the Present is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Institutional support of MCASD is
provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
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ON vIEw 3/18/16 THrOugH 7/4/16 > DOwNTOwNThis solo exhibition by artist Do Ho Suh features work ranging from large-scale architectural installations and sculptures, to works on paper and video. Operating within a distinctly twenty-first century global mode, Suh crafts evocative works that reflect ideas of home, identity, and personal space.
In his work, Suh draws on his personal experiences growing up in Seoul, South Korea, studying art in the u.S., and moving homes several times over the course of his life. He now lives a global and “nomadic” existence, with homes in New york, London, and Seoul. Inspired by his personal history and biography, the artist’s sculptures and installations reveal a range of powerful themes, including notions of public versus private space, global identity, memory, and displacement. At the same time, Suh’s works strike viewers with their delicate monumentality, subtle beauty, and intricate construction techniques.
This exhibition will transform MCASD Downtown’s Jacobs Building into a maze-like installation that replicates the artist’s apartment spaces from a single building in New york City. Created in luminous swaths of translucent fabric, the ghostly rooms and hallways are mysteriously supported by a subtle stainless steel armature. Three combined installations—Apartment A, 348 West 22nd Street, New york, Ny 10011, uSA (2011–2012); Corridor and Staircase, 348 West 22nd Street New york, Ny 10011, uSA (2011–2012); and unit 2, 348 West 22nd Street, New york, Ny 10011, uSA (2014)—encourage the
public to pass through the ephemeral, dreamlike representation of the artist’s personal history. rendered in blocks of translucent color, the fabric walls at once conceal and reveal the details articulated within. A long, salmon-colored corridor connects to a bright red stairway suspended from the ceiling. A veil of blue walls contains a kitchen, bathroom, and living spaces with details including window moldings and interior fixtures. In unit 2, the artist’s latest and final work in the series, yellow walls describe additional rooms, which the artist added to his New york apartment and that served alternately as his studio space and living quarters.
In contrast to this bright, airy space, the artist’s Specimen Series (2013) is installed in illuminated vitrines in a darkened gallery. These sculptures replicate appliances and fixtures in exacting detail and, like the larger installations, are constructed entirely out of polyester fabric over a stainless steel framework. For instance, in Specimen Series: Stove, Apartment A, 348 West 22nd Street, APT. New york, Ny 10011 (2013), elements such as the stove top burners and control knobs are rendered with meticulous realism. At the same time, the ghostly translucency of the blue fabric comprising the sculpture lends a delicate, otherworldly air to what would otherwise be a heavy cast iron fixture.
The exhibition will also include a selection of works on paper, rendered in thread, watercolor, and pencil, as well as videos and a model from Suh’s 2012 work Secret garden.
Do ho Suh is organized by The Contemporary Austin with additional support by Lehmann Maupin gallery, New york and Hong Kong. Funding for the San Diego presentation is made possible by generous lead underwriting by Joan and Irwin Jacobs. Additional support has been provided by contributions to the annual Museum fund. Institutional support of MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
EXHIBITIONS DOwNTOwN
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JudiTh barry: voice off
voice off (1998-1999) is a two-channel video and sound installation that dramatizes the way complex
aural and vocal cues shape our sense of self and our experience of physical space. The multi-layered
installation explores ideas of possession and loss, presenting the viewer with two metaphoric
narratives that unfold simultaneously on a double-sided screen dividing the gallery space.
roberT irwin: lighT and sPace
Light itself focuses and diffuses our gaze in robert Irwin’s environmental light installation Light
and Space (2007). This work uses fluorescent light tubes alone to trigger a massless, enveloping
perceptual experience.
ernesTo neTo: moTher body emoTional densiTies, for alive TemPle Time baby son
Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto’s monumental installation is made of fragrant spices such as cloves
and turmeric stuffed into skin-like Lycra fabric. The hanging polyp-like sculptures engage the
viewers senses of site and smell.
Judith Barry: voice off; Robert irwin: Light and Space; and Ernesto Neto: Mother body emotional densities, for alive temple time baby
son are organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Institutional support of MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
iñigo manglano-ovalle: JuggernauT
ON vIEw 12/19/15 THrOugH 3/13/16 > DOwNTOwN
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s work utilizes natural forms such as clouds, icebergs, and DNA as
metaphors to interrogate social issues. Often using video and sculpture, Manglano-Ovalle’s work
connects politics and culture by representing the underlying forces of human interaction and
intervention. His video installation, Juggernaut, was filmed in El vizcaíno Biosphere reserve in
Baja California, the largest protected area in Mexico. while El vizcaíno is perhaps best known as
the mating site for gray whales at the beginning of each year, Manglano-Ovalle turns his attention
away from the beauty of the natural landscape. Instead, the artist focuses on the industrial activity
that surrounds the region. As the video pans across the expanse of salt mines, Manglano-Ovalle
highlights the complicated relationship between society and the natural environment.
iñigo Manglano-ovalle: Juggernaut is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Institutional support of MCASD is
provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
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hugh davies: I have known Maestro Álvaro Blancarte’s work for probably 25 years, and what I admire about him is not only his extraordinary achievement as a painter, but also his enormous protean influence on other artists in Tijuana and Mexico. He is a father figure to Tijuana in very much the way John Baldessari is a father figure to San Diego.
