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A man checks out two pieces of art by Griselda Rosas at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
Marissa Castor, left, and David Masters, right, use their smart phones to photograph each other in front of art depicting people using their smart phones to photograph at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
A long line of people wait for their free screen printed tote bags at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
Niru Suravarjjala holds up a necklace she made from beads and wire at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
A sculpture piece by Woody De Othello at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
Emily Erickson, left, helps her daughter Audrey, 3, with her pipe cleaner and bead artwork at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
A man checks out a large photograph from artist Heesoo Kwon at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
Jonathan Davila takes a photo of a piect of art during Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
Albert McCartney hands a screen printed tote bag to one of the people attending Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer) -
A man uses his smart phone to take a photo of an art piece depicting people using their smart phones to take photos at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer)
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A man checks out two pieces of art by Griselda Rosas at Desperate, Scared, But Social, an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art opened with a free celebratory block party on Saturday. The installation features twelve California artists and collectives, two embedded group exhibitions, listening stations, reading rooms, site-responsive installations, sculptures, photographs, paintings, and ephemera that evoke the unique alchemy of coming-of-age. (Photo by Sam Gangwer/Contributing Photographer)
It was all social and nothing desperate on Saturday at the Orange County Museum of Art during an opening day block party for the 15th California Biennial: “Desperate, Scared, But Social.”
Throughout the day, visitors checked out the exhibit, participated in their own art projects and enjoyed entertainment. Orange County punk band Emily Sassy’s Lime, also an exhibitor, was set to cap off the night with a show in the museum.
The biennial exhibit, a signature exhibition of the museum, will be on display through the end of the year.
It features 12 California artists, including several from Orange County, whose pieces all relate to the experiences of young adults and the California punk scene, the theme of this biennial.
The Orange County Museum of Art in Costa Mesa is open and free to the public Wednesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.