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LOST iN ThE MEMORy PALAcE: JANET cARdiff ANd GEORGE BURES MiLLER
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The multimedia artworks of Janet Cardiff and george Bures miller emphasize aural and visual
experiences that transport the viewer to other realms of consciousness. Their work is highly
scripted, meticulously detailed, and often cinematic in scope, breaking down distinctions between
fiction and everyday reality. Through various levels of engagement, the viewer becomes a
participant, either witnessing a phenomenon or becoming immersed in a scenario.
Janet Cardiff began collaborating with fellow Canadian artist and partner george Bures miller in
1995. when Cardiff and miller represented Canada at the 49th venice Biennale with The Paradise
institute (2001), they won both La Biennale di venezia Special Award and the Benesse Prize, which
recognizes artists who “break new artistic ground with an experimental and pioneering spirit.”
They are now among the foremost artists of their generation, and their work has been shown
around the world.
Organized by the Art gallery of Ontario and the vancouver Art gallery, lost in the Memory
Palace is a selected survey that takes as its focus Cardiff and miller’s work from the mid-1990s
to today. Spanning a period from key early pieces such as dark Pool (1995) and The Muriel lake
incident (1999) to recent works including Killing Machine (2007) and experiment in F# Minor
(2013), the exhibition consists of a series of discrete immersive environments.
These installations, all of which have a strong architectural character, are imaginary spaces
where time slows down and is altered, allowing fictional and historical narratives to blend and
merge with the viewer’s own experience and memory. As environments that viewers understand
to be art yet with which they willingly engage both physically and psychically, Cardiff and miller’s
works encourage shifts in consciousness and create uniquely compelling possible worlds.
lost in the Memory Palace: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller is organized by the Art gallery of Ontario, in collaboration with the
vancouver Art gallery. Institutional support for mCASd is provided, in part, by the City of San diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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ScRiPPS ON PROSPEcT: EVOLUTiON Of ViLLA ANd cOTTAGE
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On view in Axline Court, this novel collaboration between mCASd and the La Jolla Historical
Society examines the historical evolution of their respective buildings at 700 and 780 Prospect
Street. Constructed within less than a decade of each other at the turn of the twentieth century,
both institutions’ original buildings share an association with the Scripps family—mCASd was Ellen
Browning Scripps’s residence, while wisteria Cottage belonged to her half-sister, Eliza virginia.
They also have an association with modernist architect Irving gill, who designed or remodeled each
of the buildings. This exhibition traces significant changes in the buildings over time, including
architectural additions to mCASd by Robert mosher and Robert venturi, and wisteria Cottage’s
transformation into the Balmer School and later The Nexus and John Cole’s bookstores. Together,
these iconic buildings have remained cultural and educational landmarks, linked with a common
past that reflects the history of the La Jolla community.
scripps on Prospect: evolution of Villa and Cottage is organized by the La Jolla Historical Society and the museum of Contemporary Art San diego.
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dANA MONTLAcK: SEA Of cORTEz
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Photographer dana montlack’s richly hued images isolate and abstract biological specimens into
beguiling graphic elements. working with micro lenses, montlack makes the unseen visible in
compositions that convey both specificity and mystery. Her newest body of work directly references
John Steinbeck’s The log from the sea of Cortez (1951). Steinbeck’s book recounts his six-week
expedition through the gulf of California with marine biologist Ed Ricketts. Part intertidal taxonomy,
part ecological travelogue, the book considers themes of home, mapping, and environmental
harmony. working collaboratively with the scientists and staff members at uC San diego’s Scripps
Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium, montlack selected and photographed specimens
and charts from the waterways Steinbeck explored. By isolating and layering this source imagery,
drawn from the vast Scripps Oceanographic Collections, montlack crafts a new taxonomy of place.
dana Montlack: sea of Cortez is organized by the museum of Contemporary Art San diego, with thanks to uC San diego Scripps Institute
of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium. Institutional support for mCASd is provided, in part, by the City of San diego Commission for Arts
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ON vIEw THROugH 9/1/13 > LA JOLLA
approximately infinite Universe is inspired by science fiction, with its exploration of other possible
worlds, its dislocation of spatial and temporal trajectories, and its challenges to distinctions
between human and alien, self and other. The artists in approximately infinite Universe include
Edgar Arceneaux, Andrea Bowers, matthew Buckingham, Luke Butler, victoria Fu, Chitra ganesh,
desirée Holman, Emre Hüner, Ann Lislegaard, Simone Leigh, yoko Ono, the Otolith group, Jacolby
Satterwhite, Amie Siegel, Cauleen Smith, Kara Tanaka, and Saya woolfalk.
These artists understand art as a vehicle for time travel, employing an array of mediums as
means to move backward and forward through time. They employ ideas and strategies associated
with experimental science fiction writing, such as that of a new wave of science fiction writers who
emerged in the late 1960s and ‘70s, influenced by the social and political movements of that time,
including ursula K. Le guin, Octavia E. Butler, and Samuel R. delany, among others.
approximately infinite Universe is organized by the museum of Contemporary Art San diego and is made possible by generous gifts from the
Cochrane Exhibition Fund, valerie and Harry Cooper, and the LLww Foundation. Institutional support for mCASd is provided, in part, by the
City of San diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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LizA LOU: cOLOR fiELd
On view thrOugh 11/3/13 > DOwntOwn
For twenty years, the glass bead has been Liza Lou’s primary art-making material. Lou
transforms the possibilities of this tiny unit of color and embellishment just as she expands
the meaning of the objects she recreates. Color Field (2010-2013), her newest floor-bound
sculpture, features an expansive prism of color. the gridded rainbow is composed of
uniform lengths of wire, each threaded with a single shade of beads. the sheer expanse of
the piece conveys exuberance, underscored by the work’s bounty: its multitude of colors,
beads, and touch. Pulsing and pixelated, Color Field’s complex mosaic foregrounds its
construction and the network of hands which helped shape it.
