Modern Art in Los Angeles: Assemblage and Politics

Come to the Getty Center Harold M. Williams Auditorium for a conversation that will bring together Los Angeles artists, including Ed Bereal, Mel Edwards, George Herms, Nancy Reddin Kienholz, and Betye Saar, who employed assemblage sculpture as a way to reflect on the charged political climate of postwar America. These and other artists used found materials to produce complex objects that engaged with issues like the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and the censorship of art. This discussion explores how the medium of assemblage sculpture emerged and continues to thrive as a tool of social critique and transformation. Click here for more information on the event.
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