Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla

The Jacobs Foundation's donation to the museum affords ALL people under 245 to attend the museum for FREE. Let's make the most of this!

Please attend the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla by 11-4-12 and view the exhibitions. On this trip let's pay particular attention to a couple of exhibits/concepts. Perhaps cut and paste this into a word document and take notes while you are there. Turn in this document on Monday 11-5-12 typed or neatly hand-written.

1. Notice the BOATS attached to the building. Who made them? what is the name of the artwork?How do they interact with the setting in which they are placed? Do you believe the boats add or detract from the BUILDING ... the MUSEUM itself? Explain.
2. Walk through the sculpture garden outside. Do you notice the building when you are outside? Do you notice traffic? Do you notice sounds of the ocean? How do the sculptures placed outside fit in with the environment in which they are placed? Do the sculptures "go together" or are they a "collection of sculptures in a garden"?
3. View the Exhibit: Margaret Noble: 44th and Landis. What is your initial reaction to the artwork she creates? How has she taken ordinary objects and elevated them to "high art"?
After viewing the artwork, f you could ask the Museum Curator's about how the exhibit was set up, what would you want to ask?
After viewing her artwork, what THREE questions would you like to ask her if you had the chance?

BONUS...if you can make it to the downtown location before the exhibit closes November 4th, view Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves. How would you describe the artist's style? How did the artist convey the concept of culture, acculturation, and history? If you could ask the artist any questions, what would you want to know? If you could ask the Museum Curator's about how the exhibit was set up, what would you want to ask?