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APRIL–JULY 2018
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YVE LARIS COHEN: MEETING GROUND
ON VIEW 4/19/18 THROUGH 9/2/18
The work of transgender artist Yve Laris Cohen moves between the worlds of visual art and dance,
situated within genealogies that include Minimalist sculpture, Institutional Critique, postmodern
dance, and classical ballet. His work often considers the architecture and latent histories of
theatrical spaces, through installations and performances that highlight states of transition.
For Laris Cohen’s exhibition—his first solo museum presentation on the West Coast—the artist
takes as his starting point MCASD La Jolla’s current expansion, a construction endeavor involving
the conversion of Sherwood Auditorium into gallery space. On the occasion of Sherwood’s
disappearance, Laris Cohen has engaged in an excavation of the history of the auditorium and, in
turn, of the Museum itself. His installation will transpose architectural and archival elements of
Sherwood to the Museum’s downtown building, effectively extending the life of the former civic
space. There is a striking symmetry in this gesture: just as Sherwood Auditorium is transformed
into a gallery, the artist transforms a gallery into Sherwood Auditorium.
Laris Cohen sees architecture as not only a formal construction but also a social and political
one. Indeed, the project considers not just material artifacts of the building, but also the labor
that supported the auditorium’s programs and maintenance. As part of the exhibition, a former
Sherwood events technician, Michael Scheer, has been contracted to assist with a weekly event
taking place inside the installation. As a caretaker of Sherwood for over two decades, Scheer
is now responsible for guarding archival materials from 1971, which marked a turning point in
Sherwood’s history. This institutional ephemera points to Sherwood’s complex legacy, raising
questions about the Museum’s parameters and its constituencies, both in the past and the present.
Meeting Ground represents the culmination of over a year of research on the part of the artist, who
spent several weeks onsite at MCASD examining its archive. The exhibition’s title references an early
press release the artist found that announced the
opening of Sherwood Hall, describing it as “a meeting
ground between the Museum and the public.” His
project offers a meditation on this idea, exploring how
the particularities of theatrical architecture shape
both a museum’s programs and its publics.
An event will occur every Saturday from 2 to 4 PM through September 2, 2018.
Yve Laris Cohen: Meeting Ground is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and made possible by underwriting
support from the Cochrane Exhibition 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.CO
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SADIE BARNETTE: DEAR 1968,…
ON VIEW 4/19/18 THROUGH 9/2/18
In Dear 1968,… artist Sadie Barnette mines personal and political histories using family
photographs, recent drawings, and selections from the file that the FBI amassed after her father
joined the Black Panther Party in 1968. The exhibition takes its title from Barnette’s large-scale
drawing, which reads “Dear 1968,” “Love, 1984.” Laboriously rendering its seemingly mechanical
lettering by hand, Barnette approaches the year 1968 with a mixture of sentimental devotion and
critical distance. Born in 1984, she sprinkles the embellishments of her birth era—glittery vinyl,
rhinestone stickers—throughout the exhibition in an attempt to reclaim her family’s history.
Barnette and her family recently obtained her father’s 500-page FBI file through the Freedom of
Information Act and she responded to its intimate details by further redacting its contents with her
signature stickers and paint splashes. Here, in its third iteration, Barnette has mounted the pages
to pink panels, giving them a dystopic glow. On another wall, she has transformed the file’s official
stamps into a domestic-style wallpaper. On top of the wallpaper, a pair of photographs show her
father in his Army uniform after being drafted to fight in Vietnam in 1966, and just two years later
in his Black Panther uniform, fighting against racism on his own soil.
In Barnette’s immersive reimagining of the family album, she demonstrates that her family’s story
is not theirs alone. Examining the fraught relationship between the personal and the political, the
everyday and the otherworldly, the past and the present, Barnette reveals that the injustices of
1968 have not yet been relegated to the pages of history, but live on in new forms today.
Sadie Barnette: Dear 1968,… has been organized by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of
California, Davis and Associate Curator Francesca Wilmott. Funding for the San Diego presentation is made possible by gifts to the
annual operating 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.
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“I AM THE OAKLAND 80’S BABY
OF THE RADICAL MOVEMENT OF LOVE,
THE INTERRACIAL, OUTER-SPACIAL, AND OF DISCO IDEALISM.
I AM THE IMPROBABLE CELEBRATION OF
MY PARENTS’ ACTS OF RESISTANCE.”
—SADIE BARNETTE
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COMING SOON >BEING HERE WITH YOU/ ESTANDO AQUÍ CONTIGO:42 ARTISTS FROM SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA
ON VIEW 9/20/18 THROUGH 2/3/19Being Here With You/ Estando aquí contigo will bring together work by 42 artists living and work-ing in the San Diego and Tijuana region. Filling the galleries of MCASD’s downtown location, the exhibition will include both early career and established artists, and will present new installations, videos, digital media, photography, sculptures, paintings, and performances. Being Here With You/ Estando aquí contigo will highlight artists whose distinctive practices are shaping conversations and communities in the binational region and beyond.
Artists include Robert Andrade, Abraham Avila, Mely Barragan, Carlos Castro-Arias, Alida Cervantes, Andrea Chung, Kate Clark, Cog•nate Collective, Lissa Corona, Thomas Demello, ELSOLDELRAC, Paula Flores, Victoria Fu, Aldo Guerra, Ingrid Hernández, Janelle Iglesias, Beliz Iristay, Angie Jennings, James Luna, Ana del Águila Malvaez, Michelle Montjoy, Raúl Moyado Sandoval, Mauricio Muñoz, Panca, Chantal Peñalosa, Omar Pimienta, Brianna Rigg, C. Ree, Matt Rich, Andrew Roberts, Griselda Rosas, Daniel Ruanova, Adriana Trujillo and José Inerzia, Barbara Sexton, Ash Eliza Smith and Kim-Anh Schreiber, Eva Struble, Monique van Genderen, Juan Villavicencio, David White, Oslyn Whizar, Chantal Wnuk, and Joe Yorty.
Being Here With You/ Estando aquí contigo: 42 Artists from San Diego and Tijuana is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and made possible by gifts to the annual operating 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.O
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PROSPECT 2018
ON VIEW 4/19/18 THROUGH 9/2/18Each spring, MCASD’s curatorial staff organizes an exhibition of artworks to be considered for acquisition by members of Contemporary Collectors and International Collectors, the Museum’s premier support groups. In advance of being selected by ballot at the Annual Selection Dinner, the works are displayed in the galleries along with contextual pieces from the permanent collection. This year’s presentation includes work by Meschac Gaba, Thomas Glassford, Camille Henrot, Judith Linhares, Jim Shaw, and Yinka Shonibare MBE.
Prospect 2018 is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, with funding provided by MCASD’s International and Contemporary Collectors. 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.