One of the aspects I admire so much about your painting is your ability to work both figuratively and abstractly. And I see some of the influences for the figurative work like the Perro vaca or The Caiman as surrealism, and I wonder what the sources are for you. And the other side is the abstraction, and you are so confident and comfortable working without a recognizable form. what are the sources and how do you balance and reconcile abstraction, figuration, and surrealism?
Álvaro blancarte: By essence, I generally start the series with figurative paintings. una perra llamada La vaca [A Bitch Called the Cow] is 200 works in which the number 80 is still figurative, the number 90 is a little more abstract, and the number 120 is almost an abstraction. I mean, I’m gradually losing the figurative essence of my work until I reach abstraction.
My work and I belong to the second half of the twentieth century. I think that the art critics settled Mexican painting in a place for me. unfortunately, the art critic used to say about an exhibition: “you’re doing a magnificent work” and they did a great critique, and that was why most of the painters stayed there—they were abstract or figurative. They didn’t change their manner because the critic placed them somewhere and they stayed there. I’m against it. I’m an inveterate and permanent searcher. That is why I have been able to immerse more within what I am and
understand what contemporary art is. If I wasn’t like this, I would’ve possibly stayed where some critic placed me.
hd: you’ve spent the majority of your career living in Tecate, Tijuana, in Northern Baja, and in your work I see the influence of this region in your color palette and very much in the textures. Are you influenced by where you live, by the landscape?
ab: The change of scenery did have an influence on me, undoubtedly. Back in Sinaloa and Mexico City, I had a green landscape. Arriving to Baja California was a visual and inner change. It was a strange and really gray scenery, lots of rocks and few green tones. you go to La rumorosa and you can see a great rock wonder. you go to Mexicali and you see a desert. It all started to have an influence on me.
hd: My next question is related to your role as a very important figurehead, being a mentor to two generations of very good artists in Tijuana. How do you regard teaching should be? Is it an obligation to teach or does it inform your own work? Does your own work benefit from the dialogue of teaching?
ab: I think teaching is a passion for me, even though I have sworn many times not to teach again, to anyone. when the Autonomous university of Baja California (uABC) was open, they begged me to teach there. I didn’t attend because of the money, but because I was hooked again by that passion I have for teaching, I started giving lessons at the university in Tecate. Then I received a call from the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECuT). The studio where I had painted the mural of the theatre was open, and I taught a lot of people there. To me, the passion of teaching is supreme... Teaching to me was a passion and still is.
hd: I am always interested in talking to artists to find out where their interest originates. were your parents interested in art? Did you have a teacher who inspired your interest in art? Did you know an artist when you were young who was a role model for you?
ab: No one has had an influence on me. My brother is a chemist, just like my father was. Everyone in my family is a professional, all in Sinaloa and Mexico City. I was the only wanderer that got dedicated to painting. My interest grew alone, in part to share what I was feeling when I started to paint and to give it to someone. I think it’s an enthusiasm for people to understand art and feel it as I did.
For example, Jaime ruiz Otis came with me 14 years ago, a little lost, and I got him into art, and he’s there now. Thus I had many people who, not because of me but because they came with me, have gone so far and I’m really pleased.
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Join us for our third annual
fundraiser, The spring Thing—
downtown san diego’s stellar
springtime soiree.
All proceeds support the
Museum’s exhibitions and
education programs.
CeLeBRate new eXhIBItIOns at The oPening nighT!Join us at MCASD La Jolla for The Opening
Night and be the first to see our latest
exhibitions! Enjoy cocktails, live music, food
trucks, and more.
Join us on Friday, January 29, 2016 at The
Opening Night as we celebrate Ed Ruscha
Then & Now: Paintings from the 1960s
and 2000s.
The Opening Night is FrEE for Members and
$10 for non-members.
want to bring a friend? Let them know
membership starts at just $5 a month! visit
mcasd.org for details.
biennialartauction2016wEDNESDAy, MAy 18, 2016 > 6:30 PM > MCASD LA JOLLA
Mark your calendar for one of MCASD’s most anticipated events! The Biennial Art Auction 2016
will feature live and silent auctions of artwork selected by MCASD curators, including paintings,
sculptures, photographs, and works on paper. From emerging to established artists, a wide range
of work will be available. Enjoy an evening of champagne, cocktails, and heavy hors d’oeuvres as
you bid on your favorite works and grow your private art collection—all while benefiting MCASD’s
art acquisitions, exhibitions, and education programs.
