Event Date(s):
July 20 - September 14, 2024
Event Location: UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA)
Irvine, CA 92612
UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) presents its new exhibition celebrating summer leisure activities and the state’s natural environment. Picturing Summer comprises 32 paintings dating from the late 19th to mid-20th century drawn from Langson IMCA’s collection supplemented by five works on loan from private collections. Eighteen works have never before been on public display. The selection of landscapes depicts verdant meadows in the state’s northern regions, shorelines and beaches, and mountains of the Pacific Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevadas. Figures appear in domestic scenes, participate in maritime activities, and enjoy the outdoors with friends.
On view July 20 through September 14, 2024, the exhibition is organized by guest curator Susan Davidson with interpretive text by UCI graduate student Dada Wang.
Gallery Talk: Dada Wang on Picturing Summer
Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 11 am
Join UCI Langson IMCA Graduate Student Researcher Dada Wang, who aided Guest Curator Susan Davidson in organizing the exhibition, for a walkthrough of the exhibition. Following the program, Wang will be available in the gallery to answer questions and speak with visitors and program attendees.
About UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art
UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) is home to two foundational gifts of California Art from The Irvine Museum and Gerald E. Buck estate. In addition, the permanent collection of more than 4,700 works from the late 19th century and early 20th century through present day continues to grow, augmented by acquisitions and gifts. The university is planning to construct a permanent museum and research institute to serve as a global magnet for the presentation and study of California Art within its social, historical, environmental, and cultural frameworks. Langson IMCA is currently located in an interim museum space at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100, in Irvine, CA. It is open to all Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit imca.uci.edu. Follow us on Instagram @langsonimca.
Image: William Lees Judson, California Coast, before 1928, Oil on canvas, 33 x 42 in. The Buck Collection at UCI Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art.
Cost: Free
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