ARTISTS FROM THE MFA PROGRAM AT UCSD
ON VIEW 5/17/18 THROUGH 6/17/18This collaborative exhibition between MCASD and the University of California, San Diego Visual Arts Department presents work by graduating artists in the Master of Fine Arts program. Artists included in this year’s exhibition are Dustin Brons, Jessica Buie, Corey Dunlap, Jessica Frelund, Jon Paden, Garrett Pointer, HeeJung Shin, Andrew Sturm, Sindu Thirumalaisamy, and Evelyn Walker. The exhibition is co-organized by UC San Diego PhD student Jonah Gray and MCASD Assistant Curator Anthony Graham.
Artists from the MFA Program at UCSD is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the University of California, San Diego Department of Visual Arts. 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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MCASD: Your performances and installations
often foreground bodies, buildings, and
objects in states of transition—on the cusp
of appearing or disappearing. Do these
ideas relate to questions surrounding
being queer or transgender?
YVE LARIS COHEN: Many writers have
addressed the notion of “queer time,” but I’m
interested in how the space-time of transness
is a little different. Queer time is often thought
in terms of arrested development, being late or
out of sync with normative time, and resisting
chronological life benchmarks and terminal
goals. I’m compelled by topologies: crumpling,
stretching, and trembling, where form holds
but is recomposed under duress. This spatial
and temporal warping confuses distinctions
between inside and outside, here and there,
forward and backward. This is the transness I’m
invested in—not a movement from one stable
pole to another, but the continual renegotiation
of power and form.
MCASD: For your exhibition Meeting Ground, you
spent many weeks onsite at MCASD conducting
archival research into the Museum’s early
history, focusing on Sherwood Auditorium. Can
you talk about this process? What was the most
surprising thing you learned?
YLC: I was shocked to discover that the
Museum had, from 1960-65, fully funded
an in-house orchestra comprising local
professional musicians. All Sherwood Hall
Orchestra performances were billed as Museum
programming. I can think of no other US
visual arts institution, let alone a museum,
that has ever birthed and fully underwritten a
performing arts ensemble.
My initial research process was thrilling; I
felt like a detective unearthing a mystery.
The documents I was handling were mostly
office files: memos, contracts, applications,
letters, order forms, invitations, and
occasionally newspaper clippings, programs,
and photographs. I developed what felt like
meaningful and intimate relationships with the
various characters who worked in Sherwood
during its early years. The tone and texture of
my research shifted when I attempted to contact
and interview those people. Nearly everyone
had died—many of them very recently. I’d missed
them by a few years, or in some cases, a few
weeks. I found myself grieving in the Museum
board room, surrounded by boxes of ephemera.
Grief is one of the exhibition’s materials.
MCASD: You have said that your project
aims to extend the life of Sherwood,
stretching and suspending time.
How will this be accomplished?
YLC: Relocating some of Sherwood’s signature
architectural materials in the Museum’s
downtown building is the core gesture here.
Although I first thought of the project in terms
of life extension—this exhibition offering a kind
of palliative care for the auditorium—now that
ARTIST Q&A: YVE LARIS COHEN
MCASD talks with New York-based, San Diego-born artist Yve Laris
Cohen, whose first solo museum exhibition on the West Coast opens
at MCASD Downtown in April.
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preparing a corpse for public viewing. The
materials are in the uncanny valley now, unable
to be fully reconstituted. One challenge has
been resisting simply building a memorial
to Sherwood Hall, which itself had been
conceptualized as a memorial (to La Jolla Art
Center co-founder Franklin P. Sherwood). I hope
the project is lurking in stickier terrain. The
body is still on the premises.
MCASD: In 1980, Sherwood Hall changed
its name to Sherwood Auditorium.
How is this distinction between hall
and auditorium significant?
YLC: In piecing together Sherwood’s early
history, I was hungry for any sign that its
initial function and early programming were
inflected with the leftist politics of the 1960s, as
Sherwood’s existing architecture indicated this
might have been the case. The carpeted steps
leading up to the stage apron, for example,
pointed to a porous “fourth wall” between
performer and spectator—one that might allow
audience members to spontaneously leave
their seats and venture onto the stage. Based
on these clues, I imagined Civil Rights-era
community organizing meetings, public forums,
and lectures, where the “hall” in Sherwood Hall
might indicate an assembly hall or union hall.
I sadly found little evidence to corroborate my
political organizing theory, with the closest
approximation being a town hall event called
“Dialogue for Black Presentation of Views”
in June 1968 with speakers from the Black
Panther Party and the NAACP. The union hall
association, however, was somewhat apt: before
Sherwood was erected, satisfying La Jolla’s
need for a moderately sized auditorium, the
union Sherwood Hall Orchestra musicians had
been performing in the American Federation
of Musicians, Local 325 Union Hall. I imagine
the shift to “auditorium” had much to do with
clarifying programmatic goals—deemphasizing
music performances and amplifying Museum
lectures—but its timing at the onset of the
Reagan era also suggests a distancing from the
politicized connotations of “hall.”
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LEARNING WITH MILLENNIALS
MCASD recently wrapped up a two-year project working with local artists and colleges to
experiment with new ways of interacting with audiences. Beginning in November 2016, the Museum
paired four sets of artists and artist groups with four campuses.
Cog•nate Collective was paired with San Diego State University, working with the MECHA and
Chicano Studies classes; Kim Garcia was paired with Mesa College, working with the Museum
Studies and Chicano Studies class; Michael Ano was paired with UC San Diego, working in
the Communication, Art, and Technology program; and Collective Magpie was paired with
Southwestern College and several other regional colleges.
Each of the groups developed and tested at least two types of engagements at their respective
campuses. From performance and social practice, to artist-led pedagogy, the Millennial
Engagement project provided students from across San Diego an opportunity to actively
participate in and contribute to the creation of contemporary art alongside local emerging artists.
The culminating projects were shared with MCASD audiences in a series of exhibitions in the
galleries at 1001 Kettner Blvd.
The initiative also expanded online access to MCASD’s 4,700-piece collection. More than 450
digital images were added to MCASD’s e-Museum website, collection.mcasd.org/collections. This
diverse set of assets shows the complexity of the Museum’s collection and highlights holdings
that are meaningful to the San Diego community. Throughout the project, local artists and artist
groups used e-Museum as a tool to connect the collection to the specific context of their work.
As a result of the two-year initiative, MCASD established meaningful relationships with new
audiences—as well as reconnected with 18 to 25 year-olds who visited the Museum as school
children—further cementing the Museum’s foundation as a community-centered institution. As of
a result of their positive experience, some students will continue their experience with MCASD,
transitioning into volunteer and intern positions at the Museum.
Lastly, MCASD is excited to announce our partnership with Sosolimited, a firm dedicated to
redefining space through experiences driven by design and technology. In an effort to expand our
dialogue with audiences, MCASD will test a personal, tailored technology application that features
our digitized collection.
Become an X Set Member this spring and you can be part of the beta testing team for the new
platform. Learn more at mcasd.org/x-set.
This initiative is funded by the James Irvine Foundation’s Exploring Engagement Fund.
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MCASD’S TEEN ADVISORY GROUP EXPLORES SOCIAL ISSUES WITH A FOCUS ON FOOD JUSTICE
Through MCASD’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG), the Museum becomes not only a place of
displaying and viewing artwork, but also a site of citizen participation, education, exploration,
and experimentation. Each year, a group of 15-20 teens explore a social issue through the lens of
contemporary art. The theme for this academic year is Food Justice.
