Emek Site
pewter14 wrote:Thinking about it ... with the view of the New York skyline as the backdrop to this festival, this has the potential to be a really nice print.
“But as Garcia said, you know, the '60s ain't over till the fat lady gets high. And that means that whatever it takes to get you high: sometimes grief, sometimes it's prayer, fasting. I prefer a joint.”-Ken Kesey
Anyone been to this?!
coleslaw wrote:http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org/assets/f ... ss6-20.pdf
Laguna Art Museum
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IN THE LAND OF RETINAL DELIGHTS: THE JUXTAPOZ FACTOR
JUNE 22 – OCTOBER 5, 2008
In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor is an exhibition that presents the work of approximately
one hundred and fifty artists and posits that there has been a huge, but unacknowledged, art movement
taking place in this country for the last forty years. Since 1994, this ground swelling of lowbrow, surrealistic,
pop, figurative, and narrative work has coalesced and found a voice in the pages of Juxtapoz magazine
published in San Francisco. This “rag” has become the most widely read art magazine in the U.S. It is an
influencing force on the aspiring artists of generation Y and the Millennials, who are now enrolling in art
schools in numbers never before seen.
Juxtapoz magazine was founded by Los Angeles artist Robert Williams. The “Juxtapoz aesthetic or lowbrow art”
is almost always figurative and is inspired by movies, TV, advertising, black-velvet painting, psychedelic
posters, pulp porn, sci-fi and horror, carnival art, comics books and all things lower and middle class. The
magazine has and does provide a voice and validation for a brand of artist, like Williams, who has not been
accepted traditionally by the typical art-world infrastructure of collector, curator, and critic. However, since its
founding, it has been the inspiration for the creation of its own infrastructure supported by Juxtapozian art
galleries (in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York), collectors, critical attention, and museum
exhibitions at adventurous institutions. Since the mid 1990s, with its growing success, Juxtapoz has been a
major contributor to the acceptance of painting again as a valid practice for artists, countering forty years of
art school canon, which focused on the conceptual practice of context, collectivization, and dematerialization
of the art object.
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Christina Limson
(949) 494-8971 x208
climson@lagunaartmuseum.org
For the last decade the art establishment (collector, curator, critic) has argued that the idea, or construct, of an
art movement is outmoded. This exhibition explores the idea of the “Juxtapoz Factor.” Is it an organized
movement operating under a singular manifesto? Or is it a wave of talented overlooked artists who decided to
reach out to the public and create their own canon?
This exhibition is organized by Laguna Art Museum and curated by Meg Linton, director of the Ben Maltz
Gallery and Public Programs at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. The exhibition is accompanied by
a full-color catalog designed by Mark Murphy with essays by Meg Linton and Bolton Colburn.
Hurley will also be releasing a limited edition run of t-shirts featuring select artists from the exhibition. All
items will be available at the Museum store.
Exhibition features strong graphic content and may not be suitable for children.