The vIP Preview reception will be held on wednesday, May 11, 2016 for gold Circle ticket holders.
Event tickets will go on sale and artworks will be announced in February 2016. For more
information call 858 454 3541 x162, email [email protected], or visit www.mcasd.org/events.
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The Extended School Partnership (ESP) program brings art into the classroom and students into the Museum
MCASD’s Extended School Partnership (ESP) program empowers 6–12th grade teachers from schools across the county to use the Museum as an extension of the classroom. MCASD’s education staff works directly with teachers to weave the ideas presented in current exhibitions into their varying content areas and lesson plans. By developing the teacher’s ability to incorporate original art objects into a curriculum, MCASD provides both a way to complement the teachers’ existing lesson plan, as well as strengthen the role of the gallery as a learning environment.
Not your typical art class, ESP invites students to learn about exhibitions in the context of what they are learning in the classroom. Science and math classes focus on the complex materials displayed in an exhibition, while history classes focus on the historical and sociopolitical context of the artists and their work. The program includes professional development for the classroom teacher to help integrate the exhibitions into their lessons throughout the semester, as well as class visits to the Museum led by both the classroom teachers and MCASD gallery Educators. The program culminates in an event showcasing student artwork, performance art, or installations that speak to the themes explored in the galleries, and connect to the content covered in their classrooms. see the power of art in a classroom setting at
one of the museum’s upcoming esP showcases.
The Extended School Partnership (ESP) program at MCASD is made possible by generous underwriting support from the resMed Foundation, Bloomingdale’s, City of Chula vista, and annual contributors to the MCASD Museum Fund. Institutional support of MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund.
Join us for These uPcoming esP showcases!
The Bishop’s School
> Thursday, December 17, 2015 >
5–7 PM > La Jolla
university City high School’s
ArtsTeCh Academy
> Thursday, January 21, 2016 >
5–7 PM > La Jolla
Kearny high–Stanley e. Foster School
of engineering, Innovation and Design
> Saturday, January 23, 2016 >
2–4 PM > Downtown
La Jolla Country Day School
> Thursday, February 18, 2016 >
5–7 PM > La Jolla
All ESP Showcase events are free
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MCASD offers FrEE PuBLIC TOurS led by gallery Educators at 2 PM on Saturdays at MCASD
Downtown, and at 2 PM on Sundays in La Jolla. Complimentary tours are also available at 5:30
PM during the Museum’s Free Third Thursday program where visitors receive free admission on
the third Thursday of every month from 5-7 PM at both Museum locations. guests of Downtown
at Sundown, the Museum’s new program on the third Thursday of every month from 5–8 PM, will
enjoy an additional free tour at 6:45 PM.
want to learn more about a particular exhibition? Treat you and your friends to a private
FOCuS TOur—a one-hour, dialogue-based tour offering adult groups an in-depth look at our
current exhibitions.
would you like to bring a group? SELF-guIDED TOurS give educators, instructors, or art study
groups the ability to reserve space for their group at a particular time.
delve deeper into the exhibitions on view by booking a tour online today! visit
www.mcasd.org/learn/tours, or email [email protected].
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MCASD is proud to be one of seven international recipients of the 2015-2016 Museums Connect
grant award. Museums Connect is an initiative of the u.S. Department of State’s Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).
Through the grant, MCASD’s Teen Advisory group (TAg) is participating in a year-long
international exchange project in partnership with Mexico City’s Museo Tamayo. The exchange
project, focus: youth empowerment through social Practice art: strategies for coping
with violence and Trauma, connects teens in San Diego and Mexico City with two social practice
artists, u.S.-based Itzel Martinez and Mexico-based Edgardo Aragón, to create new photographic
and video works for a multi-media exhibition that addresses issues of social and political violence
in both cultures. under the mentorship of MCASD’s Education Curator Cris Scorza and Education
Associate Christian Lopez, with Museo Tamayo’s Head of Education Manuel Alcala and Teen
Programs Coordinator Karla Nogues, teens will select one or several themes within the subject
of violence—such as intra-familial violence, dating violence, gangs and cartels, or gun use—as the
focus of their artistic work. They also will create a short documentary film and mount a public
exhibition in both countries. Both groups (San Diego and Mexico City) will communicate with
each other through an online dialogue platform, and will travel to their international partner site
for a one-week cultural exchange.