Meeting socially engaged artists and visiting the exhibitions on view, TAGsters considered Food
Justice from local to global issues, while exploring topics such as race, politics, history, science,
and economics. Students participated in the Experimental Quesadilla Lab (EQL)—a mobile lab by
Long Beach-based artist Teresa Flores that creates communal space to explore issues of family,
traditions, origin, and food inequity through recipe sharing. Teens learned about Paletas Santa
Monica, a project by socially engaged artist and TAG mentor Mario Mesquita that rethinks ways of
asking for people’s opinions and creating conversations. TAG members also had the opportunity
to meet with other teens in Mexico City through the Education Department at Museo Tamayo and
Educator Atelier Romo.
As part of their experience, the group visited the San Diego Food Bank where they learned about
food scarcity and how it affects local communities. The San Diego Food Bank is currently helping
to feed up to 370,000 people—more than ever before. TAGsters spent the afternoon sorting and
packing food boxes to be distributed to seniors at the Food Bank’s various distribution points.
As a result of these experiences and activities, TAG planned an interactive artistic endeavor for
Downtown at Sundown in March. The teens invited others from their generation to think about food
and challenge the way it is consumed.
For the remainder of the year, participants will work towards creating multidisciplinary educational
experiments and artworks designed to reach a wider, trans-national Museum audience. These
projects will be on view at the Museum’s Education and Engagement Hub at 1001 Kettner Blvd.
from 2 to 4 PM on Saturday, June 9.
MCASD’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) program is made possible by grants from the Hearst
Foundations and the California Arts Council.
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SUMMER C.A.M.P. IS BACK DOWNTOWN WITH AN EXPANDED SCHEDULE!
C.A.M.P. (Contemporary Art, Media & Process) invites 6 to 14 year-olds to explore contemporary
art through a series of weeklong, age appropriate art-making workshops designed to encourage
artistic expression, art appreciation, understanding, and imagination. Led by local contemporary
artists, C.A.M.P.ers discover out of the ordinary materials and learn about artists’ processes as
they discuss artwork on view in MCASD’s galleries. Each week-long C.A.M.P. culminates with a
showcase and celebration of the C.A.M.P.er’s artwork.
With the excitement of being in the heart of downtown San Diego, C.A.M.P.ers will explore current
exhibitions on view and enjoy neighborhood walkabouts to public art and site-specific installations.
C.A.M.P.ers will learn to use both analog and digital mediums to create original multi-media art to
be displayed during a culminating showcase.
6-14 year-olds > July 30 through August 10 from 9 AM to 4 PM
Pricing:
Half-day: Member or Military Personnel $99; Non-members $200 per week
Full-day: Member or Military Personnel $198; Non-Members $395 per week
Register by April 23, 2018 and receive a 10% discount off the listed price. C.A
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WITH ART ALL DAY AND TO WORK WITH SO MANY TYPES OF MEDIA,
ESPECIALLY CREATING INSTALLATION ART.”
—SOFIA, SUMMER C.A.M.P.ER 2017, 7-11 YEAR-OLD SESSION
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MCASD’S 25 AND UNDER CONTEST IS BACK
This year marks the 11-year anniversary of Qualcomm Foundation’s generous support of free
admission for all MCASD visitors age 25 and younger. In celebration of this initiative, MCASD
developed the 25 and Under Art Contest as a way to showcase the talent of our young patrons.
Now in its sixth year, the 25 and Under Art Contest invites young artists to submit original
artwork for the chance to have their piece featured at the Museum. Notoriety isn’t the only
thing at stake—this year’s grand prize is $500 to Blick Art Materials and a curator-led tour of the
exhibition of your choice.
The 2018 25 and Under Art Contest theme is “Untold Stories.” A panel of judges will select their
favorite 25 works from the submissions. Those works will be on view to the public from Thursday,
May 24 through Sunday, June 3, when the winners will be announced at a special reception from
3 to 4:30 PM. The deadline for entries is 11:59 PM on Friday, April 27. To enter the contest, visit
mcasd.org.
JOIN OUR TEAM!
MCASD offers unique professional experiences for interns
MCASD’s year-round internship program offers semester-long opportunities in the spring, fall, and
summer. During the summer, the Museum offers an eight-week intensive that includes seminar
sessions with key leaders in the organization, private collection visits, and hands-on experiences.
Interns are typically assigned to one department, but are exposed to other facets of the Museum
through interactive breakout sessions hosted by various departments. Interns have access to
exhibitions and all public programs that occur during their internship, and will be invited to a lunch
Q&A session with MCASD’s David C. Copley Director and CEO, Kathryn Kanjo.
MCASD’s internships are a learning experience and are offered for academic credit. Internships
are unpaid. For candidacy consideration, students should submit a resume, personalized cover
letter, letter of reference, two writing samples, an unofficial transcript, and school documentation
showing enrollment in an accredited internship program.
To submit your application, please visit mcasd.org/internships. MC
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MCASD REGISTRAR SEES 62 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME SHOWS—AND HE HAS THE BUTTONS TO PROVE IT.
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA was a far reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and
Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles that took place from September 2017 through January 2018 at
institutions across Southern California. Supported by grants from the Getty Foundation, the initiative
offered a series of thematically linked exhibitions at more than 70 museums and cultural institutions
across the region, from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, and from San Diego to Santa Barbara.
When the exhibitions were announced last summer, MCASD’s Registrar Tom Callas decided he
wouldn’t let the Getty’s massive effort pass him by. Curious, committed, and determined, he set out to
see as many shows as he could. Here are a few highlights from his Pacific Standard Time expedition.
MCASD: What is your role at the Museum?
TOM CALLAS: The Registrar’s Office is
responsible for keeping track of the art in
MCASD’s collection; as well as artworks
on loan to MCASD for exhibitions. We keep
records of the location and physical condition
of the works, along with their storage,
exhibition, and preservation needs. MCASD
lends artwork to other museums; we are
responsible for documenting those, and with
communicating the needs of the artwork to
the borrowing institutions.
MCASD: What inspired your journey to see as
many Pacific Standard Time shows as possible?
TC: I was given a copy of the Getty’s
booklet which listed the arts organizations
participating in Pacific Standard Time: LA/
LA. The booklet is arranged geographically;
with the exhibitions grouped by neighborhood
(West Los Angeles, Downtown LA, Orange
County, San Diego, etc.). I think that’s what
MCASD: Did you make any new friends, or
have any unexpected experiences as you
trekked across Southern California?
TC: I engaged as many of the staff at the
institutions I visited as I could, trying to see if
their experience with this project was similar
to our own. I think the fun thing about my
journey was seeing so many museums that I
hadn’t been to before. I didn’t know there was
an art museum in El Segundo, but ESMoA is a
real gem. There are lots of institutions across
Southern California that I should have been
more familiar with.
MCASD: Any final thoughts?
