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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) invites all audiences to experience our world, our region, and ourselves through the prism of contemporary art.

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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
3 years
We are delighted to be a recipient of a $500,000 grant as part of Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM), a $5M collaborative initiative to create and support curatorial positions at 10 institutions across the U.S.
@FordFoundation
Ford Foundation
3 years
Today we launched Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (#ALAM), a collaborative initiative devoting $5M to create and support curatorial positions at 10 institutions across the U.S, in partnership with @MellonFdn, @GettyFoundation, and @TerraAmArt.
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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
3 years
๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜š๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜บ, the artistโ€™s first retrospective exhibition in thirty years, is now open at our flagship location in La Jolla. Visit https://t.co/px8sz9jO62 to reserve your ticket. Photography: 2022 ยฉ Philipp Scholz Rittermann
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@gomuseums
SD Museum Council
3 years
People in Your Neighborhood: La Jollans take on new roles on board of Museum of Contemporary Art . Following a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion @MCASD , La Jollan Steve Strauss has been named its board president.
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sandiegouniontribune.com
A few months after the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego reopened its flagship La Jolla location in April following a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion, La Jollan Steve Strauss has beโ€ฆ
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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
4 years
Alexis Smith: ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜บ is coming this fall, opening on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at MCASD's Flagship location in La Jolla.
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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
4 years
This is the last week to experience ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ช ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ 1960๐˜ด at MCASDโ€™s Flagship location in La Jolla, on view through Sunday, July 17, 2022. [Photography: @riyostudios]
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@MenilCollection
The Menil Collection
4 years
Listen to Senior Curator Michelle White speak about "Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s," cocurated by the #MenilCollection and @MCASD.
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@MenilCollection
The Menil Collection
4 years
"The French-American artist rebelled against artistic tradition and forged her own emancipatory visual language," writes @ChristiesInc on the "Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s" exhibition coorganized by the #Menil and @MCASD. Read the full review. ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/thmfG4VzIU
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christies.com
To forge her own emancipatory visual language, the French-American artist took aim at the patriarchy and sculpted a colourful matriarchy
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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
4 years
Join us on Saturday, June 18 to explore Niki de Saint Phalle's fantastical public sculptures led by MCASD's Senior Curator. Visit https://t.co/IIUcHeiobc to learn more and register!
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@SelldorfArch
Selldorf Architects
4 years
We are pleased to share Michael J. Lewisโ€™ latest piece for @WSJ in which he states, โ€œthere is no question that the new galleries are a triumph.โ€ For more information you can read the rest of the profile here:
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wsj.com
Annabelle Selldorfโ€™s revamped project for the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego adds spectacular gallery space, but sadly excises elements from Robert Venturiโ€™s previous design.
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@KPBS
KPBS
4 years
New works of art to see this month featuring 1โƒฃ Kaori Fukuyama at PHES Gallery 2โƒฃAaron Glasson at ICA San Diego North 3โƒฃChristopher Lloyd Tucker at the Central Library Art Gallery 4โƒฃCarmen Argote at MCASD 5โƒฃKatie Ruiz at the Women's Museum of California https://t.co/3FI4DbI5kv
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kpbs.org
New works of visual art to see in the region this month, featuring Kaori Fukuyama at PHES Gallery; Aaron Glasson at ICA San Diego North; Christopher Lloyd Tucker at the Central Library Art Gallery;...
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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
4 years
This Saturday, June 4, MCASD Downtown reopens from 10 AM - 4 PM. ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด-๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ presents a recent body of work by Los Angeles-based artist Carmen Argote.
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@sdtaconnect
San Diego Tourism
4 years
Inspired by the new exhibition at the beautifully renovated @MCASD #LaJolla, SDTA's PR team recent release highlights renowned artist, Niki de Saint Phalle, whose unique artworks can be seen on display throughout the destination. #SanDiegoTourism
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sandiego.org
Visitors can explore Saint Phalleโ€™s colorful world at these San Diego locations.
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@ArchRecord
Architectural Record
4 years
Annabelle Selldorf, principal at @SelldorfArch, joins the podcast to discuss the process of designing @MCASD, her work at Londonโ€™s @NationalGallery, and how she her way to architecture through New York's art scene. https://t.co/PF9pdnTdAz Photo ยฉ Nicholas Venezia
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architecturalrecord.com
Annabelle Selldorf, principal at Selldorf Architects, joins the podcast to discuss the process of designing San Diegoโ€™s Museum of Contemporary Art, her firmโ€™s work at Londonโ€™s National Gallery, and...
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@KPBS
KPBS
4 years
On our must-see list this month: visual art by Andrea Chung at @MCASD La Jolla, Shinpei Takeda at @oceansidemuseum, Fernando Casasempere at @SDMA, Cheryl Sorg at @sdmesaart and Mark di Suvero at Tasende Gallery. More via @juliadixonevans๐ŸŽจ https://t.co/mVdHOsodgK
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kpbs.org
On our must-see list this month: visual art by Andrea Chung at MCASD La Jolla, Shinpei Takeda at Oceanside Museum of Art, Fernando Casasempere at San Diego Museum of Art, Cheryl Sorg at Mesa College...
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@Leslie_Luna_v
Leslie Luna
4 years
In love with the new look of @MCASD #LaJolla! ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŽจ #yayoikusama #nanas #nikidesaintphalle
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@MCASD
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
4 years
โ€œA space that is well-balanced, well-proportioned, calm, focused and not about gestureโ€ @nytimes https://t.co/FQp9n1ZZCu
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nytimes.com
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego has undergone multiple renovations in its 80-plus years. This spring it has opened after yet another.
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@VCAM1963
VCAM Legacy ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
4 years
โฆ@MCASDโฉ | Let There Be Light (and Space): Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Reopens After $105 Million Selldorf Renovation | Artnet News
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news.artnet.com
Until now, the oldest contemporary art museum in Southern California has lacked the space to permanently display its collection.
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@SelldorfArch
Selldorf Architects
4 years
Read @cmonstahโ€™s review in the LA Times on how our latest museum project @MCASD gracefully unifies buildings from various eras, adds gallery space and reorients the entire structure to the site:
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latimes.com
Selldorf Architects' renovation of MCASD in La Jolla and LUCE et studio's redo of the Mingei museum give two established institutions a needed reset
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