El grito II / The Cry II, 1983, oil on canvas, (detail of triptych, 41 5/16 x 68 15/1 in.),Collection of Fundacion Guayasamín
Beginning Saturday, April 18, Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin, will be on view at MOLAA. This traveling exhibition will make its final national stop at the museum. Heralded as the “painter of Latin America” for being an activist against violence, war and social injustice, Ecuadorian, Oswaldo Guayasamin is one of Latin America’s most important and recognizable artists.
This retrospective exhibition features more than 80 paintings, prints and drawings created between 1937-1996.
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Between Memory and Oblivion
Do you ever find yourself reminiscing about your childhood? Do you think about the childhood friends with whom you laughed and played with? Or maybe you think about old classmates and the teachers who not only taught you about school subject-matters, but who also taught you life lessons that have remained with you.
Currently on view at molaa is Entre la Memoria y el Olvido/Between Memory and Oblivion by Argentinean artist, Claudio Gallina. Through his work he establishes a connection between the dramatic and the real, his art poses questions about the individual, childhood learning and the schoolroom environment as early influences that shape our behavior and world view.
The exhibition is on view until May 3.
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After a yearlong national search, MOLAA has announced that Richard P. Townsend will be its new President and CEO. He was most recently the Deputy Director of External Affairs at the Miami Art Museum. He will begin at MOLAA on May 1.
Please click on any of the following media articles to learn more about the museum’s new President and CEO:
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$25 Million MOLAA Endowment
MOLAA received a $25 million dollar endowment from its late founder, Dr. Robert Gumbiner, who passed away in January. In a time when many arts organizations are going through financial hardships it is comforting to know that MOLAA, the only museum that features contemporary Latin American art in the West Coast, has a solid financial footing well into the future. However, only the earnings of the endowment are to be used to defray the museum’s operating expenses, and out of those earnings 10% need to be reinvested in the endowment. Dr. Gumbiner also left the museum an undetermined amount to the endowment of the Robert Gumbiner Foundation.At least half of the earnings of the Foundation’s endowment will also be used to support the museum. The money generated by both endowments is intended to provide the museum with 35 – 40% of its operating costs which are currently $3.6 million.
Dr. Gumbiner also left his entire collection of Latin American art to the Robert Gumbiner Foundation which has an agreement with MOLAA, in perpetuity, to care for and display the art.
However, even though Dr. Gumbiner’s generosity will help ensure MOLAA’s long term viability, the growth and future success of the museum depends upon the institution’s ability to raise the remainder of its operating budget every year.
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YELPERS talk about molaa
The holidays are right around the corner and since many of you will have time off from work and/or guests visiting in from out of town, you should bring them to molaa. We are the only museum in the western U.S. that features contemporary Latin American art and that showcases exhibitions that you won’t see in any other museum in the greater Los Angeles area. We are nestled in the East Village Arts District in Long Beach.
Read what people at YELP.com have to say about us.
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Lucía Pizzani (Venezuela, b. 1975), TV-ME, 2007, c-print diptych mounted on masonite, 3/3, 23 ½ x 35
Gift of the Artist, molaa.2007.04
Recenlty, molaa inaugurated the Lexus Gallery with Photoshopping and More: MOLAA Collects Photo-Based Art. This exhibition presents a selection of traditional photography, digitally manipulated photographic images, videos and photo installations from the molaa Permanent Collection and Holdings.
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Unlikely to be Fulfilled, 2007/ Improbable que esto me llene, 2007 Oil on canvas, 4’ x 3’
Courtesy of Walter Otero Gallery, Puerto Rico
Currently on view at molaa is Arnaldo Roche: Brotherhood/Hermandad, the first solo exhibition by the Puerto Rican artist, Arnaldo Roche on the West Coast. The exhibition features 20 large-scale paintings created between 2002-2007.
Arnaldo Roche is recognized as the preeminent post-expressionist painter of Puerto Rico. Trained in the United States, Roche studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1980s where he quickly earned U.S. attention for his art. He continued to develop his artistic career in Puerto Rico and has received international acclaim. His art is included in major museum collections around the world.
Here’s a story that ran in the Press Telegram about the Roche exhibition.
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Free for all!
With the economy in such a downturn it’s nice to be able to do things that cost very little or nothing. This weekend (Oct. 4 and 5) 24 museums in the greater Los Angeles area will offer free admission, including MOLAA. If you live in the Southern California area or will be visiting this weekend go museum hopping and enjoy some of the best art in the world!
*Please note that admission to MOLAA is free every Friday and Sunday.
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José Clemente Orozco at work on the sixth fresco panel from Epic of Civilization on the American Continent.
PBS will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by showcasing a variety of interesting programs that will highlight the accomplishments and contributions of Hispanics in the United States. Two of those featured will be artists, Jose Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera.
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Things have been a little quiet here at molaa’s musings as we gear up for our contemporary Latin American art auction that is to be held on Oct. 18 and 19. There is something for everyone at this auction and I hope you can come and buy some art or do so via online.
Some more links for your enjoyment…
-Brazilian artists go up against the Tate Gallery in London.
-Contemporary art in Costa Rica.
-Take advantage of Smithsonian’s Free Museum Day and visit a museum in a city near you.
-Origami conventions in Latin America and Spain.
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