Category: Museums
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Black History Month Art #2: Henry O. Tanner, 1893
The Banjo Lesson. This was another piece that I saw at the Rhapsodies in Black show at the Palace of Legion of Honor way back in 1998, but this work means so much to me because my parents have a copy of this in their home; I adore it. Technically it is such a…
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Black History Month-A Daily Dose of Art #1: Archibald J. Motley Jr., 1929
In honor of Black History Month, I decided to post works from some of my favorite black artists. I’m also going to attempt a post a day, so we’ll see how this goes. This first piece is from a show I saw in San Francisco in 1998, called Rhapsodies in Black. At this time in…
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A Look Back: A Culture Shock Art Year End Review
Source: printpattern.blogspot.com via Red Instead on Pinterest There’s nothing like looking back on a year of blog posts and pictures. I must say, it’s been a really fun year. This blog has allowed me to experience many wonderful things. It was hard to narrow down, but here are some memorable moments: Funniest Gallery Show:…
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If I Could Have Time in a Bottle (or Box)
Andy Warhol was notorious for many things, but you may not know that one of them was his “Time Capsules”. The artist would collect ephemera, art, and other inspirational items used as source material for his work. The items were boxed, catalogued and archived for a subsequent unveiling. He began boxing these capsules in 1974,…
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Self Driving Cars & Chris Burden’s Metropolis II-A Glimpse into the Not-So-Distant Future
I recently met a Clean Technology consultant who is not only a strong proponent of Electric Vehicles, but has also posited that Self Driving Cars will be a reality within in 5 years. Five years? I must say, the idea of getting into a car, entering my destination into a GPS, and then relinquishing the…
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Back to the Future with MOCA
If you live in LA and appreciate Contemporary Art you are likely following the Schimmel/MOCA melodrama that is now being called “Schimmelgate”. A resignation of this nature doesn’t happen without some people having something to say about it, so In the weeks following the announcement, we have had numerous interested parties weigh in on the…
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Friday Musings: An “Outsider’s” View of L.A.’s Contemporary Art Scene
On Friday during Happy Hour, instead of having cocktails, I became inebriated with the exuberance of my own verbosity”. This was the result. Brace yourselves… I was catching up on what I’ve missed in the Art world over the last couple of days by reading some articles primarily about the ouster/resignation of MOCA’s Paul Schimmel…
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The Art of Compromise-Donuts and Clock Watching at LACMA
A recent conversation with my husband: Me: “Hey honey, they’re giving away free donuts at LACMA for 24 hours…” Husband: “Wow, really?” Me: “Yeah, a different donut every hour”. *Looking at donut schedule* “Maple Bacon?! Want to…” Husband: *grabs keys* “Let’s go” And just like that, we were headed to LACMA. Little did he know…
Colony Little, Culture Shock Art 