On View

Monet to Matisse: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Bemberg Foundation

Through August 7, 2022

See Impressionist masterpieces from some of the most significant names in European painting, including Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pablo Picasso, Alfred Sisley, and Pierre Bonnard.

Organized by the Bemberg Foundation, based at the historic Hôtel d’Assézat in Toulouse, France, the exhibition features more than 60 works produced between the 1870s to 1930s. This is the first time this collection of works is on view in California, and is one of only two showcases in the United States.

Coming Soon

TERRA: Fernando Casasempere

Opening April 29, 2022

The Chilean ceramic sculptor’s first solo exhibition in the United States highlights the urgency of the environmental crisis through installations that utilize the Earth as both subject and medium. Using clay colored by industrial waste produced by copper mining and drilling processes, Casasempere creates vibrant colors that vein through his sculptures.

Four immersive ceramic installations created by Casasempere invite the public to meditate, reflect, and consider humanity’s interactions with our planet.

On View

Paintings from the Confinement

Through May 1, 2022

San Diego-based artist Marianela de la Hoz shares 11 intimate egg tempera paintings created in 2020 to 2021 in response to the transformative circumstances imposed by the global pandemic of COVID-19. The collection of works invites reflection on a variety of experiences lived during the pandemic.

On View

Fortuny: Master of Light and Line

Through July 17, 2022

Etchings by nineteenth-century Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny helped propel him to be the most internationally acclaimed Spanish artist of his day. See nearly 20 unique etchings selected from the Museum’s permanent collection showing the breadth of Fortuny’s travels and influence.

On View

Wang Qingsong: Social Mobility

Through August 14, 2022

Experience nine evocative large-scale photographs by Chinese artist Wang Qingsong that also function as social commentary.

Two themes, “Images of Culture” and “Images of Conflict,” present the paradox posed in these works of increased social mobility in China, while physical movement of people at the time was sometimes restricted. The moving photographs are accompanied by a video showing Qingsong’s process.