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HDI Exhibition Tip: “LA Blacksmith” at the California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
We so enjoyed the incredible “LA Blacksmith” exhibition at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles (CAAM) The show focuses on work in metal by black artists from Los Angeles made in the last few decades. The incredible work on view highlights the historic and symbolic si… Read More
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 Visits: St. Basil Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Churches are the original museums and we always enjoy visiting a new church or cathedral that we haven’t seen yet. While in LA, we visited the St. Basil Catholic Church, which is located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Kingsley Drive. The church was built in 1969 to replace the older St… 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
Griffith Observatory & Park, Los Angeles, CA
We recently made our way to Griffith Park in LA. We have been trying to make it here for a while when we are in LA, but either the weather didn’t cooperate or the parking situation was not in our favor. This time we finally made it and the sky couldn’t be any more beautiful. We really enjoyed th… 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
HDI Exhibition Tip: “KING TUT: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh”, California Science Center, Los Angeles
While in LA, we also headed to the California Science Center to see the KING TUT: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH exhibition. We love ancient artifacts and we enjoyed the dramatic presentation of King Tut’s artifacts and opulent jewelry.
We hope you enjoy some of our favorite images. For mo… 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 Tip: MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
We hope you enjoyed our last Musings post, on the fantastic “One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art” exhibit at MOCA Grand Avenue in Los Angeles. Should you find yourself in L.A., we highly recommend a visit to MOCA! Their permanent collection is exquisite and their exhibits are always worth a … Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art”, MOCA, Los Angeles
We were in love with the work of Manny Farber when visiting MOCA in Los Angeles recently. We really loved the exhibit “One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art” and it is an interesting and very ambitious exhibition of Manny Farber’s work and a group-show highlighting the sp… Read More
HDI Exhibition tip: “Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice” Getty Center, Los Angeles
Another fascinating exhibit currently on view (and only until January 14th, 2018) is “Giovanni Bellini: Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice”. Giovanni Bellini, one of the most influential painters of the Renaissance worked in and around Venice, where religious subjects an… Read More
HDI Exhibition tip: “making art concrete: works from argentina and brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros” Getty Center, Los Angeles
It is freezing in New York and we made our way, once again to sunny LA. A visit to the Getty Center is always a must and we really enjoyed the current exhibition:”Making ART Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros” which is part of Pacific Sta… 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 Museum visit: Broad Museum Los Angeles
Another museum on our bucket list was the Broad. The Broad Museum opened in September of 2015 and is a postwar and contemporary art museum in Downtown LA. The museum is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad and it shows their personal collection of 2,000 works. Their philosophy was to buy art … Read More
Gallery Visit: Hauser Wirth & Schimmel Los Angeles
We hope that you had a spectacular Fourth of July weekend and that you are enjoying the summer! We decided to leave hot and steamy New York for a few days and go to California. Hauser Wirth & Schimmel has been on our list for a visit, as well as the Broad Museum (a Musings post to come on that too). Hauser … Read More
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