May 19, 2007
Camille Rose Garcia talks about the sculptures in her exhibition Tragic Kingdom: the Art of Camille Rose Garcia. In association with Tragic Kingdom: The Art of Camille Rose Garcia, the San Jose Museum of Art is presenting a series of videos filmed on location at her home and studio in Southern California. The videos will include a personal tour of each series of artworks in the exhibition, as well as, video of Camille Rose Garcia painting, discussing the making of her book, and preparing for her exhibition. Additional videos will be released in the weeks following the opening of the exhibition. To keep up-to-date subscribe here or on our YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/sanjosemuseumofart. The San Jose Museum of Art presents the first major museum exhibition outside of Los Angeles of Camille Rose Garcia, an artist emerging from the Los Angeles underground scene, whose narrative-based works express an acute political consciousness. The artist's seemingly light-hearted paintings and drawings of charming cartoon-like characters actually depict dark tales of violence, corruption and greed, and seek to comment on the turmoil of contemporary society. Her first museum solo exhibition surveys her work with an emphasis on her most recent creations, showcasing paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, prints, sculpture, and site-specific installations, and is complemented by a book-length catalogue.
