Category: Museums
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Behind the Lens-Martha Cooper
My previous posts on Art in the Streets failed to mention the numerous photographers responsible for documenting street art over the years. Because street art is such a temporary medium, photographers played an integral role in cataloging artists works. The exhibit pays homage to these photographers and photojournalists, of which Martha Cooper is a standout.…
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Leftovers @ Incognito-Santa Monica Museum of Art
For 7 years the Santa Monica Museum of Art has hosted “Incognito”-a benefit with a unique twist. This weekend, over 500 artists donated original 8″x10″ works and patrons got the opportunity to nab original works at $300.00 a piece. Love Baldessari? You’re in luck, he frequently donates his work-so does Ed Ruscha. The catch? The…
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Eli Broad on 60 Minutes
On Sunday, “60 Minutes” featured a piece on Los Angeles’ billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad. The story features a look into Broad’s form “Venture Philanthropy” in which his charitable contributions are tied to investment gains. His non-profit organizations centered in the Arts, Education and Medical Research each run like for-profit entities. As such, his fiscal discipline…
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(I really need to invest in Photoshop) So, it’s been over a week and I’m still digesting Art in the Streets. As I walked out of the Geffen on April 14th, a writer for LAist and I discussed how overwhelming the exhibit was. I thought it was well done. At the members preview, some complained…
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NOLA Part II
I’ll admit , the goal for my trip to New Orleans involved food: lots of scrumptious, rich, Creole food. Alas, this isn’t a food blog so I’ll refrain from gushing about some of the best meals I’ve ever had… Wait a minute, I can’t pass up a chance to talk about these restaurants, so let…
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When a Picture is Worth More Than a Thousand Words
It’s Monday morning and as usual I am stuck in bumper to bumper traffic on Glendale Blvd. As I am cut off by a truck on my left and someone merging into my lane on my right, I sigh, gaze out my car window toward the heavens and was greeted by this. It pretty much…
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Deja Vu and “The Broad” Design Review
The architectural renderings were revealed for “The Broad” (a.k.a. The Museum formerly known as “The Broad Collection”) in January and since then the plans have been on my mind. The new $130,000,000 museum will be housed adjacent to the Disney concert hall and the art community had been anxiously awaiting the final selection on…
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Museum Stores: My Happy Place
Perhaps I was a bit harsh in my last post when I revealed the fact that I have a long list of “Things I Hate about L.A.”, so in an attempt to restore balance to my chakras I’ll talk about one of the things I love about L.A.–The MOCA Store. When I’m having a particularly…
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Art and the Community: MLK, Jr. Celebration in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens
For those of you in the Bay Area that are lucky enough to enjoy a day off today, the Yerba Buena Center for the arts is holding “Sustaining the Dream Through Community and Service” at the Yerba Buena Gardens this afternoon, and local museums (MoAD and the Contemporary Jewish Museum) are offering free admission today.…
Colony Little, Culture Shock Art 