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Sarah Plummer, Printer at Gemini G.E.L., will be a featured panelist on our online panel discussion on womxn in printmaking this Thursday, May 20 at 5 PM PST. Register for the Working Together: Perspectives on Collaboration, Diversity, and Womxn in Print panel via the link in our bio or at mcasd.org/panel. Plummer is a collaborative printer, lately of Australia and more recently of California. She was raised in Sydney and moved to the USA to attend Rhode Island School of Design before completing Tamarind Institute’s Professional Printer Training Program for collaborative lithography. Sarah is captivated by the alchemic expanse of lithography and finds the opportunity to bring well-honored, innovative approaches to artists and their work as one of the greatest pleasures.

Marvella Muro, the Director of Artistic Programs and Education at Self Help Graphics and Art, will be a featured panelist on our online panel discussion on womxn in printmaking this Thursday, May 20 at 5 PM PST. Register for the Working Together: Perspectives on Collaboration, Diversity, and Womxn in Print panel via the link in our bio or at mcasd.org/panel. Muro spearheads the long-standing Professional Print Program, Barrio Mobile Art Studio (BMAS), and SHG’s multifaceted ...art and education programs. Since joining in 2019, she has curated ateliers and special projects in SHGs renowned serigraph studio established the Artists Committee to guide its monthly Artist Lab series. She also restructured its Artist in Residence program, now called Beyond the Press, inviting multidisciplinary artists to create a body of work with or guided by the SHGs community. As the head of education, she launched a Youth Committee and the Creative Lab partnership with the neighboring high school. She was formerly the Community Engagement Manager at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), developing and executing art programs with community partners and artists in Compton, North Hollywood, and East Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Education team, she had various curatorial roles at LACMA and was Executive Assistant and project manager at USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. She has a B.A. in Art History from Cal State University, Fullerton, and an M.A. in Arts Management from Goucher College in Maryland.

Diana Gaston, Director of Tamarind Institute, will be a featured panelist on our online panel discussion on womxn in printmaking this Thursday, May 20 at 5 PM PST. Register for the Working Together: Perspectives on Collaboration, Diversity, and Womxn in Print panel at mcasd.org/panel. Gaston is the fourth director of Tamarind Institute Previously, she was the lead curator for the Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, based in Boston. Diana has a comprehensive knowle...dge of Tamarind’s vast archives housed at the University of New Mexico Art Museum, where she was curator of prints & photographs from 1989-1993. Subsequently, she held positions as curator at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, and associate director of San Francisco Camerawork. She received both her B.A. (1985) and M.A. (1988) in Art History from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where she focused on postwar American photography and contemporary works on paper. Her early training included the museum studies program at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and a NEA internship at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. She has authored numerous catalogue essays, reviews, and articles, most recently contributing the introduction for the monograph Unfolding: The Paper Art and Science of Matthew Shlian.

Trained in architecture and engineering, Gego worked consistently with printmaking in both Venezuela and in the United States, completing numerous etchings, lithographs, and illustrated books throughout her career. A chief concern of Gego’s was the notion of the line and its instability. During her time at Tamarind, first in 1963 and then again in 1966, she experimented with many of the forms and concepts that would reemerge in her later sculptural practice. Collaborating wi...th eight printers for two months, some pictured here, Gego produced thirty-one lithographs and one lithographic book during her fellowship. See these images and more in our digital exhibition Experiments on Stone on view at mcasd.org/eps. [#Gego at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles, 1966. Photographer unknown @fundagego] [#Gego with Tamarind Staff, Los Angeles, 1966. Photographer unknown Fundación Gego] [#Gego with Master Printers of the Tamarind, Los Angeles, 1966. Photographer unknown Fundación Gego] [#Gego with Tamarind Staff, Los Angeles, 1966. Photographer unknown Fundación Gego]

Ten years ago on this day, opened in La Jolla. featured selections from the sixties and seventies, formative decades in the Museum’s own maturation, as well as a period of artistic ferment in the United States. showcased more than 50 works by notable artists such as Ellsworth Kelly and Agnes Martin, and others who call California their home including Billy Al Bengston, Ed Ruscha, and Alexis Smith. While reflecting different styles, su...ch as minimalism, pop art, and assemblage, the works all reflected the experimental spirit of the period. honored the late Murray A. Gribin (1923-2011), an inspired trustee and patron of the MCASD since the 1970s. A passionate advocate for the arts, Gribin and his wife Ruth settled in California in the 1940s. Together they built a lively collection of recent art from the West Coast.

