Archive for the ‘MCASD LA Jolla’ Category

Museums in Miniature at MCASD closes at the end of January

Friday, January 8th, 2010

This is a pretty unique show, fascinating if you like your conceptual art not overwhelmingly conceptual. Museums in Miniature explores the use of collage, assemblage, and staged tableaux by Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Cornell as plays on the notion of an exhibition space. Evocative juxtapositions, absurdities, and rebuses abound in Cornell’s ...

MCASD director Hugh Davies on visual literacy

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Yesterday, we found Museum of Contemporary Art Director Hugh Davies quoted in a short, but interesting, article on the UK site Sideways News. The role art galleries play in developing visual literacy is an increasingly important one in the context of our media-saturated society where people are constantly subjected to advertising, ...

MCASD holiday gift shopping specials for members at the X Store 12/5/09

Friday, December 4th, 2009

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MCASD events on Facebook: This Thursday 11/19 Matthew Ritchie in La Jolla

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Did you know that the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego keeps a pretty thorough Facebook page?They send out regular reminders to Facebook fans for receptions, exhibitionans and events like this Thursday night's open house at MCASD La Jolla with artist Matthew Ritchie: This year’s Russell Lecturer is renowned and influential ...

MCASD November prE-VIEW

Monday, November 16th, 2009

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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in October

Friday, October 16th, 2009



This Friday 9/25 at MCASD: Automatic Cities opens

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Friday, September 25 > 7-9 PM MCASD La Jolla Free to MCASD Members / $20 General Celebrate the opening of the Museum's newest exhibition with the artists, curators, and Members. Plus enjoy live music and libations (cash bar) as you get an exclusive sneak peek ...

Final Mix Architecture Roundtable at MCASD this Thursday September 3

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The final special event presented in conjunction with the "Mix" architecture show at MCASD is this week, September 3, 2009. Click through the image below to RSVP at the MCASD event page. [caption id="attachment_188" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mix Architecture round table September 3, 2009 at MCASD"][/caption]

Curator Stephanie Hanor leaves MCASD

Monday, August 10th, 2009

TFM just found this post from Art Now San Diego linking to the UT article about curator Stephanie Hanor leaving MCASD for the Bay Area.

@ MCASD in August & September 2009

Friday, August 7th, 2009

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