SITE’s audience gets a sneak preview of Constance Lewallen and Karen Moss’ upcoming exhibition State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970. Co-organized by Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) and UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA), it is the most comprehensive exhibition to date to focus on Conceptual art and related new genres in both Northern and Southern California during this pivotal period in contemporary art. Featuring more than 50 artists and 150 works of art, the exhibition includes newly discovered work as well as materials culled from archives that have rarely been viewed.

Constance Lewallen is Adjunct Curator at the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Karen Moss is a LA-based art historian, curator, and educator who has worked in museums and academic positions since 1980. Currently, she is Adjunct Curator at the Orange County Museum of Art.