Esoteric Survey

Jack Rogers Hopkins, California Design Maverick Curated by Katie Nartonis March 1, 2024 - September 28, 2024 Jacobs Education Center Gallery at The Sam + Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts The fact that much of this material still exists is credited to this exhibition, which has been in the works for several years. The Hopkins family home in San Diego was destroyed by a fire in 2018. A large amount of the work Jack made for the family was lost. A large number of drawings, notebooks, photos and jewelry pieces were in the possession of the curator at the time and therefore spared from the fire.  Sam Maloof's house in the foothills is a the perfect setting for the exhibition. Hopkins and Sam were both in the sphere of Millard Sheets in Claremont. Sam worked for Sheets until 1949. Then Hopkins studied under Sheets and earned an MFA from Scripps College in 1958. Jack would also go back to teach at Claremont in the summers of 1964 and 1965. After receiving his MFA, Jack moved from Bakers...

San Diego Modernism: Furniture and Arts for Daily Living at Palm Springs Modernism - Tues Feb, 21st @ 1PM San Diego's unique culture of post-WWII art, design and architecture remains one of American modernism's best kept secrets. Dave Hampton reveals how it shaped the ‘California Design’ program. Photo: Doors by Svetozar Radakovich and Carl-Ekstrom, photo by Lynn Fayman Designed to complement and contextualize the film and panel discussion following this presentation, Jack Rogers Hopkins: California Design Maverick (below), Dave Hampton will talk about the design and making of Furniture and Architectural Elements –murals, doors, grilles, lanterns, windows, fountains, gates, handles, fireplace surrounds, etc.– in San Diego, connecting this work to San Diego's unique culture of modernism and architecture, from Irving Gill to Lloyd Ruocco, Sim Bruce Richards and Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, and illustrate furniture by John Dirks; Larry Hunter; Jack Rogers Hopkins; Wendy Maruyama; D...

JACK ROGERS HOPKINS: California Design Maverick Curated by Katie Nartonis and Jeffrey Head, “Jack Rogers Hopkins: California Design Maverick"  highlights the life and work of the late San Diego based maker. The book is filled with never before seen period photos, drawings and ephemera from the Hopkins family. Dave Hampton wrote a section that covers Hopkins' history and place in San Diego. OBJECTS: USA 2020  revisits the 1969 groundbreaking exhibition, Objects: USA. The book looks at the history of the original exhibition curated by  Lee Nordness. It includes updated biographies on 50 artists from the original exhibition. Contemporary artists, such as my very good friend Tanya Aguiñiga, are included in the new volume by R & Company. They will also have an exhibition at their New York Gallery. Hood Century : 16 Modern Architecture Style Flashcards The Object in Its Place - Ted Cohen & the Art of Exhibition Design This book focuses on the creative life and lessons...

In the Abstract at  Oceanside Museum of Art Curated by Dave Hampton Jack Rogers Hopkins  Marj Hyde, Russell Baldwin, Malcolm Leland and  Barney Reid. John Dirks Russell Forester Jack Boyd Toza Radakovich  Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley and Bob Matheny As you can see, the exhibition is incredible.  In the Abstract Oceanside Museum of Art August 15 – November 1, 2015