On Saturday, October 17, 2015, MCASD and Museo Tamayo hosted information sessions at their
respective venues for potential participants to better understand the program and for parents and
guardians to meet with staff members of the American Embassy, both in person and through virtual
conversations. Collectively both museums received 75 applications and underwent a tough selection
process, ultimately choosing 22 participants from both San Diego and Mexico City, for a total of 44.
Their first official meeting took place on Tuesday, October 27. Please stay tuned for updates as this
binational art initiative unfolds.
FOCuS: youth Empowerment through Social Practice Art: Strategies for Coping with violence and Trauma, a Museums Connect
project, is funded in part by a grant from the uS Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered
by the American Alliance of Museums.
Education programs at MCASD are made possible by major grants from qualcomm Foundation and County of San Diego Community
Enhancement Program. Institutional support for MCASD is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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grab a book and find a seaT
The readingrOOM is a reflective space where
guests can browse through books related to the
Museum’s exhibitions and permanent collection.
Learn more about contemporary art and current
exhibitions, take advantage of the space as a
study hall, or simply enjoy it as a community
space. The readingrOOM opened recently at
MCASD Downtown, 1001 Kettner Blvd., and is a
part of the Museum’s new volunteer program.
run entirely by volunteer staff, it is accessible to
all Museum visitors and can be made available
to school or community groups with notice. visit
the readingrOOM from 11 AM–5 PM on Thursday,
Saturday, and Sunday, and during Downtown At
Sundown, MCASD’s new program happening on the
third Thursday of every month from 5–8 PM.
EDuCATION
become a readingroom volunTeer!
love contemporary art and books?
MCASD is currently accepting
applications for readingrOOM
volunteers! visit www.mcasd.org/
volunteer-opportunties for details!
hOW IT WORKS:
> Enter the underground parking
lot from either India or B Streets*
> Set a timer on your phone for
two hours!
> grab a validation ticket
from the front desk at
MCASD Downtown
*On weekends, use intercom to gain access to underground lot by letting attendant know you’re visiting the Museum.
$2 Parking downTown!MCASD Downtown visitors can pay just $2 to park for two hours at One America Plaza—right across the street from the Museum!
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*Need a new Membership card? Please email [email protected] to request a new one, or call
858 454 3541 x154.
inTroducing:
Hey Members!As if being an MCASD Member wasn’t awesome enough, we’re now offering all sorts of unique
perks from our partners! Show your MCASD Membership card at the following locations to
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INCLuDE:
Austin, TX Spring 2016
TrAvEL
mcasd conTemPorary collecTors arTful exPediTion: ausTin, Texas
Like everything in Texas, the contemporary art scene in Austin is big! Time in Austin will include
visits to studios of leading and emerging artists, tours of world-class museums and private art
collections, and time exploring the impressive cultural offerings of this vibrant capital city as only
MCASD can provide.
registration is limited and available to current International and Contemporary Collectors.
Interested in joining Contemporary Collectors? Please contact Advancement Director Elizabeth
yang-Hellewell at [email protected] or 858 454 3541 x179.
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“To paraphrase gloria Steinem, a contemporary art museum without a writer-in-residence is like a
fish without a bicycle.
In 1996, I stepped down from my precipice across the street at St. James-by-the-Sea (not quite as
by-the-sea as the Museum) to write full time. we returned to our 1830 farmhouse in rural vermont.
‘when you come back,’ Hugh M. Davies, the David C. Copley Director and CEO, graciously promised,
‘we’re going to make you our writer-in-residence.’ Flattered, I thanked him, pointing out we were
moving 3,000 miles east. ‘you’ll be back,’ he prophesied, accurately.
“the courage and vision of the MuseuMhas been My Muse these 20 years,
feeding My appetite forwords, iMages, as alcheMy,
converting the ordinaryto extraordinary.”
One vermont winter triggered our return the following fall, 20 La Jolla winters and four novels
ago (in The Zone, god knows, Meander, Dead Reckoning), all conceived in the Museum library
carrel, my writing home.
I wanted to portray familiar experience in ways that might cause the reader to stop, spin 180º, and
see the world in new light.
Every morning, walking through the Museum, I have that experience. I love overhearing someone
whine that a piece is stupid, knowing it’s stretched them beyond their comfort zone. I see someone
stop in front a piece and remain there, still, for an hour, allowing it to seep through their defenses,
become a catalyst for conversion.
The courage and vision of the Museum has been my muse these 20 years, feeding my appetite for
words, images, as alchemy, converting the ordinary to extraordinary.
Hugh’s generosity, the staff’s unfailing kindness, the sometimes outrageous, courageous exhibits,
have given me courage to take risks with my writing I would never have otherwise, making this the
happiest imaginable chapter.
