Archive for the ‘LACMA’ Category
No Picture Taking. Phooy! Click, Click.
Can’t take photos in the Broad Building. What nonsense. What’s Mr. Broad’s motive?
This no picture taking has gotten out of hand. Every show that comes to the LACMA is off limits to photography. How are they going to stop it? You have a cellphone with a built-in camera? Click, click. A small digital point-and-shot? Click, click. Even with a digital SLR it’s just point and shot. Camera does the rest. Click, click. I can have the camera hanging from my shoulder. Click, click.
Instead of banning photography embrace it. Have a contest for the best photo of an art showing. See what kind of photos you get of people interacting with the art. You just may learn something. Click, click.
But Mom It’s Just A Big Toy Why Can’t I Play On It?
No Place To Eat Near LACMA
There was only one location where we could get something to eat that was near LACMA and that was a small diner that specialized in hot dogs. Why are there so few good resturants near LACMA? Like none.
This place has been closed for quite a while. Why?
The Street Lamps Plaza
My only question is why is there a wall seperating the BP Grand Entrance from the main campus of the museum?
The Elevator To Nowhere
If you are a LA Times reader then you may have read the story in last thursday’s Guide edition of artist Barbara Kruger’s reaction to the art at the new Broad building. Ms Kruger is the artist that created the image you see behind the glass elevator that’s directly opposite the entrance to the Broad building. Did you try the glass elevator? Did it go anywhere? If it did you where one of the lucky ones.
On the very same day the article was appearing in the Guide section we were visiting the new Broad building. After viewing the art on the third floor we got on the glass elevator. Then we waited. The elevator doors closed. Then we waited. The elevator doors opened. Then we waited. Problem: To many people in the elevator. Once the problem was revealed several of us got off. Then several more got on not knowing of the elevators problem. Elevator doors close. Those inside waited. Nothing. We left and used the outside stairs. We have no idea how many times the elevator doors opened and closed before it was happy with the load but it did finally make it to second floor.
Never saw Ms Kruger’s art work that’s behind the glass elevator and extends the entire three floors of the building. Maybe next time.
The photo shows the entrance to the third floor of the Broad building. The glass elevator is on the left.