Liza Lou: Color Field is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. underwriting support for this exhibition has
been generously provided by iris and Matthew Strauss. institutional support for MCASD is provided, in part, by the City of San
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Referencing the famous group of immense astronomical radio telescopes in the New mexico
desert, The Very large array nods to the vast spectrum of objects assembled in mCASd’s collec-
tion and to the ability of artists to connect us to something much larger than ourselves. Featuring
more than one hundred artists and representing five decades of collecting, this expansive exhi-
bition of museum acquisitions highlights many of the region’s most beloved and accomplished
artists. with two-dimensional works displayed in a salon-style installation, the white cube space at
the center of the room presents focused, thematic selections, which change seasonally.
In July, mCASd opened a two-person exhibition in the cube, pairing early works by manny Farber
and Faiya Fredman. Juxtaposing Farber’s paintings on collaged paper from the late ‘60s and ‘70s
and Fredman’s mid-1970s works of fleece and sand on canvas, the exhibition considers questions
of process and materiality in the work of two distinctive San diego artists.
The Very large array: san diego/Tijuana artists in the MCa Collection is organized by the museum of Contemporary Art San diego.
Institutional support for mCASd is provided, in part, by the City of San diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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hiTO STEyERL: GUARdSON vIEw THROugH 12/8/13 > dOwNTOwN
Berlin-based filmmaker and writer Hito Steyerl is interested in the proliferation and circulation of
images in our globalized world. She often works with the format of the video essay, combining a
heterogeneous range of material, including interviews, found footage, fictional dramatizations,
pop-music sound tracks, and first-person voiceovers. with her recent piece Guards (2012), Steyerl
turns her attention to the intersection of national security and the security of cultural treasures.
Commissioned by the Art Institute of Chicago, Guards features interviews with museum security
staff who have military and law enforcement backgrounds, including one of mCASd’s own security
services representatives, Ron Hicks. The video follows the officers as they move through the Art
Institute’s galleries, recounting harrowing stories from their law enforcement days. In one scene,
Hicks reenacts a stakeout recalled from his previous career as a Federal Police Officer serving
as part of a Special Reaction Team. He was invited to participate in the project after former Art
Institute of Chicago curator Lisa dorin visited the exhibition Phenomenal at mCASd in 2011 and
the two struck up a conversation.
hito steyerl: Guards is organized by the museum of Contemporary Art San diego, with special thanks to The Art Institute of Chicago.
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This fall, mCASd will partner with the La Jolla Playhouse for its inaugural without walls (wow)
Festival, happening October 3–6, 2013. This one-of-a-kind festival will showcase events in and
around the Playhouse Theatre district, with performances presented by the Playhouse, mCASd,
and uC San diego’s art departments of Theatre & dance and music. Featuring more than a 20
site-based works by local, national, and international artists, the wow Festival is designed to
break the barriers of traditional theatre and performance.
mCASd will present works by renowned visual and performance artists James Luna, Kate
gilmore, and Jacolby Satterwhite. In a new work commissioned by mCASd, Luna will take up the
iconic image of the American Indian storyteller as a vehicle for his narratives of contemporary
Indian life. The festival will feature a new piece by Kate gilmore, whose work combines
performance and sculpture to explore ideas of feminist struggle, physical labor, slapstick comedy,
and various legacies of twentieth century art. New york-based artist Jacolby Satterwhite, whose
work is also featured in approximately infinite Universe, integrates dance, drawing, video, and
3-d animation to produce fantastical computer-generated worlds and innovative performances
that explore memory and desire. Satterwhite performs in concert with his videos, wearing
elaborate multimedia costumes. As the first of what will be a biennial event, the wow Festival
will shine a national spotlight on San diego, bringing an innovative, outdoor artistic event to a
burgeoning arts city. visit www.mcasd.org for more information.
The la Jolla Playhouse Without Walls Festival is supported in part by The James irvine Foundation, The national endowment for the
arts, and donornation.
WoW fESTiVAL
Thursday Night Thing (TNT) heads north! mCASd will
help launch this fall’s wow Festival with our signature
art and music mash-up event on Thursday, October 3.
TNT is typically held three times each year at mCASd
downtown, but we will stage a special version at the La
Jolla Playhouse campus, bringing artist talks and perfor-
mances, live music and more, all inspired by the festival.
On November 14, TNT heads back downtown to
celebrate the opening of an exhibition by mike Berg
and more. Join us for art tours, art-making activities,
live music on the North Plaza, and tasty cocktails.
TNT x2mark your calendar
for two TNTs this fall
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BAcK TO SchOOL dOESN’T NEcESSARiLy MEAN BAcK TO ThE cLASSROOM.
This summer we’re gearing up for a new academic year
with yOu in mind. Be prepared to explore contemporary
art through tours in the galleries, take part in an art
history seminar course, or learn how you or someone
you know can become a teen advisor or an intern.
make use of the museum as an extended classroom! Ru
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Are you a lifelong learner? whether you’re a novice
or a contemporary art connoisseur, Sessions in
Contemporary Art will nurture your art interest and
knowledge on many levels. This four-part, seminar-
style art course, led by mCASd’s Chief Curator
Kathryn Kanjo and Associate Curator Jill dawsey,
will explore the work of John Baldessari, Ellsworth
Kelly, Agnes martin, martha Rosler, Eleanor Antin,
and many others. The class will review significant
art movements from the 1950s to the present and
investigate the seminal ideas of Conceptual Art,
the emergence of video art, multimedia practices,
performance art, the influence of identity politics
on art, and the rise of a global art scene. Sign up
now at www.mcasd.org to guarantee your spot.
TuESdAy, OCTOBER 29 > 5-6 Pm> BREAKINg wITH THE PAST:
ART AFTER ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISm
TuESdAy, NOvEmBER 5 > 5-6 Pm> THE OBJECT uNFRAmEd:
wORKS FROm THE 1970S
TuESdAy, NOvEmBER 12 > 5-6 Pm > APPROPRIATION, PICTuRES, ANd
PLuRALISm: THE 1980s RECONSIdEREd
TuESdAy, NOvEmBER 19 > 5-6 Pm > NEw STORyTELLINg:
ART IN THE NEw mILLENNIum
TUiTiON fOR fOUR SESSiONS:
mEmBERS $200; NON-mEmBERS $320
ThiS SEMESTER’S SchEdULE
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BOOK A TOURExplore contemporary art through lively conversations and
hands-on experiences. with a wide range of tour experiences
to serve the public, grades 6–12, higher education students,
community groups, and adult groups, mCASd offers all ages
the opportunity to continue learning. visit mCASd.org/learn
to book a tour.
