Rebeca Méndez

Exhibitions

Solo Shows

Each Day at Noon

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Solo exhibition at ANDLAB/ART, The Brewery, Los Angeles, featuring works from Méndez’s ‘Homeland 3’ and About to Happen series. Exhibition dates: October 7 – December 12, 2006.

Rebeca Méndez: Iridescent

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Rebeca Méndez: Iridescent. 01.24 – 03.2004. Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA. Curator, Zoran Belic.

reasonsense®: Recent Works by Rebeca Méndez

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reasonsense®: Recent Works by Rebeca Méndez 04.07 – 06.11, 1999. Gallery 1220, UCLA, AUD, Los Angeles, California. Curator: Anne Marie Burke.

Rebeca Méndez: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Architecture and Design

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Rebeca Méndez: Selections from the Permanent Collection of Architecture and Design 07.17 – 10.20, 1998. SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), San Francisco, California. Curator: Aaron Betsky.

Rebeca Méndez: Mediated Eros

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Rebeca Méndez: Mediated Eros 04.06 – 05.02, 1997, Brandstater Gallery, La Sierra University, Riverside, California. Curator: Richard McMillan.

Group Shows

XXX: The Power of Sex in Contemporary Design

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A video installation and two print works from my ‘Mediated Eros’ series are currently in exhibition at ‘XXX: The Power of Sex in Contemporary Design,’ at the Campbell Hall Gallery, Western Oregon University. Curated by Joshua Berger of Plazm, and Sarah Dougher. ‘XXX’ is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Sex in New York City, and based on the award-winning book of the same name. The opening reception was on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2007, and the show runs through March 13, 2007.

Masters of Graphic Design: UCLA Extension Catalogue Covers 1990–2007.

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Rebeca Méndez in group exhibition Masters of Graphic Design: UCLA Extension Catalog Covers 1990–2007, an exhibition featuring the graphic design and illustration work of the world’s leading designers. The exhibition is presented at the Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood. Catalogue published by AIGA/UCLA. Curated by Inju Sturjeon.

Selected Bibliography: Group Exhibitions

HAAZ Preview Show 11.14–12.10, 2006 Group Exhibition at HAAZ Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey. Curators: Adam Eeuwens and Murat Patavi.
Second Natures 10.12–12.7, 2006. Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center at UCLA. Curator: Christiane Paul.
Morphosis: Continuities of the Incomplete 03.08, 2006–06.28, 2006. Centre Pompidou, Paris.
365: AIGA Year in Design 26 12.2005–12.2006. Traveling group exhibition with venues in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles continued

Haaz Gallery Preview Show, Istanbul

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Rebeca Méndez in group exhibition at Haaz Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey. Exhibition dates: 11.13.06 – 01.13.07. Opening reception 11.13.06. Artwork in exhibition: “Homeland 2”, 2006.

Second Natures

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Rebeca Méndez in group exhibition ‘Second Natures’ at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center, UCLA Arts, Los Angeles, California. Méndez’s list of works in exhibition: HOMELAND 2, 2006 — Homeland 2, Peace White, Homeland 2, Low Green, Homeland 2, Guarded Blue, Homeland 2, Elevated Yellow, Homeland 2, High Orange, and Homeland 2, Severe Red.

Continuities of the Incomplete

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Exhibition dates: March 8 – June 25, 2006 An Exhibition of Morphosis’ Work at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. The permanent installations I created in collaboration with Thom Mayne and Kristina Loock were included in Morphosis Retrospective Exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris.

2005–06 365: AIGA Year in Design 26

Traveling group exhibition with venues in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The jury’s selections are currently exhibited at the AIGA National Design Center in New York, December 14, 2005 – February 26, 2006. In addition, the show will travel to AIGA chapters, student groups and galleries throughout the country during 2006. http://www.aiga.org

Catalysts! The Cultural Force of Communication Design

Catalysts! The Cultural Force of Communication Design. 09.15–11.27, 2005. Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon, Portugal. Curator: Max Bruinsma, Assistant Curator: Willem van Weelden.

Belles Lettres: The Art of Typography

Belles Lettres: The Art of Typography. 10.30, 2004–04.17, 2005. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California.

The Art of Design: Selections from the SFMOMA Collection

The Art of Design: Selections from the SFMOMA Collection 04–09, 2004. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s architecture and design permanent collection.

50 Books / 50 Covers

Award Exhibition: 50 Books / 50 Covers by the American Institute of Graphic Arts The Strathmore Gallery at the AIGA, New York, New York.

The One Show

The One Show traveling group exhibition of the work selected, awarded and published by The One Club of New York’s ‘One Show,’ stopping at the Great Hall at Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto and the Advertising Museum in Tokyo. 2001–2002.

Women Designers in The USA, 1900–2000: Diversity and Difference

Women Designers in The USA, 1900–2000: Diversity and Difference 11.15, 2000–02.25, 2001. The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, New York. Curator: Pat Kirkham.