B-LA-M
UOOORS + ViCA + Die Möglichkeit einer Insel
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Address
3320 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA 90503
Opening
Sat, Sep 19, 6–9 pm
Special Event
Sat, Oct 31, 12–3 pm
On view
Sep 19–Nov 7, 2026
Museum Hours
Tue–Sat, 11 am–5 pm
Participating artists
Fatemeh Burnes, Stephanie Kloss, Michael Lewis Miller, Jaro Straub, Neal Taylor, Marjan Vayghan, and Mei Xian Qi.
Image
Mei Xian Qiu, Nymph of the River Luo: Summer
About
B-LA-M (Gallery Two + Dark Room)
As part of the three-year B-LA-M international art festival, TAM presents work by members of artist-run initiatives from Berlin, Los Angeles, and Mexico City. The exhibition brings together Die Möglichkeit einer Insel (Berlin), UOOORS (Los Angeles), and Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA) (Los Angeles), highlighting international exchange and the collaborative networks shaping contemporary art.
Also at TAM:
BAKER’S DOZEN 2026 (Main Gallery)
Baker’s Dozen 2026 is a survey of thirteen artists whose work made a strong impression on the Torrance Art Museum’s curators over the past year. Bringing together diverse approaches and practices, the exhibition reflects current directions in Southern California contemporary art.
Artists: Fritz Chesnut, Chelsea Culprit, Charles Hickey, Michael John Kelly, Paul Art Lee, Renee Pepion, David Schafer, Heidi Schwegler, Alise Spinella, Christian Spruell, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Whalen, and Sining Zhu.
More info here.
Renée Pepion, Then Why Don’t You Speak Spanish?
Torrance Art Museum
Founded in 2005, Torrance Art Museum is the premier visual art space for contemporary art in the South Bay. The museum encourages broad public engagement through exhibitions, artist talks, lectures, and symposia. With an emphasis on contemporary artistic expression in Southern California and globally, TAM brings together artists and community members, fosters creative and critical thinking, and builds bridges between the visual arts and other disciplines in the humanities and sciences.
Torrance Art Museum is a program of the City of Torrance Cultural Services Division of the Community Services Department.