ArtBabble: California

De Wain Valentine

MCASD - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:08:06 +0000

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MCASD - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

De Wain Valentine was an artist active in Southern California in the 1960s and 70s, famous for his use of resin in his monumental sculptures.

Photographer Sean McFarland at work / YBCA Bay Area Now 6

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:42:53 +0000

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YBCA Now

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Sean McFarland on his photography of modern urban perceptions of nature and wilderness. About Sean McFarland: Sean McFarland is an artist whose work explores the relationships between the process of image making, artifice, photographic truth, and the representation of landscape. McFarland earned a BS in Computer Information Systems and Studio Art from Humboldt State University in 2002, and an MFA in Photography from California College of the Arts in 2004. Sean's solo exhibitions include White Columns, New York City, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco.

Conversation: Robert Irwin and Lawrence Weschler

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:27:03 +0000

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Talks

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

Artist Robert Irwin, a master of light and space, talks about his work and career with Lawrence Weschler, author of Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Over Thirty Years of Conversations with Robert Irwin and contributor to The New Yorker.

Interview with Christo

Smithsonian American Art Museum — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:33:18 +0000

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Team Work

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

On the occasion of the exhibition, *Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Remembering the Running Fence* [1] Christo describes the making of the Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin Counties, California in the 1970s. He describes collaborating with with Jeanne-Claude, working with the ranchers, obtaining permits and the experience of it all. [1] http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2010/christo/

YBCA Now: Teaser

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:35:19 +0000

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YBCA Now

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

A preview of our upcoming monthly arts magazine. YBCA Now feature highlights and interviews with artists, curators, and artlover on location in the Bay Area. Hosted by YBCA staff and special guests, to share an inside look on what's happening now at YBCA and beyond.

Chris Burden and Michael Govan at LACMA

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:32:29 +0000

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Talks

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents a conversation between artist Chris Burden and LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg director Michael Govan.

Color and Fire

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:30:27 +0000

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Color and Fire. This video explores the evolution of the 20th century ceramics in interviews with many of the leading figures in the field, including Ruth Duckworth, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Otto Natzler, Richard Shaw, and Betty Woodman. Featuring discussions about Abstract Expressionism, Funk, sculpture, vessels, and the role of ceramics in the art world . These interviews provide fascinating glimpses into the studios, lives, and work of an inspirational group of artists.

Magnificent 11

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:49:13 +0000

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Curators talk about eleven of LACMA’s permanently held artworks which made the LA Times list of the region's greatest art, revealing the unique qualities that have made them favorites of the experts.

SMOKE

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:34:28 +0000

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Timelapse video of Tony Smith's SMOKE at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

MADE IN LA The Prints of Cirrus Edition

Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:34:27 +0000

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Tracing the development of Cirrus from its inception in 1970 to the 1990's, the video features many of the artists that worked at Cirrus over the years, including Lita Albuquerque, John Giegerich, Gronk, Lari Pittman, Edward Ruscha, and others. Commentary by master printer Francesco Siqueiros and Cirrus founder Jean Milant offers additional insight into this seminal Los Angeles art institution.