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[Upcoming] James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico

This exhibition is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California.

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Unpacking/condition reporting continues.. _______ "James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico", on view Sept. 19 - Dec. 2, will feature Brown’s creation of limited-edition artists' books in collaboration with influential artists from the US and Mexico. Also featured are Brown's own large-scale paintings in a seminal series called “My Other House." _______ @pstinla #pstlala #jameshdbrown #museum #exhibition #upcoming @uscedu #behindthescenes
Born in 1951 in Glendale, CA, James hd Brown relocated with his family to #Oaxaca, #Mexico in 1995 where he founded Carpe Diem Press. Collaborating with Gabriel and Judith Quintas of Linotípográfica Quintas, Brown creates limited edition artists’ books featuring the work of influential artists from the United States and Mexico. He often includes original prints made by the artists to be inserted in the books themselves. Some of the artists included in the #CarpeDiem series are #JoanJonas, #GracielaIturbide, #KikiSmith, and #FranciscoToledo. Brown will be producing a new book with Graciela Iturbide especially for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Brown’s exhibition will also feature his “My Other House” series, begun in 2009 and worked on continuously since then. The idea for this project came to Brown after his two sons, while living “in a forgotten house in the wildness of Mexico, somewhere outside of Oaxaca” discovered a staircase leading to an “almost secret” mezzanine. Nobody else was allowed access to this place, a sanctuary that the boys called “my other house”. “My Other House” is a metaphor for that imaginative space essential to living a creative life. Works from this series, along with Carpe Diem Press books will be installed in the four main galleries at Fisher. Fisher Museum is the only Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA partner featuring an exhibition dedicated to an LA-born expatriate artist. Brown has lived and worked in Mexico for the past 22 years, and Fisher’s exhibition will demonstrate his ongoing creative dialogue and exchange with Mexican art, artists, and culture. "James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico" is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles, taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California. USC Fisher Museum of Art thanks @Farrowandball for supporting "James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico" with their generous contribution of paint, used as an essential design element for the “Carpe Diem Press” section of the exhibition. ____ @pstinla #PSTLALA #upcoming
#WorkOfArtWednesday * * * * Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Edge of the Forest c. 1850 oil on canvas The Elizabeth Holmes Fisher Collection * * * * Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña (20 August 1807 – 18 November 1876) was a French painter of the Barbizon school. Around 1831 Díaz encountered Théodore Rousseau, for whom he possessed a great veneration, despite the fact that Rousseau was four years younger. At Fontainebleau Díaz found Rousseau painting his wonderful forest pictures, and was determined to paint in the same way if possible. However, Rousseau was then in poor health, embittered against the world, and consequently was difficult to approach. On one occasion, Diaz followed him surreptitiously to the forest, with his wooden leg hindering, and he dodged round after the painter, trying to observe his method of work. After a time Díaz found a way to become friendly with Rousseau, and revealed his eagerness to understand the latter's techniques. Rousseau was touched with the passionate words of admiration, and finally taught Diaz all he knew. * * * * #museum #permanentcollection #collectionhighlight #barbizon #painting #oiloncanvas #painter #19thcentury
#WorkOfArtWednesday Each Wednesday, we share a work from Fisher's #permanentcollection * * * * Barry Andersen Alabama #17-5 1987 Epson K3 archival ink on Epson Exhibition Fiber paper Gift of the Artist © 2017 Barry Andersen * * * * From the artist's website: "I have been making pictures of the land and sky for over thirty years. My landscape interest lies primarily at the interface of human activity on the land. This can occasionally take the form of a picture whose beauty is relatively easy to access, but often takes shape in pictures that stretch my sense of what beauty is in a pictorial and personal sense." * * * * #photography #picturesque #color #movement #museum #collectionhighlight #usc #fighton
As our fling with @museumoftolerance comes to an end, we want to mention this meaningful project called "Harvest of Hope," led by Japanese artist Mamiko. Mamiko's goal is to make 1.5M paper cranes to honor the 1.5M Jewish children murdered during the #holocaust. Working on this project for a little over a year, Mamiko has created around 900.000 paper cranes! You can help Mamiko by sending your paper cranes to the #MuseumOfTolerance. It has been a very emotional and highly educational visit. We thank our friends at @museumoftolerance for their hospitality. #LAInstaFling #MuseumInstaSwap

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