TC: Can I say that I am looking forward to the
next one?
inspired my attempt. It seemed to me that I
could focus on one neighborhood at a time,
see those shows, and move on to the next. My
only regret is that I started at too leisurely of a
pace. At the beginning, I would go to a couple
of exhibitions on a weekend. By the end, I was
seeing six or eight. Even so, there were three
exhibitions in Los Angeles that closed before I
could visit them. And I just couldn’t get to see
any of the exhibitions in Santa Barbara.
MCASD: What are a few highlights from your
favorite shows.
TC: I really enjoyed the design show Found
in Translation at LACMA. It brought familiar
movements of design in Southern California
from the last 150 years, and showed how it
related to similar movements in Mexico. I
thought the drawings and collages of Martín
Ramírez shown at ICA Los Angeles were terrific.
He was a self-taught artist, institutionalized in
a psychiatric hospital for much of his adult life.
The lost mural exhibition at La Plaza de
Cultura y Arte was also a favorite.
NAME: TOM CALLAS
Position: MCASD Registrar
Number of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA
shows seen: 62
Estimated number of miles travelled: 1,000+
Favorite work: There was a work by Jesus
Rafael Soto called Cuatro Modulaciones (1969)
in the Kinesthesia exhibition at the Palm
Springs Art Museum. Unlike other works in the
exhibition that incorporated motors or lights,
this work didn’t actually move at all, but it
appeared to vibrate as you watched it.
Favorite show: I have to say the exhibition La
Raza at the Autrey Museum. The exhibition
consisted of photographs from a small
newspaper involved with the Chicano rights
movement of the 1970s in Los Angeles. The
images were both touching and powerful.
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s biennial auction on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Art Auction 2018 was an incredible success. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the artists who donated their work, and to the patrons who enthusiastically placed bids throughout the evening.
The Rancho Santa Fe home of Matthew and Iris Strauss
Co-Chairs: Iris Strauss, Joan Jacobs, and Karen Cohn
For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact Advancement Director
Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell at 858 454 3541 x179 or [email protected].
mcasd.org/montecarlo
For the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s
annual fundraising gala
Save the date
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MCASD Members have a lot to look forward to this season.
Mark your calendar now for these upcoming Member events.
Made by X
Learn directly from local contemporary artists at Made by X—MCASD’s hands-on, art-making event
featuring an exploration of artistic materials and processes over conversation and cocktails.
Made by X is $25 for Members; $40 for non-members. Space is limited, and early registration is
suggested. Ticket prices cover all art-making materials, drinks, and admission.
Tickets can be purchased at mcasd.org or by calling April Farrell at 858 454 3541 x162.
Upcoming events:
Made by X Featuring Adam Belt
Wednesday, May 30 > 6:30-8:30 PM > Downtown
Time, entropy, creation, and the unseen forces that shape our physical world are what interests
artist Adam Belt. Represented by Quint Gallery in La Jolla, Adam Belt lives and works in San Diego
and his work has been shown at museums and galleries, both locally and nationally. Join Adam Belt
for cocktails and conversation as we explore his ideas and create our own works of art.
eXit pARTy
Thursday, June 28 > 7-10 PM > Downtown
Prepare for an evening of experimentation and imagination at MCASD’s eXit pARTy series. With
hands-on activities, performance art, cocktails, and more, MCASD’s eXit pARTies offer Members
new ways to experience contemporary art. Stay tuned to facebook.com/mcasd for the theme, soon
to be announced.
As always, Museum partner A SHIP IN THE WOODS will curate a cutting edge music line-up, and
Snake Oil will be on hand with seasonal craft cocktails.
eXit pARTies are free for Members and $25 for non-members.
eXit pARTy Member Benefits:
> Members at the e-Member level and above receive FREE admission and one FREE drink.
Admission is $25 for non-member guests.
> Members at the Dual level may bring one guest and will receive two FREE drinks.
> Members at the Avant Garde level and above may bring one guest and will enjoy a HOSTED BAR
all night!
Interested in upgrading? MCASD now accepts monthly Membership payments starting at $5
per month. Contact Senior Annual Giving Manager April Farrell today at 858 454 3541 x162 or
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PREPARE FOR ADVENTURE:MCASD COLLECTORS HIT THE ROAD THIS SUMMER AND FALL
CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS TRIP > NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND > JUNE 4-9, 2018
Collectors will enjoy exclusive access to Museum exhibitions, art galleries, artist studios, and
some of the most prestigious private collections in Manhattan. This tour will include day trips to
Greenwich, Connecticut for a tour of the Brant Foundation Art Study Center, and to Hudson Valley
for a tour of Storm King Art Center and Dia: Beacon.
INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS TRIP > PORTUGAL (LISBON AND PORTO) > OCTOBER 22-29, 2018
Join MCASD’s David C. Copley Director and CEO Kathryn Kanjo for an exploration of Portugal’s
contemporary culture. The combined strength of Lisbon and Porto’s artist communities, the
breadth of their commercial galleries, and the scale and quality of their private collections—
together with Lisbon’s annual art fair and the biennial Portugal Arte—make this beautiful country
clinging to the edge of Europe an undisputed player on the contemporary international art
scene. This seven-day whirlwind program consists of visits to Portugal’s most prestigious private
collections, artist studios, architectural ensembles, museum exhibitions, and gallery shows.
For more information about MCASD’s travel programs, contact Special Events & Travel Programs
Manager Lesley Emery at 858 454 3541 x165 or [email protected]. Interested in joining the
Collectors Circle? Contact MCASD Advancement Director Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell at 858 454
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This spring, MCASD and Westfield UTC launched a three-year partnership that will bring MCASD’s
permanent collection and art-making experiences for families back to La Jolla. As part of the
partnership, three sculptures from MCASD’s collection will be installed in the mall’s courtyard–
Sandro Chia’s The Twin’s Father (1986); Judith Shea’s Eden (1987); and Francisco Zuñiga’s
Juchiteca de pie (1966).
Works from MCASD’s permanent collection will rotate annually and will remain on view at
Westfield UTC for the next three years. Every other month, families can explore these sculptures
and create unique artworks of their own at MCASD Family ArtLAB workshops, led by our Gallery
Educators and held at Westfield UTC.
Celebrate the launch of this special partnership on Saturday, May 12, when MCASD brings
Sculpture Frenzy to Westfield UTC.
FAMILY ARTLAB: SCULPTURE FRENZY!
> Saturday, May 12, 2018, 2-4 PM > Westfield UTC > 4545 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92122
Led by MCASD Gallery Educators, families can explore these sculptures and make unique
artworks of their own. This program is free and is recommended for families with children ages 5
and older. Programs at Westfield UTC will take place every other month beginning in May. Check
mcasd.org for dates and details.
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MCASD’S PERMANENT COLLECTION HITS THE ROAD
Several works from MCASD’s permanent collection are travelling to institutions near and far
this summer.
Two works by Mary Corse will travel to the Whitney Museum of American Art this summer for the
exhibition Mary Corse, on view from June 8 through September 23, 2018.
