their works alongside those of established national and international artists. Schimmel's exhibitions for Newport Harbor Art Museum include Action/Precision: The New Direction in New York, 1955–60; The Interpretive Link: Abstract Surrealism into Abstract Expressionism, Works on Paper 1938–48; Flemish Expressions: Twentieth Century Representational Painting; Chris Burden: A Twenty-Year Survey; The Figurative Fifties: New York Figurative Expressionism; Gunther Forg: Painting/Sculpture/Installation; Objectives: The New Sculpture; and Tony Cragg: Sculpture 1975–1990. Years at MOCA In 1990, Schimmel was appointed chief curator of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). During Schimmel's tenure, MOCA's collection grew from 987 objects at the time of its founding to 6,735 objects at the time of Schimmel's departure in 2012. Under his leadership, the museum acquired works by artists such as Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Marlene Dumas, Robert Gober, Jasper Johns, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman, Charles Ray, Jason Rhoades, Nancy Rubins, Edward Ruscha, Franz West and Gregor Schneider. While at MOCA, Schimmel continued to spotlight trends in contemporary California art. His 1992 exhibition Helter Skelter: L.A. Art in the 1990s proved to be a “game-changer,” bringing the work of many young Los Angeles artists to international attention for the first time under the umbrella of themes of alienation, dispossession, and violence. Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974–1981 examined the proliferation of diverse and often overlooked art practices in California through the lens of the Nixon era's political climate. In addition, he organized solo exhibitions of work by Los Angeles–based artists Laura Owens and Charles Ray. In June 2012, amid highly publicized internal turmoil at the museum, Schimmel resigned from MOCA, finishing work on the exhibition Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1949–1962 as an independent curator. On the occasion of his resignation, the museum's Board of Trustees named an exhibition space at the Geffen Contemporary branch of the museum in his honor. Hauser Wirth & Schimmel In May 2013, Hauser & Wirth announced that Schimmel had joined the international gallery as a partner along with plans to open a new contemporary art space in Los Angeles, Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, which opened in 2016. Also in 2013, Schimmel organized the exhibition Re-View: Onnasch Collection for Hauser & Wirth, which opened in their London galleries and later traveled to their New York location. In February 2017, it was announced by Hauser & Wirth that Schimmel was no longer with the organization. Impact