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We are thrilled to launch an audio walkthrough of our special exhibition Yves Saint Laurent: Line and Expression, narrated by our CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman. You can purchase the audio walkthrough as part of your general admission tickets below. Please bring your own mobile device and earbuds for listening.

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Sea Change Symposium November 11

…Transformative Currents for Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean gathers international artists, art historians, curators, writers, scientists, and community organizations to examine art’s potential to enact positive ecological change

Sea Change Symposium November 12

…Transformative Currents for Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean gathers international artists, art historians, curators, writers, scientists, and community organizations to examine art’s potential to enact positive ecological change

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…to champion the transformative possibilities of art. From new commissions, performances, immersive activities, workshops, film series, and exciting community happenings, OCMA’s program engages and sparks meaningful encounters with art and

OCMA Visionaries / Lecture Series

…Women Artists Finding Recognition November 11: Women Triumphant: The Most Successful Artists Today Download Registration Form About the Series In Fall 2024, we return to the topic of women artists…

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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…Whether you are looking to host an intimate gathering or a lavish affair, our team is here to make sure that your day is truly memorable. We have several event…

Carolyn Castaño: Cali es Cali

…the artist and Walter Maciel Gallery. https://youtu.be/H2t4VEiSQdE Carolyn Castaño, Intercambio: A Cultural Exchange, 2020; Single-channel video; Courtesy of the artist and Walter Maciel Gallery. The personal experience of the Castaño…

Directions & Parking

…distance from South Coast Plaza and is easily accessible by public transportation, car, and bike. Like many cultural institutions, OCMA does not own or operate a parking garage. Area Parking All local rates and

Diego Berruecos: Only A Shadow

Diego Berruecos: Only a Shadow (installation view), 2019; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Diego Berruecos, 26 Used to be Gasoline Stations (Salida a Puebla…

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….

Fritzia Ir​í​zar: CaCO₃

Fritzia Irízar, Untitled (Japan Ama) (installation view), 2019; single-channel video projection; Courtesy of the artist and Arredondo/Arozarena Gallery. Photo: Bliss Photography. Fritzia Irízar: CaCO3 (installation view), 2019; Orange County Museum…

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 ©…

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Membership To join, renew, or give the gift of membership by mail, please print and mail this form. If you have any questions, please contact your membership team at membership@ocma.art…

Kyungmi Shin: Father Crosses the Ocean

Kyungmi Shin, Riding on that Carriage, 2020; archival Espon print, painted; 60 x 80 inches; Courtesy of the artist. Kyungmi Shin: Father Crosses the Ocean (installation view), 2020-2021; Orange County Museum of…

Valentina Jager: the face the mouth the back

Valentina Jager: the face the mouth the back (installation view), 2018-19; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Valentina Jager: the face the mouth the back…

OCMA 24 Hour Grand Opening

…Kick off the 24-hour opening in style ! 90 min Fireworks: Violet (3 min) Café, Level 2 6 PM Pacific Chorale Performance: Skyscape An aleatoric free form/change choir work performed…

York Chang: To Be Wrong with Infinite Precision

York Chang in collaboration with Daniel R. Small, Radio Booth (To be Wrong with Infinite Precision) (installation view), 2019; mixed media, sound performance, and audio recording; 96 x 96 x…

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November 11, 2022 Upcoming Special Event Sea Change Symposium: Transformative Currents for Art and Action in the Pacific Ocean November 11, 2022 November 12, 2022 Upcoming Special Event Sea Change

Beshty, Walead

Island Flora #4 (Rte. 110 and Rte. 10 Interchange), Island Flora #6 (Rte. 101 South Bound), Island Flora #9 (Rte. 5 and Newhall Interchange), from the series “Terra Incognita”, 2006…

Victoria Fu and Matt Rich: Monster A.