Manny Farber’s Story of the Eye will travel to The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles for
the exhibition One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art, on view in October 2018.
You won’t have to travel far to see Fred Tomaselli’s Head with Flowers, on view at the Oceanside
Museum of Art from July 28 through December 2, 2018.
THIS PAGE: MANNY FARBER, STORY OF THE EYE, 1985, OIL, GRAPHITE, AND MASKING TAPE ON BOARD, 36 X 180 IN. COLLECTION MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO. MUSEUM PURCHASE WITH MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS FUND, 1988.27. © MANNY FARBER 1985. PHOTO: PABLO MASON. / OPPOSITE PAGE, LEFT TO RIGHT: FRED TOMASELLI, HEAD WITH FLOWERS, 1996, PAPER COLLAGE, DATURA, EPHEDRA, HEMP, AND RESIN ON WOOD, 60 X 60 IN. COLLECTION MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO. MUSEUM PURCHASE, CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS FUND, 1997.14. © FRED TOMASELLI 1996. PHOTO: PABLO MASON. / MARY CORSE, UNTITLED (SPACE + ELECTRIC LIGHT), 1968, PLEXIGLAS, NEON, AND HIGH FREQUENCY ENERGY, 45 1/4 X 45 1/4 X 4 3/4 IN. COLLECTION MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO. MUSEUM PURCHASE WITH FUNDS FROM THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION, 2007.10.1-2. © MARY CORSE.
ON THE ROAD
Visit mcasd.org/collection to learn more
about the Museum’s world-renowned
permanent collection.
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MCASD REMEMBERS
MCASD MOURNS THE LOSS OF JACK WHITTEN> DECEMBER 5, 1939–JANUARY 20, 2018
An innovator of form, process, and material, Jack Whitten explored the possibilities of paint and
expanded what we know as abstract painting. MCASD is honored to have organized the artist’s
first full career retrospective, Jack Whitten: Five Decades of Painting (2014-2015). Since that
time, Whitten has been the subject of renewed attention and acclaim, and in 2016 he received the
National Medal of the Arts, presented to him by former President Obama.
OPPOSITE PAGE: JACK WHITTEN AND THE DAVID C. COPLEY DIRECTOR AND CEO KATHRYN KANJO, 2015. / THIS PAGE: INSTALLATION IMAGE OF JACK WHITTEN: FIVE DECADES OF PAINTING, ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO, 2015/2016.
“THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE AND IN HIS ART, JACK WAS PROPELLED BY
CONVICTION AND QUESTIONING, CONTROL AND ABANDON. EVER HUMBLE
IN HIS UNDERSTANDING, YET CONFIDENT IN HIS INTUITION, HE MOVED
AHEAD WITH FAITH ARRIVING AT A NEW WAY OF REPRESENTING THE
WORLD AROUND US.”
—KATHRYN KANJO, THE DAVID C. COPLEY DIRECTOR & CEO
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THANK YOU TO OUR FISCAL YEAR 2017 DONORS, JULY 1, 2016–JUNE 30, 2017‡
RECENT GIFTS‡ — THANK YOU!
MCASD ANNUAL FUND DONORS
INDIVIDUAL DONORS $100,000 and aboveCarolyn P. FarrisPaul and Geneviève JacobsAnonymous
$50,000–$99,999 Anonymous*Faye D. HunterAnonymousMaryanne and Irwin PfisterIris and Matthew Strauss
$25,000–$49,999 Barbara and Charles ArledgeMelissa Garfield Bartell and
Michael BartellMary and James BerglundColette Carson and
Dr. Ivor RoystonHugh M. DaviesJill Esterbrooks and
James RobbinsOlivia and Peter FarrellAnonymousRobert HemphillGail and George KnoxJay and Jennifer LevittGarna G. MullerElizabeth PhelpsSuzan and Gad ShaananThe Sheryl and Harvey
White Foundation
$10,000–$24,999 Linnea ArringtonViveca Bissonnette and
Jeff HollanderBarbara Bloom FundMatt and Nancy BrowarHolly and David BruceSophie Bryan and Matt LuedersRobert Caplan and
Dr. Carol RandolphKaren and Donald CohnIsabel and Agustín CoppelLisette and Mick FarrellKaren FoxMilton Fredman FamilyWilliam T. GeorgisCabrillo Charitable FundMargaret Jackson and
Neil HadfieldAnnie Hubbard and
Harvey SchwartzDebby and Hal JacobsJoan and Irwin JacobsBill and Amy KomanSharon and Sami LadekiTami and Michael LangSonia Kassel Mandelbaum and
Gavin MandelbaumPatsy and David MarinoFenner MiltonRuki OygarCatherine and Bob PalmerDiane Baylor RobertsMr. and Mrs. Alex RoudiNora and Fritz SargentDagmar Smek and Arman OrucEliza and Stuart StedmanSteve Strauss and Lise WilsonElizabeth TaftHelene and Allan Ziman
$5,000–$9,999 Adah AlmutairiLisa and Steve AltmanRusti W. BartellDeanna and Joseph BittkerCharles and Tanya Brandes
Diane and Christopher CalkinsCathy and Michael CasteelTrulette Clayes and
Jeffrey PartrickCandace and Rob CohenRenée Comeau and Terry
GuldenEmily and Daniel EinhornDan and Phyllis EpsteinElaine Galinson and
Herbert SolomonMarcia Hazan and
Mark CammellKimberly and Ryan HerrellDr. Stacy JacobsJennifer KagnoffFraeda KopmanArthur and Sandra LevinsonRichard and Jeanne LevittGlenn W. Marschel Jr. and
Shawn MarschelMargret and Nevins McBrideLiz and Chris McCullahDrew and Cindy NelsonJennifer L. Nelson and
John C. DineenDr. & Mrs. A. E. OygarMark and Hasty PidgeonLiz Anne and
Anthony PotamianosJoyce and Ted StraussHaeyoung Kong TangJ. M. TasendeErika and Dr. Fred TorriThe Clara and Joseph
Tsai FoundationJo and Howard Weiner
$1,500–$4,999 Liz and Richard BartellJoan and Jeremy BergLynda Forsha Blanchard &
Robert BlanchardCarmine Boccuzzi and
Bernard LumpkinDr. Charles G. and
Monica H. CochraneCarol and Lawrence GartnerCandy Coleman and Will GriffithMelanie CruzAnonymousMonica FimbresBeverly and Richard FinkSusanna and Michael FlasterDavid and Melissa GilbertBo and Anita HedforsCelia HenelyDr. Linda Hirshberg and
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Robert GagnonChristina KirkTrevor & Staci KleinLia Lund and Scott KivelAnonymousKen LittleMary Keough LymanCatherina and Michael MadaniGeraldine McAllisterAnna Haudenschild Meier and
Philip MeierBetsy MitchellCharles MyersSally Odegard and Angela FieDavid and Katherine OverskeiViviana and Charles PolinskyAnne and Ronald SimonDr. Marie Tartar and
Dr. Steve EilenbergJudith K. WhiteAnnasue and John WilsonLorna York/Madison Gallery
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT DONORS
