Welcome to Artistic Evolution - On view Oct. 2, 2011 - Jan. 15, 2012

On view October 2, 2011 - January 15, 2012

Artistic Evolution is inspired by works that were shown at NHM when it was the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art, the first dedicated museum building in Los Angeles. The Exposition Park museum historically played a crucial role in nurturing the dynamism and richness of the Los Angeles art scene. In the mid 1960s, art exhibitions were moved from the Museum to the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Boulevard, and NHM focused its mission on natural history.

Guest curated by art historian Dr. Charlotte Eyerman, Artistic Evolution includes paintings, drawings, and prints that shed new light on post-war art in Los Angeles, including works by local favorites who are not widely known today outside of Los Angeles, as well as historically important artists. The exhibition features works by John Altoon, John Baldessari, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Karl Benjamin, Tony Berlant, Hans Burkhardt, Lorser Feitelson, Frederick Hammersley, Robert Irwin, Ynez Johnston, Craig Kauffman, Rico Lebrun, Helen Lundeberg, Ed Moses, John McLaughlin, Lee Mullican, Mel Ramos, Ed Ruscha, Betye Saar, June Wayne, and Howard Warshaw. The works on view are on loan from the artists, private collections, galleries, and museums.

http://www.nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/special-exhibits/pacific-standard-time

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• art
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• evolution
• natural
• history
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• los
• angeles
• county
• science
• exposition
• park
• scene
• charlotte
• eyerman
• post-war
• LA

[Dirtboy101]

I got to go to the museum over the summer and it was really quite something!