Join exhibiting artists to discuss the major themes explored throughout On the Edge: Los Angeles Art 1970s – 1990s From the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection.

Material and process played a prominent role in defining Los Angeles as a counter market to New York. By the 1970s, artists had embraced the use of resin, glass, and plastics, each distinctly connected to the sub-cultures, landscape, and industries of the “California Cool” lifestyle.

Each panelist takes raw materials, exploits, and challenges their limits creating a personal identity and aesthetic. The resulting objects often blur the line between painting and sculpture while exploring the resources of California.

The idea of “California” has long resonated with the creative class, an ethos widely explored in the vernacular of the west coast. However, amidst the cultural and social changes of the 1960s, conceptual art emerged, challenging the parameters of traditional modes of artmaking and emphasizing the concept and process. These philosophies interrupted and informed coexisting traditional practices, resulting in many artistic approaches to digesting the California experience.

Presented by

Christie's
Larry Gagosian
Phillips
James Corcoran Gallery
Kathy & Steve Hair
Inspiration Supporters
Philibosian Foundation
Marc Grossberg
In Memory of Jackie Agajanian Cardelucci
Craig Krull Gallery
In Memory of Marvin B. Meyer
Brian Gross Fine Art
Fahey/Klein Gallery
Bakersfield Built Foundation
Laura S. Maslon

Image credit: Laddie John Dill, Portrait of Joan, 2016, hand-blown and colored glass tubing, argon gas with mercury transformer, 60”, courtesy of the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection