SAN DIEGO, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego announces a 24-hour protest to call for the release of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. On Thursday, May 19, a broad roster of MCASD staff, members, and community leaders will participate in a …
Collectors Group Acquires New Works by Ai Weiwei, Helen Pashgian, and Sam Gilliam
SAN DIEGO, CA.- At the 2011 Collectors’ Selection Dinner on Wednesday, May 11, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s International Collectors and Contemporary Collectors voted to purchase new works for the Museum’s collection: two examples of Ai Weiwe…
Exhibition in Long Beach Showcases Key Figures of the Mexican Contemporary Art Scene
LONG BEACH, CA.- The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) jointly present Mexico: Expected/Unexpected, an exhibition that introduces more than 100 artworks selected from the Isabel and Agustin Coppel…
Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego Presents David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly
SAN DIEGO, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego joins dozens of arts organizations and universities across the United States in protesting the Smithsonian Institution’s decision to remove a video by David Wojnarowicz from the National Por…
Israel Museum and Museum in San Diego Jointly Purchase Ann Lislegaard Video Installation
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) announced the joint acquisition of Ann Lislegaard’s Crystal World (after J.G. Ballard) (2006), a silent two-screen video installation from a trilogy …
Israel Museum and Museum in San Diego Jointly Purchase Ann Lislegaard Video Installation
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) announced the joint acquisition of Ann Lislegaard’s Crystal World (after J.G. Ballard) (2006), a silent two-screen video installation from a trilogy …
Abracadabra: New Abstract Enamels by Kim MacConnel at Quint Contemporary
LA JOLLA, CA.- Quint Contemporary Art presents Abracadabra: New Abstract Enamels, an exhibition to run in conjunction with MacConnel’s retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla. The retrospective, Collection Applied Desig…
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) to display Automatic Cities: The Architectural Imaginary
San Diego, CA— The Museum of Contemporary
Art San Diego (MCASD) will present an innovative exhibition mapping the
influence of architecture on contemporary visual art in an international
context. Entitled Automatic Cities: The Architectural Im…
Kathryn Kanjo Named Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
SAN DIEGO, CA.- Dr. Hugh M. Davies, The David C. Copley Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), announced today that Kathryn Kanjo has been appointed the new Chief Curator and Head of the Curatorial Department, concluding …