Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974–1981

John Divola, Zuma #9 (1979-2006)
"The years covered by the exhibition bracket a tumultuous, transitional period in United States history, beginning with Richard Nixon’s resignation and ending with Ronald Reagan’s inauguration. The exhibition borrows its title from the album by the Los Angeles–based punk band X to suggest that the California Dream and the hippie optimism of the late 1960s had been eclipsed by a sense of disillusionment during this post-Watergate, post-Vietnam era. Under the Big Black Sun seeks to demonstrate how this collective loss of faith in government and institutions yielded a spirit of artistic freedom and experimentation that reached its apex in California through the pluralistic art practices that flourished here."
MOCA: Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974–1981
Under the Big Black Sun (YouTube)
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