Each fall as I anticipate migrating, self-conscious about contributing nothing in return for my
carrel, I email Hugh assuring him I understand if he finds some legitimate use for my space. The
year I turned 66 I found this plaque affixed to my carrel:
MCASD’s boats, as part of Pleasure Point by Nancy rubins, floating in air, too audacious for the
Port of San Diego, made me dare navigate shoals I would once have considered too dangerous.
The Museum is a gift to San Diego and the world, and a source of wonder and gratitude to this
priest/writer who has spent his life in the wonder business.”
—BLAyney COLMORe
wrITEr IN rESIDENCE
wriTer-in-residence: a 20-year odysseyIn his own words, author Blayney Colmore reflects on his
MCASD residency
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EVENTS CALENDAR
TuESDAy, DECEmbER 8
Salon night featuring Álvaro Blancarte
> 6:30–8:30 PM > Private reSidence
FRiDAy, DECEmbER 11 ThRough SuNDAy,
DECEmbER 13
Store friendS & fanS Sale > 11 aM–5 PM >
la Jolla
SATuRDAy, DECEmbER 12
faMily artlaB: See, SMell, and Make > 2–4 PM >
downtown
ThuRSDAy, DECEmbER 17
downtown at Sundown > 5–8 PM > downtown
ThuRSDAy, DECEmbER 17
extended School PartnerShiP (eSP)
ShowcaSe: the BiShioPS School > 5–7 PM >
la Jolla
ThuRSDAy, jANuARy 21
downtown at Sundown > 5–8 PM >
downtown
ThuRSDAy, jANuARy 21
extended School PartnerShiP (eSP)
ShowcaSe: univerSity city high School’S
artStech acadeMy > 5–7 PM > la Jolla
SATuRDAy, jANuARy 23
extended School PartnerShiP (eSP)
ShowcaSe: kearny high–Stanley e. foSter
School of engineering, innovation and
deSign > 2–4 PM > downtown
FRiDAy, jANuARy 29
the oPening night: Ed Ruscha ThEn & now:
PainTings fRom ThE 1960s and 2000s > 6 PM
SuPPorterS’ recePtion > 7–9 PM oPening >
la Jolla
JanuaryDecember February march
Member-exclusive event. Become a Member by visiting www.mcasd.org/join-give/overview. for tickets and more information, please visit www.mcasd.org.
moNDAy, FEbRuARy 1
a curator’S PerSPective: Ed Ruscha ThEn &
now: PainTings fRom ThE 1960s and 2000s > 2 PM
> la Jolla
ThuRSDAy, FEbRuARy 18
downtown at Sundown > 5–8 PM > downtown
ThuRSDAy, FEbRuARy 18
extended School PartnerShiP (eSP)
ShowcaSe: la Jolla country day School >
5–7 PM > la Jolla
FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 19
field triP: exPlore tiJuana’S viBrant art
Scene > 10 aM > downtown deParture
ThuRSDAy, FEbRuARy 25
16th axline lecture featuring SaBaStião
Salgado > 6 PM recePtion > 7–8:30 PM lecture >
San diego MuSeuM of art > BalBoa Park
SATuRDAy, FEbRuARy 27
faMily artlaB: art texting > 2–4 PM > la Jolla
TuESDAy, mARCh 1
SuMMer c.a.M.P. regiStration oPenS
FRiDAy, mARCh 4
the SPring thing > downtown
ThuRSDAy, mARCh 17
downtown at Sundown > 5–8 PM > downtown
moNDAy, mARCh 21
a curator’S PerSPective: do ho suh > 2 PM >
downtown
EXhibiTioNS DoWNToWN
EXhibiTioNS LA joLLA
DEC 2015 / jAN / FEb / mAR 2016
SAN DiEgo CoLLECTS (ThRough 1/10/16)
Tim mANToANi (12/5/15 ThRough 1/10/16)
Do ho Suh
ED RuSChA ThEN & NoW: PAiNTiNgS FRom ThE 1960s AND 2000s (1/30/16 ThRough 4/24/16)
ÁLVARo bLANCARTE (1/30/16 ThRough 4/24/16)
(3/18/16 ThRough 7/4/16)RobERT iRWiN (ThRough 2/21/16)
juDiTh bARRy (ThRough 2/21/16)
iñigo mANgLANo-oVALLE: juggERNAuT (12/13/15 ThRough 3/13/16)
ERNESTo NETo (ThRough 2/21/16)
EXhibiTioNS oN ViEW
La JOLLaED RuSChA ThEN & NoW: PAiNTiNgS FRom ThE
1960s AND 2000s
on view January 30 through aPril 24, 2016an innovator of west-coast Pop and conceptual art, ed ruscha’s work defies and exceeds both categories, drawing upon popular media, commercial culture, and the landscape of los angeles. this tailored exhibition considers the artist’s use of recurring words, images, and themes across the decades.
