Photos by Kaelin MendezThe Weisman Museum’s new exhibition Pop! celebrates 50 Years of Art & Popular Culture from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. The exhibit, on view from Aug. 28 to Dec. 2, features a panoply of works by a diverse lineup of artists who draw upon the influence of mass media and daily life on visual culture.Museum Director Michael Zakian … [Read more...] about Weisman Museum’s New Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of Art and Popular Culture
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“Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth'” Exhibit Challenges Visual Perspective
Photos by Tanisha Shankar The Broad’s newest exhibit, “Jasper Johns: Something Resembling Truth’” comprehensively surveys the works of American painter and sculptor Jasper Johns through his six-decade career. The exhibition guides the viewer through eight rooms, allowing them to trace Johns’ evolution as an artist from his beginnings in Neo Dada and pop-art themed works to … [Read more...] about “Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth'” Exhibit Challenges Visual Perspective
Weisman Holds Warhol Works
Photos by Chelsea Erselius Pepperdine’s Weisman Museum of Art was full of curious students, art buffs, hors d'oeuvres and a dynamic collection of Andy Warhol’s timeless pieces Saturday night from 5 to 7. The exhibition’s two-floor display contained more than 60 pieces including both iconic collections such as "Campbell’s Soup Cans," as well as some of the artist’s less … [Read more...] about Weisman Holds Warhol Works
Thiebaud prints the bizarre
Photos Courtesy of Wayne Thiebaud Artist Wayne Thiebaud’s work graces the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art for the museum’s 20th anniversary. On Jan. 11, the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art unveiled Wayne Thiebaud: Works on Paper, 1948-2004, an exhibition of Thiebaud’s prints. The works on display not only show his interest in the mundane but also his unique method … [Read more...] about Thiebaud prints the bizarre