Inspired by the opening exhibition at downtown Los Angeles鈥� new art complex, The unveils a surprise exhibition, 鈥淲omen Sculptors,鈥� before the museum鈥檚 official fall opening. 鈥淲omen Sculptors,鈥� which includes selections from the museum鈥檚 permanent collection, features a wide variety of sculpture and prints by 16 prominent 20th century and contemporary female sculptors. The exhibition will remain up through Saturday, Oct. 1, during weekdays 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. (closed 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch), and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, please call the museum at (805) 565-6162.
鈥淎 蜜桃传媒 arts group recently visited the new downtown L.A. gallery to see 鈥淩evolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947鈥�2016,鈥� and it inspired us to look into our own collection and interpret the same theme,鈥� says Judy Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director. 鈥淪upplemented with a couple of outside loans, this permanent collection exhibition is a strong showing of 20th and 21st century women who sculpted, modeled, chiseled and constructed three dimensional art objects. The exhibition also features works from our growing print collection 鈥� all prints by women artists who also were known as sculptors.
鈥淕enerous friends to the museum have enabled us to add gifts and acquisitions to our permanent collection.鈥�
Featured artists include: Dorthea Tanning (American, 1910 鈥� 2012), Dorothy Dehner (American, 1901 鈥�1994), Lee Bontecou (American, b. 1931), Louise Bourgeois (French, 1911 鈥� 2010), Alison Saar (American, b. 1956), Louise Nevelson (American, 1899 鈥� 1988), Nancy Graves (American, 1939 鈥� 1995), Kiki Smith (American, born in Germany, b. 1954), Jenchi Wu (Korean American), Jill Vanderhoof (American), Asta Gr枚ting (German, b. 1961), Jessica Stockholder (Canadian/American, b. 1959), Lynn Aldrich (American, b. 1944), Karen Karnes (American, b. 1925), Susan Tibbles (American) and Chakaia Booker (American, b. 1953).