MCASD and the UCSD John Muir College are excited to present a lively discussion next Wednesday, May 12 at 5 PM PST between filmmakers Fox Maxy and Adam Piron about Fox's feature film project, : an experimental, hybrid documentary exploring multiple issues including suicide, adoption, protecting Standing Rock and stories about figuring out mental wellness, shared by natives and non-natives. Webinar registrants will be given free, limited access to screen Fox Maxy's 30-minute film, Maat Means Land, which won the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Register: https://ucsd.zoom.us/we/register/WN_TbFSXlnJQ92laie5wE9AzQ

Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.Keith Haring, the American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s, was #bornonthisday. In the 1980s, Keith Haring rose to prominence for his paintings and illustrations that address serious political realities while maintaining a sense of joy and playfulness. Haring first gained attention as a street artist, decoratin...g subways and sidewalks throughout New York City. Through his cartoon aesthetic, Haring explored themes of war, drug abuse, and sexuality. But unlike other graffiti artists of the time, Haring didn’t spray paint subway cars or cover up existing imagery. Instead, Haring made chalk drawings on blank advertisement spaces and postered his collages along the platforms. Positioned as marketing material, Haring’s recognizable images were easily legible and fun, yet imbued with his provocative political sensibilities. Early works like highlight the artist’s direct engagement with popular culture. Appropriating a commercial poster of the king of rock and roll, Haring transformed the celebrity into a cartoon-like outline through his signature drawing style of expressive, squiggly lines and allover decoration. The artist’s loose and rapid working style is apparent in the lines of ink dripping down Presley’s face and jacket. Throughout his career, Haring both challenged and capitalized on the fraught relationship between fame, commercialism, and fine art. His use of readily available posters as the foundation for some of his drawings could be seen to abstract or obscure the familiarity of celebrity. At the same time, it suggests a platform for easily disseminating his artwork. Haring made many of these poster pieces, using posters of both Presley and Marilyn Monroe and covering their iconic portraits with his energetic and bold drawings. [#KeithHaring, 1981 from the #MCASD Collection]

This building is about bringing art to people, about opening to the fantastic views, about inviting the town to be welcome in this building, and to honor and do justice to the different periods of time in which the museum developed,Annabelle Selldorf during last week's Axline Lecture. Selldorf is Principal of Selldorf Architects and the Lead Architect behind our expansion. Thank you La Jolla Light Newspaper for spotlighting our annual lecture! Watch this Axline Lecture > mcasd.org/axline

Alana Hernandez, Assistant Curator at MCASD and curator of the : and : exhibitions, is featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune. Explore the exhibition: mcasd.org/ttawt

This year, MCASD in collaboration with Westfield UTC is excited to present the work of American sculptor Beverly Pepper and has designed playful artmaking activities for to make at home. Sign up now to reserve an ArtKit to make their own holiday pop-up card inspired by the sculptures on view. Pickup is Saturday December 19 from 11 AM to 3 PM.

