Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures @ LACMA

Art of Two Germanys/Cold War Cultures
January 25, 2009–April 19, 2009
LACMA

(sorry for some of the "quick photos" but you get the gist of the show.)
the show is worth a second trip but it might also be my german sentiments. first impressions were too loose of curation, meaning too many works in some rooms, but overall it had a feel so that was nice. it's good to react to a show, you know? I've decided that I will have to live walking distance to a museum to enjoy its full offerings.

how was your museum date?

pics:tryharder
Franz West and Art of Two Germanys coming

Lisa Williamson @ 2nd Cannons Gallery LA

Lisa Williamson
Tropical Island / Collection Agency
January 17 - February 29, 2009
2nd Cannons Gallery

FYI: this gallery was in the case. Rather enjoyed the trophy-ication of objects. It could have gone very wrong but instead this display worked in the artwork's favor.

LACMA is awesome (just another NOT joke)

As posted by Tyler Green (MAN):

"...The paragraph explains that the collector's celebrity is the basis for this exhibit. The wall text has nothing to do with the art on view. For the artists whose work is in the show, it's an insult of the worst kind: 'You're only here because of your association with a Hollywood star,' it says. The exhibition is an embarrassment.

And the presentation gets worse...

'Cheech at LACMA' demonstrates that LACMA director Michael Govan is still growing into his job. No question the museum, which had suffered under poor leadership for years, has been recovering: LACMA seems to be making amends with long disaffected collectors, recent acquisitions have been impressive, and many of LACMA's galleries look better than they have in years. Chris Burden's Urban Light is both smart and endearingly populist. Those are all important developments for which Govan deserves lots of credit.

But two of LACMA's recent exhibition decisions are confounding. It's not just the Cheech Marin debacle: Next month LACMA will open a show called Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008..."

LACMA's new acquisition

LACMA lands Ed Kienholz's 'The Illegal Operation'
"This is such a hot topic for most women," she said. "Our members were absolutely adamant: We have to have this, whatever it costs." sounds good to me, I respect the right to acquire a kienholz.