Dear Fisher Museum Friends,
We have an EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉
Last week, we installed Chuck Arnoldi's large-scale bronze work Not Marble Nor Gilded Monument in front of the museum! This artwork was previously on display at the museum nearly 40 years ago during the Olympic Art Festival in the summer of 1984.
We are thrilled to tell you more about the piece, its history, and current installation at the museum for long-term loan. But even more so, we await with anticipation for the time when we can invite you to visit the museum once again and experience this work in person!
Yours in big beautiful bronze art,
Selma, Kay, Raphael, Juan, Stephanie, Maria, and Brigid
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NOT MARBLE NOR GILDED MONUMENT
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In 1984, the Fisher Gallery hosted the California Sculpture Show. One of the California sculptors featured in the exhibition was Venice Beach artist Charles (Chuck) Arnoldi. His work was bronze, 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 by 7 ft., and weighed nearly a ton.
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The work truly illustrated Arnoldi’s ever-evolving practice and innovative use of materials, something we learned well while hosting the exhibiton "Charles Arnoldi | Four Decades" earlier this year!
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During the exhibition "Charles Arnoldi | Four Decades," the Arnoldi studio brought to us the idea of installing for long-term loan a large work that would soon be returning to Southern California. We were thrilled to move forward with this loan and delighted to learn that the piece was the exact same sculpture that had been on display at the museum previously!
During the first week of September (with full COVID safety precautions in place), we received the delivery of the artwork. With the assistance of art handlers (and a heavy-duty forklift/telehandler), the bronze sculpture was placed next to the front entrance of the museum.
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Many thanks to Chuck Arnoldi, Jacob Melchi, Chris Toomey and USC Capital Construction, US Art, and Fisher staff Stephanie Kowalick and Juan Rojas for their efforts to make this re-installation happen! We extend a very special thank you to Dallas Price–Van Breda whose generous support made this possible.
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We are thrilled to present "The Intersection: Woke Black Folk" in partnership with our USC collegues at Visions and Voices, Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, and Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Scholar, activist, playwright, artist, and one of the original organizers of Black Lives Matter Funmilola Fagbamila will perform "The Intersection: Woke Black Folk," her acclaimed one-woman stage play about the complexities of Black political identity and how humans navigate difference. ⠀
The live performance will be followed by a conversation with Fagbamila led by award-winning photojournalist, producer, author, and USC professor (and Fisher Museum advisory board member) Miki Turner.
Date: Sunday, October 10, 2020
Time: 5 PM
Location: Wherever you are! (This program will be presented online.)
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