Clay, wood, stone, spirit. California, a presentation of new works by Emilie Halpern, Estudio Persona, Dan John Anders, Stephen Kenn, and Abel Macias, establishes a dialogue among five voices leading a new wave in contemporary art and design. All based in The Golden State, their practices are further linked through an elaborate collaboration with heritage, a strong centering of community, and a refined sensitivity for elemental materials.

Reflecting the vibrancy and rich breadth of California culture as a primary through line, the exhibition introduces transformative works that create a new loci within California’s cultural legacy — a lifestyle and global phenomenon that has cast a spell since it morphed from a Mexican Pueblo to a burgeoning American city in 1848.

A hotbed for creativity and innovation, California continues to be a vibrant center of art, design, and culture today. Its artistic scene has historically formed a resilient and irrepressible ecosystem, one that continues to sprout new life. This show of works by five Los Angeles and Joshua Tree based artists and designers spotlight the Californian ideal that has long flourished — a tangible sense of possibility.