Into the 21st Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, May 22 - September 12, 1999, Second floor, New Wing, San José Museum of Art.

Beyond Tradition: Permanent Collection Photographs, September 27, 2003 - August 22, 2004, Historic Wing, Paul L. Davies Gallery, Second Floor, San José Museum of Art.

Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, July 30, 2007 - September 9, 2007, San José Museum of Art.

Process as Paradigm: Works from the Permanent Collection, January 17, 2009 - July 5, 2009, New Wing, Second Floor, South Metro A Gallery, San José Museum of Art.

Beyond Tradition (2003-2004)

David Levinthal’s series, “Wild West,” recreates the movie myth of the American west in dramatic mock “film stills” made from miniature toys in staged dioramas that the artist describes as “faux-realistic.” Blurring the line between fact and fiction, Levinthal purposely obscures the faces and distorts the focus to activate the scene with implied motion and drama. In the same spirit of exaggerated Westerns, Levinthal’s photographs are parodies that possess a riveting fiction of their own. A self-described product of TV culture, Levinthal is primarily interested in eliciting emotional responses to our shared memories of nostalgic imagery from popular culture and childhood.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Into the 21st Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection , 5/22/1999 - 9/12/1999
• Process as Paradigm: Works from the Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art , 1/17/2009 - 7/5/2009

• Image Dimensions: 48 x 48 in. (121.92 x 121.92 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: 134-135
• Into the 21st Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, San Jose Museum of Art. Into the 21st Century: Selections from the Permanent Collection, San Jose Museum of Art San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 1999
  Page Number: 30

This object is a member of the following portfolios: