Abstract Classicists
. . . May 29-October 28, 2012 . On the upper level of the museum in summer 2012 will be a selection of works from the permanent collection featuring the artists who were included in the seminal 1959 exhibition Four Abstract Classicists at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The artists were Karl Benjamin, Lorser Feitelson, Frederick Hammersly, and John McLaughlin. For this occasion, works by Florence Arnold and Helen Lundeberg have also been included to acknowledge their important contributions to California hard-edge. . The critic Jules Langsner described the abstract classicists as purists of painting. “They are engaged in a serious and determined effort to ...
Clarence Hinkle
. . June 10-October 7, 2012 . Laguna Art Museum is proud to present a retrospective of the work of Clarence Hinkle, an early twentieth-century artist who radiated the spirit of modernism. Born in Auburn, California in 1880, Hinkle was one of only a few native Californians of his generation who became nationally known artists. His education was broad and far-reaching, beginning with studies at the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento and the California School of Design in San Francisco. He continued his studies in the East at the Art Students League then at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. There ...
Modern Spirit and the Group of Eight
. . . June 10-October 7, 2012 . Modern Spirit and the Group of Eight provides a fresh perspective on the art and culture of the 1920s in Los Angeles. The Group of Eight—Mabel Alvarez, Clarence Hinkle, Henri De Kruif, John Hubbard Rich, Donna Schuster, E. Roscoe Shrader, Edouard Vysekal, and Luvena Buchanan Vysekal—exhibited several times throughout the 1920s, when modernist realism was the dominant trend across American art. Rather than focusing on plein-air landscape painting, like many artists in Los Angeles during the 1920s, the Group of Eight painted figural works, still lifes, and genre scenes in the studio. They wanted to have every ...
ex·pose: peter bo rappmund
. . . June 10-October 7, 2012 . [caption id="attachment_9128" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Peter Bo Rappmund"][/caption] Laguna Art Museum kicks off its new contemporary art program ex·pose with an exhibition of works by Peter Bo Rappmund (b. 1979). . This is Bo Rappmund's first solo exhibition at a museum. Working mainly in film, video, photography, and sound, he will be showing several photographs, along with three films: Psychohydrography (2010, HD, color, sound, 60 minutes); Vulgar Fractions (2011, HD, color, sound, 30 minutes); and Tectonics (2012, HD, color, sound, 60 minutes). This exhibition is the world premiere of Tectonics. . Bo Rappmund’s working process is a lengthy one, recording natural and rhythmic ...
Upcoming Events
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Conversation With…Allison Schulnik
Jun. 7, 2012An enlightening and informal artist talk will take place during First Thursdays Art Walk.
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Book Sale Benefiting Museum Library
Jun. 7, 2012Join us during First Thursday’s Art Walk for a book sale with proceeds benefiting the museum’s library.
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Summer 2012 Members Preview Day
Jun. 9, 2012Museum members are invited to a members-only preview of the museum’s summer 2012 exhibitions.
Museum News
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Laguna Art Museum Welcomes New Deputy Director
May 21, 2012Laguna Art Museum announced that Ed Fosmire, former executive director of the Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA), will join Laguna Art Museum as deputy director.
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Museum Announces New Concert Series
April 26, 2012The museum and Laguna Beach Live! announce Live! at the Museum, a new concert series.
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Former Museum Director Passes Away
April 10, 2012Tom Enman, former director of Laguna Art Museum, passes away.
