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- 鈥淲ayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation鈥 and 鈥淎rnold Joseph Kemp: I would survive. I could survive. I should survive.鈥 are opening exhibitions
- Virtual Reopening Celebration on May 23 to share reopening plans and exhibits
The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, will reopen to the public with advance timed tickets beginning June 3. The museum looks forward to welcoming visitors back in accordance with COVID-19 campus protocols prioritizing health and safety.
鈥淲e are so proud to reopen with a diverse roster of exhibitions that explore the future of 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图鈥 important history. 鈥榃ayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation,鈥 assembled on occasion of the artist鈥檚 100th birthday, celebrates Thiebaud鈥檚 achievement through the living legacies of the countless artists who acknowledge his influence,鈥 said Rachel Teagle, the museum鈥檚 founding director. 鈥淓xhibiting Arnold Joseph Kemp鈥檚 exploration of self-making alongside painting inspired by Thiebaud makes for a timely and meaningful museum experience as we emerge from the pandemic.鈥
Gallery capacity will be limited, allowing guests ample time and space during their chosen time slot to experience four new exhibitions. Visitors may choose to enhance their experience through the museum's new exhibit website. Accessible from within the galleries and before or after the visit, the website features exclusive artist interviews, original video and curatorial essays.
The new exhibitions for 2021, originally scheduled to open last January, have been extended to Nov. 12, 2021, while a new neon installation will be on view through March 2022. The museum had been closed since last year due to COVID-19 protocols.
鈥榃ayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation鈥
Thiebaud鈥檚 profound influence is front and center in this celebration of the longtime 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 art professor鈥檚 centennial. Nineteen contemporary artists who have been inspired by Thiebaud as a fellow painter, including a selection of his former students, are highlighted. Explore how Thiebaud forecast the future of painting through his personal journey to find meaning and reinvention in the medium鈥檚 history, in ways that are both current and timeless. Learn more at the exhibition鈥檚
Featuring Andrea Bowers, Julie Bozzi (鈥74, M.F.A. 鈥76), Christopher Brown (MFA 鈥76), Robert Colescott, Gene Cooper, Richard Crozier (M.F.A. 鈥74), April Glory Funcke (鈥87, M.F.A. 鈥89), Fredric Hope, Alex Israel, Grace Munakata (鈥80, M.F.A. 鈥85), Bruce Nauman (鈥66 M.A.), Jason Stopa, Vonn Cummings Sumner (鈥98, M.F.A. 鈥00), Ann Harrold Taylor (M.F.A. 鈥85), Michael Tompkins (鈥81, M.F.A. 鈥83), Clay Vorhes, Patricia Wall (鈥72), Jonas Wood and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Curators: Teagle and associate curator Susie Kantor. June 3-Nov. 12.
鈥楢rnold Joseph Kemp: I would survive. I could survive. I should survive.鈥
Featuring recent paintings, sculpture and photography, this exhibit asks us to consider the sensorial gestures that form the self and a people, the personal and the political, the historical and the present. Kemp stages encounters that invite the viewer into the artist鈥檚 aesthetic considerations of himself and the world that makes him. It is within this space that we are able to join him in considering how we are made and how we make ourselves. Learn more at the . Guest curator: Sampada Aranke, Ph.D. 鈥13. June 3-Nov. 12.
![Kemp work](/sites/default/files/media/images/tripwire-kemp.jpg)
鈥榃orking Proof: Wayne Thiebaud as Printmaker鈥
Drawn from the university鈥檚 Fine Arts Collection, this exhibit features numerous printing 鈥減roofs,鈥 many worked by hand, that were created as part of the printmaking process. Shown adjacent to 鈥淲ayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation,鈥 these works underscore the importance of printmaking in Thiebaud鈥檚 artistic practice. Learn more at the . Curator: Quintana Heathman. June 3-Nov. 12,
鈥楢ndrea Bowers: Education Should Be Free (澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图)鈥
This neon installation by Andrea Bowers invites visitors into a timely dialogue about education and access. During the course of the 2021-22 academic year, faculty and students are responding to the work in a series of on-site and . Through March 2022.
New visiting, health and safety policies
In support of 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图鈥 commitment to a healthy community as the pandemic continues, the museum has implemented safety protocols to protect staff and guests, including requiring that the campus鈥 Daily Symptom Survey be completed prior to visiting. Other required safety measures include wearing face coverings and maintaining 6 feet of distance from others outside one鈥檚 household. More information about these measures and detailed visitor guidelines, can be found at .
The full exhibition lineup will be on view June 3 through Nov. 12.
Art Wide Open
The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, is a contemporary art museum and cultural resource dedicated to making art accessible and approachable to all. It builds on 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图鈥 legacy of exceptional teaching and practice of the arts to offer engaging experiences and exhibitions that reflect and serve the community, now and for generations to come. The museum shares the university鈥檚 core values of innovative research, interdisciplinary experimentation and a commitment to educational programming: It鈥檚 a hub of creative practice for thinkers, makers and innovators. One-third of the museum鈥檚 50,000-square-foot space is devoted to instruction, including a 125-seat lecture hall, classroom space and the drop-in Carol and Gerry Parker Art Studio. Opened in November 2016, the museum has earned LEEDv3-NC Platinum status, and has won numerous awards for its distinctive architecture.
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Top photo: Wayne Thiebaud, Three Treats, 1975-76. Oil on panel, 10 陆 x 11 鈪 in. (26.7 x 30.2 cm). Fine Arts Collection, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, University of California, Davis. Promised gift of Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud. 漏 2020 Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
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- Laura Compton, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, 530-304-9517, llcompton@ucdavis.edu
- Karen Nikos-Rose, 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 News and Media Relations, 530-219-5472, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu
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