Victoria Fu and Matt Rich: Monster A. (installation view), 2019; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Victoria Fu and Matt Rich: Monster A. (installation view),…

Building

…than 40 years, Morphosis has practiced at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and design. With a team of more than 60 in Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai and Seoul, Morphosis focuses on…

Alice Neel: Feels Like Home

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

Start, Start Again

Installation view: Start, Start Again, 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Charles Long, 100 lbs. of Clay, 2001. Modeling clay, steel shelf supports, sign foam, lights and

Veca, Mark Dean

Study for Pennybags II, 2012 India ink and acrylic on canvas 36 x 54 inches Gift of Heather and Theodore Karatz, 2016.003 © Mark Dean Veca…

Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza: Navigating Technics

Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza, study, 2018; chalk, acrylic, wood; 24 x 48 inches; Courtesy of the artist. Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza: Navigating Technics (installation view), 2020-2021; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa…

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…

Cafe

…/ (gf) gluten free 20% Gratuity will be added to parties of 8 or more. Menu is subject to change. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, eggs or…

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…

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…

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,…

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and philanthropists in their love for supporting OCMA and its mission. Your annual commitment provides essential support for OCMA’s renowned exhibitions, dynamic programming for all ages, artist initiatives, collection care,…

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;…

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…

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,…

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team. Whether it is a private experience in the galleries, the chance to rub elbows with artists, designers, and creatives, or a themed bespoke event of your choice, OCMA X…

Art Since the 1960s: California Experiments

Art Since the 1960s: California Experiments (installation view), 2007-08; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Colin Young-Wolff. John Baldessari, Voluble Luminist Painting for Max Kozloff, 1966-68; acrylic…

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…

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…

Accessibility

…a wheelchair for your visit free of charge. Note that not all interior doors are equipped with power assist. Seating Benches are dispersed throughout the galleries. Restrooms Public restrooms are…

Visionaries

…Studies Co-Chair Linda Maggard, OCMA and Local Tours Co-Chair Cheryl Kiddoo, OCMA and Local Tours Co-Chair Wendy Stark, Newsletter Nadia Dorsey, Historian Laudie Freed, Director of Communications Lynne Hamilton-Lang, Member-at-Large…

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….

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…

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….

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…

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…from around the globe. Learn More Corporate Membership Corporate Membership is designed to offer companies the opportunity to host special or corporate events at the museum in addition to offering…

Pivotal: Highlights from the Permanent Collection

Pivotal: Highlights from the Permanent Collection (installation view), 2017-18; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA; Photo: Bliss Photography. Pivotal: Highlights from the Permanent Collection (installation view), 2017-18; Orange County Museum…

Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone

Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone (installation view), 2007; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Mary Heilmann, Surfing on Acid, 2005; oil on canvas; 60 x…

Rathman, David

Free? Hell Somebody’s Got to Pay, 2013 Watercolor on paper 12 x 17 inches Gift of the Mark and Hilarie Moore Collection, 2014.017.002 © David Rathman…

The Avant-Garde Collection

Chris Burden, Tale of Two Cities (detail), 1981; mixed media installation; Museum purchase with funds provided through prior gift of Ben C. Deane, 1987.002. The Avant-Garde Collection, 2014; Orange County…

Ochoa, Ruben

Watching, Waiting, Commiserating, 2010 Rebar and wood pallets 204 x 840 x 180 inches Joint purchase, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego with proceeds from Art Auction 2010 and the…

OC Collects

OC Collects (installation view), 2012; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. OC Collects (installation view), 2012; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography….

Pairings: The Collection at 50

Pairings: The Collection at 50, Rachel Lachowicz + John McCracken (installation view), 2012; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Pairings: The Collection at 50, Edgar Arceneaux…

Yves Saint Laurent: Line and Expression

Installation view: Yves Saint Laurent: Line and Expression, 2024. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Yves Saint Laurent: Line and Expression, 2024. Orange County Museum…

Utterback, Camille

Glimpse, 2012 Interactive installation: computer, Matrox TripleHead2Go, two firewire cameras and mounts, three tv flat screen monitors and mounts Variable Gift of Ann and Andrew Tisch, 2013.020 © Camille Utterback…

Disorderly Conduct: Recent Art in Tumultuous Times

Mike Kelley, Gospel Rocket, 2005; mixed-media installation; Private Collection. Disorderly Conduct: Recent Art in Tumultuous Times (installation view), 2009; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Colin Young-Wolff….

2008 California Biennial

Daniel Joseph Martinez, Call Me Ishmael: The Fully Enlightened Earth Radiates Disaster Triumphant (installation view), 2006/8; mixed media installation with silicon over fiberglass skeleton and computer controlled pneumatics; Courtesy of the artist…

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OCMA’s Shop furthers the museum’s commitment to the importance of art and ideas through a curated selection of books and limited-edition products. All purchases directly support OCMA’s exhibitions and programs….