$100,000 and Above City of San Diego Commission
for Arts and CultureThe James Irvine Foundation
$50,000–$99,999 The Hearst FoundationsKarma AutomotiveQualcomm Foundation
$25,000–$49,999County of San DiegoThe Getty FoundationNational Endowment for
the ArtsNorthern TrustVan Cleef & Arpels
$10,000–$24,999California Arts CouncilAnonymous Fund at the
San Diego FoundationChase Private ClientCooley LLPMandell Weiss Charitable TrustThe ResMed FoundationSeltzer Caplan McMahon VitekSchubach AviationSouth Coast Plaza
$5,000–$9,999Dr. Seuss Fund at the
San Diego FoundationJLABS San DiegoKPMG LLPLPA, Inc.U.S. Bank FoundationZephyr Partners
$1,500–$4,999BloomingdalesChubb & Son, Inc.City of Chula VistaThe Cynthia and George
Mitchell FoundationGCI HealthJPMorgan Chase & CO.The Lancer GroupRoom and BoardSamuel I. & John Henry
Fox FoundationSan Diego Private BankWillis Towers Watson
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$25,000–$49,999 Irvine Company
Office PropertiesKPBS
$10,000–$24,999Giuseppe Restaurants &
Fine CateringHollander Design GroupPacific Event Production
$5,000–$9,999Culinary ConceptsLawrance Furniture
$1,500-$4,999The French GourmetHerb & WoodLionfish Modern Coastal CuisineMIHOSnake Oil Cocktail Co.Tito’s Handmade Vodka
RECENT GIFTS
MCASD ANNUAL FUND DONORS
$600–$1,499Michael AlboWeston AnsonMr. and Mrs. John E. Barbey, Jr.Robert W. BlanchardSusan DiamondLaura and William FreemanElaine Galinson and
Herbert SolomonLaura Gambucci and
Mary Beth McCarthyBenjamin GayheartDavid and Karen GilmoreRobert Gleason and Marc MatysVictoria and Frank HobbsLewis and Patricia JuddLeon and Sofia KasselTamara KinsellaVivian Lim and Joseph WongJennifer LuceDaniel Mauser and
Kristina Kasper-MauserAndy and Anne McCammonDennis A. McConnellSilvana and Alberto MichanBetsy MitchellG & J ReynoldsIvan and Janet RostovskyBrian SchunckTina SimnerMichael Stoff
$300–$599Virginia AbblittMr. and Mrs. Nicholas ArthurGreti and John BaezTouradj Barman and
Sarah KaplanGayle Barsamian and
David ClappThe Betlach Family FoundationEmilie BloomTracy BoltonRalph and Gail BryanPatti and Coop CoopriderDr. and Mrs.
Timothy H. CrawfordLee and Bethany DerroughWallace C. and Linda DieckmannDr. Valerie EwellBretton Fletcher and
Susan CardellaBeverley and Charles FreedmanJohn GallupNatalie GanzHector GarciaRichard L. Gomez, M.D.Beth A. GoodmanVictoria Hamilton and Paul
HobsonMarnie and Lew KleinJP LaBrucherieKelly Lawson-SafronArthur and Sandra LevinsonCarol LintonMr. and Mrs. J. Gerald LipschitzRobert D. MackiePaul C. Marra and
Joel ValenzuelaKaryn and Cosimo MassariJames and Kris McMillanRose E. MerinoEsther R. NahamaJacki and R. Grant PenwardenDrs. Kirk and Jeanette PetersonBrian and Paula PowersVictoria and Tom ReedJohn RoeAnnabelle Selldorf
Esther ShapiroMarc SheltonEsther and Alan SimanRonald StevensonGregory B. StrangmanRobert TaylorSarah Trujillo-Porter and
Mitchell PorterDaniel W. VecchittoIsabelle and Mel WassermanIngrid Westlake
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‡ IT IS THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF MCASD’S MEMBERS AND DONORS THAT MANY THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGANS AND VISITORS ALIKE ENJOY OUR WORLD-CLASS MUSEUM IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND LA JOLLA. AT THE $1,500 LEVEL AND ABOVE, CURRENT DONORS ARE LISTED FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. AT THE $300–$1,499 LEVEL, CURRENT DONORS ARE LISTED ONCE, IN THE ISSUE FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE GIFT TO MCASD.
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VIEW > APR–JUL 2018
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EVENTS CALENDAR
MAYAPRIL JUNE JULY
THURSDAY, APRIL 19
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN > 5-8 PM > DOWNTOWN
THURSDAY, APRIL 19
ESP SHOWCASE > 5:30-7:30 PM> DOWNTOWN
MONDAY, APRIL 23
A CURATOR’S PERSPECTIVE > 2 PM > DOWNTOWN
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
25 AND UNDER CONTEST DEADLINE > 11:59 PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
FAMILY ARTLAB: FAMILIAL ABSTRACTIONS > 2-4 PM >
DOWNTOWN
SATURDAY, MAY 12
FAMILY ARTLAB: SCULPTURE FRENZY! > 2-4 PM >
> WESTFIELD UTC > 4545 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR.,
SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
THURSDAY, MAY 17
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN > 5-8 PM > DOWNTOWN
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JUNE 3
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
MADE BY X FEATURING ADAM BELT > 6:30-8:30 PM
> DOWNTOWN
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
25 AND UNDER CONTEST RECEPTION > 3-4:30 PM >
DOWNTOWN > 1001 KETTNER BLVD.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) SHOWCASE > 2-4 PM >
DOWNTOWN > 1001 KETTNER BLVD.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20
SELECTION DINNER WEDNESDAY > 6:30 PM >
DOWNTOWN
THURSDAY, JUNE 21
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN > 5-8 PM > DOWNTOWN
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
FAMILY ARTLAB: PROSPECT 2018 > 2-4 PM >
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THURSDAY, JUNE 28
EXIT PARTY > 7-10 PM > DOWNTOWN
THURSDAY, JULY 19
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN > 5-8 PM > DOWNTOWN
JULY 30 THROUGH AUGUST 10 FROM
SUMMER C.A.M.P. > 6-14 YEAR-OLDS > 9 AM TO 4 PM
> DOWNTOWN
APR / MAY / JUN / JUL 2018 Member-exclusive event. Become a Member by visiting www.mcasd.org/join-give/overview. For tickets and more information, please visit www.mcasd.org.
MCASD LA JOLLA IS CURRENTLY
CLOSED FOR A MAJOR RENOVATION AND
EXPANSION PROJECT SET TO QUADRUPLE
CURRENT GALLERY SPACE.
Learn more at www.mcasd.org/expansion.
MCASD Downtown is your hub for art
happenings, engaging programs, and thought-
provoking exhibitions.
MCASD Downtown offers two-hour parking for
$2. Park in the One America Plaza building and
bring your ticket to the MCASD front desk to
receive a voucher.
