Left Coast
dal 14/4/2015 al 29/5/2015
Segnalato da
Judith F. Baca
Evan Bissell
Libby Black
Enrique Chagoya
Bruce Conner
Estudio Teddy Cruz
Fonna Forman
Jennifer Moon
Lari Pittman
Rigo 23
Favianna Rodriguez
Martin Wong
Imin Yeh
Nadiah Fellah
14/4/2015
Left Coast
The Amie and Tony James Gallery, New York
California Political Art includes artworks from the 1980s to the present that focus on the spirit of protest and resistance, which has come to be synonymous with the West Coast in recent years.
Curated by Nadiah Fellah
Left Coast: California Political Art includes artworks from the 1980s to the present that focus on the spirit of protest and resistance, which has come to be synonymous with the West Coast in recent years. The title of the exhibition takes its name from a playful moniker for the left-wing politics associated with California, a place that curator and art historian Peter Selz has referred to as “America’s edge.” By exploring how the roles of these artists cross into the realm of activism, the show brings to the fore timely political tensions and social movements that are unfolding across the country. The exhibition will feature sculptures, drawings, paintings, video and prints by several contemporary artists currently working in California, as well as newly commissioned works by Los Angeles-based artist Andrew Schoultz, the Bay Area-based mural collective Precita Eyes Mural Collective, and the international artist collective Futurefarmers, founded by San Francisco artist Amy Franceschini. Also included in the presentation are works by artists Judith F. Baca, Evan Bissell, Libby Black, Enrique Chagoya, Bruce Conner, Estudio Teddy Cruz with Fonna Forman, Jennifer Moon, PERSIA and DADDIE$ PLA$TIK, Lari Pittman, Rigo 23, Favianna Rodriguez, Martin Wong, and Imin Yeh. This exhibition is curated by Nadiah Fellah, the Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow.
Related Programming
Apr 16, 5pm: Muralism in California: Past and Present
Apr 22, 5pm: Left Coast for Teachers
Apr 27, 10am-6:30pm: The City is Ours, the Body is Mine: Urban Spatial Practices in Contemporary Latin America
Apr 30, 6:30pm: Political Printmaking: Favianna Rodriguez and Lincoln Cushing in Conversation
May 7, 6:30pm: Participatory Research and Political Art: California to New York
May 14, 6:30pm: Provisioning: The Flatbread Society Seed Journey
Cosponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the PhD Program in Art History, and the Public Science Project, The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Special thanks to exhibition lenders: George Adams Gallery, Commonwealth & Council, The Conner Family Trust and Paula Cooper Gallery, Durón Family Collection, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, Interference Archive, Joshua Liner Gallery, and P.P.O.W. Gallery.
Image: Libby Black, Protest, 2012. Oil on canvas, 8 x 6 inches.
Press Contact:
Jennifer Wilkinson: T +1 212 817 2020 / jwilkinson@gc.cuny.edu
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