BAJA TO VANCOUVER: THE WEST COAST AND CONTEMPORARY ART

MCASD LA JOLLA JANUARY 23 - MAY 16, 2004

BRIAN CALVIN: NOWHERE BOOGIE, 2000, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 24 X 44 INCHES, PRIVATE COLLECTION, COURTESY MARC FOXX GALLERY, LOS ANGELES.


Featuring over fifty paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, drawings, and video works by thirty-three contemporary artists, Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art (B2V) surveys the broad range of new art being made on the west coasts of Northern Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Linked geographically, economically, and culturally, the region stretching from Tijuana, Baja California to Vancouver, British Columbia, is a dynamic and diverse center of artistic production. Using the theme of cultural landscapes-representations of life as it is lived along the Pacific rim-the exhibition highlights some of the most important figures and directions defining contemporary art in the region.

From the emerging scene in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, to the established art centers in California, Oregon, and Washington's coastal cities, to the advanced conceptual school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, B2V identifies the diverse threads that unite and distinguish life and artistic expression along a rich, international cultural corridor.

Also part of the exhibition is the website www.learningtoloveyoumore.com. Be sure to check it out!