FOR INFORMATION
858 454 3541 > www.mcasd.org
MCASD LA JOLLA: CLOSED FOR
RENOVATION AND EXPANSION
700 Prospect Street, La Jolla CA 92037
MCASD DOWNTOWN
1100 and 1001 Kettner Blvd., San Diego CA 92101
HOURS
1100 Kettner Blvd.
11 AM–5 PM daily.
Third Thursday of every month: 11 AM–8 PM.
Closed Wednesday.
1001 Kettner Blvd.
11 AM-5 PM Thursday through Sunday.
Third Thursday of every month: 11 AM-8 PM
PUBLIC TOURS
Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM; and every
third Thursday at 5:30 and 6:45 PM. For more
information about guided tours for private, school,
or community groups, please visit our website at
www.mcasd.org/learn/tours.
ADMISSION
Free for MCASD Members
$10 Non-members > $5 Seniors (age 65+)
Free for Military (with ID)
Free for ages 25 & under
Admission is valid for seven days.
Free the third Thursday of every month from 5–8 PM
25 & under free admission supported by
MCASD is accessible to all its visitors.
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW
DOWNTOWN
ON VIEW APRIL 19 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
YVE LARIS COHEN: MEETING GROUND
For Laris Cohen’s exhibition—his first solo museum
presentation on the West Coast—the artist takes
as his starting point MCASD La Jolla’s current
expansion, a construction endeavor involving
the conversion of Sherwood Auditorium into
gallery space. On the occasion of Sherwood’s
disappearance, Laris Cohen has engaged in an
excavation of the history of the auditorium and, in
turn, of the Museum itself.
SADIE BARNETTE: DEAR 1968,…
In Dear 1968,…, artist Sadie Barnette mines
personal and political histories using family
photographs, recent drawings, and selections
from the file that the FBI amassed after her father
joined the Black Panther Party in 1968.
PROSPECT 2018
Each spring, MCASD’s curatorial staff organizes
an exhibition of artworks to be considered
for acquisition by members of Contemporary
Collectors and International Collectors.
MOWRY BADEN: I WALK THE LINE
In the 1960s, Mowry Baden began to explore ways
in which sculpture could be experienced physically
with the whole body as opposed to just visually.
I Walk the Line invites viewers to do just that: to
straddle the sloping rail and walk the aisle of the
oversized construction.
ON VIEW MAY 17 THROUGH JUNE 17, 2018
ARTISTS FROM THE MFA PROGRAM AT UCSD
This collaborative exhibition between MCASD and
the University of California, San Diego Visual Arts
Department presents work by graduating artists in
the Master of Fine Arts program.
COMING SOONBEING HERE WITH YOU/ ESTANDO AQUÍ
CONTIGO
ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 THROUGH
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
Being Here With You/ Estando aquí contigo will
bring together work by 42 artists living and
working in the San Diego and Tijuana region.
SAVE THE DATE:
MONTE CARLO > SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
EXHIBITIONS DOWNTOWN > 1100 AND 1001 KETTNER BLVD.
YVE LARIS COHEN: MEETING GROUND
SADIE BARNETTE: DEAR 1968,…
PROSPECT 2018
MOWRY BADEN: I WALK THE LINE
4/19/18 THROUGH 9/2/18
ARTISTS FROM THE MFA PROGRAM AT UCSD
5/17/18 THROUGH 6/17/18
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN
> 5-8 PM > DOWNTOWN
Visual arts and performing arts converge at MCASD’s
after-hours offering: Downtown at Sundown. On the
third Thursday of every month from 5 to 8 PM, enjoy
free Museum admission, exhibition tours, free entry
to SDSU Downtown Gallery, drink specials at Stone
Brewing Company Store, live music by The Roots
Factory, and so much more!
Mark your calendar for these upcoming Downtown at
Sundown events:
> Thursday, April 19, 2018
> Thursday, May 17, 2018
> Thursday, June 21, 2018
> Thursday, July 19, 2018
EXTENDED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP (ESP)
SHOWCASE
The Extended School Partnership program invites
teacher and students to consider the Museum as
extension of their classroom by integrating the arts
into the core curriculum. Each school and cohort of
teachers work together with our Museum educators
to develop a curriculum that uses contemporary art
and the exhibitions on view as a catalyst for creative
thinking and making. This semester, students visited
the Museum and explored the exhibitions Memories
of Underdevelopment: Art and the Decolonial Turn in
Latin America, 1960-1985; In Close(d) Relationship;
and Art Auction 2018. ESP Showcases present
and celebrate the unique works students create in
response to their experience in the galleries.
Upcoming ESP Showcase dates:
> THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018 > 5:30-7:30 PM >
DOWNTOWN, 1001 KETTNER BLVD.
Join students from Vahalla High School, Chula Vista
High School, and High Tech High Chula Vista to
celebrate their work.
25 AND UNDER CONTEST
>DEADLINE > FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 11:59 PM
> SHOWCASE ON VIEW > THURSDAY, MAY 24
THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 3 > DOWNTOWN > 1001
KETTNER BLVD.
> RECEPTION > SUNDAY, JUNE 3 > 3-4:30 PM >
DOWNTOWN > 1001 KETTNER BLVD.
This year marks the 11-year anniversary of
Qualcomm Foundation’s generous support of
free admission for all MCASD visitors age 25 and
younger. In celebration of this initiative, MCASD
developed the 25 and Under Art Contest as a way
to showcase the talent of our young patrons. Now in
its sixth year, the 25 and Under Art Contest invites
young artists to submit original artwork by April 27
for the chance to have their piece featured at the
Museum. Notoriety isn’t the only thing at stake—this
year’s grand prize is $500 to Blick Art Materials and
a curator-led tour of the exhibition of your choice.
The 2018 25 and Under Art Contest theme is “Untold
Stories.” A panel of judges will select their favorite
25 works from the submissions. Those works will be
on view to the public from Thursday, May 24 through
Sunday, June 3, when the winners will be announced
at a special reception from 3 to 4:30 PM. To enter
the contest, visit www.mcasd.org.
TEEN ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) SHOWCASE
> SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 > 2-4 PM > DOWNTOWN >
1001 KETTNER BLVD.
View the multidisciplinary experiments and artworks
MCASD’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) members
created during their explorations of food justice and
other social issues.
SUMMER C.A.M.P.
> 9 AM TO 4 PM > DOWNTOWN > 1001 KETTNER BLVD.
> JULY 30 THROUGH AUGUST 10 > 6-14 YEAR-OLDS
C.A.M.P. (Contemporary Art, Media & Process)
invites 6 to 14 year-olds to explore contemporary
art through a series of weeklong, age appropriate
art-making workshops designed to encourage
artistic expression, art appreciation, understanding,
and imagination. Led by local contemporary
artists, C.A.M.P.ers discover out-of-the-ordinary
materials and learn about artists’ processes as
they discuss artwork on view in MCASD’s galleries.
Each week-long camp culminates with a showcase
and celebration of the C.A.M.P.er’s artwork. With
the excitement of being in the heart of downtown,
C.A.M.P.ers will explore current exhibitions on view
and enjoy neighborhood walkabouts to public art
and site-specific installations. C.A.M.P.ers will learn
to use both analog and digital mediums to create
original multi-media art to be displayed during a
culminating showcase.
