LACMA's BCAM Opening
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I know it looks like just a jumble of letters, but it was really an exciting event!
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has just recently opened up it’s new wing, the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM). And thanks to my cow-orker Jeffrey, I got a chance to go to the members-only Opening Night Gala. Woooooooooh!
What an exciting event! I wasn’t even sure what to expect. Or what to wear! I kept thinking, “Is this one of those events where people wear evening gowns?” Thank goodness I didn’t. But who knew what or who I’d see? And now that I’m looking around at all the other websites that covered the event, I should have been looking for celebrities! Silly me didn’t even notice them at all though. I actually went and looked at the exhibits themselves. We even almost missed the catered food and free drinks and the jazz trio in the reception tent. It was very cool - it had a lighted runway and psychedelic light patterns moving across cubes overhanging each table.
Here are some pics:
Urban Light installation in the front of the BCAM entrance
The view of the back stairwell into the museum.
I even got a refresher course on contemporary art, as Jeffrey is very knowledgeable about such things. It really made the art more relevant to have someone there with whom I could discuss each piece. Honestly, I don’t *get* a lot of contemporary art, and it’s intriguing to listen to someone explain why a piece was relevant or conversely why an artist might be considered a “charlatan” or why the artist is “genius.” (Or at least considered so by those who decide what is Art [with a capital A!] and what it kitsch.)
Check out the BCAM when you get a chance! The Serra pieces are awesome to wander through and I’m sure you’ll love the Kruger elevator. Not so sure about the 3 basketballs floating in water, but hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? So go behold!