Looking Around (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Dia Art Foundation is a unique thing, a non-profit that collects a limited roster of artists in depth, especially Minimalists and Conceptual artists, and gives them the kind of long term exhibition space their work requires. This can get tricky when you're talking about something like Walter de Maria's New York Earth Room, [...]
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
An authentic section of the Berlin Wall, donated in April 1990 by the Berlin Wall Commemorative Group to President Reagan for his unwavering dedication to humanitarianism and freedom over communism throughout his presidency. This segment measures 3.5 feet by 10 feet, and weighs approximately 6,000 pounds. The concrete wall that divided the city of Berlin for 28 years is suddenly splitting a segment...
Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
by SARAH NELSON , Contributing Writer November ninth marks the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which triggered the collapse of communism that would spread throughout Eastern Europe in the years to follow. The Berlin Wall was the iconic symbol of the proverbial iron curtain that separated a free Europe from the communist east and divided the city of Berlin for nearly 30 years. The...
Intelligent Travel (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
For the past month, 10 slabs of the Berlin Wall have been installed outside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). According to thelocal.de, "The 2.6-tonne slabs have been made available to artists, who have been given free rein... Los Angeles County California - Berlin Wall - Los Angeles - United States - California
Pasadena Events Calendar (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Night Theater, 35.5” x 50”, pastel on paper Almaraz / Legacy, an exhibition of over 80 works selected from the Estate of Carlos Almaraz, opens Sunday November 8, 2009 with an opening reception from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Fremont Gallery in South Pasadena. Curated by Patrick Ela and Elsa Flores Almaraz, the exhibition celebrates the [...]
L.A. Story (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Yes, that is my child standing in front of segments of the original Berlin Wall . Yes, she is wearing the "Ich bin ein Berliner" T-shirt I bought for her when I was in Berlin for the 2008 film festival . No, she is not in Berlin. CC is getting all touchy-feely with an installation of the infamous Wall that's been painted by muralist Thierry Noir and erected at 5900 Wilshire Blvd., across...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
If the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ever needs a theme song, it won't have far to look for a composer: LACMA announced today that Carole Bayer Sager has joined the museum's board, along with two other new trustees,...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Twenty years after a seismic jolt of history sent it tumbling down, a section of the Berlin Wall has been rebuilt in Los Angeles, offering residents a glimpse of the brutal Cold War frontier that once divided Europe.
green LA girl (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A series featuring car-free women in LA. Amanda Lipsey of Life Without Wheels Basics: 29-year-old senior grant writer at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and president of the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles. Lives in Koreatown. Child free. Car free since: Sept. 2008. Blogging since: Sept. 2009. Notable post: Revenge of the Bicycle Theft Victim or [...]
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
If you want to understand the meaning of comics in India, one place to start is a battered, chipped piece of sandstone from the 9th century. “Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon,” in which an eight-armed goddess impales a part-man, part-animal...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Tonight we enjoyed a wonderful Friday evening out in Los Angeles! We started with dinner at my favorite restaurant , El Cholo . El Cholo might just be the most beloved restaurant in the city. From there it was on to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Boulevard: We were there for the current Audrey Hepburn series. Prior to the movie, we browsed the museum bookstore. This great book caught...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
SABRINA is one of the two films we saw this evening at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. SABRINA, along with LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON (1957), was shown as part of a tribute to Audrey Hepburn . I had seen bits and pieces of SABRINA over the years, and also seen the 1995 remake, but this was my first chance to see SABRINA from start to finish. It was a great treat to see it for the first time in an...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Tonight we watched two movies as part of the current Audrey Hepburn tribute at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The first film on the double bill was the classic SABRINA (1954), reviewed here , and the second film was the sublime LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. Both movies were cowritten and directed by Billy Wilder . Ariane (Hepburn) is a young cellist who lives in Paris with her father (Maurice Chevalier),...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has identified the 400 U.S. charities that raised the most money during the fiscal year reflected by their 2008 tax statements. Twenty-seven arts and cultural institutions made the top 400 for 2008 -- 14 museums, three...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents "New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape", a re-examination of the landmark exhibition originally held in 1975 at the International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House , which brought together ten leading photographers : Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joe Deal, Frank Gohlke,...
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