Photos: Sharon Ellis, Eye (detail), 1992. Courtesy Laguna Art Museum, Courtesy Laguna Art Museum
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Radiant Terrains: Elements of Light in Contemporary Art
Laguna Art Museum draws on its own collection to show how Southern California artists, from the 1960s to today, have turned light into sculpture, painting, photography and installation. Look for Light and Space pioneers and Anthony Friedkin's glowing photographs of breaking waves.
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat · Next Nov 11, 2026 · 10:00am–5:00pm $15 museum admission, youth 19 and under free
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Long before Light and Space, the plein air painters of the early Laguna Beach art colony came here chasing the light on the coast. Radiant Terrains picks up that thread, drawing entirely on Laguna Art Museum's permanent collection to show how artists from the 1960s to today have turned light into sculpture, painting, photography, installation and metaphor.
Look for Light and Space pioneers Peter Alexander, Craig Kauffman and Helen Pashgian, Anthony Friedkin's luminous photographs of breaking waves, Lita Albuquerque's celestial pieces and Jay McCafferty's solar-burn drawings, alongside work by Sandow Birk, Einar and Jamex de la Torre and more. Curated by Tyler Stallings, the show is part of the museum's annual Art + Nature program.
On view through Jan. 10, 2027. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free for youth 19 and under, and for everyone during the First Thursdays Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m.
Schedule
- Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat · 10:00am–5:00pm
- Not on Thursday, November 26
- Not on Friday, December 25
- Not on Friday, January 1
- Last date Sunday, January 10
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