The Eclectic Eye: Selections From The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Date: November 19, 2004 – March 25, 2005

Curated By: Billie Milam Weisman
Venue: Bakersfield Museum of Art
1930 R St, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Exhibited Artists:
Josef Albers, Arman, Charles Biederman, Beau Bradford, Les Christensen, Christo, Chema Cobo, Lesley Dill, Jim Dine, Ofill Echevarria, Yrjo Edelmann, Doug Edge, Charles Fine, Bernard Frize, Michael Gallagher, Candice Gawne, Joe Goode, Red Grooms, David Hockney, Vincent James, Donald Judd, Howard Kanovitz, Ellsworth Kelly, Yayoi Kusama, LA II (Angel Ortiz), Cheryl Laemmle, Los Carpinteros, Arnold Mesches, Ed Moses, Kenneth Noland, Claes Oldenburg, Carlos Perez, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Jose Luis Quinones, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Masaaki Sato, George Segal, Frank Stella, Keung Szeto, John Torreano, Andy Warhol, Marijke van Warmerdam, Tom Wesselmann, and Masoud Yasami.

The Eclectic Eye: Selections From The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

Frederick R. Weisman collected contemporary art that was visually stimulating and intellectually challenging. This exhibition highlights works from the 1960s to the present, and offers a dynamic cross section of the culture of our time. One gallery is devoted to Ed Ruscha. It celebrates his major exhibition at this summer's Venice Biennial and features seven works, including his panoramic landscapes of the 1980s. Other artists on view are Christo, Keith Haring, Gilbert & George, Nam June Paik, James Rosenquist, and Andy Warhol. This exhibition marks the publication of The Eclectic Eye: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, a 190-page color catalog featuring 85 artists from the Weisman collection.