Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot) POLICE STATE
Nadya Tolokonnikova (of Pussy Riot) takes over MOCA’s WAREHOUSE with POLICE STATE an unapologetic, immersive indictment of authoritarianism, surveillance, and carceral control. This isn’t just art, it’s...
Mirror, Mirror: Amy Adler’s Portraits and the Selfie’s Seductive Gaze
By Tyler Stallings Walking into Amy Adler’s exhibition Nice Girl at the Orange County Museum of Art, curated by Heidi Zuckerman, OCMA’s CEO and Director, you immediately notice the cinematic arrangement of twenty-one identically sized paintings. They line...
Is Contemporary Art in Orange County Threatened by the New UCI-OCMA Merger?
By Chris Hoff, OC Art Blog The recent announcement that UC Irvine will take over operations of the Orange County Museum of Art marks a major shift in the region’s cultural landscape. According to the Orange County Business Journal, this move is being framed as a...
