In collaboration with the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents "Dimensions of Black," an exhibition of works by African American artists drawn from the museum?s own holdings.
Many pieces in the exhibition were created by artists working with abstraction, such as Sam Gilliam?s works that expand upon color field painting, or Jack Whitten?s signature, process-based canvas. Martin Puryear?s dense, tar-coated sculpture shares affinities with early assemblage work by Daniel LaRue Johnson. Other artists such as Lorna Simpson and David Hammons consider the body, reflecting on identity, race, and gender. Photographs by Carrie Mae Weems and Mark Steven Greenfield address the racist underpinnings of humor, while Robert Colescott exaggerates the realities of institutional racism to the point of parody. And still, works by Charles Gaines and Gary Simmons highlight the conceptual and subjective associations between historic images and events.
With over 30 pieces from the 1960s to today, the exhibition traverses crucial interests and perspectives that have shaped the art of our time.
Admission/Cost: $0 - $5
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: Downtown
1100 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego, CA
Dates and times:
Ongoing through Sunday, April 30, 2017
11:00 AM ? 5:00 PM daily. Closed Wednesday.
For more information, please visit: www.mcasd.org
Many pieces in the exhibition were created by artists working with abstraction, such as Sam Gilliam?s works that expand upon color field painting, or Jack Whitten?s signature, process-based canvas. Martin Puryear?s dense, tar-coated sculpture shares affinities with early assemblage work by Daniel LaRue Johnson. Other artists such as Lorna Simpson and David Hammons consider the body, reflecting on identity, race, and gender. Photographs by Carrie Mae Weems and Mark Steven Greenfield address the racist underpinnings of humor, while Robert Colescott exaggerates the realities of institutional racism to the point of parody. And still, works by Charles Gaines and Gary Simmons highlight the conceptual and subjective associations between historic images and events.
With over 30 pieces from the 1960s to today, the exhibition traverses crucial interests and perspectives that have shaped the art of our time.
Admission/Cost: $0 - $5
Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: Downtown
1100 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego, CA
Dates and times:
Ongoing through Sunday, April 30, 2017
11:00 AM ? 5:00 PM daily. Closed Wednesday.
For more information, please visit: www.mcasd.org
