It’s #FlashBackFriday, and we want to dedicate this one to Mark Bradford, whom we exhibited here at the Fisher Museum as part of our Mixed Feelings exhibition in 2002. Flash-forward today, we are thrilled to hear that Mark Bradford has been chosen as the United States’ representative to the 57th Venice Biennale, opening in May 2017….
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Gyre: The Plastic Ocean Closed Months Ago, but the Impact Continues
Last month, Skirball Cultural Center welcomed almost 300 high school students, along with their teachers and chaperones for a special screening of Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, as part of their “High School Film & Dialogue Series.” For this program, they partnered with the Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit 5 Gyres, and the founders of the organization,…
Remembering Steven Sample with the Trojan Family Tapestry
Last week, we lost USC’s transformational and beloved tenth president Steven B. Sample. As current president C. L. Max Nikias mentions in his note to the USC community, Dr. Sample played a crucial role in the history of USC: “During his exceptionally productive tenure, which spanned nearly two decades, Dr. Sample led our university on…
Ending Women’s History Month with Mrs. Fisher
March is Women’s History Month, which gives us a great reason to talk about our founder, the visionary Elizabeth Holmes Fisher, her ideas, and legacy. When Mrs. Fisher began collecting art in 1928 at the age of 61, her taste ran to works by English and Dutch masters. Just over a decade later, in 1939,…
Elizabeth Garrett: Memorializing an Outstanding Woman on International Women’s Day
Today, as we honor all women around the world, we feel compelled to mentioning one in particular: the thirteenth president of Cornell University and former USC provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Elizabeth “Beth” Garrett, who passed away on Sunday, March 6, following a courageous battle with colon cancer, was an outstanding woman. Beth was a dynamic, inspiring, and innovative leader,…
Embodying “20/20: Accelerando”
So far, 2016 has been an exciting year for our featured artist Lita Albuquerque. In addition to 20/20: Accelerando, she has been working on an exhibition for Kohn Gallery, Embodiment, on view through February 26, 2016. Albuquerque’s exhibition at Kohn Gallery consists predominantly of paintings that play with the viewer’s perception. The pigments of color have rare qualities of light…
Rear View Mirror: Saying Goodbye to Gyre: The Plastic Ocean
As you may already know, our Fall 2015 exhibition, Gyre: The Plastic Ocean closed to the public on November 21, 2015. We’re so sad to see Gyre: The Plastic Ocean go, but we’re already preparing for our upcoming exhibition, 20/20: Accelerando. Gyre may be long gone, but the themes from exhibition still linger on at…
The Fisher Collection is Growing!
As the USC Fisher Museum of Art, we are excited to share wonderful news about our ever-growing collection! Our education and curatorial departments had teamed up to present a proposal to the Robert Rauschenberg foundation for a chance to win two Shirin Neshat prints, Ghada and Sayed, from the series, Our House is on Fire….
Fisher and the University
The Fisher Museum loves giving students tours that helps support what they’re learning in the classroom! As a university museum, the Fisher is dedicated to providing students an enriching educational experience alongside their curriculum. During the current exhibition, the Fisher was lucky to have the USC Department of Spanish and Portuguese incorporate Gyre: The Plastic…
Trojan Family Weekend
The Fisher is excited to be a part of Trojan Family Weekend activities for another year! We welcome you to visit the museum and enjoy the exhibition and our programming especially designed for parents and students to enjoy together. Relax and unwind Thursday night at 6pm in the Fisher Museum’s patio with a free movie…