Virginia MOCA Unveils "Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose"

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - May 13, 2016 - PRLog -- The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) announces the opening of "Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose" ("Turn the Page"), on view May 22 through Dec. 31, 2016. The exhibition is a collaborative initiative by two like-minded organizations, MOCA and Hi-Fructose, The New Contemporary Art Magazine, based in San Francisco, California. The exhibition, curated by MOCA, is a retrospective of the magazine, featuring 51 of some of the foremost contemporary artists of this decade.

"'Turn the Page' is the largest exhibition MOCA has undertaken and will undoubtedly spark dialogue through the diverse works of these boundary-breaking artists," said MOCA's Executive Director Debi Gray.

Ten years ago, two San-Francisco-based artists, Annie Owens-Seifert and Daniel "Attaboy" Seifert started an art magazine that has become an influential publication with a devoted international readership, celebrating diverse art that transcends genres from artists who break away from conventional trends.

Artists include: AJ Fosik, Audrey Kawasaki, Barnaby Barford, Beth Cavener, Brian Dettmer, Brian McCarty, Camille Rose Garcia, Chris Berens, Erwin Wurm, Femke Hiemstra, Fulvio Di Piazza, Gary Taxali, Gehard Demetz, Greg Craola Simkins, James Jean, Jean-Pierre Roy, Jeff Soto, Jennybird Alcantara, Jeremy Geddes, Josh Keyes, Kate MacDowell, Kazuki Takamatsu, Kehinde Wiley, Kevin Cyr, Kris Kuksi, Lisa Nilsson, Marco Mazzoni, Marion Peck, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Ryden, MARS-1, Martin Wittfooth, Nicola Verlato, Olek, Parra, Ray Caesar, Ron English, Sam Gibbons, Scott Hove, Scott Musgrove, Shepard Fairey, Tara McPherson, Tiffany Bozic, Tim Biskup, Todd Schorr, Tracey Snelling, Travis Louie, Victor Castillo, Wayne White, Wim Delvoye, and Yoshitomo Nara.

Viewers of this exhibition will find more than 50 original works of art, ranging from hyper-realistic paintings of unexpected animal and nature-inspired juxtapositions to intricately built sculptures that eclipse traditional themes and mediums, a hallucinatory installation and even a crocheted community public art project.

LA Gallerist Merry Karnowsky, (Merry Karnowsky Gallery // KP PROJECTS) said, "There has not been a significant exhibition on the East Coast that has mapped the progression of the past 90s new/next generation of hybrid artist... in over 20 years, which is why the 'Turn the Page' exhibition is as relevant as it is exciting."

The exhibition will travel to the Akron Art Museum (Akron, Ohio) and then to the Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, California).

"Turn the Page" is organized by MOCA and made possible by the City of Virginia Beach along with generous grants from the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the National Endowment for the Arts and other MOCA supporters.

For more information visit www.VirginiaMOCA.org. Join in on the conversation #vaMOCAturnthepage on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. View programming highlights.