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Roland Reiss, Adult Fairy Tales I: Strange Stories, 1983,
mixed media, 12 x 24 x 24 in., Image courtesy of the artist

Roland Reiss, The Castle of Perseverance, MDF particle board,
Size variable, Image courtesy of the artist

The mission of the PMCA is to present the breadth of California art and design through exhibitions that explore the cultural dynamics and influences that are unique to California.

Roland Reiss, painter, educator and Southern California art world fixture since the 1950s, suddenly turned to sculpture in the 1960s, creating miniature versions of domestic spaces encased within Plexiglas that he called tableaus. Guest-curated by Kate Johnson, Personal Politics focuses on these miniature scenes, each containing psychological references and occasionally reflecting influences from Hollywood and the film industry. Through his tiny worlds, Reiss examines our society’s semiotics, or codified signifiers of hidden meaning. In addition to the tableaus, Reiss’ most immersive work ever created, The Castle of Perseverance, will also be on view. Made entirely of MDF particle-board, the life-size mock living room includes sofas, lamps, a coffee table, a bar, a TV dinner, toys, cigarettes, an aquarium, and much more.

Funding awarded for the sculpture exhibition entitled “Roland Reiss: Personal Politics, Sculptures from the 1960s through 1980s.” Scheduled for September 18, 2011 - January 8, 2012

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