Variations on a Theme, May 23, 2009 - February 7, 2010, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight Gallery, San José Museum of Art. (Included in Part II: August 1, 2009-February 7, 2010.)

It's About Time: Celebrating 35 Years, October 3, 2004 - February 13, 2005, New Wing, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, First Floor, San José Museum of Art.

from the exhibition It's About Time: Celebrating 35 Years, 2004-2005.

Irving Norman’s monumental canvases present complex narratives that typically confront the universal horrors of war and deliver shocking indictments of corporate greed. Awakening of the City, with its congested freeway overpasses and impossibly cramped offices, depicts the artist’s view of the inhumane working conditions of capitalistic America. The towering skyscrapers fuse together like a giant machine devouring the workers streaming into the city, while neon signs flash constant reminders of the almighty dollar.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Variations on a Theme San Jose Museum of Art , 5/23/2009 - 2/7/2010

• Image Dimensions: 120 x 78 in. (304.8 x 198.12 cm)

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 2004
  Page Number: 162-163
• Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism. Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism Crocker Art Museum, Irving Norman Trust. Sacramento, CA
  Page Number: 166

This object is a member of the following portfolios: