Meanwhile, on the western side of the LACMA campus, more Renzo red is being planned.

Does half of LACMA really need to be demolished?  Also, can we stop calling the Pavilion for Japanese Art “beloved” it’s pure kitsch.  The only reason it cant be thrown out is because of legalities. 

They really are going to put a big Oscar on it…

David Geffen donates $25 million to Academy Museum.

These are a few of my favorite things (in LACMA’s collection).

Ambrosius Bosschaert, Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge, 1619.

TRUTH: “Our mission is to care for and share those works of art with the broadest possible public.” - Michael Govan.

Standing Female Figure, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro, 400-100 B.C.

Bigbig news:  LACMA has just made 20,000 high-quality images of art from its collection available to download and use as you see fit.

Tintoretto, Portrait of Marino Grimani, 1578.

This is happening.

Western New Guinea, West Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, circa 1890

THIS IS HAPPENING:

“As part of the Getty’s initiative, Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A., LACMA features The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA, an exhibition about the proposed future of the museum’s campus. Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been commissioned to rethink the east campus, providing new insight into the meaning and function of an encyclopedic museum and the relationship of architecture to its site. The exhibition begins with a detailed examination of the museum’s buildings within the complicated history of Hancock Park. It then focuses on Zumthor’s preliminary plans for a new building to house the permanent collection, with several large models built by the architect’s studio.”

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The installation of Richard Serra’s Sequence at LACMA reminded me of this.

William Poundstone gives some more background of LACMA’s new Japanese screens.