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MOAH Museum of Art & History
665 W Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93534
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KIMBERLY BROOKS 
Painting Architecture
Oct 2nd – Dec 26th, 2021

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 2, 2021 4-6 pm
Book Signing: Sunday, October 17, 1 p.m

 The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is pleased to announce the opening of Painting Architecture, a solo exhibition by Kimberly Brooks. Painting Architecture continues Brooks’ narrative of the intersection of landscape, artifice and the viewer’s active interaction with her use of gold and silver metal to reflect light. The opening reception is on Saturday, October 2nd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and the exhibition will remain on display until December 26, 2021.

On Oct 17th at 1:00 PM, there will be a book signing at MOAH in celebration of her recently-published book, The New Oil Painting and also which is available for purchase from The Vault Store inside the museum. Other books about the artist will also be available. In addition to these events, the staff-guided Architecture Walking Tour of The BLVD offers an in-depth look at the history, design, and contemporary use of local structures. The walking tour takes place on Sunday, October 24th at 11 a.m. and is also available for download for guests that want to experience The BLVD’s architectural history outside of the scheduled tour.

This solo exhibition by Kimberly Brooks is one in a series within the space featuring major LA artists entitled “Structures” which includes H.K. Zemani, Cinta Vidal, Mela M and Coleen Sterritt. Structures explores the various ways in which humans organize their mental and physical spaces through art and architecture. 

In the largest work, “God Does it Every Day ” Brooks features a dome-like entry into the immaterial world via what appears to be a three dimensional landscape within a two dimensional ancient trompe l’oeil. In “Jerusalem”, a vibrant mosaic on silver dances next to and on top of a loose underpainting and geometric floor. In “Knightsbridge”, a portal in the shape of a knight’s shield overlooks a lustrous blue sky, as if peering from a balcony. A the palpable tension between abstraction and representation continues in her work.

KIMBERLY BROOKS
Kimberly Brooks is an American painter. Her work blends figuration and abstraction to focus on subjects related to memory, reality, history, representation, and identity. Brooks’ work has been showcased in numerous juried exhibitions including curators from Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, California Institute of the Arts and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. As an artist she was recently featured by the National Endowment for the Arts. www.kimberlybrooks.com.

THE LANCASTER MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY
The Lancaster Museum of Art and History is dedicated to strengthening awareness, enhancing accessibility and igniting the appreciation of art, history, and culture in the Antelope Valley through dynamic exhibitions, innovative educational programs, creative community engagement, and a vibrant collection that celebrates the richness of the region.

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