I’m sure I’m not the first to have noticed the irony: The main approach to Los Angeles County Museum of Art takes you through the BP Grand Entrance. The back way in takes you through the La Brea Tar Pits.… Read More »a palm garden takes shape
I try to stop by Robert Irwin’s Central Garden at the Getty Center whenever I’m nearby. This early august day was bright but cool, a perfect day for a stroll through the garden to see what new things I’d find.… Read More »getty garden, light and shadow
Any rabid garden enthusiast visiting Los Angeles will probably want to put Robert Irwin’s Central Garden at the J. Paul Getty Museum on their list of places to visit. I’ve written about it a few times, including [ here ]… Read More »garden designer, artist
Another quick stop over the holidays took the form of a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Installed at the new main entrance is this battalion of 202 antique streetlights, Urban Light, by artist Chris Burden. Streetlights… Read More »a visit to the l.a. county museum
Picasso and on occasion other artists have been credited with the quote that goes something like, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Left: Garden at the Getty Center, Los Angeles [ source ] The garden designed by Robert Irwin at… Read More »let it rust
Set in the fake forest of UCSD’s eucalyptus groves is one my favorite artworks. Robert Irwin’s Two Running Violet V Forms was installed in 1983 as part of the campus’ Stuart Collection of site-specific outdoor art. The piece, like much… Read More »"garden art"