![Wall signage that reads "To the Max"](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_102.jpg)
Gallery 2
September 8, 2023 — August 25, 2024
To the Max! brings together California artists resisting the minimalist ethos of 20th century modernism. Beginning with the Pattern & Decoration movement of the 1970s, these artists reject minimalist austerity in favor of excess and abundance. Spanning a variety of media, works drawn from the permanent collection defy minimalist dictates with bold layers of color, pattern, material and texture.
Featured Artists
Franklin Williams
K. Lee Manuel
Mike Henderson
Tom Holland
Carlos Villa
Jim Melchert
Roy De Forest
Frank Hamilton
Tim Cooper
Robert Hudson
Sono Osato
![A hallway with artworks, including a mixed-media sculpture in the foregrond](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_41.jpg)
![Various artworks in a large gallery.](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_8.jpg)
![A large gallery with assorted artworks](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_53.jpg)
![A large sculpture framed by several paintings](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_9.jpg)
![A painting of a street scene with people and cars](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_33.jpg)
![Two abstract paintings](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_34.jpg)
![An abstract painting](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_36-copy.jpg)
![Two abstract paintings](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_38.jpg)
![A large abstract painting](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_42.jpg)
![Six colorful tiles on a wall](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_59.jpg)
![A painting of a figure in a field](https://www.dirosaart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RESIZE_1024_ToTheMax_byJamesJoiner_April24_56-copy.jpg)