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What Is Art For? Reception
Public Reception: Saturday, February 5, 2-4pm
What Is Art For? opens on Saturday, February 5, 2022, and features works created by MarinMOCAs artist member community. The exhibition theme is inspired by William T. Wiley and Mary Hull Websters 1999 Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) exhibition of the same name and pays tribute to the late Wiley, who passed away in Novato earlier this year, and is one of the Bay Areas most legendary artists hailing from Marin County.
The original OMCA show What Is Art For? William T. Wiley and Mary Hull Webster and 100 Artists resulted from Wileys own invitation for a solo exhibition at the esteemed museum. Declining the opportunity, he instead turned the offer into an open call platform to showcase the breadth of art being produced across the region. The show was notable for its emphasis on community, collaboration, inclusivity, and democratization of the exhibition space by presenting both famous and unknown artists on a level playing field. This open-ended exhibition model provides an apt jumping off point for the diverse voices of MarinMOCAs artist community to reflect on the exhibitions prescient prompt as well as Wileys own legacy as an artist that worked across a range of media and defied categorization.
What Is Art For? Invites both artist and viewer to consider, and reflect on, the role that art has in our lives. Spanning all galleries this engaging exhibition includes work in a variety of media and genres. Art can inspire conversation, educate, document our world, stimulate our imaginations, or simply provide solace in disturbing times. We encourage visitors of all ages to enjoy this provocative exhibition on view from February 5, through March 20, 2022. Curator and writer Renny Pritikin will jury the awards.
Renny Pritikin was chief curator of San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum from 2013-2018 and director of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and the Fine Arts Collection at the University of California, Davis from 2004 to 2012. Pritikin was named chief curator for all artistic programs (film/video, visual art, performing arts, education) of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in January 1997 after serving as director of the Visual Arts Program since 1992. From 1979 to 1992 he served as executive director of New Langton Arts in San Francisco, an alternative space internationally renowned for its presentations of new visual art, interdisciplinary performance, video, literature, and music.
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LocationMarin Museum of Contemporary Art (View)
500 Palm Drive
Novato, CA 94949
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
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| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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