14 Jun A “Sneak Peek” of “Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism” at PMCA
On Saturday, May 18th, the PMCA hosted a special “Sneak Peek” of the upcoming Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections for
the museum’s newly formed Ambassador Circle. Guests included PMCA
Board members including Chairman David Partridge and his wife Cathie, as
well lenders to the exhibition, PMCA Ambassador Gerald Buck and Nancy
Escher among others. Also in attendance were Janice Bea, Julie Ward and
Diane Bedford, all members of the Pasadena Art Alliance, the renowned
organization which awarded a grant in support of the exhibition.
Co-curator of the exhibition and Sam Francis Foundation Director and
Interim President, Debra Burchett-Lere told the story of Sam Francis’s
life through a slide show of his oeuvre and its myriad of artistic
styles as well as through actual photographs of the artist. Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections,
the first major museum exhibition of Francis’s work in over a decade.
It brings together Francis’s paintings and unique works on paper from
extraordinary public and private California collections, including many
paintings on view to the public for the first time.
Opening Reception
Saturday, August 10, 7-9pm
Please join us for the opening of Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections.
$5 admission, free for PMCA Members
In Dialogue
Sunday, August 11, 3pm
Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections co-curators
Debra Burchett-Lere and Peter Selz, Ph.D. and moderator Insert Name
Here lend insight into Sam Francis’s artwork and its historical context.
Panelists consider the artist’s various styles and influences, as well
as his continuous exploration of color, light, and the spatial
relationships in his works.
Free with admission
Film Night
Saturday, September 21, 6pm
Join us for a screening of the film, The Painter Sam Francis (85
minutes), by Jeffrey Perkins. The film re-traces Francis’s life and
career and features an interview that Perkins conducted with his friend
and mentor Sam Francis in 1973, as well as other interviews with
friends, family, and fellow artists.
Free with admission
Insight Talk
Sunday, November 3, 3pm
Debra Burchett-Lere, co-curator of Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections,
leads a walkthrough of the exhibition and discuss Sam Francis’s mastery
of color and understanding of light through examples of paintings that
span fifty years.
Free with admission
For more information, visit http://www.pmcaonline.org/
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