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HDI Exhibition Tip: “Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific” at LACMA, Los Angeles

Another really great exhibit currently at LACMA is “Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific”. This stunning exhibition features over 280 artworks from various international collections that include figurative sculpture, ritual kava bowls, breastplates of pearl shell and whale ivo… Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China” at LACMA, Los Angeles

Back in LA, a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is always in order. It’s fascinating to see what’s on and see new things. It was interesting to see the “The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China” exhibit and see how contemporary Chinese artists work with mater… Read More

HDI Museum Tip: LACMA, Los Angeles

As you may have noticed if you follow along our Musings, we love going to LACMA in LA. We always come for a visit when in LA and there is always a fantastic exhibit that can’t be missed. We also really enjoy their permanent collection and try to visit various parts of the museum to see something we ma… Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka”, LACMA, Los Angeles

LACMA is always a favorite stop when in LA and this trip was no different. We visited the newly opened exhibition “The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka” and were mesmerized by this comprehensive survey of Sri Lankan art. Two millennia of Sri Lankan history are on display and it was intere… Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800”, LACMA, Los Angeles

Before heading back to New York, we enjoyed one more amazing exhibit at LACMA in Los Angeles: “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800”. Assembled entirely from LACMA’s permanent collection, the works exhibited reveal the depth of Rome’s impact from t… Read More

Richard Serra “Band”, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, LACMA, Los Angeles

Richard Serra and his monumental sculptures don’t need an introduction. We were mesmerized with Serra’s “Band” from 2006. At about twenty tons it was no small feat to install. It is quite an experience to walk and follow the contours of this mesmerizing sculpture and to t… Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “Outliers and American Vanguard Art” – Quilts, LACMA, Los Angeles

In our previous Musings post we showed favorite images, mainly paintings and sculpture from the “Outliers and American Vanguard Art” exhibition currently on view at LACMA. A whole section in this exquisite exhibition is devoted to quilts and we wanted to highlight photos in a separa… Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “Outliers and American Vanguard Art”, LACMA, Los Angeles

Another wonderful exhibition currently on view at LACMA is “Outliers and American Vanguard Art”, the first major exhibition to explore key moments in American art history when avant-garde artists and outliers intersected.

This spectacular show illustrates how the early history … Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “Rauschenberg: The 1/4 Mile”, LACMA, Los Angeles

If you follow our Musings, you may have noticed that we love LACMA in LA. We never come to LA without visiting this amazing institution and this time we were especially smitten (we always say that!). Follow us along as we highlight our favorite exhibitions at LACMA. To start, a spectacular exhibition … Read More

HDI Museum Visit: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is always worth a visit and if you follow our Musings, you may have noticed we like coming here. Below are some of our current favorite installation shots and please see separate Musings entries for our favorite current exhibitions there. Don’t mis… Read More

HDI Exhibition Tip: “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach” at LACMA

A recent visit to LACMA lead us to the spectacular exhibit: “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach”. The exhibitions marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and shows some of the greatest work from the German Renaissance Art. The exhibition co… Read More

HDI exhibition pick: “Frank Gehry” at LACMA

Architecture aficionados and design lovers will enjoy the grand retrospective of Frank Gehry’s work currently at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA is presenting a very comprehensive examination of Gehry’s extraordinary career spanning from the early 1960’s to th… Read More

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