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Is the Medium the Message?: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection

Image of Miniature Soft Drum Set
Miniature Soft Drum Set

Claes Oldenburg (aka Claes Thure Oldenburg)
Wood and canvas on paper
Sculpture

Image of Diamond Lady Card Game
Diamond Lady Card Game

Bruce Conner (aka Bruce Guldner Conner)
Wood and miscellaneous found objects
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Suck Cuts
Suck Cuts

Bruce Nauman
Lithograph on paper
Print

Image of Return to Go
Return to Go

Bruce Conner (aka Bruce Guldner Conner)
Color lithograph on paper
Print

Image of Untitled ("The Flying Espanas", Circus Vargas, 1982)
Untitled ("The Flying Espanas", Circus Vargas, 1982)

Susan Felter
Color print on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Leg and Elephant Ear, Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey, 1982)
Untitled (Leg and Elephant Ear, Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey, 1982)

Susan Felter
Color print on paper
Photograph

Image of Siblings
Siblings

Katherine Levin-Lau
Oil on gessoed Mylar
Painting

Image of Carp
Carp

Ed Ruscha (aka Edward Joseph Ruscha)
Color lithograph on paper
Print

Image of Execo
Execo

Ed Paschke (aka Edward Francis Paschke, Jr.)
Color lithograph on paper
Print

Image of Patience on a Monument (Formerly Remembrance Day)
Patience on a Monument (Formerly Remembrance Day)

Robert Pengelly
Watercolor on paper
Painting

Image of Homage to a Troubled Land
Homage to a Troubled Land

Long Nguyen
Oil on canvas
Painting

Image of Blood Color Theory
Blood Color Theory

Rene de Guzman
Plexiglas and blood
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Nostalgia
Nostalgia

Vi Ly
Charcoal and graphite on paper
Drawing

Image of It's World #2
It's World #2

Dong Phan
Acrylic and paper on canvas
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Mom Posing by Green Wall and Dad Watching T.V.
Mom Posing by Green Wall and Dad Watching T.V.

Larry Sultan
Color coupler print on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Mom wearing beret)
Untitled (Mom wearing beret)

Larry Sultan
Film still on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Dad in white T-shirt bending over)
Untitled (Dad in white T-shirt bending over)

Larry Sultan
Film still on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Dad standing by blue umbrella)
Untitled (Dad standing by blue umbrella)

Larry Sultan
Film still on paper
Photograph

Image of Untitled (Close up of Mom in garden)
Untitled (Close up of Mom in garden)

Larry Sultan
Film still on paper
Photograph

Image of The remembering of dreams
The remembering of dreams

Beverly Rayner
Photographs, beeswax, wood, nails, paint, and shellac
Mixed Media (2D)

Image of Brave, Thrifty and Reverent
Brave, Thrifty and Reverent

Rick Arnitz
Oil and oil enamel on canvas
Painting

Image of Helpful and Obedient
Helpful and Obedient

Rick Arnitz
Oil and oil enamel on canvas
Painting

Image of Canto Ten from the series Hide and Seek
Canto Ten from the series Hide and Seek

Diane Fenster
Iris inkjet print on paper
Photograph

Image of Kawasaki 2A and 2B
Kawasaki 2A and 2B

Lewis Baltz
Silver dye bleach print on paper
Photograph

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