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LOOK/exPLOre tOurS
are hour-long, student-centered dialogues
in which students gain a greater under-
standing of the works on view through
visual inquiry and in-gallery activities.
ArtLAb wOrKShOPS
build on the Look/Explore Tour with an
additional hour of hands-on art-making in
which students further explore process
and materials.
SeLF-guiDeD tOurS
give higher education professors and
instructors the ability to reserve space for
their class to visit the museum as a group.
FOCuS tOurS
are one-hour, dialogue-based tours for
adults and higher education groups focused
on one of the museum’s special exhibitions.
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TOURS MAKE A diffERENcETeacher vernon Ng and his
students explain why.
what did you get out of your visit to MCASD?
“I don’t see museums as just paintings anymore—
art can be anything that people make or think
about. I feel like the museum is a more comfortable
spot for me to visit now.” —Khadji, student
why is it important to visit museums as part of
your school curriculum?
“visiting the museum is more hands-on and
visual. we get to see the direct artifacts and
connect them with what we’re learning in
the classroom. Altogether, you get a better
understanding of what you’re learning when
you visit the museum.” —Anna, student
what was the best thing about your tour at
MCASD?
“The ability to tailor our visits and emphasize
certain exhibitions, themes and works of art.
Also, it was incredible to work with the museum
educators, many of whom are practicing artists
themselves.” —vernon Ng, High Tech High
Chula vista teacher
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TEEN AdViSORy GROUP (TAG)
The Teen Advisory group is at the core of the
mCASd teen programs. Composed of many
diverse teens representing high schools from
across San diego, TAg meets regularly at the
museum to explore contemporary art in the
galleries. TAg imagines, develops, and realizes
a project designed to reach the wider teen
audience by advising the museum’s Education
team on how to better engage with teens.
The application for the 2013–2014 Teen
Advisory group will be available in late August.
visit mcasd.org/learn/25-and-under and submit
your application by monday, September 23,
2013 to be considered for the program.
BEcOME AN iNTERN!mCASd’s internship program offers for-credit
educational opportunities to high school, under-
graduate, and graduate students. Interns may
learn skills in marketing and communications,
educational curriculum development, and cura-
torial research. visit http://www.mcasd.org/
about/internship-opportunities to learn more.
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Arthur DAntO, whAt Art iS
yale university Press: $24
danto has always been an engrossing read, his
art writing heavily informed by philosophy but
not weighed down by it. This new book distills
many of his key themes into one small volume.
It pinpoints why he still thinks Warhol’s Brillo
Boxes are the key works of our time.
veStA MOniCA herreriAS AnD PAbLO
Ortiz MOnASteriO, MexiCAn POrtrAitS
Aperture/Fundacion televisa: $85
Its format is very large, the printing of
photographs terrific. The range of artists is
generous, almost symphonic, from photo-
essayists to studio portraitists to conceptualists.
many of the chosen images are indelible, the
design of the pages elegant.
yOUR REcOMMENdEd REAdiNG LiST By ROBERT PiNcUS
“Here are a few new titles that have attracted my attention—
all for different reasons, but all for good reason.”
BACK TO SCHOOL
LizA LOu, DurbAn DiArieS
D.A.P./white Cube: $30
Liza Lou’s remarkable beaded Kitchen,
completed in San diego in 1995, launched her
celebrated career. She has spent much of the
past eight years in durban, South Africa, and
her writing sensitively chronicles her working
life involving local artisans. This humble looking
book also includes reproductions of compelling
wall works.
ROBERT L. PiNcUS iS ThE fORMER San Diego
Union-TribUne ART cRiTic, cURRENT McASd
SENiOR GRANTS ANd ART WRiTER, ANd
ALL-AROUNd BOOK fANATic.
ALL BOOKS ARE AVAiLABLE AT ThE x STORE
iN LA JOLLA.
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The museum has seen an impressive amount
of change over the past few decades, but one
thing that has remained a fortunate constant:
the leadership of Hugh davies, who celebrates
his 30th anniversary as The david C. Copley
director and CEO this fall.
davies’ accomplishments are many, but
among the most significant are expanding the
museum’s locations and audiences, growing
its endowment dramatically, and increasing its
holdings, with a strong focus on Latin American
artists and the Light and Space movement.
In 1983, when davies first came on board
after serving as founding director of the
university gallery at the university of
massachusetts, Amherst, the museum occupied
10,000 square feet and was called the La Jolla
museum of Contemporary Art.
After three major capital efforts (the down-
town venue at 1001 Kettner Blvd./America
Plaza in 1993; the expansion and renovation of
mCASd La Jolla by Robert venturi and denise
Scott Brown in 1996; and the opening of the
Richard gluckman-designed Jacobs and Copley
Buildings at mCASd downtown/1100 Kettner
Blvd. in 2007), mCASd now boasts nearly
32,000 square feet of gallery space across
three buildings at its two campuses.
during davies’ tenure, mCASd has grown
dramatically in earned and contributed income,
endowment, membership, attendance, and
international stature, and has developed a
strong binational presence.
while a Latin American focus is a relatively
recent phenomenon for many contemporary
art museums, davies has been engaging with
Tijuana artists and mexican border projects
for more than two decades. la Frontera/The
Border: art about the Mexico/United states
Border experience was a groundbreaking effort
organized in 1993, in collaboration with Balboa
Park’s Centro Cultural de la Raza. The critically
acclaimed 2000 exhibition, Ultra Baroque:
aspects of Post latin american art, challenged
misperceptions about art of this hemisphere.
