Made in California: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Charles Arnoldi, American Standard (1975); Robert Therrien, No Title (Black Steeple) (1980); Ed Moses, Helix-1 (1988)

Jack Goldstein, Untitled (1988); Craig Kauffman, Yellow-Blue (1965); Edward Ruscha, Please… (1985); Edward Ruscha, Model for Jetstar (Orange) (1984); Edward Ruscha, Model for Jetstar (Blue) (1984); DeWain Valentine, Open Diamond Diagonal (1983); Edward Ruscha, Atmospheric Trash (1985); Edward Ruscha, Malibu= Sliding Glass Doors (1976)

Edward Ruscha, End (1983); Joe Goode, Untitled (Commissioned Work) [Blue] (1979); Bruce Conner, Suitcase (1962); Edward Ruscha, Eternal Amnesia (1982); Edward Ruscha, Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska (1980); Edward Ruscha, Ancient Dogs Barking- Modern Dogs Barking (1980); Edward Ruscha, LAX-Sunset-Malibu (1981)

Date:  November 18, 2021 – December 9, 2021

Curated By: Billie Milam Weisman
Venue: Christie’s Los Angeles
336 N Camden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 385-2600

Exhibited Artists:
Charles Arnoldi, Larry Bell, Bruce Conner, Ronald Davis, Laddie John Dill, Jack Goldstein, Joe Goode, Craig Kauffman, John McCracken, John McLaughlin, Ed Moses, Edward Ruscha, Robert Therrien, and DeWain Valentine.

Made in California: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Since the 1960s, California has evolved as a center for contemporary art that rivals New York. Frederick R. Weisman was a pioneering collector whose rise as an important patron of the arts paralleled the contemporary art scene in Los Angeles. He counted many of the city's top artists as his close friends and built a collection that reflects this personal relationship.This selection of works exemplifies how these LA artists were inspired by their daily life and surroundings - the local terrain, vibrant sun, beautiful sunsets, blue skies, surfboards, and the fast, flashy cars of California culture.  

This exhibition highlights a selection of exciting and diverse movements that played a decisive role in defining the visual arts in the Golden State.  Fetish Finish artists such as Ron Davis and Craig Kauffman produced immaculately polished works adopted from the smooth finishes of the 1960’s hot rods and surfboards. Light and Space artists such as Larry Bell and Robert Irwin created — minimal, experiential and unique to California that reflects the broad glow of our environment.  Newer movements, such as Postmodernism, are also featured in the art of John Baldessari and the fantastic constructions of Tim Hawkinson. Many more iconic artists of the era include Jack Goldstein, Joe Goode, Ed Moses, Ed Ruscha, Robert Therrien, and DeWain Valentine.