Pricing:
> Half-day: Member or Military Personnel $99;
Non-members $200 per week
> Full-day: Member or Military Personnel $198;
Non-Members $395 per week
Register by April 23, 2018 and receive a 10% discount
off the listed price.
TALKS AND TOURS
A CURATOR’S PERSPECTIVE
> MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018 > 2 PM > DOWNTOWN
Hear from MCASD curators and explore three
exhibitions that highlight the Museum’s commitment
to the art and issues of our time, including Yve
Laris Cohen: Meeting Ground, Sadie Barnette:
Dear 1968,…, and Prospect 2018. At this Curator’s
Perspective, you’ll hear from Assistant Curator
Anthony Graham and Curator Jill Dawsey.
This program is free for Members, and free with paid
admission for non-members.
FAMILY ARTLAB: FAMILIAL ABSTRACTIONS
> SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018, 2-4 PM > DOWNTOWN
Take part in a Look/Explore tour and let our
Gallery Educators lead you and your family in lively
conversation about the exhibition Sadie Barnette:
Dear 1968,…. Following your gallery exploration,
join us for an art-making workshop inspired by the
artist’s abstract compositions of family keepsakes.
Bring one or two items that represent an important
moment in your family history.
FAMILY ARTLAB: SCULPTURE FRENZY!
> SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2018, 2-4 PM > WESTFIELD
UTC > 4545 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR., SAN DIEGO,
CA 92122
This spring, MCASD and Westfield UTC are partnering
to bring MCASD art-making experiences for families
back to La Jolla. Three sculptures from MCASD’s
collection are now installed in the mall’s courtyard
as part of a three-year partnership between the
Museum and Westfield UTC. Led by MCASD Gallery
Educators, families will explore these sculptures and
make unique artworks of their own. This program is
free and is recommended for families with children
ages five and older. Programs at Westfield UTC will
take place every other month beginning in May.
Check mcasd.org for dates and details.
FAMILY ARTLAB: PROSPECT 2018
> SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2018, 2-4 PM > DOWNTOWN
Take part in a Look/Explore tour and let our
Gallery Educators lead you and your family in lively
conversation about the exhibition Prospect 2018.
Following your gallery exploration, join us for an
art-making workshop inspired by the work on view
in the galleries. This program is recommended for
families with children ages five and older.
PRICING:
The Family ArtLAB program is free for Members and
Military families, and $15 for non-member families.
Museum admission is included. Tickets are sold on
a first come, first served basis; capacity is limited
to 60 participants. We recommend buying tickets in
advance at either Museum location. The family price
includes two adults and up to three youth.
COVER: SADIE BARNETTE, THE LIVING ROOM (DETAIL), 2017. CUSTOM WALL VINYL, INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS VARIABLE. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST.
THIS PAGE: GUESTS TOUR MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT: ART
AND THE DECOLONIAL TURN IN LATIN AMERICA, 1960-1985 AT
MCASD’S MONTHLY FREE PROGRAM, DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN. /
EXTENDED SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP SHOWCASE ON VIEW AT 1001
KETTNER BLVD. / MCASD’S 2017 25 AND UNDER ART CONTEST. / TAG MEMBERS EXPLORE EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW AT MCASD DOWNTOWN. / C.A.M.P.ERS SHARE THEIR WORK WITH PARENTS AND FRIENDS AT THE CULMINATING SHOWCASE HELD AT THE END OF EACH SESSION. / FAMILY
ARTLAB AT MCASD DOWNTOWN. / PORTRAIT OF ADAM BELT. PHOTO
CREDIT MELISSA AU. / GUESTS ENJOY EXIT PARTY > TROPICALIA.
MADE BY X
Learn directly from local contemporary artists at
Made by X—MCASD’s hands-on, art-making event
featuring an exploration of artistic materials and
processes over conversation and cocktails.
Made by X is $25 for Members, and $40 for
non-members. Space is limited, early registration
is suggested. Ticket prices cover all art-making
materials, drinks, and admission.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Made by X Featuring Adam Belt
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 > 6:30-8:30 PM >
DOWNTOWN
Time, entropy, creation, and the unseen forces that
shape our physical world are what interests
artist Adam Belt. Represented by Quint Gallery in La
Jolla, Adam Belt lives and works in San Diego
and his work has been shown at museums and
galleries, both locally and nationally. Join Adam Belt
for cocktails and conversation as we explore his
ideas and create our own works of art.
SELECTION DINNER
> WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 > 6:30 PM >
DOWNTOWN
It’s the Collectors Circle Members’ most anticipated
night of the year! This annual exclusive event is open
to the Museum’s International and Contemporary
Collectors, who will view and vote on works of art to
be acquired for the Museum’s permanent collection.
International and Contemporary Collector Members
are invited to dine with both new and longtime
friends as they make a case for their favorite works
of art. Interested in learning more about Collectors
Circle Membership? Contact Advancement Director
Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell at 858 454 3541 x179 or
EXIT PARTY
> THURSDAY, JUNE 28 > 7-10 PM > DOWNTOWN
Prepare for an evening of experimentation and
imagination at MCASD’s eXit pARTy series. With
hands-on activities, performance art, cocktails, and
more, MCASD’s eXit pARTies offer MCASD Members
new ways to experience contemporary art. This
eXit pARTy will be inspired by the exhibition Yve
Laris Cohen: Meeting Ground, on view at MCASD
Downtown from April 19 through September 2, 2018.
For the artist’s first solo museum presentation
on the West Coast, Yve Laris Cohen takes as his
starting point MCASD La Jolla’s current expansion,
a construction endeavor involving the conversion
of Sherwood Auditorium into gallery space. On the
occasion of Sherwood’s disappearance, Laris Cohen
has engaged in an excavation of the history of the
auditorium and, in turn, of the Museum itself.
As always, Museum partner A SHIP IN THE WOODS
will curate a cutting edge music line-up, and Snake
Oil will be on hand with seasonal craft cocktails.
eXit pARTies are free for Members and $25 for
non-members.
eXit pARTy Member Benefits:
> Members at the e-Member level and above receive
FREE admission and one FREE drink. Admission is
$25 for non-member guests.
> Members at the Dual level may bring one guest
and will receive two FREE drinks.
> Members at the Avant Garde level and above
may bring one guest and will enjoy a HOSTED
BAR all night!
Interested in upgrading? MCASD now accepts monthly
Membership payments starting at $5 per month.
Contact Senior Annual Giving Manager April Farrell
today at 858 454 3541 x162 or [email protected].
MONTE CARLO: AN ART AFFAIR
> SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 > THE RANCHO
SANTA FE HOME OF MATTHEW AND IRIS STRAUSS
Join co-chairs Iris Strauss, Joan Jacobs, and
Karen Cohn at the home of Matthew and Iris
Strauss for MCASD’s 42nd annual gala. For more
information and sponsorship opportunities, contact
Advancement Director Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell at
858 454 3541 x179 or [email protected].
More at mcasd.org/montecarlo.