We Are LA: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation at Cal State LA

The 75th anniversary of the founding of Cal State LA and the 35th anniversary of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation coincide this year and are celebrated in this exhibition. WE ARE LA acknowledges the immense educational and cultural contributions of these two institutions to the community, particularly the Foundation to the art community and the Los Angeles art scene. In this exhibit, the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery at Cal State LA recognizes the outstanding artists who have depicted Los Angeles visually and conceptually through their artistry and exceptional creativity, is curated by Mrs. Billie Milam Weisman. A closing Reception and artist talk/walkthrough will take place on October 22, 2022, 12 – 5 PM

“As might be expected of an exhibition seeking to highlight “typical” art of the region, this presentation of nearly 60 works, selected by Foundation Director Billie Milam Weisman, displays the earmarks of the twinned Los Angeles Finish/Fetish and Light & Space movements as well as that of their successor tendency, Material Abstraction, and the recondite, conceptual form of Pop art peculiar to L.A. – Peter Frank

The featuring artists are; Lita Albuquerque, Peter Alexander, Charles Arnoldi, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Kelly Berg, Tony Berlant, Beau Bradford, Casper Brindle, Gisela Colon, Mary Corse, Ronald Davis, Guy Dill, Laddie John Dill, Roy Dowell, Doug Edge, Peter Erskine, Ned Evans, Charles Fine, Sam Francis, Jack Goldstein, Joe Goode, Channing Hansen, James Hayward, Scott Heywood, Charles Christopher Hill, David Hockney, Stephen Robert Johns, Craig Kauffman, Edward and Nancy Kienholz, Gary Lang, Peter Lodato, John McCracken, Joel Morrison, Andy Moses, Ed Moses, Manfred Müller, Evan Nesbit, Eric Orr, Helen Pashgian, Ruth Pastine, Ed Ruscha, Paul Rusconi, DeWain Valentine, Vasa, Roger Weik, and Tom Wudl.