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Light into Density: Abstract Encounters 1920s–1960s | From the Collection of Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem

One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616
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Start with dedicated art lovers and philanthropists Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Add 15 works from their collection by world-renowned artists — including Salvador Dalí, Vassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró and Francis Bacon. Top off with 32 UC Davis undergraduate and graduate students studying studio art, art history and design. Result: A unique exhibition entirely curated and designed by students. The profound and exhilarating works in the exhibition, most on public view for the first time in decades, invite visitors to encounter the deeply personal nature of abstraction and to create their own interpretations. Featured artists: Francis Bacon, Salvador Dalí, Jean Dubuffet, Max Ernst, Jean Fautrier, Lucio Fontana, Vassily Kandinsky, Wifredo Lam, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró, Ben Nicholson, Francis Picabia, Serge Poliakoff, Antoni Tàpies and Bram van Velde

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