Accompanies the exhibition 'Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981,' organised by Paul Schimmel and presented at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, October 2011 to February 2012. 'Focusing on art-making in California during the 1970s, the exhibition traces connections between the tumultuous social and political developments of the era and artists' rejection of unifying art movements in favour of experimenting with mediums and genres (p.10).' Also featured are Asian diaspora artists.

With contributions by Frances Colpitt, Thomas Crow, Charles Desmarais, Peter Frank, Paul Schimmel, Rebecca Solnit, and Kristine Stiles. Includes annotated chronology of group exhibitions of contemporary California art by Leta Ming, selected bibliography and index.

Access level

Onsite

author

Frances COLPITT,

publisher

The Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, United States)

editor

Lisa Gabrielle MARK,

Paul SCHIMMEL

Location code

EX.USA.UBB

Language

English

Keyword

diaspora, video art, installation, public art, painting, group exhibition

Publication/Creation date

2011

No of pages

312

ISBN / ISSN

9783791351391

No of copies

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

California Pluralism and the Birth of the Postmodern Era - Paul SCHIMMEL

Plural Isms: California Art and Artists of the Mid-to Late 1970s - Peter FRANK

Negative Affirmative: San Francisco Bay Area Art, 1974-1981 - Kristine STILES

The Art of the Fugitive in 1970s Los Angeles: Runaway Self-Consciousness - Thomas CROW

In and Out of the Studio - Frances COLPITT

A Kind of Truth - Charles DESMARAIS

Rattlesnake in Mailbox: The Great Unraveling (and a Little Braiding Together) - Rebecca SOLNIT

Annotated Chronology of Group Exhibitions and Selected Bibliography - Leta MING

Related event

venue	date
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States	2011

Artist

Bruce YONEMOTO,

Carl CHENG, 程復剛,

CHA Hakkyung Theresa, 차학경,

Masami TERAOKA, 寺岡政美,

Norman YONEMOTO

Organiser

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, United States)

Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981

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Complex Geographies