The Torrance Art Museum is Currently closed.
TAM will be closed from December 5, 2021 - January 21, 2022
for de/install.
IT will re-open on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from
6:00 - 9:00 pm FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR winter exhibitions,
QUADRANT and Lynchland.
Memorial To The Future
Sculpture by Daniela Soberman
Photographic elements: open source via TAM staff
Curated by Max Presneill
Torrance Art Museum (TAM)
The utopianism of modernity that led to scientific and technological developments also led us towards forms of capitalism that have endangered the planet. Exploitation, excess, and greed have driven this while an
ostrich-head-in-the-sand posture has characterized our approach to engaging with climate change, and the
problems and potential solutions that await us in the present as much as the near future.
The formalist structure, created by Daniela Soberman, acts as the historical link to the project of Modernity and its aspirations while simultaneously reminding us of its perils and failures. Using Brutalist architecture as a reference
point that encapsulates both the idealism and abject failure of this model, the collaborations, via photograph and
video, highlight the need for immediate action. This project brings together 6-8 artists, in conjunction with Soberman,
to explore the situation within the historical context that led us to this point of environmental catastrophe but with contemporary takes on our current position.They do this not by way of propaganda, but rather via a diversity of photographic concerns that by physical proximity in their installation on a single structure, bring together various viewpoints and interpretations of warning, of caution, of danger in respect of our environment, nature and climate.
Sculpture by Daniela Soberman
Photographic elements: open source via TAM staff
Curated by Max Presneill
Torrance Art Museum (TAM)
The utopianism of modernity that led to scientific and technological developments also led us towards forms of capitalism that have endangered the planet. Exploitation, excess, and greed have driven this while an
ostrich-head-in-the-sand posture has characterized our approach to engaging with climate change, and the
problems and potential solutions that await us in the present as much as the near future.
The formalist structure, created by Daniela Soberman, acts as the historical link to the project of Modernity and its aspirations while simultaneously reminding us of its perils and failures. Using Brutalist architecture as a reference
point that encapsulates both the idealism and abject failure of this model, the collaborations, via photograph and
video, highlight the need for immediate action. This project brings together 6-8 artists, in conjunction with Soberman,
to explore the situation within the historical context that led us to this point of environmental catastrophe but with contemporary takes on our current position.They do this not by way of propaganda, but rather via a diversity of photographic concerns that by physical proximity in their installation on a single structure, bring together various viewpoints and interpretations of warning, of caution, of danger in respect of our environment, nature and climate.
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 22, 2022
6-9pm
TAM STORIES IN ART WITH TAMA DOCENT MEMBER SUE K!
The Torrance Art Museum Advocates (TAMA) is a non-profit, community-based volunteer organization whose goal is furthering the availability, understanding and appreciation of art through its specific support of the Torrance Art Museum.
Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "Torrance Art Museum Advocates" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to TAMA.
How it works:
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features
3. Select "Torrance Art Museum Advocates" as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app
How it works:
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features
3. Select "Torrance Art Museum Advocates" as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app
We are still in Need of Membership & Education Chairs in 2022
TAMA ANNUAL REPORTS
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