Peter Saul

Peter Saul (installation view), 2008; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. Peter Saul, Cold Sweat, 1999; acrylic on canvas; 55-1/4 x 66-3/4 inches; Private Collection…

2006 California Biennial

2006 California Biennial (installation view), 2008-09; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography. 2006 California Biennial (installation view), 2008-09; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach,…

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…support our exhibitions and educational programming. Learn More Donate Your contributions allow OCMA to continue to serve the diverse communities of Orange County by engaging with a broader definition of…

Jennifer Guidi: And so it is.

Installation view: Jennifer Guidi: And so it is., 2023. Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: Jennifer Guidi: And so it is., 2023. Orange County Museum…

Asselin, Michele

Clubhouse Turn—Composition 8 (Samuel. Saul. Playing Cards, Barn 62. Exit to Grandstands, North End. Iggy Puglisi.), 2013-16 Achival pigment print 39 x 101-1/2 inches Partial gift of the artist and

Super Critical Mass

Common Ground, 2017 Single-channel video color with sound Variable Museum purchase, 2017.007 © Super Critical Mass…

Koumoundouros, Olga

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 Site-specific installation Variable Partial…

A Moon for the Daydreamers

Installation view: A Moon for the Daydreamers, 2024. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: A Moon for the Daydreamers, 2024. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio Installation view: A Moon for the…

Ruscha, Ed

Uncertain Frontier, 1987 Acrylic on canvas 22 × 80 inches Commissioned by the Laguna Art Museum with funds provided by the Alice Van Camp Memorial Fund, LAM.1987.016 © Ed Ruscha…

Steinkamp, Jennifer

Moth 5, 2012 Computer generated animation Dimensions variables Museum purchase with funds provided through the prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Redmond, 2012.002 © Jennifer Steinkamp…

Oursler, Tony

Come to Me, 1996 Citizen 30PC projector, VCP, videotape, acrylic on fiberglass, tripod and light stand 72 x 14 x 10 inches (including equipment) Museum purchase with funds provided by…

13 Women: Variation I

Joan Brown, The Journey #5, 1976. Enamel on canvas. 90-1/2 x 72-3/4 inches. Collection of Orange County Museum of Art. Museum purchase with additional funds provided by the National Endowment…

McReynolds, Faris

The Comedian, 2005 Oil on canvas 48 x 64 inches Gift of Justine and Mark Fluent, 2014.031.037 © Faris McReynolds…

Noé Martínez: The Homeland of the Images

Noé Martínez, El Intruso [The Intruder] (installation view), 2019; cut and welded iron; Courtesy of the artist and Llano Galería, Mexico City. Photo: ofstudio. Noé Martínez, La patria de las…

Carolina Caycedo: Wanaawna, Rio Hondo and Other Spirits

…Photo: Juliana Paciulli. Carolina Caycedo, Wanaawna (installation view), 2019; photograph printed on cotton canvas; 590-1/2 x 63 inches; Courtesy of the artist, commissioned by Orange County Museum of Art. Photo: Juliana Paciulli….

Jacquemon, Pierre

Composition in Red and Gold, n.d. Oil on canvas 28 x 22 inches Gift of Allan Rich, Los Angeles, 1996.040 © Pierre Jacquemon…

Yang Yongliang: Eternal Landscape

Yang Yongliang, Journey to the Dark (installation view), 2017; three-channel, 4k video with sound; Courtesy of Yang Yongliang Studio. Photo: Juliana Paciulli. Yang Yongliang: Eternal Landscape (installation view), 2019-2020; Orange…

Kathryn Garcia: gone, gone way beyond

Kathryn Garcia, Forma II, 2018; colored pencil and graphite on Stonehenge paper; 38 x 50 inches; Courtesy of the artist; Photo: Bliss Photography. Kathryn Garcia, Hipogea Nº33 (installation view), 2018;…

Hammersley, Frederick

Come, 1962-63 Oil on linen 48 × 36 inches Gift of Bardene Allen, LAM.1991.019 © Frederick Hammersley Foundation…

Shi Zhiying

Shi Zhiying, Rock Carving of Thousand Buddhas, 2014-15; oil on canvas; 78-3/4 x 118-1/8 inches; Collection of Orange County Museum of Art, Museum purchase with partial funds provided through gift from…

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…