A Light in the Shadow - Decades of Art by Women will present approximately sixty works by women from the Museum's permanent collection. Each work in the exhibition offers a compelling narrative that provides insight into the unique experiences of female artists. Although the exhibition features a number of extraordinary paintings, many works in non-traditional media will be included in the exhibition. The installation will highlight media that is less dominated by men, such as works on paper, jewelry, ceramics, and artists' books.
Artwork: D.J. Hall, Hearts and Flowers, 1986-87, Oil on canvas, Gift of Les J. and Karen Weinstein
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The Lipton Collection will feature approximately 50 pieces of contemporary wood art from the world-renowned collection of Dr. Irving Lipton. Works in the Long Beach Museum of Art's The Lipton Collection were bequeathed to the Museum upon Dr. Lipton's passing in 2001, and this exhibition will be the Museum's first public presentation of this important collection. This exhibition will feature works by artists Frank E. Cummings III (a Long Beach artist), William Hunter, Nikolai Possipov, Brenda Behrens, Ronald E. Fleming, and other distinguished artists. All of the artworks in the exhibition have been crafted in the last twenty years and utilize a variety of common and exotic woods including: oak, maple, birch, walnut, sycamore, ebony and African blackwood.
Artwork: William Hunter, Retusa Scallops, 1984, Cocobolo
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The sculptures and vessels in Branching Out demonstrate a range of artistic expressions using wood as the primary medium. Mid-twentieth century to twenty-first century artworks are represented in thirty different types of wood from the familiar maple and pine to the more exotic Jarrah and Chakte Kok. The artist's choice of wood, like the painter's choice of colors, is an important considered aesthetic decision. In this selection of artworks from the permanent collection, there are a range of aesthetic expressions, some of which feature the natural grain of the wood like Rude Osolnik's Untitled Vessel. Others use wood for its structural properties like Robyn Horn's Rhythm in Space. The selections in Branching Out include a variety of woodworking methods such as Claire Falkenstein's carved sculpture The Couple, lathe-turned Ball Box by Hans Weissflog, and assembled twig sculpture Grizzly by John McQueen.
Artwork: Stoney Lamar, Ghost Rider II, 2004, Walnut, steel and milk paint
The Museum's prized permanent collection includes approximately 3,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative arts objects (furnishings and accessories). Particular strengths lie in 300 years of ceramics, early 20th century European art, California Modernism and contemporary art of California.
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