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Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara update for July 1 — James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt(Portraits of America)

by Community Contributor • July 1, 2019 • Comments Off

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ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT!
James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt
(Portraits of America)
Closing Sunday, July 14, 2019

Summer is finally here!

Please join us for the amazing July programming MCASB has to offer.
Wishing all a beautiful season,

Abaseh Mirvali

UPCOMING EVENTS

July Poetry Slam!

Santa Barbara

Spoken Word Poetry
Wednesday, July 10, 7 – 9 pm
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contemporary art UNLOCKED

How to “Read” Art
Thursday, July 11, 6 – 7 pm
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Sharkwater:
Extinction

Film Screening
Friday, July 12, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
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Last Look
Walkthrough

Abaseh Mirvali & Special Guest
Sunday, July 14, 4 – 5 pm
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Screening | Twenty Cigarettes
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW

Sunday, July 7, 2019 | 3 pm
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NOW ON VIEW

James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America)
On View May 16 – July 14, 2019Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is pleased to announce the upcoming solo West Coast museum debut of independent American filmmaker and artist James Benning, James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America). For more than 40 years, exploring the film medium, Benning has engaged with history, memory, and documentary traditions, often encompassing a rigorous treatment of the American landscape. Benning’s exhibition at MCASB will present a selection of new photographs and objects from his Portraits series, presented in dialogue with the films READERS and Twenty Cigarettes.

James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America) is curated by Abaseh Mirvali, Executive Director and Chief Curator.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Bloom Projects: Brian Rochefort, Absorption by the Sun
On view August 1 – September 8, 2019Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is pleased to announce the first solo institutional exhibition of Los Angeles, California-based artist Brian Rochefort. Please join us for the opening reception from 7 – 9 pm on Thursday, August 1, 2019.

CALL TO AUDITION: NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Ari Benjamin Meyers: Kunsthalle for Music
On View September 21 to November 3, 2019

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