Artists included in this exhibition:
Ray Martín Abeyta
Kevin Ancell
Van Arno
Anthony Ausgang
Glenn Barr
Gary Baseman
Becca
Peter Beste
Sandow Birk
Tim Biskup
Chaz Bojórquez
Tiffany Bozic
Andrew Brandou
Nathan Cabrera
Ray Caesar
Thomas Campbell
Enrique Chagoya
Sas Christian
Clayton Brothers
Sue Coe
Wayne Coe
Lynn Coleman
Coop
R. Crumb
Timothy Cummings
Dalek
Henry Darger
Mike Davis
Einar and Jamex de la
Torre
Emek
Ron English
James Esber
Richard Evans
Neck Face
Shepard Fairey
Date Farmers
Carlee Fernandez
Tony Fitzpatrick
Jim Flora
AJ Fosik
Llyn Foulkes
Phil Frost
Ernst Fuchs
Gajin Fujita
Helen Garber
Camille Rose Garcia
Os Gemeo
Gregg Gibbs
Jeff Gillette
Doze Green
Alex Grey
Rick Griffin
Alex Gross
Moira Hahn
Don Ed Hardy
F. Scott Hess
Laurie Hogin
Seonna Hong
Jim Houser
Michael Hussar
Anya Janssen
Sylvia Ji
Dean Karr
Margaret Keane
Mike Kelley
Margaret Kilgallen
Frank Kozik
Charles Krafft
Bari Kumar
Paul Laffoley
Edgar Leeteg
Matt Leines
Zhi Lin
Laurie Lipton
Liza Lou
Jason Maloney
Chris Mars
Paul McCarthy
Barry McGee
Elizabeth McGrath
Michael C. McMillen
Victor Moscoso
Stanley Mouse
Takashi Murakami
Scott Musgrove
Wangechi Mutu
Caleb Neelon
Niagra
Irving Norman
Manuel Ocampo
Estevan Oriol
Gary Panter
Marion Peck
Savage Pencil
David Perry
Raymond Pettibon
Patricia Piccinini
The Pizz
Gail Potocki
Spain Rodriguez
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
Mark Ryden
Saber
Isabel Samaras
David Sandlin
Jorge Santos
Judith Schaechter
Kenny Scharf
Kathy Staico Schorr
Todd Schorr
Andrew Schoultz
Andres Serrano
SHAG
Jim Shaw
Gilbert Shelton
R. K. Sloane
Joe Sorren
Jeff Soto
Craig Stecyk III
Fred Stonehouse
Jon Swihart
Swoon
Stanislav Szukalski
Masami Teraoka
Vince Valdez
Jeffrey Vallance
Mark Dean Veca
Cristina Vergano
Nicola Verlato
Von Dutch
Kara Walker
Adam Wallacavage
Eric White
Kent Williams
Robert Williams
Suzanne Williams
S. Clay Wilson
Jerome Witkin
Joel-Peter Witkin
Basil Wolverton
Thomas Woodruff
Miriam Wosk
XNO
Kenji Yanobe
Chet Zar
Peter Zokosky
This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Presenting Sponsor:
Media Sponsor:
Additional Generous support for this exhibition has been provided by:
Bernie Chase, Symbolic Gallery: Collection
Billy Shire Fine Arts/La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
The DiCaprio Family would like to acknowledge Robert Williams for his sight and insight in this world and the
next one over.
Copro/Nason Gallery, Culver City
Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Culver City
Debra Jacobson/ L'Imagerie Gallery, North Hollywood
MiShell and Jay Nailor/ M Modern Gallery
Stuart Spence and Judy-Vida Spence
About Laguna Art Museum
Laguna Art Museum is well known for breaking new ground in the study of American art and popular culture
from a West Coast perspective. The eclectic mix of artists featured reflect the Museum’s unique exhibition
schedule which presents a blending of historical, contemporary, and popular culture exhibitions throughout
the year. Laguna Art Museum’s exhibitions, which travel nationally and internationally, are accompanied by
publications exemplifying the scholarship of the Museum’s staff and associates and are valuable reference
works on the history of art and culture in the United States.
Upcoming Exhibitions at Laguna Art Museum
Las Vegas Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art from the Neon Homeland | March 9 – June 1, 2008
In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor | June 22 – October 5, 2008
In Nature’s Temple: The Life and Art of William Wendt | November 9, 2008 – February 8, 2009
Roger Kuntz: The Shadow Between Representation and Abstraction | March 8 – June 7, 2009
Museum Information
Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors
and students. Children under 12 are admitted free. The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New
Year's days.
HOURS:
Monday through Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
First Thursday of the month: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
SPECIAL SUMMER HOURS:
JUNE 22 – AUGUST 31 ONLY
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sat and Sun: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Media Contact
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Christina Limson, Communications
Manager at (949) 494-8971 x208 or at climson@lagunaartmuseum.org
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