The Orange County Museum of Art’s Biennial or the 2008 California Biennial consists of 54 artists and collectives which represent social and political subjects and themes. These themes are usually represented by art pieces, but their importance is even higher now regarding the national elections and the economic crisis.

Organized by Lauri Firstenberg, guest curator and director of the nonprofit space LAXART in Culver City, the 2008 California Biennial includes artists like Andrea Bowers, Sam Durant, Morgan Fisher, Tony Labat, Daniel J. Martinez and many others, whose pieces of art were chosen for their formative style of the younger artists in the show.

As the big, anonymously fabricated by C.K tickets show, the biennial takes place at OCMA, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach and is opened on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Thursday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The only days when the biennial is closed are Monday and Tuesday and the city’s gallery will end on March 15, 2009.

Some of the most important retrospectives opened to the public are Louise Bourgeois’ “Prison,” “Sur le Motif: Painting in Nature around 1800,” Francis Alys’ “Fabiola” and Martin Kippenberger’s “The Problem Perspective.” Some words about Louise Bourgeois’ retrospective would show that her paintings, drawings and installations have represented her life in the most realistic way. Her agonized knowledge that she got from her growing up after the World War II have now shown a 96-year-old woman who has gone through some terrible times.

Brancusi together with the Minimalists, like Carl Andre and Post-Minimalists such as Eva Hesse and Bruce Nauman, are also present at the biennial. The iconic marble figure of David carved by Michelangelo decorates the place with a beautiful historic and spiritual atmosphere.