Gallery Talk with Exhibition Curator, UC Irvine Visual Studies Ph.D. Student Dada Wang

This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Common Ground: Early 20th-Century Artist Communities in Southern California on view February 8 - May 17, 2025.

Join one of the exhibition's three curators, Dada Wang, on opening day, February 8, for a walkthrough of the exhibition.

Following the program, Wang will be available in the gallery to answer questions and speak with visitors and program attendees.

This program is free and open to all. Advance registration is not required.
Gallery stools are available in the museum. Please email imca@uci.edu with questions or requests for accommodations.

About the speaker:
Dada Wang has been a Graduate Student Researcher in Langson IMCA’s Curatorial Department since 2023. She is a third-year Ph.D. student in UC Irvine's Visual Studies program and holds an M.A. in Art History from UC Davis, as well as a B.A. in Art History and Critical Theory from Macalester College. Her research examines the rhetorics of abstraction in Modern Chinese and Asian American visual culture.

About Langson IMCA
UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art (Langson IMCA) is home to two foundational gifts of California Art from The Irvine Museum and the Gerald E. Buck estate. In addition, the permanent collection of more than 4,700 works from the late 19th century and early 20th century through present day continues to grow, augmented by acquisitions and gifts. The university is planning to construct a permanent museum and research institute to serve as a global magnet for the presentation and study of California Art within its social, historical, environmental, and cultural frameworks. Langson IMCA is currently located in an interim museum space at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100, in Irvine, CA. It is open to all Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Admission and parking for up to two hours are free. Follow us on Instagram @langsonimca.