Recent Exhibitions

June 25 - September 1, 2011
Frederick Fisher: The Circle and the Square
The Circle and the Square Press Release (pdf)

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June 25 - September 1, 2011
This Little Piggy...
Can art be responsible and opulent? This Little Piggy...showcases current Otis students who look at alternatives to consumptive consumer-culture through objects of resistance and reflection. Artists: Cake and Eat It, Jamie Crooke, Hanna Kovenock, Shalini Patel and Gabi Vru. Curator: Paige Tighe, Ben Maltz Gallery Curatorial Fellow

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April 30 - June 11, 2011 BROODWORK: It's About Time
Press Release (pdf)
An exhibition that explores what family life can provide to creative professionals. While having both a family and a productive practice is nothing new, the trend of honoring the synthesis of the two is a current phenomenon. This exhibition is a project of BROODWORK, the cross-disciplinary inquiry surrounding the integration of creative practice and family life founded by It's About Time curators Iris Anna Regn and Rebecca Niederlander. The curators defined, named and now investigate the practices and output of this previously unspoken vanguard community. For this project, the lens is focused on Time, and presents themes such as Juncture, Momentum, Occasion, and Transference through a wide range of works from the fields of visual art, architecture, design, creative writing, and music within the parameters of 21st century life. Project funding is provided in part by the Pasadena Art Alliance, and Eamon O'Kane's participation in this exhibition is made possible by Culture Ireland's initiative Imagine Ireland – A Year of Irish Artists in America 2011.

Artists
Elizabeth Alexander, Jim Campbell, Joyce Campbell, Rebecca Campbell, Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, John Hall, Tim Hawkinson, Steven Hull, Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg (SO-IL), Greg Lynn, Dave Muller, Christoph Niemann, Eamon O'Kane, Danica Phelps, Michael Rotondi, Michelle Segre, Tony Tasset, Nina Tolstrup, Corinne Van der Borch and Iwan Baan, and Michael Worthington.

Events
Saturday, April 30, 4pm-6pm - Opening reception with sound performance by Health and Beauty, Workshops by Finishing School and Project Food LA

Sunday, May 22, 2pm-5pm - BROODWORK: Marking Time at the Santa Monica Museum of Art
SMMoA's Cause for Creativity welcomes BROODWORK's intergenerational exploration on how family becomes a mechanism for marking time; includes Ann Faison's Making Time workshop and other hands-on activities. Location: SMMoA, Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 90404, Info: education@smmoa.org. Tickets: $5, FREE for SMMoA Members

Saturday, June 4, 11am
Gallery tour with BROODWORK Curators

Saturday, June 11, 1-3pm
Book launch and reception for The M Word: Real Mothers in Contemporary Art (May 2011), Published by Demeter Press, edited by Myrel Chernick and Jennie Klein.

Sponsored in part by Pasadena Art Alliance.
Eamon O'Kane's participation in this exhibition is funded in part by Culture Ireland's initiative Imagine Ireland – A Year of Irish Artists in America 2011.

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April 1 - 16, 2011
American Icons: Graphics of Patriotism and Dissent
This exhibition presents 75+ posters that riff on classic American icons from the 18th-20th centuries—including the flag, eagle, dollar sign, Statue of Liberty and Uncle Sam—in order to confront contemporary political, social and environmental issues. This project is a partnership with the Center for the Study of Political Graphics politicalgraphics.org and Otis' Integrated Learning seminar Designing the Political led by Guy Bennett, Kerri Steinberg and Carol Wells. It is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; and the California Arts Council.
Saturday Programs are free and open to the public:
April 2: Tour with Curator and Otis Students, 3pm
April 9: Panel Discussion with John Carr, Alma Lopez, Youth Justice Coalition, Carol A. Wells, and Otis students, 3pm-5pm
April 16: Tour with Curator and Otis Students, 2:30 pm followed by a closing reception from 4pm-6pm

April 1 - 16, 2011
EMERGE 2011
This annual exhibition features Graphic Design by students from colleges and universities in the greater Los Angeles area. It is organized and sponsored by the AIGA LA Education Committee and hosted by OTIS' Communication Arts Department and Ben Maltz Gallery.

AIGA, the professional association for design, is the place design professionals turn to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice.