Adolescence is the main theme of this year’s Desperate, Scared, But Social biennial at the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art.

The exhibition takes its name from the first album of punk rock riot grrrl outfit Emily’s Sassy Lime. Pieces about youth culture and girlhood are on full display at the museum, and part of the exhibition is curated by teenagers.

‘Piece of Me’: An exhibition curated by teenagers

A smaller exhibition within the biennial was curated entirely by 15 Orange County teenagers. Their exhibition, titled Piece of Me, is named after Britney Spears’ 2007 single.

These teens were a part of the inaugural Orange County Youth Curators cohort through the museum. As part of the program, they worked together to create the exhibition, carefully choosing pieces from t

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