viva los angeles

it's been quite a weekend. we went to LA and had the opportunity to not only see the brand new Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCMA) at the LACMA, but also a wonderful LA debut of the file The Painter::Sam Francis by Jeffery Perkins at the MOCA.
Here is a little snippet about the B-CAM ::



Here is a little snippet about Sam Francis ::


In summary...
Sam Francis = major inspiration for working intuitively

BCMA (in three parts)

*part une: nice, well rounded collection-way better than what we were able to see at the MOCA (the permanent collection was closed that day...) I enjoyed how it was laid out by artist rather than chronologically or thematically. stunning robert rauschenberg's! this is my favorite:

Robert Rauschenberg, Canyon, 1959

**part deux :: well, the second floor as a matter of fact, and what an incredible exhibition!
Art of Germany, Cold War Cultures...words would never do here. recipe as follows: take some east german artists, west german artists, 1945-1989, dark, dark, dark, hammer and sickle, profound human suffering, plus one german identity crisis, and stir vigorously for at least the two hours you should spend walking through this spectacular, gorgeous, exhibition.
(then buy the book and take it home!)

***part trois :::
holy hell, richard serra's installation, 'band' and 'sequence'...

I don't think words would do here either.
Richard Richard Richard. I commend you for yet another oppressive, beautiful, gigantic piece of metal. I think it should be mandatory that you get to walk through this alone. Think haunted house-they usually ensure space between people to freak them out more, this deserves the same consideration. solitude allows full sensory experience and engagement to happen.
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the gigantic 30 x 20 foot elevator ala barbara krueger was also a nice touch to the new space. i mean c'mon! this place (the LACMA in its entirety) is just fantastic! I was only musing about the new wing at this museum, let us not forget the Japanese Pavilion(a separate building dedicated to the art of one culture) but also the many other cultures represented african, korean, chinese, islamic, greek, american, german, plus modern, photography, and now contemporary ART. art art art. LA really does have it all. and it's all on wilshire boulevard.