Remarkably, about half of the works in the
2006 show strange new World: art and design
from Tijuana are in the museum’s permanent
collection. more recent exhibitions with a bina-
tional focus include last summer’s santa ana
Condition: John Valadez, the first retrospec-
tive of this important mexican American artist,
and the major permanent collection show
now on view downtown, The Very large array:
san diego/Tijuana artists in the MCa Collection.
while Latin America has been a focus, davies
is perhaps even better known for rounding
out the museum’s collection of Light and
Space works—arguably, the most significant
and influential “school” of art the west Coast
has produced to date—a fact the 2010 show
Phenomenal: California light, space, surface
helped make more publicly known. more than
40 percent of the works in that highly lauded
exhibition came from the museum’s collection.
The collection now numbers more than
4,300 works, and in the past two decades
mCASd has produced four major catalogues
devoted to portions of its holdings.
Looking forward, davies’ plans to develop
an exhibition considering recent manifesta-
tions of Latin American art, focusing on a
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spectrum of important work from Latin America.
davies envisions more institutional partner-
ships, and anticipates celebrating the museum’s
75th anniversary in 2015—the same year as
the Balboa Park Centennial. davies plans to
leverage these two milestones to help elevate
San diego’s stature as a visual art city to a
national/international audience.
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MONTE cARLO: A NiGhT AT LES cAVES
SATuRdAy, SEPTEmBER 7 > LA JOLLA
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MONTE cARLO: A NiGhT AT LES cAVESSEPTEMBER 7, 2013
This year’s gala promises to be an unforget-
table evening. guests will be whisked away
to Saint-Tropez, the exotic playground of the
jet set. Think sparkling azure sea, vibrant and
alluring night life, and decadent epicurean
delights that epitomize the French Riviera.
Sonia and gavin mandelbaum are the 2013 monte Carlo event chairs.
Sonia is a member of mCASd’s Board of Trustees and former arts
administrator at the New york Pops and The Los Angeles County
museum of Art.
ThE SiGhTS“Artist Kelsey Brookes is serving as this year’s Art Ambassador.
Known for his brilliant and dynamic works that have propelled him
to rock star status, Kelsey is the perfect person to craft the artistic
vision for the night. we’re excited to bring Kelsey’s work to life in the
context of monte Carlo.”
ThE SOUNdS“Tom deLonge of Blink 182 and his wife Jen deLonge are co-chairing
the After Party. This gala is famous for the After Party and the
deLonge duo promises to make this year’s the best yet with charity
gambling, dancing, a late-night band performance, and of course,
music curated by Tom and Jen.”
ThE ScENE“A lavish al fresco dinner under the stars (prepared by chefs Ryan
Johnston of whisknladle, giuseppe Ciuffa of giuseppe Restaurants
and Fine Catering, and michele Coulon of michele Coulon dessertier)
followed by a night in the hottest club in Saint-Tropez. It doesn’t get
any more elegant and exotic than the south of France.”
—Sonia mandelbaum, monte Carlo Chair
get your tickets now at www.mcasd.org/specialevents.
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ARTiST SPOTLiGhT: LizA LOU Liza Lou’s newest large-scale installation
Color Field opened at mCASd in July.
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ARTIST SPOTLIgHT
But to realize her vision of even one beaded
room had been arduous, Lou admitted.
“There were daunting hurdles along the way,”
she said. “How do you live and do this?, I asked
myself. How does any artist make a huge work
of art? yet I never thought I wouldn’t do it.”
This mix of inspired vision and tenacity has
persisted through a procession of remarkable
projects. Setting up a large studio in South
Africa in 2005 is an example of that sense
of determination. Pushing herself to emulate
their expert beadwork became an ambition. So,
too, does continuing to work on a grand scale,
as she has done with Color Field—“my largest
sculpture to date,” she tells me. Its 10,000-plus
strands of steel threaded with glass beads are
the product of her work with zulu artisans in
South Africa. They were installed blade by blade
here with the help of volunteers. It is her first
solo exhibition in a local museum, though she
showed her american Presidents series at Quint
Contemporary Art in 1996 and at the California
Center for the Arts museum in 1997.
She writes movingly about her years in South
Africa in her recent book, durban diaries. Lou
makes it clear how much she benefits from
the artisans’ skills, and she has provided jobs
in durban (in the province of Kwazulu-Natal),
where unemployment is shockingly high. It also
becomes evident that the bonds with these
women are deeper than simply professional
ones—for her and for them.
The year was 1995. I can’t quite recall how I
found out about Liza Lou and her remarkable
Kitchen. I only know, in retrospect, it was an
extremely wise decision to accept an invitation
to see it.
I really wasn’t prepared for what I saw in
her downtown San diego studio. you never
are when it comes to a first encounter with an
unforgettable work of art.
She had literally beaded the surface of a full
scale kitchen interior, including a table, plates,
saucers, and cutlery. There was beaded water in
the sink and a beaded “linoleum” floor too. But
beyond this feat was the careful attention to
design and detail: exaggerated wood grain, an
argyle-like tile pattern on the walls, and colorful
dust balls in the dust pan.
Her work was one of the most delightful
discoveries I have made during my years as a
critic in San diego. I may have been the first
person to write about her at length, both in
the Union-Tribune and in a first exhibition
catalog, but the Kitchen propelled her quickly
and deservedly to wider renown. She showed
her Kitchen at the New museum in New york
in 1996, and by 2002 had garnered a “genius”
grant from the macArthur Foundation. (She
moved to Los Angeles in 1997 and still resides
there part of the year.)
Lou wasn’t planning to exhibit locally at
the time, but I knew I had to write about her.
my interview with her was great fun; she is a
witty, funny, and forthright conversationalist.
“what I especially like,” she said back then,
“is that at the end of my life I will have created
an entire world.”
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we are pleased to announce the recent appointment of matthew
Strauss as our new mCASd Board President. with a distinguished
commitment to the art world, matthew Strauss and his wife, Iris,
have made profound contributions to San diego’s art community.
Passionate collectors, the Strauss’ collection recently made
the list as one of the Top 200 in the world as profiled by ArtNews.
