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25-foot work by Mickalene omas. Set to the soundtrack of Marvin Gaye, Giants explores Black joy, resistance, and cultural legacy through monumental painting, photography, and sculptures. mcasd.org Matrix Multiplied: Hybrid Approaches to Printmaking rough August 2 | Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) Oceanside Museum of Art presents Matrix Multiplied, a new group exhibition exploring how contemporary artists are redefining printmaking through hybrid, experimental techniques. Curated by Danielle Deery, the show features works that blend multiple printmaking methods — such as relief, intaglio, lithography, and silkscreen — with digital processes, drawing, and collage to create richly dimensional pieces. Meet participating artists on May 2, from 5 to 7pm, to learn about their creative approaches. oma-online.org Aaron Kramer: Sense of Wonder rough August 23 Oceanside Museum of Art Kinetic artist Aaron Kramer invites audiences to activate his whimsical, interactive sculptures made from recycled materials. Sense of Wonder brings together the lifelong curiosities of artist and maker Kramer, whose imagination and artistic expression is shaped by salvaged materials, mechanical tinkering, and an enduring belief that creativity is a way of understanding the world. oma-online.org insights from musicologist Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano. Guests are invited to experience the music up close, followed by a Q&A with the artists and a high tea reception with French Champagne. lesalondemusiques.com Graciela Iturbide: Photographs from Colecciones Fundación Mapfre rough June 7 MOPA at SDMA e Museum of Photographic Arts at e San Diego Museum of Art presents a landmark exhibition of internationally acclaimed Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, featuring approximately 150 works spanning her five-decade career. Highlights include her intimate photographs of Frida Kahlo's private bathroom, opened decades after the artist's death. is rare presentation celebrates one of Latin America's most influential living photographers. sdmart.org Local Visions: Reimagining the Façade rough July 26 | e San Diego Museum of Art As part of its centennial celebration, e San Diego Museum of Art presents a landmark exhibition showcasing San Diego-area artists and their reimagined visions of the museum's iconic Spanish Colonial Revival façade in Balboa Park. Selected through an open call, ten local artists explore the façade as a canvas for storytelling, identity, and the future of the city's cultural landscape. Celebrating creativity, community, and SDMA's 100-year legacy, the exhibition looks ahead to the museum's next century. sdmart.org Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys rough August 9 | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Giants features more than 130 works of art by 37 Black American and diasporic artists from the personal collection of Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys, including pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gordon Parks, Amy Sherald, and more — plus the debut of a new LOCAL VISIONS: ANTICIPATION, LORI MITCHELL, INKJET PRINT AND WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Calendar San Diego's Entertainment Guide For more upcoming events happening in San Diego, visit ranchandcoast.com/calendar Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, through August 9 @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE MAY 2026 35