Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Created in California, An Art History of the Golden State. Varied Views: 1980–2000
Speaker
Elizabeth Rooklidge, M.A.
Coordinator
Steve Clarey
This lecture completes the Fall 2024 Master Class
on An Art History of the Golden State by art historian
Elizabeth Rooklidge. Video recordings of her prior
lectures are available in the Osher online video
library.
The counterculture movement of the 1960s
and 1970s gave way to a California art
defined, by and large, by its multiplicity. Artists in
the last two decades of the 20th century worked
in an array of media, marked by shades of stark
discontent, bold humor, cutting critique and,
increasingly, complex negotiations around identity
and belonging. Artists include Laura Aguilar, Mike
Kelley, James Luna, Catherine Opie, Lari Pittman and
Faith Ringgold, among others.
on An Art History of the Golden State by art historian
Elizabeth Rooklidge. Video recordings of her prior
lectures are available in the Osher online video
library.
The counterculture movement of the 1960s
and 1970s gave way to a California art
defined, by and large, by its multiplicity. Artists in
the last two decades of the 20th century worked
in an array of media, marked by shades of stark
discontent, bold humor, cutting critique and,
increasingly, complex negotiations around identity
and belonging. Artists include Laura Aguilar, Mike
Kelley, James Luna, Catherine Opie, Lari Pittman and
Faith Ringgold, among others.
Speaker Bio
Elizabeth Rooklidge is an art historian,
writer and educator based in San Diego. She
teaches art history and museum studies at the
University of San Diego. She has organized over 30
exhibitions for institutions including the Museum
of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Katonah
Museum of Art in New York and the La Jolla
Historical Society. In March of 2020 she founded
HereIn Journal, an online publication for exchange
around contemporary art in San Diego for which
she currently acts as Editor. Elizabeth earned her
B.A. in art history from St. Olaf College and her
M.A. from the Williams College graduate program
in the History of Art.
writer and educator based in San Diego. She
teaches art history and museum studies at the
University of San Diego. She has organized over 30
exhibitions for institutions including the Museum
of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Katonah
Museum of Art in New York and the La Jolla
Historical Society. In March of 2020 she founded
HereIn Journal, an online publication for exchange
around contemporary art in San Diego for which
she currently acts as Editor. Elizabeth earned her
B.A. in art history from St. Olaf College and her
M.A. from the Williams College graduate program
in the History of Art.
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