ÁLVARo bLANCARTE: mARKiNg ThE PRESENT
on view January 30 through aPril 24, 2016for more than six decades, Álvaro Blancarte has been mining the topography of Baja california and defining the artistic landscape of this region. this exhibition presents a new body of work alongside four of his earlier works from the Museum’s permanent collection.
Tim mANToANi: bEhiND PhoTogRAPhS
on view deceMBer 5, 2015 through
January 10, 2016San diego-based tim Mantoani has spent the last six years making portraits of the photographers responsible for some of the most iconic images in our popular cultural consciousness. this exhibition features a selection of approximately 30 of Mantoani’s photographs, which address the relationship between image and image-maker, while simultaneously paying homage to the visual chroniclers of our age.
DOWnTOWn
Do ho Suh
on view March 18 through July 4, 2016this solo exhibition by artist do ho Suh features work ranging from large-scale architectural installations, to sculptures, works on paper, and video. operating within a distinctly twenty-first century global mode, do ho Suh crafts evocative works that reflect ideas of home, identity, and personal space.
juDiTh bARRy: VoiCE oFF
on view through feBruary 21, 2016Voice off (1998–1999) is a two-channel video and sound installation that dramatizes the way complex aural and vocal cues shape our sense of self and our experience of physical space. the multi-layered installation explores ideas of possession and loss, presenting the viewer with two metaphoric narratives that unfold simultaneously on a double-sided screen dividing the gallery space.
RobERT iRWiN: LighT AND SPACE
on view through feBruary 21, 2016light itself focuses and diffuses our gaze in robert irwin’s environmental light installation Light and space (2007). this work uses fluorescent lighttubes alone to trigger a massless, enveloping perceptual experience.
ERNESTo NETo: moThER boDy EmoTioNAL
DENSiTiES, FoR ALiVE TEmPLE TimE bAby SoN
on view through feBruary 21, 2016Brazilian artist ernesto neto’s monumental installation is made of fragrant spices such as cloves and turmeric stuffed into skin-like lycra fabric. the hanging polyp-like sculptures engage the viewers senses of site and smell.
aLsO On vieW:SAN DiEgo CoLLECTS
on view through January 10, 2016 > la Jolla
iñigo mANgLANo-oVALLE: juggERNAuT
on view deceMBer 12, 2015 through March 13,
2016 > downtown
FoR iNFoRmATioN
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PubLiC TouRS
Saturdays at 2 PM, McaSd downtown; Sundays at
2 PM, McaSd la Jolla; third thursdays at 5:30 PM,
both locations. for more information about guided
tours for private, school, or community groups, please
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ADmiSSioN
McaSd Members free
$10 non-members > $5 Seniors (age 65+)
free for Military (with id)
free for ages 25 & under
admission is valid for seven days at all McaSd locations.
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McaSd is accessible to all its visitors.
A CuRAToR’S PERSPECTiVE: Ed Ruscha
ThEn & now: PainTings fRom ThE 1960s
and 2000s
> Monday, feBruary 1, 2016 > 2 PM > la Jolla
celebrate the opening of Ed Ruscha Then & now:
Paintings from the 1960s and 2000s by taking
part in a gallery walkthrough led by the curator of
this exhibition, deputy director, art and Programs,
kathryn kanjo. this conversation-based tour
invites visitors to ask questions and learn about
the exhibition, the artist’s processes, and particular
works of art as they receive first-hand knowledge
about the installation and curatorial process soon
after the exhibition’s opening. this program is free
for Members, and free for non-members with paid
Museum admission.
AXLiNE LECTuRE FEATuRiNg
SAbASTião SALgADo
> thurSday, feBruary 25, 2016 > 6 PM
recePtion > 7-8:30 PM lecture > San diego
MuSeuM of art > BalBoa Park
internationally renowned photographer Sebastião
Salgado will deliver the 16th annual axline lecture,
in connection with a selection of his works on view
at the San diego Museum of art from february
20 to May 17. the Brazilian-born artist’s black-and-
white photographs are among the most influential
images of our time—capturing the grim realities
of industrialization in developing countries, the
toll of warfare, and the degradation of the natural
environment. Salgado is the subject of the oscar-
nominated 2014 documentary The salt of the Earth,
directed by acclaimed german filmmaker wim
wenders and the artist’s son, Juliano ribiera Salgado.
this lecture is $5 for Members; $7 students,
seniors, and military; and $10 non-members. McaSd
Members rSvP by february 9 to members@mcasd.
org or 858 454 3541 x120. upon receiving your
rSvP, your tickets for this event will be held at the
door. Please note, this lecture is anticipated to sell
out. unclaimed tickets will be released for sale to the
general public at 7:10 PM that day.
the axline lecture is presented annually by McaSd
and the San diego Museum of art in recognition of
the extraordinary bequest by rea and Jackie axline
to both institutions in 1999.
