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Two
temporary exhibits were being featured in Anderson gallery
William
Kentridge - with the first American exhibition of his
animated films and drawings.
The
exhibit runs July 21-October 6, 2002
Along
with screenings of his animated films, on display, were
essentially the large-scale canvases created with pastels
and charcoals, which Kentridge uses as his medium for
animation. And it is, to say the least, very dark, edgy
and disturbing.
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Bartolomé
Esteban Murillo (1617-1682): Paintings from American Collections
[July 14-October 6, 2002] didn't really spark our interest,
so we passed through rather quickly.
The
rest of the Contemporary Art collection on the second
floor had
some more great stuff.
This
is a quite famous, and controversial peice -- Ed Keinholz
'The '38 Backseat Dodge' [1964]
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Lucas
Samaras - Corridor [1967] [below] has
the feel of a carnival house of mirrors. Visitors are asked
to remove their shoes before they walk through. [I remembered
this piece from a visit to LACMA probably 25 years ago.]
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Claes
Oldenberg - Giant Pool Balls [1967]
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Martin
Kersels - Willow Buoy [2000]
Using
an electric motor that causes the buoy to rock back and
forth, and a CD playing the 'wave noises' [which sounded
like the artist making 'whoosh-whoosh' sounds] this piece
was very comincal and fun.
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Back
outside, we felt physically tired, and our brains felt
overloaded. And we realized we'd been walking around for
a good 3 hours. We couldn't imagine even setting foot
in any of the other galleries.
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We spent
about 30 more minutes in the main courtyard [which again
is very, very pleasant], walked around the other side of
Hancock Park that we missed when we visited the La Brea
Tar Pits, and then headed home.
We missed
three other buildings and, perhaps 7500 more pieces of art,
but now we have reason to return. And LACMA gives visitors
plenty of reasons to return -- from film festivals, to concerts,
to educational tours, apparently the scene here has become
quite a place for singles.
Truly,
we felt like we barely scratched the surface of all the
programs offered here. Which is great isn't it? A museum
that leaves visitors wanting more. And heck, once the $300
million dollar roof is installed, it's really going to cook.
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Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-6000
http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
Tickets
and General Admission
$7,
adults
$5, seniors (62+) and students (18+) with ID
$1, children/younger students ages 6 to 17
Free, children under 6 years of age.
*The
second Tuesday of each month is free to all.
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 I
thought it was pretty fun. The second floor was best
if you ask me. I didn't even think it came close to
the La Brea Tar Pits, but overall, it was fun. The
gift store wasn't very good either.
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 The
qauint little courtyard area, with the classy cafe,
make this the best museum to spend some time -- even
a bit better than the Norton Simon. And even if you
didn't come to pay admission, and walk through the
actual galleries, it's just a cool place to hang out.
Had a relaxing vibe of a coffee house. Even though
it was fairly hot this day, the common area was very
breezy and comfortable. The collection of art is superb.
I really loved the Kendtridge exhibit -- excellent,
as well as kind of scary and creepy.
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 What
a wonderful place, really. So much to see, so much
going on, such an exhaustive collection -- this museum
made me proud to be living in Southern California.
For visitors short on time, be advised, you could
easily spend a good portion of a day here -- consider
choosing one or two galleries, and maybe a walk around
Hancock Park and the La Brea Tar Pits areas.
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We're
off to the Museum of Television & Radio -- Join
us!
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