In the face of international biennials, world-wide art fairs, and attention to the ever-changing cities of the next "it" place for art and artists, OsCene 2010 features the works of over 40 artists and aims to look at regionalism, a term that has, in the last five years, taken on negative connotations. In this wave of international focus, it is worth being reminded of the art making practices taking place in our near surroundings; looking at art being made here and now. Orange County is an amalgam of characteristics: tourist attraction; nature preserves; notably politically conservative yet also the birthplace of many ska/punk music bands; master planned communities; diverse demographics; 34 incorporated cities, the oldest being Anaheim (1870) and the most recent being Aliso Viejo (2001); and the important port locations of Long Beach and San Pedro. Similarly, the works produced by artists are equally diverse and sometimes conflicting. OsCene 2010 aims to represent this multiplicity of a locale shown through the works of diverse artists.

"Despite the geographical framework that OsCene takes on, it's exciting to see the range of artists in this exhibition with diverse backgrounds and practices. There will definitely be some threads of dialogue between these different artists and their works." ~ Grace Kook-Anderson, curator

This exhibition will be accompanied by an online catalogue as well as an iPhone application.

>> Click here for Programmed Events scheduled in conjunction with this exhibition! Programmed events include a lecture and workshop series, a concert series, and a film series.

>> When you visit OsCene 2010, you will receive a coupon for free dessert  at our neighbor and restaurant partner, Las Brisas!

Artist JocelynFoye will present a live performance of the Long Beach vs. Orange County Derby Girls, competing and fighting against one another in the Laguna Art Museum California gallery. Foye will then create a painting-styled wall piece from the acts made by the competitors for OsCene 2010.

Robert Allen and Antoinette LaFarge present Hangmen Also Die which begins on opening night (February 20, 2010), when a live actor interacts with a projected videoenvironment as he delivers a short monologue. After this live phase of the piece has ended, the installation component is activated to continue and echo the live event. It is presented as a landscape-format projection merging video of the actor's monologue with the video environment. The video installation is programmed to gradually break up over the three months of the exhibition, triggering successive attempts to salvage meaning by re-interpolating material. Despite all attempts to re-establish order, the piece succumbs to a cumulative degradation that is almost but not quite total. >> Want to see the live performance? Click here to purchase tickets to the opening night reception! 

Barbara Berk will present her new performance piece, Tip Top, beginning at the opening night reception (February 20, 2010) at 7:00 p.m. of indefinite duration. Tip Top is the latest in a series of works that uses her body as a connecting element. Many of the ideas for this piece come from the context in which it will be performed. >> Want to see the live performance? Click here to purchase tickets to the opening night reception! Barbara will also present her work Sunday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m.

OsCene 2010 + OC Music Awards 

OsCene 2010 and OC Music Awards are teaming up! During the OsCene 2010 exhibition, visit our listening booth to hear music from the nominated musicians. Also, don't miss a special concert series at the Museum in conjunction with this exhibition!

>> Click here for concert series information

OC Music Awards is Orange County's premier annual music event honoring the best in local talent from our up and coming music scene. The Awards is now in it's 9th consecutive year, and calendared for March 6, 2010 at The Grove of Anaheim, with nine free weekly showcases to take place at various venues throughout early 2010 leading up to Awards night. The 2009 Awards featured honors and performances by artists such as The Vandals, Mickey Avalon, Atreyu, Saosin, and Japanese Motors to name a few. 

>> Click here to view a video of highlights from the 2009 OC Music Awards!

Grace Kook-Anderson, Head Curator
Grace Kook-Anderson is Curator of Exhibitions for Laguna Art Museum. She was a co-founder of InSitu (2007-2008) and co-curator for InSitu: Richmond at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (2008). She was the exhibition organizer for Amateurs at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art in San Francisco (2008). Her curatorial projects focus on contemporary art with an emphasis on the investigation of place and social change. Grace has been at Laguna Art Museum since 2008 and most recently curated WoW: Emeregent Media Phenomenon.

Jacqueline Bunge, Education Curator
Jacqueline Bunge is Curator of Education at Laguna Art Museum and coordinates all programmed events for each exhibition. Jacqueline received her BA in Art History from ChapmanUniversity in 2003 and received her MA in Exhibition Design and Certificate inMuseum Studies from California State University, Fullerton in 2008. She was a guest curator of The OsCene 2006:Contemporary Art and Culture in OC at Laguna Art Museum and co-curated the exhibition Domestic Departures at the CSUF Main ArtGallery.

Ashley Eckenweiler, Guest Music Curator
Ashley is an independent consultant specializing in the programming and production of live music events. Prior to consulting, Ashley implemented the highly successful concert series "Orange Crush" where notable acts such as Sonic Youth, Matt Costa, Cold War Kids and Silversun Pickups performed. She then went on to independently program various live music events including Orange County Performing Art Center's 2008 "Off Center - Indie Bands" monthly concert series at Samueli Theater and gain title as Director of the annual event, OC Music Awards.

Keiko Beatie, Guest Film Curator
Keiko Beatie is an independent film curator and writer. Some of her current curatorial projects include Ombak Exhibition Bali, Wavescape Festival South Africa, Mostra International De Arte Cultura Surf Festival, and Laguna Beach Film Society.

OsCene 2010 Visual Artists

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OsCene 2010 Film and Video Artists

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Kevin Acevedo Adnan Ahmad Matt Brailey Raymond Cinemato Rachel Earnest Christina Fugate Rhianon Gutierrez Andrew Hellesen

Jeff Hornbaker Mark Jeremias David Jibladze Amy Kaczur Alborz Kamalizad Candace Jade Lewis Elliott Fuster Masters Alex Melli Suyen Mosley

Bryan Nest Victor Pakpour Malachi Rempen Austin Silvers Alex Sosin Nolan Wang Gordon Winiemko Carole Zava

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