Their impressive collection, which includes some of the biggest
names in modern and contemporary art, was recently featured in
Game Changer: new Media and Multiples From the Matthew and
iris strauss Family Foundation. we are honored and humbled by
matthew Strauss’s commitment to mCASd, and we look forward
to the next era working under his leadership.
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John valadez is widely considered the most significant artist to have developed a realist pictorial
language recording the Chicano experience in Los Angeles during the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. Last summer
we proudly presented santa ana Condition: John Valadez, the first survey exhibition of this important
mexican-American artist and muralist whose work has come to define the iconography of Chicano
identity of the period. The exhibition spanned 35 years of valadez’s photographs, paintings, pastels,
and other works on paper.
we’re pleased to see this groundbreaking exhibition travel to the National museum of mexican Art
in Chicago, one of the premier repositories for mexican art in the nation. The exhibition will remain on
view through August 11, 2013. After its stint in Chicago, the exhibition will travel to the vincent Price
Art museum in East Los Angeles, where it can be seen from September 21 to december 8, 2013.
MASON PhELPS (1925–2013)
On April 13, 2013, we lost a wonderful friend. mason Phelps was a
prominent member of the mCASd Board of Trustees for more than
twenty-four years. His service to the museum included a term as board
president (1992–93), chairman of the Architecture Committee during
the Robert venturi expansion (1994–96), and chair of the Building
Committee for the Jacobs and Copley Buildings at mCASd downtown.
In addition to mason’s commitment to the board, he was a long-time member of International
Collectors, a group that supports the museum’s operations and annual exhibitions, and part of the
Axline Society, a community of donors with planned gifts to the museum.
Throughout his twenty-seven-year friendship to mCASd, mason generously gifted over $1 million to
support arts education, accessions, and, in particular, the expansion of the museum, both in La Jolla
and downtown. mason’s passion for contemporary art is illustrated through his unwavering support as
well as his distinguished personal collection. Over the years, mason donated numerous dynamic works
of art to the museum’s permanent collection, including several by San diego artist Jay Johnson.
mason Phelps has made a lasting impression on mCASd, and he will be greatly missed.
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> SEPTEmBER 30, 2013
members at the Avant garde level and above
are invited to experience the vibrant diversity
of artwork represented in the “City of Angels”
with a day trip led by mCASd Associate Curator
Jill dawsey. Explore LACmA’s retrospective of
James Turrell’s masterful works, stop by the
studio of a locally-based artist, lunch at one of
the city’s hot spots, and and enjoy an exclusive
private collection visit at the Los Angeles home
of Karen Fox and Harvey Ruben. Reserve your
spot or learn more about our Field Trip program
by contacting April Farrell at 858 454 3541 x162
or [email protected]. Cost is $175 per person.
internAtiOnAL COLLeCtOrS Art tOur:
beLgiuM AnD PAriS > OCTOBER 17–25, 2013
mCASd’s International Collectors have explored
some of the most significant global art destina-
tions through the years, and our fall 2013 trip to
Brussels, Antwerp, ghent, and Paris is sure to top
them all. Hugh m. davies, The david C. Copley
director & CEO, and Chief Curator Kathryn Kanjo
will lead the group as they delve into the art and
culture of these historic destinations. Brussels is
on the forefront of the contemporary art scene,
and travelers will discover the varied studios
of artists Hans Op de Beeck, Luc Tuymans,
and michel Francois, take in the remarkable
private collections of mark vanmoerkerke and
walter vanhaerents, explore the famous ghent
Altarpiece in St. Bavo Cathedral, and enjoy
special receptions at Antwerp’s S.m.A.K. and the
Barbara gladstone gallery in Brussels.
Our group will then take the Thalys high
speed train to Paris, where they’ll explore the
renowned FIAC (Art Fair), take in the historic
musée d’Orsay and Pompidou Center, stop by
the Palais Royal to see daniel Burens’s instal-
lation Les deux Plateaux of 1986, experience
the studios of artists Jean michel Othoniel and
Xavier veilhan, and revel in the beauty and
romance of this iconic city.
Reserve your spot or learn more about our
Collectors Circle travel program by contacting
Heather Cook at 858 454 3541 x165 or
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“we loved the intimate setting of the dinner and
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“The dinner provided the opportunity to meet
other members in a more intimate setting.”
—monique Konovalov
“I enjoyed the diversity of the guests—meaning
not just the usual museum members but,
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refreshing to see people who do “applied arts”
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mCASd is pleased to announce the vIEw member magazine
won 1st prize in the American Alliance of museums’ 2013
museum Publications design Competition. This award was
given for the redesign of vIEw, which debuted in december
2012. Being a visual arts organization, design plays a major
role in shaping the institution and communicating who we
are. we’re honored to have our publication selected for this
prestigious award by our peers.
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“It was wonderful to speak to them about
their lives and artistic process. It was more
in-depth and personal than just learning about
the specific pieces they were showing in the
exhibition.”
—viveca Bissonnette, Summer Solstice Co-Chair
we were given a dazzling tour of [former artist-
in-residence] Brian dick’s studio.”
—monique Konovalov
“I got to know artist david Avalos and learn
more about the art projects and political
movements he was involved in. Kudos to you for
including artists!”