Interested in art, architecture, and museums? Annabelle Selldorf of Selldorf Architects, the lead architect being our expansion project in La Jolla, joins Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times architecture critic, for discussion about the future of museum design this Thursday at 4 PM PST. Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kweCioBHQHOpGXhW-eLDJQ Learn more about our expansion: mcasd.org/expansion

Have you noticed the change in artworks at Westfield UTC? This year we are excited to present ArtLAB: Home Edition to continue to bring MCASD art-making experiences for families in La Jolla and beyond for all to enjoy. Register today to explore these new sculptures. On Saturday, October 24, pick up a unique ArtLAB Kit of their own - to CUT, CARVE, and SCULPT a work of art inspired by the works of Beverly Pepper. This program is free and recommended for families with children ...ages five and older. Reserve your ArtLAB take-home kit. https://bit.ly/2HweN5p

In 1984, Raúl Guerrero spent six months in Oaxaca, Mexico and surrounding areas, after which he began to use painting as a means of investigating culture and place, producing his Oaxaca series of canvases. In , referencing Palenque in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, a Mayan mask hovers within a lush, idyllic landscape complete with butterflies and a misty waterfall. Guerrero’s canvas brings attention to the intimate connection many Chicanos/as/xs have with t...heir Indigenous roots, which they call upon as a means of accessing native and pre-colonial wisdom and knowledge. Learn more about this work and the exhibition by visiting MCASD.digital at the link below. Raúl Guerrero, , 1985. Oil on canvas, 60 x 44 in. (152.4 x 111.8 cm). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Gift of Arthur and Leah Ollman, 2010.19 R.M. Guerrero 1985 https://www.mcasd.digital/to-tame-a-wild-tongue/eng

For many, the borderlands represent a fissurea permeable, flexible, and shifting state where cultures mingle and coexist. As explored in the exhibition , the borderlands belong not only to Chicano/a/x artists but also to all who migrate and live in its affected zones. - by Marcos Ramirez ERRE is a small-scale version of the thirty-three-foot outdoor sculpture that was placed at the San Ysidro Port of Entryone of the busiest borders in the wor...ld and the main passage between San Diego and Tijuana. The artist created a double-headed toy horse to stand in for original sculpture, which stood with one head pointed toward Mexico and the other toward the United States. By referencing the Trojan Horse and Greek mythology, ERRE’s sculpture makes allusions to warperhaps the Mexican-American War (184648) or the violence surrounding the border region today. Learn more about this work and the exhibition: www.mcasd.digital/to-tame-a-wild-tongue/eng [Marcos Ramirez ERRE, -, 1998. Collection of #MCASD Marcos Ramirez]

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of community giving and generosity. By choosing to support MCASD today, you will help ensure that our audiences can continue to experience our world, our region, and ourselves through the prism of contemporary art. Thank you for your support. > mcasd.org/donate [: Stacy Keck Photo]

There are a few spots leftdon't' miss out on the opportunity to join a dynamic group of youth from across the area delving into the conversation about art & activism. TAG meets twice a month: first and third Tuesday 5-7:30 PM via Zoom. Extended deadline, Saturday, October 17, at 11:59 PM. If you are accepted, program begins Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Learn more by visiting the link below. ... https://www.mcasd.org/blog/teen-advisory-group-back-session

You have just over 24 hours to bid on the amazing array of artworks in MCASDs Silent Auction there is something for everyone, with prices starting at $300. Feeling adventurous? Tonight at 6PM MCASD is auctioning 10 lots LIVE on artsy.net ! Register by 5:45 PM to bid or just watch as these important works are sold in real time. Link in bio to register or view both Auctions. https://bit.ly/313aQM4... ISAAC JULIEN ( ), 2002/2018 pigment ink print, ed. 6/10 29 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. Courtesy of artist and Victoria Miro, London/Venice $16,000$18,000

Have you flipped through our digital Art Auction Catalogue yet? It is the perfect way to learn more about all 95 of the phenomenal artists who have generously donated works to Art Auction 2020 at MCASD. Click the link below to view all our Digital Art Auction tools, from the Catalog to a Virtual Tour. Bidding is Live through 5 PM on Thursday! https://www.artsy.net//museum-of-contemporary-art-san-dieg

Join Curatorial Fellow Alana Hernandez and artist Perry Vásquez this Thursday, October 15 at 11 AM for a conversation on Instagram Live. The charlas series present conversations between exhibition curator Hernandez and exhibiting artists, where they will discuss their work in relation to themes presented in the exhibition : . https://www.instagram.com/mcasandiego/?hl=en Perry Vasquez, ’, 2003-05. 3 monitos, 3 pedestals, ...1 patch print, silkscreens, 2 manifestos, 1 framed gouache painting, dimensions variable. Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Museum purchase, Elizabeth W. Russell Foundation Funds, 2006.6.1-30 Perry Vasquez See more

