Day 1161: What a great day!

cliff, collage postcard

What a great day!

Co-pilot, artist, friend Valerie & I went to LA ...

47 miles and four freeways to the Broad, LA 's newest museum

The Broad is a new contemporary art museum built by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. The museum, which is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler will offer free general admission. The museum is home to the nearly 2,000 works of art in the Broad collection, which is among the most prominent holdings of postwar and contemporary art worldwide. With its innovative “veil-and-vault” concept, the 120,000-square-foot, $140-million building will feature two floors of gallery space to showcase The Broad’s comprehensive collection and will be the headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation’s worldwide lending library.

We expected great and it was even better ...

I took over 180 photos, so editing is problematic.

Red Block (2010) Found aluminum & copper wire by El Anatsui, giant shimmering sheets from bottle caps, reused aluminum commercial packaging, wire and found materials. Red Block a firm square of woven red liquor labels can be
folded and hung according to the dictates and curation of the institution that displays it.

close up, left.

Robert Therrien, Under The Table, 1994

These are just a few of the favorites, there are so many more.

We had a great day!

A smile for Wednesday ...