Out of the Great Wide Open
Ryan Bulis, Cathy Ellis, Wendy Osher, Erik ReeL, Sommer Roman, Nick Wilkinson, and Seyburn Zorthian Since originating as an artist-run space in 1976, Museum of…
Bloom Projects: Conrad Ruiz
loom ProKnuckles and Bubbles In his large-scale paintings and new explorations in sculpture, Conrad Ruiz (b. 1983, Monterey Park, CA) delves into the concept of…
Magic Mountain
MCASB Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara For centuries, travelers to remote mountain villages, seaside escapes, desert oases, and elsewhere, have sought out nature’s curative…
The Vastness is Bearable
In his book, Contact (1985), noted astronomer and science writer, Carl Sagan wrote, “She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its…
Bloom Projects: Lisa Tan
Sunsets Sunsets (2012) is a video by Stockholm-based artist Lisa Tan that confronts the limits of language in giving meaning to creative work. In an informal…
Requiem for the Bibliophile
Jorge Méndez Blake, Carlos Garaicoa, Nancy Gifford, David Horvitz, Emily Jacir, Xaviera Simmons, and Mickey Smith “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a…
Marinella Senatore. Building Communities
Having premiered in October 2013 at Italy’s foremost museum for contemporary art, Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, MCASB hosts the West Coast debut…
Bloom Projects: Zack Paul, Geometric Landscapes
Santa Barbara-based artist Zack Paul presents an immersive installation experience made of building materials. It refers to the architectural aerial photos of roofs that denote…
Almost Anything Goes: Architecture and Inclusivity
Amorphis, Atelier Manferdini, Ball-Nogues Studio, Design, Bitches, DOSU Studio Architecture, and Digital Physical / Variate Labs The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) welcomes…
Bloom Projects: Ro Snell, All That is Left
Santa Barbara-based artist Ro Snell has been invited to create a new body of work for Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara’s Fall 2013 iteration…