When I looked at the listing for Pacific Standard Time my head started to spin. How could I possibly see everything? The truth of the matter is there is no way I will be able to. I gave the exhibition schedule a good look over and here are the shows that I think are the ones not to be missed. I'm sure you will notice a theme here.
Common Ground: Ceramics in Southern California 1945-1975
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
11/12/2011 - 03/31/2012
Work from ceramicists such as Laura Andresen, Otto and Vivika Heino, Glen Lukens, William Manker, John Mason, Harrison McIntosh, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Susan Peterson, Kenneth Price, Paul Soldner, and Peter Voulkos.
Related event 3/10/2012: Panel discussion including Harrison McIntosh, Raul Coronel
Please go here for more on this show
The Alchemy of June Schwarcz: Enamel Vessels
Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM)
09/25/2011 - 01/08/2012
Please go here for more on this show
The Golden State of Craft: California 1960 – 1985
Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM)
09/25/2011 - 01/08/2012
This show pays tribute to two central figures in the blossoming of the craft field in California; Edith Wyle, founder of the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum and Eudorah Moore, director of the Pasadena Art Museum's California Design exhibition series.
Please go here for more on this show
The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945 - 85
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
9/24/2011 - 01/30/2012
The show will include works by Sam's friends and colleagues including Kay Sekimachi, Jean & Arthur Ames, The Natzlers and Harrison McIntosh. For some reason this is the show I am most looking forward to.
Related event on 11/19/2011: "The Arts Of Daily Living: SHowcasing an Alternative Modernism at the Los Angeles County Fair, 1954"
Please go here for more on this show
California Design, 1930-1965: 'Living in a Modern Way'
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
10/01/2011 - 03/25/2012
The first major study of California design will showcase more the 350 objects.
Please go here for more on this show
In Words and Wood: Sam Maloof, Bob Stocksdale, and Ed Moulthrop
Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts
10/01/2011 - 01/28/2012
Going to this show will also give you the opportunity to see Sam Maloof's house.
Please go here for more on this show
San Diego, California San Diego's Craft Revolution – From Post-War Modern to California Design
Mingei International Museum, San Diego
10/16/2011 - 04/15/2012
This show will highlight the artists and craftspeople who were associated with San Diego State College and the Allied Craftsmen.
Please go here for more on this show
Beatrice Wood: Career Woman-Drawings, Paintings, Vessels and Objects
09/10/2011 - 03/03/2012
Please go here for more on this show
Clay's Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968
Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
01/21/2012 - 04/08/2012
Please go here for more on this show
(Images via The Pacific Standard Time website)
I had no idea all these exhibitions were coming to LA. Thanks for perfectly curating the must see exhibits.
Posted by: Karen | September 16, 2011 at 09:33 PM
oh Cathy, I leapt over to the San Diego Craft Revolution page right away, drawn by the fiber piece by Barbara Waszack Chapman. Have you featured her here before?
Posted by: dawn | September 17, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Hi dawn, no not yet but I'm sure i will after I see the show!
Posted by: cathy callahan | September 17, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Thanks for putting this all in one place! Maybe we can have a caravan down to San Diego to go to the Mingei!
Posted by: susie | September 24, 2011 at 03:06 PM
can't wait for these exhibits!
Posted by: Anna | October 05, 2011 at 11:50 AM