—Beatriz zayas
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michael Bartellmary and James BerglundBarbara Bloom FundHolly mcgrath Bruce and
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donald and Karen CohnIsabel and Agustín CoppelOlivia and Peter FarrellKaren Foxmilton Fredman Familywilliam georgis and
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don BreitenbergLeon and Sofia Kasselgail and george KnoxSharon and Sami LadekiTami and michael LangSonia Kassel mandelbaum and
gavin mandelbaumPatsy and david marinogarna g. mullerCatherine and Bob PalmerRobin and gerald ParskyRobert Caplan and
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mCASd BOARd OF TRuSTEES 2013–2014Barbara ArledgeLinnea Arrington, Secretarymelissa garfield Bartelldr. mary F. BerglundBarbara BloomNancy BrowarHolly BruceRonald L. BusickChristopher Calkinsdr. Charles g. Cochranevalerie CooperIsabel CoppelCarolyn P. FarrisKaren Foxdavid gussJohn Ippolito, vice Presidentmargaret A. Jacksongail KnoxSami Ladekimary Keough Lyman Sonia mandelbaumRichard marshallgarna mullermaryanne Pfister, vice Presidentdr. Carol RandolphJames RobbinsColette Carson Royston, vice PresidentNora d. Sargentgad ShaananJoyce Straussmatthew C. Strauss, PresidentSheryl whiteBrent v. woods, vice President
Sue K. Edwards, Honorary Trusteedanah Fayman, Honorary Trustee
david C. Copley, In memoriammason Phelps, In memorium
dr. Hugh m. davies, The david C. Copley director and CEO
Editor-in-Chief: Leah Straub design director: Kasey ReisContributors: Heather Cook, Jill dawsey, Alli deFrancesco, Kate deuparo, April Farrell, Elizabeth Harker, Kathryn Kanjo, Anne Kindseth, Edie Nehls, Robert Pincus, Cris Scorza, Jenna Jacobs, Shannel Smith, Kathleen wise, Anna-Leigh zinza.
The museum of Contemporary Art San diego, founded in 1941, is a member-supported, private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and interpretation of contemporary art. mCASd, accredited by the Association of museums, is one museum with two locations: La Jolla and downtown San diego. All programs and activities are made possible by generous contributions from mCASd members and many individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies.
Institutional support for mCASd is provided by the City of San diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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Liza Lou: CoLor FieLd
Through November 3
Lou’s newest, large-scale sculpture was initiated in
Durban and completed with teams of volunteers at
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eVents CaLendar
saturday, noVember 2
AN ouTSIDe PerSPeCTIve: The ArT AND SCIeNCe
oF The SeA oF CorTez > 1–3 Pm > LA JoLLA
tuesday, noVember 5
SeSSIoNS IN CoNTemPorArY ArT
> The obJeCT uNFrAmeD: WorKS From The 1970s
> 5–6 Pm > LA JoLLA
saturday, noVember 9
ANNuAL DIreCTor’S ChAmPAgNe bruNCh
> 10 Am–12 Pm > LA JoLLA
sunday, noVember 10
FAmILY ArTLAb: SouND TrAveL > 2–4 Pm > LA JoLLA
tuesday, noVember 12
SeSSIoNS IN CoNTemPorArY ArT
> APProPrIATIoN, PICTureS, AND PLurALISm:
The 1980s reCoNSIDereD > 5–6 Pm > LA JoLLA
thursday, noVember 14
TNT: ImmerSe > 7–10 Pm > DoWNToWN
monday, noVember 18
A CurATor’S PerSPeCTIve > 2 Pm > DoWNToWN
tuesday, noVember 19
SeSSIoNS IN CoNTemPorArY ArT
> NeW STorYTeLLINg: ArT IN The NeW mILLeNNIum
> 5–6 Pm > LA JoLLA
thursday, noVember 21
exTeNDeD SChooL PArTNerShIP (eSP) ShoWCASe
> 5–7 Pm > LA JoLLA
thursday, august 1
Shore ThINg: LIve muSIC bY The buLLeTINS
> 5–8 Pm > LA JoLLA
Friday, august 2
LoADINg DoCK LuNCheS > 11:30 Am–1:30 Pm
> DoWNToWN
thursday, august 8
Shore ThINg: SCreeNINg oF SanS Soleil
(1983) bY ChrIS mArKer > 6:15 Pm > LA JoLLA
thursday, august 15
Shore ThINg > 5–8 Pm > LA JoLLA
thursday, august 22
Shore ThINg: SCreeNINg oF 2001: a Space
odySSey (1968) bY STANLeY KubrICK > 6:15 Pm
> LA JoLLA
sunday, august 25
FAmILY ArTLAb: CoLor PALeTTe
> 11:30 Am–2 Pm > DoWNToWN
thursday, august 29
Shore ThINg > 5–8 Pm > LA JoLLA
saturday, september 7
moNTe CArLo: A NIghT AT LeS CAveS > 6:30 Pm
CoCKTAIL hour > 7:30 Pm DINNer > 9:30 Pm
AFTer PArTY > LA JoLLA
thursday, september 19
AN ouTSIDe PerSPeCTIve: guArDS > 7– 8 Pm
> DoWNToWN
Friday, september 20
memberS’ oPeNINg: loSt in the MeMory
palace: Janet cardiff and GeorGe BureS
Miller > 6 Pm SuPPorTerS’ reCePTIoN
> 7 Pm memberS’ oPeNINg > LA JoLLA
monday, september 23
A CurATor’S PerSPeCTIve > 2 Pm > LA JoLLA
thursday, september 26
eDuCATor’S reCePTIoN > 4–7 Pm > LA JoLLA
monday, september 30
uPPer-LeveL FIeLD TrIP To LoS ANgeLeS
SEPTEMBER
eXhibitions on View
LA JOLLA
approXimateLy inFinite uniVerse
Through SePTember 1
Inspired by science fiction, this exhibition
features work by seventeen artists who aim to
rethink cultural categories, imagine new sets of
social and sexual relations, and create alternate
narratives of the past and the future.
Lost in the memory paLaCe: Janet
CardiFF and george bures miLLer
SePTember 21, 2013–JANuArY 12, 2014
Janet Cardiff and george bures miller’s multimedia
installations seem to alter time, allowing fictional
and historical narratives to merge with the viewer’s
own experiences.
sCripps on prospeCt:
eVoLution oF ViLLa and Cottage
SePTember 21, 2013–JANuArY 12, 2014
This archival project of mCASD and the La Jolla
historical Society examines the evolution of their
respective buildings at 700 and 780 Prospect
Street in La Jolla.
dana montLaCk: sea oF Cortez
SePTember 21, 2013–JANuArY 12, 2014
Photographer Dana montlack transforms biological
specimens into beguiling graphic elements, which
directly reference John Steinbeck’s the log from
the Sea of cortez (1951).