John Valadez’s canvases take Los Angeles as their backdrop, often underscoring aspects related to Latinx culture. In Valadez renders a jovial scene where his characters dance and gather around lowrider and altered classic cars. Importantly, Valadez features cholos and cholasarchetypal figures of strength, defiance, and power. Like many artists in , Valdez's work draws on rasquache, a kind of taste and aesthetic that has been cultivated by the C...hicano/a/x community. This working-class sensibility is rooted in a lived reality, in which kitsch elements are deployed toward subversive ends. Learn more about this work and the exhibition by visiting MCASD.digital at our link in bio. https://www.mcasd.digital/to-tame-a-wild-tongue/eng John Valadez, , 2001. Oil on canvas, 76 x 96 1/4 in. (193 x 244.5 cm). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Museum purchase with funds provided by Faye Hunter, 2011.3 J.M. Valadez

Come chat art with us Join us Sunday for a live conversation with Kathryn Kanjo and Nina del Rio, Vice Chairman, Americas - Head of Museum Private and Corporate Art Services. Viewers will enjoy a lively conversation between Nina and Kathryn as they discuss some of the exciting and important contemporary artists both regionally and nationally that are featured in Art Auction 2020.... Link to register below! https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_a3IeB-c2TfmO0uuSoNPV9Q

Join Teen Advisory Group this year and delve into the conversation about art & activism with other teens from across the area. TAG meets twice a month: first and third Tuesday 5-7:30 PM via Zoom. New Application deadline Wednesday, October 14. Apply today: https://www.mcasd.org/blog/teen-advisory-group-back-session

The countdown begins! Take a drive past our La Jolla construction site to see our Art Auction 2020 banner on Coast Blvd. Take a pic, and tag us in your IG story for a chance to win a Benefactor Package to this year's virtual event! Link below for more info on Art Auction 2020.... https://www.mcasd.org/artauction2020

Join us every last Friday of the month for live screenings of film and video works from the Museum’s permanent collection. On September 25, we’re presenting Rubén Ortiz Torres’s (). This screening will present the film in its entirety for free on Friday, September 25, at 5:00 PM PST. () is a 1995 experimental documentary produced alongside Jesse Lerner. The film explores the malleability of history and the past, revealing... the borderlands as site that continues to exist in popular imagination. In a paradoxical format, situated between an absurdist diaristic travelogue and a scholarly research project, the film weaves together found footage, interviews, performance art, and music videos. Omnipresent are the different national and visual narratives and cultural histories told both north and south of the border. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMCASDVideos Rubén Ortiz Torres and Jesse Lerner, (), 1995. Video, color, sound; 56:10 minutes. Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Youmans, by exchange, v2001.1

The Teen Advisory Group is back in session and going digital! Under the guidance and mentorship of MCASD staff, artists, and educators, TAG members will delve into the timely topic of Art & Activism, exploring ways artists have used art in protest and social justice movements, and how youth can too. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with local community artists, collectives, organizations, and other youth. TAG is an academic-year-long, meeting two times a mo...nth via Zoom and using Google Classroom: first and third Tuesday from 5:00-7:30 PM, beginning October 10 through June 2020. For more information and to apply check out the blog: https://www.mcasd.org/blog/teen-advisory-group-back-session See more

Reminder to tune in to our IG Live tomorrow at 11 AM PST for our Charla. The Charlas series are a series of conversations between exhibition curator Alana Hernandez and five of the exhibiting artists from a . Hernandez will be joined by Tijuana-born Julio César Morales. Morales's practice focuses on issues of migration, labor, and informal economies, on both a personal and a global scale. Throughout his career the artist has positioned himself as a documentarian of people across the United States-Mexico borderlands. Installation image of : , at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown, October 7November 14, 2004.