Going all out at the Torrance Art Museum
Tears of joy, tears of sorrow, and what’s that about social media? Jason Jenn curated “Even Sparkles Have Shadows” for the Torrance Art Museum by Bondo Wyszpolski “Ultra!” was conceived last summer when the Torrance Art Museum staff realized that having a mostly outdoor public art tour would be beneficial for everyone. It has since become that and a little more in the months since. The show is impressive and ambitious, and it opens on Saturday at noon. Even without water it’s going to make a big splash because the exhibition not only takes place within and around the building but in several locations throughout the city. This wide-ranging project, helmed by director and curator Max Presneill, was aided by assistant curator Sue-Na Gay, museum registrar Hope Ezcurra, and outreach specialist Jason Jenn. The museum has three distinct exhibition spaces—a main gallery, which is able to house large artworks, a more intimate Gallery Two, and an even tinier Dark Room that has often been used to screen videos or to feature singular installations. This time, in an effort to make us aware of the dangerously endangered Northern White Rhinoceros, Cynthia Minet has created an illuminated…
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