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6/11/2004

The OsCene

Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach

Contemporary Art and Culture in OC

Is a survey exhibition of Orange County artists working in all media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media installations, video/film, sound/music, architecture, fashion, and tattoo art. By emphasizing the often underestimated art of the immediate area, The OsCene (pronounced o-seen) serves as a counterpoint to the Orange County Museum of Art's broader themed 2004 California Biennial that runs concurrently with The OsCene.

In fact, it has been over twenty years since a survey exhibition of contemporary art in Orange County has been organized by a museum (the last major effort being done by Newport Harbor Art Museum in 1979). Tremendous growth and change have occurred both to the art scene and culture in Orange County during this period. Consider these facts: there are now more people per square foot in Orange County than in Los Angeles; there has been a substantial increase in contemporary art centers, galleries, and dedicated artists residences; art departments at OC's colleges and universities have grown dramatically; cities like Santa Ana and Laguna Beach are increasingly becoming known and are marketing themselves as world-wide art destinations; Orange County has an umbrella arts organization, Arts Orange County, that partly serves to focus and highlight the arts here; and OC also sports the most active chapter of The Business Committee for the Arts, the national organization which recognizes and encourages corporate support of the arts. In addition, there is now a weekly periodical, the OC Weekly, which pulls together the art sprawl of OC each week, not to mention several magazines, Coast and Riviera, which devote large sections to the exhibitions and artist's of OC.

So, how good is the art that is being made in Orange County? The OsCene attempts to answer this question with its survey exhibition drawn from over 400 artists who submitted work in an open call.

The curatorial team includes Tyler Stallings, Laguna Art Museum chief curator; Jacqueline Bunge, Laguna Art Museum curatorial assistant; Keiko Beatie, guest curator of film; and Tim Schwab, guest curator of music. The exhibition has been organized by Laguna Art Museum.

The 40 artists and designers included in the exhibition are:

Misty Burruel, Bryan Cantley, Amy Caterina, Torii Cooper, Alexandra de Alcala, Tom Dowling, Daniel du Plessis, Jorg Dubin, Karen Feuer-Schwager, Kebe Fox, Sherié Franssen, Jacques Garnier, Jeff Gillette, Jimi Gleason, Marcia Hafif, Laurie Hassold, Chris Hoff, Chuck Huang, Image Comics, Fat Mark Kaake, Jason Keller, Jeff Koegel, Matt Kotch, Aaron Kraten, Lady, Sir & Her, Viet Le, Dana Lovell, Robbie Miller, Christine Nguyen, Will O'Leary, Opie Ortiz, Michael Reafsnyder, Clayton Spada, Vonn Cummings Sumner, Ed Templeton, Elizabeth Turk, Steve Vandemon, Emigdio Vasquez, Richard Ward, Chie Yamayoshi,

FILM
The 41 drama, animated, and documentary films include:

Feature Films, Arizona, Daniel Holechek & David Holechek, Drag Nuns, Ren Blood, Farther Than The Eye Can See, Michael Brown & Josh Colover, Nihi, Brooks Guyer & Jimbeau Andrews, Nobody's Hero, Michael Spencer Taylor, She Said, Trish Kenney & Andrew VanderStoep, Will Unplugged, Rajan Shandil,

Short Films
Actor, Walter Koenig, Bob Conrad,
Adored in Languages I Don't Understand, Jon Beau Lee,
Ally, Jason Mirch,
Angel, Joe McGarvey,
Answers of Emptiness, George Russell,
The Art Police, No Exit, Tim Russ,
Before My Eyes, Mathew Lundstrom,
Blue Note 10 Shorts, Jeff Beals,
Blue Yonder Ranch, Vanessa Harris,
Breathe, Kyle Brown,
Claustrophobia, Brad McLaughlin,
Collorgo's Day Off, Alex Melli,
The Day of Ray, RJ Ward,
Elevator Etiquette, Melody Rock,
Falling, Derek Doi,
Fleeting, Robin Brown,
Frame Job Miki Dora in Hollywood, Antonio Beecroft,
Gotan Mora, Andres Buigues,
Head, Chris Weller,
The Horse Trader, Alex Melli,
How Sweet It Is, Shea McIntee & Hoss Sarbaz,
Humdrum, Bryan Irving,
The One Who Wears Red, Heather Coker,
Paddy Takes A Meeting, Dermott Petty,
Pagliacci's Curse, Wout Brusselaers,
Possibilities A Tribute To Special Olympics, Julie Ford,
Rastakhiz, Iman Afar & Hoss Sabaz,
Rules Of The Game, Marton Varo,
Silent Village, Rajendra Desai,
Snake vs. Iron Fist, Colter Freeman,
Unspoken, Stephan Jonas,
War, Michael Spencer Taylor,
Within An Endless Sky, Lance Winkel,

MUSIC
The 17 bands include:
The Barstow Boys, The Blank Tapes, Blue Wales, Geisha Girls Gentlemen of Leisure, Image Bulletin, Layton, Lomax Monk, Mad Man Moon, Northwest, OO Soul, Part the clouds, Pistolero, Satisfaction, 60 Watt Kid, Sound Head, Stanley Lucas Revolution.

