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Birth of the Cool
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
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Oct 20, 2007
Birth of the Cool
The Orange County Museum of Art just opened a new exhibit that looks at the flowering of modernism in 1950s California. Next week, Off-Ramp dedicates a show to the exhibit but here's a tease to tide you over.
81-year old Karl Benjamin, a "hard edge" abstract painter, who was on the leading edge of California Cool. His work is part of OCMA's"Birth of the Cool" exhibit. With Off-Ramp's John Rabe and Queena Kim.
81-year old Karl Benjamin, a "hard edge" abstract painter, who was on the leading edge of California Cool. His work is part of OCMA's"Birth of the Cool" exhibit. With Off-Ramp's John Rabe and Queena Kim.
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Julian Bermudez
)

The Orange County Museum of Art just opened a new exhibit that looks at the flowering of modernism in 1950s California. Next week, Off-Ramp dedicates a show to the exhibit but here's a tease to tide you over.

The Orange County Museum of Art just opened a new exhibit that looks at the flowering of modernism in 1950s California.

Next week, Off-Ramp dedicates a show to the exhibit but here's a tease to tide you over.