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…architect Thom Mayne is the founder of the influential studio Morphosis and co-founder of the prestigious Southern California Institute of Architecture. For more than 40 years, Morphosis has practiced at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and…

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Someone’s junk is someone else’s treasure, 2011

Passage: I. A Troubled Mind, II. Things Do Fall, III. Lover’s Spell, IV. I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you, 2017

Building

About the Building The Architect: Thom Mayne & Morphosis Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne is the founder of the influential studio Morphosis and co-founder of the prestigious Southern California Institute of Architecture. For more…

Truth in the Face of Pressure, from the “Morality Plays”, 1979

The Measure of Moral Phenomena, from the “Morality Plays”, 1979

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…through personal photography and videos for personal, non-commercial use. To ensure the enjoyment of all visitors and the safety of the art, we kindly request that you adhere to the…

2 Rendering of Of many waters…on OCMA’s forthcoming Sculpture Terrace to open to the public in October 2022_Image credit_Morphosis Architects

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Marsia Alexander-Clarke: Ojos Profundos

…CA; Photo: ofstudio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tGAVqpxyk&ab_channel=OCMAStaff Marsia Alexander-Clarke, SONIDOS (Sounds), 2018; Digital video; 5 minutes, 48 seconds; Courtesy of the artist; Technical support by Octavio Zuniga. This video is based on fragments…

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…food and beverage costs not included, rental fees apply) Join ArtCult ArtCult is designed for young professionals, collectors, and philanthropists with a passion for Orange County Museum of Art, contemporary…

Peter Walker: Minimalist Landscape

Peter Walker, Arrival Garden, Costa Mesa, California. Courtesy of PWP Landscape Architecture. Peter Walker, Fountains and Plantings, Costa Mesa, California. Courtesy of PWP Landscape Architecture. Installation view: Peter Walker: Minimalist Landscape, 2022….

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…Art Sense (OCMA’s annual fundraising gala) —VIP passes to domestic and international art fairs (upon request) —Complimentary copy of museum publication – Special gift offer for inaugural members of the…

ArtCult Visit: Unveil Gallery Tour and Lunch

ArtCult Web Events

ArtCult ArtCult is designed for young professionals, collectors, and philanthropists with a passion for Orange County Museum of Art, contemporary art and culture, and building community. Your $1,000 ArtCult membership…

OCMA 24 Hour Grand Opening

…on four levels connecting us to the sky. 5 min Atrium, Sky Bridges 6:30 PM Pacific Chorale Performance: Magnificat A ‘Magnificat’ acapella choir performance by composer Arvo Pärt, an evocative…

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Donor Circle

Donor Circle The Donor Circle brings together art aficionados and philanthropists in their love for supporting OCMA and its mission. Your annual commitment provides essential support for OCMA’s renowned exhibitions,…

Martin Creed: Work No. 3868 Half the air in a given space

Rossell, Daniela

Untitled (Ricas y Famosas), Mexico City, 1999 Type C print, edition of 5 50 x 60 inches Museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Lois Outerbridge, 2003.014 ©…

2017 California-Pacific Triennial: Building as Ever

2017 California-Pacific Triennial: Building as Ever (installation view), 2017; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. 2017 California-Pacific Triennial: Building as Ever (installation view), 2017; Orange…

Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury

Julius Shulman, Case Study House #21 (Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1958), 1958. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute. Birth…

OCMA Anniversary Week: Anniversary Party

OCMA First Anniversary Celebration Week

Yu Ji: A Guest, A Host, A Ghost

Installation views: Yu Ji: A Guest, A Host, A Ghost, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio…

Tanaka, Koki

Someone’s junk is someone else’s treasure, 2011 HD video 11 minutes Museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Lois Outerbridge, 2012.001.001 © Koki Tanaka…

Learn Where the Meat Comes From, 1976

Rentals

…the most intimate or lavish events that guests will never forget. The museum offers dramatic architecture, a peaceful ambiance, and a variety of beautiful spaces for small to large-scale events….

OCMA Visionaries / Lecture Series

Fall Lecture Series Women Artists Redux: New Exhibitions and Revelations September 30: Women in the Art World: Successes and Struggles of Early Professional Artists October 7: Finding their Voice: Women…

Big Night Out: Grand Slam

OCMA Anniversary Week: Community Gathering

Composition in Red and Gold, n.d.

Come to Me, 1996

Neither Liquid Nor Solid But Amorphous; differently ordered bodies flow under large stresses, creep or remain stationary under smaller stresses, and have complex, history-dependent behavior.1, 2017

Common Ground, 2017

Clubhouse Turn—Composition 8 (Samuel. Saul. Playing Cards, Barn 62. Exit to Grandstands, North End. Iggy Puglisi.), 2013-16

Watching, Waiting, Commiserating, 2010

Come, 1962-63

Not a matter of if but when: brief records of a time in which expectations were repeatedly raised and lowered and people grew exhausted from never knowing if the moment was at hand or was still to come,, 2006

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The Comedian, 2005

Richard Jackson: Ain’t Painting a Pain

Richard Jackson, Bag Dog, 2013; fiber-reinforced composite skin on steel; Courtesy of the artist. Richard Jackson: Ain’t Painting a Pain (installation view), 2013; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography….

