Pasadena, CA.- The Pasadena Museum of California Art is proud to present “Roland Reiss: Personal Politics Sculpture from the 1970s and 1980s”, on view from September 18th through January 8th 2012. Roland Reiss has been called one of Southern California’s “key living artists,” one who “has pushed the envelope of art” continually over the past five decades. Recent exhibitions have highlighted his influence as a painter, sculptor and teacher. In the 1960’s Reiss began work on a series of miniature sculpture tableaux. These have been described as being “among his most famous and groundbreaking works.” These small-scale sculptures explored the nature of American values and life style during the 70’s and 80’s with prophetic implications for the present moment. They probe the social and psychological aspects of everyday experience ranging from panic to pleasure. Based on semiotics, “clues and cues” become cultural signifiers revealing unexpected meaning. The museum will be showing 24 of these miniatures along with a major life size installation of a fabricated living room titled “The Castle of Perseverance.” The exhibition was curated by Kate Johnson and is sponsored by the Pasadena Museum of California Art.