A CuRAToR’S PERSPECTiVE: do ho suh
> Monday, March 21, 2016 > 2 PM > downtown
celebrate the opening of do ho suh by taking part
in a gallery walkthrough led by the curator of the
exhibition, deputy director, art and Programs,
kathryn kanjo. this program is free for Members,
and free for non-members with Museum admission.
DoWNToWN AT SuNDoWN
on free third thurSdayS > 5–8 PM >
downtown
visual arts and performing arts converge at
McaSd’s new after-hours offering: downtown at
Sundown. on the third thursday of every month
from 5 to 8 PM, local partners Stone Brewing
company, the flight Path wine Bar & Bistro,
and SdSu downtown gallery join McaSd to
welcome you to the downtown neighborhood of
core-columbia.
X SToRE FRiENDS & FANS SALE
> friday, deceMBer 11 through Sunday,
deceMBer 13
enjoy a special Store sale weekend exclusively
for McaSd’s friends and fans! follow the Museum
on social media for the inside scoop.
ThE oPENiNg NighT: Ed Ruscha ThEn &
now: PainTings fRom ThE 1960s and 2000s
> friday, January 29, 2016 > 6 PM SuPPorterS’
recePtion > 7–9 PM oPening
celebrate McaSd’s latest exhibition at the
opening night with cocktails, live music, food
trucks, guided tours, and more! the iconic artist
ed ruscha first gained attention in the 1960s for
work that combines text and image with deadpan
takes on american vernacular culture. an innovator
of west-coast Pop and conceptual art, ruscha’s
work defies and exceeds both categories, drawing
upon popular media, commercial culture, and the
landscape of los angeles. the exhibition builds
upon McaSd’s long-standing relationship with
ruscha—the Museum’s collection holds 30 works by
the artist including the outdoor mural Brave men of
La Jolla (1995–1996).
EXTENDED SChooL PARTNERShiP (ESP)
ShoWCASE: ThE biShoP’S SChooL
> thurSday, deceMBer 17, 2015 > 5-7 PM >
la Jolla
Students from the Bishop’s School’s visual arts
class were invited to explore san diego collects
and develop original works of art in response to
the processes, materials, and themes used by the
artists. this showcase will celebrate their work.
EXTENDED SChooL PARTNERShiP (ESP)
ShoWCASE: uNiVERSiTy CiTy high
SChooL’S ARTSTECh ACADEmy
> thurSday, January 21, 2016 > 5-7 PM >
la Jolla
Students from university city high School’s
artstech academy’s english language arts
classes were invited to explore san diego collects
and develop original works of art in response. this
showcase will celebrate their work.
EXTENDED SChooL PARTNERShiP (ESP)
ShoWCASE: KEARNy high – STANLEy
E. FoSTER SChooL oF ENgiNEERiNg,
iNNoVATioN AND DESigN
> Saturday, January 23, 2016 > 2-4 PM >
downtown
Students from kearny high – Stanley e. foster
School of engineering, innovation and design’s
Math ii, engineering, and english language arts
classes were invited to explore John d. spreckels
and The impossible Railroad, Pond Lily over
mushroom cloud: Byron Kim adapts the Black
on Black cosmology of maria martinez, and anya
gallaccio. Students developed original works of art
in response. this showcase will celebrate their work.
EXTENDED SChooL PARTNERShiP (ESP)
ShoWCASE: LA joLLA CouNTRy DAy
SChooL
> thurSday, feBruary 18, 2016 > 5-7 PM >
la Jolla
through the Museum’s extended School
Partnership (eSP) program, students from la Jolla
country day School’s Studio art iii class were
invited to explore san diego collects and develop
original works of art in response. this showcase will
celebrate their work.
FAmiLy ArtLAb: SEE, SmELL, AND mAKE
> Saturday, deceMBer 12, 2015 > 2-4 PM >
downtown
take part in a look/explore tour and let McaSd’s
gallery educators lead you and your family in
lively conversation about the exhibitions by Judith
Barry, robert irwin, and ernesto neto. following
your gallery exploration, enjoy a workshop that
will stimulate your senses and bring out your inner
contemporary artist. this program is recommended
for families with children ages 5 and older. tickets
are sold on a first come, first served basis; capacity
is limited to 60 participants. we recommend buying
tickets in advance online or at either Museum
location. the family price includes two adults and up
to three youths. this program is free for Members
and military families; $15 for non-members. Museum
admission is included.