DOWNTOWN
hito steyerL: guards
Through DeCember 8
hito Steyerl’s recent video Guards (2012) features
interviews with museum security staff who have
military and law enforcement backgrounds,
including one of mCASD’s own security services
representatives, ron hicks.
the Very Large array: san diego/
tiJuana artists in the mCa CoLLeCtion
Through oCTober 13
This expansive group show of museum acquisitions
highlights many of the region’s most beloved artists.
AUGUST OCTOBER NOVEMBER
member-exclusive event. Join us at mcasd.org/join. For tickets and more information, please visit www.mcasd.org.
thursday, oCtober 3
TNT @ WoW > 7–10 Pm > LA JoLLA PLAYhouSe
thursday, oCtober 3-sunday, oCtober 6
WIThouT WALLS FeSTIvAL
> ThurSDAY, oCTober 3
7–10 Pm > JACoLbY SATTerWhITe AND
KATe gILmore
8 Pm > JAmeS LuNA
> FrIDAY, oCTober 4
8:30–9:30 Pm > JACoLbY SATTerWhITe
> SATurDAY, oCTober 5
8 Pm > JAmeS LuNA
> SuNDAY, oCTober 6
5:30–7:30 Pm > KATe gILmore
sunday, oCtober 13
FIeLD TrIP: SAN DIego’S ArTS SCeNe > 10 Am
> DoWNToWN DePArTure
thursday, oCtober 17
exTeNDeD SChooL PArTNerShIP (eSP)
ShoWCASe > 5–7 Pm > LA JoLLA
tuesday, oCtober 29
SeSSIoNS IN CoNTemPorArY ArT
> breAKINg WITh The PAST: ArT AFTer
AbSTrACT exPreSSIoNISm > 5–6 Pm > LA JoLLA
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eXhibitions downtown
Liza Lou (through 11/3)
the Very Large array (through 10/13/13)
approXimateLy inFinite uniVerse (through 9/1)
eXhibitions La JoLLa
Lost in the memory paLaCe (9/21/13 through 1/12/14)
sCripps on prospeCt (9/21/13 through 1/12/14)
dana montLaCk: sea oF Cortez (9/21/13 through 1/12/14)
hito steryL (through 12/8)
an outside perspeCtiVe: guards
> ThurSDAY, SePTember 19 > 7–8 Pm
> DoWNToWN
Guards (2012) by hito Steyerl features interviews
with museum security personnel who have military
backgrounds, including mCASD Security Services
representative ron hicks. Join us for a conversa-
tion with ron hicks, Alex Scott, and Juanita hayes,
current mCASD guards and former military and
law enforcement personnel, and learn about what
they do to protect our visitors and artwork. An
outside Perspective invites visitors to explore issues
emerging from the exhibitions by hearing from a
specialist in another field of knowledge.
a Curator’s perspeCtiVe
> moNDAY, SePTember 23 > 2 Pm > LA JoLLA
Join Associate Curator Jill Dawsey for a gallery
walkthrough of the exhibition lost in the Memory
palace: Janet cardiff and George Bures Miller. The
Curator’s Perspective series offers the opportunity
to gain first-hand knowledge about the installation
and curatorial process directly from the curator.
sessions in Contemporary art
> TueSDAYS: oCTober 29, November 5, 12
AND 19 > 5–6 Pm > LA JoLLA
Are you are lifelong learner? Whether you’re a
novice or contemporary art adept, this four-part,
seminar-style course led by Chief Curator Kathryn
Kanjo and Associate Curator Jill Dawsey is designed
to expand your knowledge of today’s art world.
Check out this semester’s line-up:
october 29 > breaking with the Past:
Art After Abstract expressionism
November 5 > The object unframed:
Works from the 1970s
November 12 > Appropriation, Pictures, and
Pluralism: The 1980s reconsidered
November 19 > New Storytelling:
Art in the New millennium
an outside perspeCtiVe: the art and
sCienCe oF the sea oF Cortez
> SATurDAY, November 2 > 1–3 Pm > LA JoLLA
There are multiple entry points into the world of
contemporary art. An outside Perspective invites
visitors to explore exhibitions by hearing from a
specialist in another field of knowledge: music, film,
architecture, and even science. Artist Dana montlack
photographs the microscopic life in the Sea of
Cortez and has developed a working relationship
with scientists at Scripps Institute of oceanography
and birch Aquarium. Join us for a conversation
about her research and the sea life that inspires her.
a Curator’s perspeCtiVe
> moNDAY, November 18 > 2 Pm > DoWNToWN
Join Chief Curator Kathryn Kanjo for a gallery
walkthrough of the exhibitions featuring mike berg
and Nelson Leirner.
shore thing > ThurSDAY NIghTS Through
AuguST 29 > 5–8 Pm > LA JoLLA
Thursday nights are a Shore Thing at mCASD.
Join us for evening tours of approximately infinite
universe, art activities, film, music, food trucks, and
a cash bar. This extended-hours event gives you
the opportunity to mingle with old friends and new
friends, picnic in the Sculpture garden, and explore
the galleries until late in the evening.
Loading doCk LunChes > FrIDAY, AuguST 2
> 11:30 Am–1:30 Pm > DoWNToWN
Feed your hunger for art! This popular pairing of
food truck lunch meets art conversation is back
by popular demand. You’re invited to dine in our
loading dock as you enjoy lunch and mingle with our
staff and members of the San Diego/Tijuana arts
community. visitors can explore the galleries for
free during the program.
tnt @ wow > ThurSDAY, oCTober 3 > 7–10 Pm
> LA JoLLA PLAYhouSe
our wildly acclaimed TNT (if we say so ourselves!)
is kicking off the La Jolla Playhouse Without Walls
festival. everything you like about this event will
happen thirteen miles north of our downtown
campus. enjoy performance art, art-making activi-
ties, live music, tasty cocktails, and so much more.
without waLLs FestiVaL
> ThurSDAY, oCTober 3–SuNDAY, oCTober 6
> LA JoLLA PLAYhouSe
This fall, mCASD is partnering with the La Jolla
Playhouse for the innaugural Without Walls (WoW)
Festival. This one-of-a-kind festival will showcase events
in and around the Playhouse Theatre District with
performances presented by the Playhouse, mCASD, and
uC San Diego’s departments of Theatre & Dance and
music. mCASD will present works by renowned visual
and performance artists James Luna, Kate gilmore,
and Jacolby Satterwhite. Check the events Calendar for
times and dates of their performances.