LECTURES AND PANELS
Talk of the Town Lectures

Sunday, November 7, 1:00 p.m.
Sex Behind the Curtain: Eroticism in the art of The OsCene Artists Sherié Franssen, Lady, Sir & Her, Viet Le, and Ed Templeton will discuss the use of eroticism in their work that includes fashion, painting, and photography. Laguna Art Museum chief curator Tyler Stallings will moderate the panel. Please be advised that imagery with sexual content will be presented.

Sunday, December 5, 1:00 p.m.
The Spatial Orchestration of Form:uLA Dimension Laboratory Architects Bryan Cantley and Kevin O¹Donnell, whose work is included in The OsCene, will discuss their theoretical architecture influenced by the vine structure of the kudzu plant.

Sunday, January 9, 1:00 p.m.
Jody Zellen The artist will discuss her site-specific installation at the Museum, Other Places, and past work.

Sunday, January 30, 1:00 p.m.
The Work of Roger Armstrong The artist and Laguna Art Museum curator of collections Janet Blake will discuss his mini-retrospective of watercolors created over the past decades. A watercolor workshop/demonstration will follow.

Sunday, February 13, 1:00 p.m.
Steve Vandemon: Cars as Art Vandemon, an artist in The OsCene, will present a demonstration workshop that highlights his airbrushing skills as applied to custom painting on cars and in his artwork.

Sunday, February 27, 1:00 p.m.
Laying It On: Painting in The OsCene A panel of five painters, Alexandra de Alcala, Daniel du Plessis, Aaron Kraten, Karen Feuer-Schwager, and Emigdio Vasquez, moderated by Laguna Art Museum chief curator Tyler Stallings.

Lectures are free to members and free to non-members with Museum admission

FILM SCREENINGS
Wednesday, November 17, 7:00 p.m.
Film Shorts from The OsCene An anthology of short films included in The OsCene will be screened. Filmmakers will be present

Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Edge in Surf Films from The OsCene Nihi, a feature documentary by Brooks Guyer, on Hawaiian Waterman Titius Nihi. War, a short by Michael Spencer Taylor, that mixes current politic and surf in an edgy style. Frame Job Miki Dora in Hollywood, a short by Antonio Beecroft, on the surf legend Miki Dora viewed from a unique perspective. Blue Notes 10 shorts, selected shorts by Jeff Beals, looks at sweet surf spots with a nostalgic eye.

Wednesday, January 12, 7:00 p.m.
Feature Film from The OsCene Farther Than The Eye Can See, an award-winning feature documentary by Michael Brown, and Josh Colover about a blind hiker¹s quest to climb Mount Everest.

Guest film curator Keiko Beatie will be present at the screenings
Screenings are $5 to members, seniors, and students, and $7 to non-members.

MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Sunday, November 14, 1:00 p.m. Acoustic performances by the Blue Wales, a band featured in The OsCene.

Sunday, December 12, 1:00 p.m.
Acoustic performance by The Soundhead, a band featured in The OsCene.

Guest music curator Tim Schwab will be present at the performances.

Performances are free to members and free to non-members with Museum admission.

CONCURRENT EXHIBITIONS
November 7, 2004-February 27, 2005 The Many Faces of Roger Armstrong Jody Zellen: Other Places, site-specific installation Surf Culture Redux, ongoing through October 2, 2005 Laguna Impressions: Student work from Anneliese School Young Artists Society Gallery Art Rental & Sales Gallery Featuring artists Jennifer Griffiths, Susan Rush and Michael Slaght, and Jon Seeman

Laguna Art Museum Exhibitions Traveling:
Whiteness, A Wayward Construction, University of Virginia Art Museum,Charlottesville, VA, October 16-December 23, 2004.
Public hours: Daily, 11am-5pm; first Thursdays (free admission), 5-9pm

Contact: Stuart Byer, 949.494.8971

Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Dr., Laguna Beach, CA

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