FAmiLy ArtLAb: ART TEXTiNg
> Saturday, feBruary 27, 2016 > 2-4 PM > la
Jolla
take part in a look/explore tour and let McaSd’s
gallery educators lead you and your family in
lively conversation about the exhibition Ed Ruscha
Then & now: Paintings from the 1960s and 2000s.
following a gallery exploration, enjoy an art-making
workshop and create a text-based watercolor
painting. this program is recommended for families
with children ages 5 and older. tickets are sold on
a first come, first served basis; capacity is limited
to 60 participants. we recommend buying tickets
in advance online or at either Museum location.
the family price includes two adults and up to
three youths. this program is free for Members and
military families; $15 for non-members. Museum
admission is included.
FiELD TRiP: EXPLoRE TijuANA’S VibRANT
ART SCENE
> friday, feBruary 19, 2016 > 10 aM >
downtown deParture
grab your passport and get ready for an expedition
to tijuana. Baja’s leading collectors alonso elías
and Patty fontes, who passionately support the
artistic production of the region, will lead a tour
of the exhibition La coLEcciÓn ELÍas+fonTEs.
hisToRia / RELaTo at el cubo, centro cultural
tijuana (cecut). afterwards, field trippers will enjoy
lunch at verde y crema, tijuana’s newest casual
dining venue located in the heart of downtown
tijuana. the art exploration will continue with a visit
to la caja gallery to see the most recent exhibition
by Jaime ruiz otiz, an artist in McaSd’s collection.
the day will conclude with a visit to the studio of
photographer ingrid hernández. tickets include
lunch, admission to all exhibitions, and roundtrip
border transportation. capacity is limited; to rSvP,
email [email protected] with the subject “field
trip.” this program is $115 for Members; $135 for
non-members.
SALoN NighT FEATuRiNg ÁLVARo bLANCARTE
> tueSday, deceMBer 8, 2015 > 6:30-8:30 PM >
Private reSidence
Join collectors circle and Benefactor circle
Members for an intimate Salon night featuring
artist Álvaro Blancarte. Mingle with friends, meet
fellow art enthusiasts, and enjoy a Q&a between
Álvaro Blancarte and McaSd’s education curator,
cris Scorza. Please rSvP to 858 454 3541 x143 or
[email protected] by december 2, 2015.
mCASD CoNTEmPoRARy CoLLECToRS ARTFuL
EXPEDiTioN: AuSTiN
> SPring 2016
like everything in texas, the contemporary art
scene in austin is big! time in austin will include
visits to studios of leading and emerging artists,
private tours of world-class museums, and time
exploring the impressive cultural offerings of this
vibrant capital city as only McaSd can provide.
registration is limited and available to current
international and contemporary collectors. interested
in joining the collectors circle? Please contact
advancement director elizabeth yang-hellewell at
[email protected] or 858 454 3541 x179.
SummER C.A.m.P. REgiSTRATioN oPENS
tueSday, March 1, 2016
register your little artist for this year’s Summer
c.a.M.P.!
ThE SPRiNg ThiNg
friday, March 4, 2016 > downtown
Join McaSd’s avant garde Members and event
chairs touradj Barman and Sarah kaplan; and
Matt and allison hoyt for the third annual benefit,
the Spring thing.
biENNiAL ART AuCTioN 2016
wedneSday, May 18, 2016 > 6:30 PM > la Jolla
Mark your calendar for one of McaSd’s most
anticipated events! the Biennial art auction 2016
will feature a live and silent auction of artwork
selected by McaSd curators, including painting,
sculpture, and works on paper. from emerging to
established artists, a wide range of work will be
available. enjoy an evening of champagne, cocktails,
and heavy hors d’oeuvres as you bid on your favorite
works and grow your private art collection—all while
benefiting McaSd’s art acquisitions, exhibitions, and
education programs. for more information call
858 454 3541 x162, email [email protected], or
visit www.mcasd.org/events.
cover iMage: do ho Suh, aPaRTmEnT a, uniT 2, coRRidoR and
sTaiRcasE, 348 wEsT 22nd sTREET, nEw YoRK, nY 10011, usa
(detail), 2011–2014. PolyeSter faBric and StainleSS Steel
tuBeS. aPaRTmEnT a, 271 2/3 x 169 3/10 x 96 7/16 in. uniT 2, 422
7/16 x 228 1/3 x 96 1/16 in. coRRidoR and sTaiRcase, 488 3/16 x 66
1/8 x 96 7/16 in. inStallation view, the conteMPorary auStin
– JoneS center, auStin, 2014. courteSy the artiSt and
lehMann MauPin, new york and hong kong. PhotograPh By
Brian fitzSiMMonS.
thiS Page: ed ruScha, ThE Los angELEs counTY musEum on
fiRE, 1965–1968, oil on canvaS, 53 1/2 x 133 1/2 in. hirShhorn
MuSeuM and SculPture garden SMithSonian inStitution.
gift of JoSePh h. hirShhorn, 1972. Photo: cathy carver.