Fred Eversley: Reflecting Back (the World)

Fred Eversley, Untitled, 1976. Opaque black cast polyester, 19 3/8 x 19 3/8 x 7 in (49.2 x 49.2 x 17.8 cm). Collection of Orange County Museum of Art. Given…

Artist Talk: Andrea Bowers

Carolyn Castaño: Cali es Cali

Carolyn Castaño: Cali es Cali (installation view), 2020-2021; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA; Photo: ofstudio. Carolyn Castaño: Cali es Cali (installation view), 2020-2021; Orange County Museum of…

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Sanford Biggers: Of many waters…

Installation view: Sanford Biggers: Of many waters…(2022). Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio…

Summer Screenings: Mean Girls

Artisans Table Dinner: Fashion-Sparkle

Teens

Art + Play (Ages 0-2)

OCMA Anniversary Week: Tour & Ticketed Dinner

Notions of Home: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Roland Reiss, Truth in the Face of Pressure, from the series “Morality Plays”, 1979; mixed media; gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Horowitz; Courtesy of the artist. Notions of Home (installation…

Tony Lewis: CASUAL T

Installation view: Tony Lewis: CASUAL T, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Tony Lewis: CASUAL T, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio…

Special Events

Fabrice Gygi: The Aesthetics of Control

Fabrice Gygi, Scene, 2000; metal, wood, canvas, sound system; Courtesy of the artist. Fabrice Gygi, Minoviras, 2000, rubber; Collection of Pierre Huber, Geneva. Photo courtesy of the artist….

OCMA Anniversary Week: Visitor Appreciation

Lyle, Cybele

Passage: I. A Troubled Mind, II. Things Do Fall, III. Lover’s Spell, IV. I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you, 2017 Wood, paint, sound, and video…

Rodrigo Valenzuela: American-Type

Rodrigo Valenzuela: American-Type (installation view), 2018-19; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Rodrigo Valenzuela, American-Type Series, 2018; archival pigment print mounted on Dibond with artist frame;…

Summer Screenings: Crazy Rich Asians

Summer Screenings: The Princess Bride

Mulyana: A Man, A Monster and The Sea

Mulyana: A Man, A Monster and The Sea (installation view), 2019-20; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA. Photo: Juliana Paciulli. Muylana, Satu (installation view), 2018; mixed media; dimensions…

Mother’s Day

Reiss, Roland

The Measure of Moral Phenomena, from the “Morality Plays”, 1979 Mixed media 14 x 24-1/4 x 24-1/4 inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Horowitz, 1980.004.001 © Estate of Roland…

Reiss, Roland

Truth in the Face of Pressure, from the “Morality Plays”, 1979 Mixed media 14 x 24-1/4 x 24-1/4 inches Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Horowitz, 1980.004.004 © Estate of…

Pop-Up Party: People’s Pottery Project

Poetry in Residence: CASUAL PoeT

Martinez, Daniel Joseph

The House America Built, 2004 SmartSide, plywood, dimensional lumber, Martha Stewart Signature paint, four architectural blueprints, unique Dimensions variable Museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Lois Outerbridge,…

Daniel Arsham: Wherever You Go, There You Are

Installation view: Daniel Arsham: Wherever You Go, There You Are, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Daniel Arsham: Wherever You Go, There You Are,…

The House America Built, 2004

Wicked Witch, 1996

Thater, Diana

Wicked Witch, 1996 3-lense video projectors, laserdisc player, CAV laserdisc, and existing architecture, edition 2 of 2 Dimensions variable Museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Lois Outerbridge,…

Family Fun: Wordplay

Ximena Garrido-Lecca: Spectrums of Reference

Ximena Garrido-Lecca, Fields of Polarity (installation view), 2019; broken ceramics, LED light tubes, copper tape, solar panel, 12-volt battery, solder; dimensions variable; Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Juliana Paciulli. Ximena Garrido-Lecca, Umbrales (installation view),…

A Moment in Time

Installation view: A Moment in Time, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Left to right: Billy Al Bengston,Tom, 1968. Lacquer and polyurethane on aluminum, 26 x…

GATHERING POWER & PEOPLE: Lay of the Land

Catherine Opie: In and Around Home

Catherine Opie: In and Around Home (installation view), 2006; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Catherine Opie, Nick, 2003; C-print; 31-1/4 x 24-3/4 inches; Courtesy…

Artist Talk: Ed Templeton

Alan Nakagawa: Rescue(s)

Alan Nakagawa, Peace Resonance; Hiroshima/Wendover as a Room, 2018-2019; interactive audio installation including sound beds, speakers, audio equipment, single-channel video, and mural; video by Tom Clancey with additional footage by Weng…

Poetry in Residence: Poetry Reading

ARTventure 2023!

Lacy, Suzanne

Learn Where the Meat Comes From, 1976 Performance documentation on video; color video 14 minutes 20 seconds Museum purchase with funds provided through the prior gift of Lois Outerbridge, 2010.008.003…

Learning and Engagement

Women in Wine: Cheese & Wine Tasting

Happenings: CREATURE CAMARADERIE

Joan Brown

Installation view: Joan Brown, 2024. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Joan Brown, 2024. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Joan Brown, 2024. Orange County Museum…

Alice Neel: Feels Like Home

Installation views: Alice Neel: Feels Like Home, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio…