AO On Site – Los Angeles: James Franco at the Museum of Contemporary Art through June 23, 2012
Monday, June 11th, 2012
Harmony Korine, Still from Caput (2011). All images courtesy of Megan Hoetger for Art Observed.
Hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art but housed at an off-site location, James Franco’s current exhibition, Rebel, has garnered a lot of attention in Los Angeles for its play on the artist/actor’s own celebrity status. Bringing together Franco’s contemporary fame with Nicholas Ray’s masterpiece Rebel Without A Cause (1955), the exhibition explores the contours of a life lived in Hollywood.
James Franco, “Rebel” Installation View (2012) featuring Ed Ruscha’s Rebel (2011).