tnt: immerse > ThurSDAY, November 14
> 7–10 Pm > DoWNToWN
Dive deeper into the art with tours, art-making
activities, live music on the plaza, tasty cocktails,
and delicious bites from mIho gastrotruck. This TNT
offers the opportunity to celebrate our newest exhi-
bitions by mike berg and Nelson Leirner. Learn more
from spotlight talks led by gallery educators
eXtended sChooL partnership (esp)
showCase
> ThurSDAY, oCTober 17 > 5–7 Pm > LA JoLLA
Through the museum of Contemporary Art San
Diego’s extended School Partnership (eSP)
program, students focused on works of art on
view through multiple visits to mCASD. Join us
for a celebration of the students’ mCASD-inspired
projects and their achievements.
eXtended sChooL partnership (esp)
showCase
> ThurSDAY, November 21 > 5–7 Pm > LA JoLLA
Through the museum of Contemporary Art San
Diego’s extended School Partnership (eSP) program,
students focused on works of art on view through
multiple visits to mCASD. Join us for a celebration
of the students’ mCASD-inspired projects and their
achievements.
SanS Soleil (1983) by Chris marker
> ThurSDAY, AuguST 8 > 6:15 Pm > LA JoLLA
The film takes the form of a series of letters, from
an imaginary cameraman to an equally imaginary
woman, which together comment on the global
array of images presented. At their most immediate
level, the images present themselves as a meditation
on present day Japan, and phenomenon of global-
ization. This screening will be held during Shore
Thing, our summer extended-hours event. This
program is free with museum admission.
2001: a Space odySSey (1968)
by stanLey kubriCk
> ThurSDAY, AuguST 22 > 6:15 Pm > LA JoLLA
An imposing black structure provides a connec-
tion between past and future in this enigmatic
adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author
Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave bowman and other
astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their
ship’s computer system, hAL, begins to display
increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense
showdown. This film screening will be held during
Shore Thing, our summer extended-hours event.
This program is free with museum admission.
FamiLy artLab: CoLor paLette
> SuNDAY, AuguST 25 > 11:30 Am–2 Pm
> DoWNToWN
Dive into a color exploration at our downtown
campus. Take part in a Look/explore tour and let
our gallery educators lead your family in lively
conversation about liza lou: color field and
artists manny Farber and Faiya Fredman. Stay for
a hands-on art-making experience. 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.
FamiLy artLab: sound traVeL
> SuNDAY, November 10 > 2–4 Pm > LA JoLLA
You hear a noise or listen to a song and you’re
suddenly transported to the past. Let our gallery
educators lead you and your family on a tour of
the exhibition lost in the Memory palace: Janet
cardiff and George Bures Miller. Consider how
music can inspire you to create artwork that
revisits our past. Join us for a hands-on experi-
ence and become a sound artist yourself! This
program is recommended for families with chil-
dren ages 5 and older. Tickets are sold on a first
come, first served basis; capacity is limited.
eduCator’s reCeption > ThurSDAY,
SePTember 26 > 4–7 Pm > LA JoLLA
Calling all teachers! Please join us for an educator
reception to celebrate all the work you do in the
classroom. explore the exhibitions on view in La
Jolla and consider ways in which music, photog-
raphy, or other sources inspire your curriculum.
This program is free for educators. Light refresh-
ments will be served. rSvP by Tuesday, November 12
to [email protected] with subject line “educator
reception.”
FieLd trip: san diego’s arts sCene
> SuNDAY, oCTober 13 > 10 Am
> Downtown departure
Celebrate the arts in our own city with a field trip to
local galleries, artist studios, and collections. explore
helmuth Projects epic installations by artist rob
Andrade and Timothy earl Neil, and visit the studio
of artists John oliver Lewis and Jessica mcCambly.
monte CarLo: a night at Les CaVes
> SATurDAY, SePTember 7 > 6:30 Pm CoCKTAIL
hour > 8 Pm DINNer > 9:30 Pm AFTer PArTY
> LA JoLLA
Join Chairs Sonia and gavin mandelbaum as we
celebrate the 37th annual monte Carlo gala. guests
will be whisked away on an unforgettable journey to
Saint-Tropez as the museum is magically transformed
into the French riviera. mCASD has tapped artist
Kelsey brookes to serve as Art Ambassador for the
gala, and blink 182 musician Tom DeLonge and his
wife Jen will serve as After Party co-chairs, curating a
band for late night revelers.
members’ opening: loSt in the MeMory
palace: Janet cardiff and GeorGe
BureS Miller > FrIDAY, SePTember 20
> 6 Pm SuPPorTerS’ reCePTIoN
> 7 Pm memberS’ oPeNINg > LA JoLLA
get a sneak peek of our newest exhibition before
it opens to the public. Celebrate the opening with
gallery conversations, cocktails, and more.
upper-LeVeL FieLd trip to Los angeLes
> moNDAY, SePTember 30
Avant garde members and above are invited to
experience the vibrant diversity of artwork in the
“City of Angels” with a day trip led by mCASD
Associate Curator Jill Dawsey.
annuaL direCtor’s Champagne brunCh
> SATurDAY, November 9 > 10 Am–12 Pm
> LA JoLLA
enjoy a special intimate champagne brunch and
tours of the current exhibitions in La Jolla with
David C. Copley Director and Ceo hugh Davies and
mCASD’s outstanding curatorial team. This event
is open to Donor Circle members and above.
member appreCiation day > SuNDAY,
DeCember 8 > 11 Am–5 Pm > LA JoLLA
mCASD knows our members are the best, so we
like to say “thank you” as often as possible! Join
us for a day where we appreciate you with special
discounts and offers, snacks and treats, and time
to meet the ever grateful staff. each member will
receive two additional guest passes that can be
used that day or in the future.
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