The opening of the new Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is good news for architecture, art, and especially for community life. The museum has a poetic edge without being overwhelming; the space has flow and transparency, and artworks can be seen with good lighting and without distractions. More than a museum, it is an educational …
The Wende Museum is a unique depository of memories from the Eastern European countries beyond the Iron Curtain that endured Communism-labeled fascism during the Cold War. It is dedicated to preserving this period’s art, culture, and stories. When my friend Elisa Leonelli sent me a recent article she wrote about her visits to The Wende, we followed after her …
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We are especially happy to alert our readers to this new exhibition at New York’s MoMA PS1 of the work of visionary theatremaker Reza Abdoh. Though he was only 32 at the time of his passing, Reza Abdoh’s (1963–95) mark on the world of theatre was unmistakable. Relentlessly inventive, he pushed his actors—and audiences—to their …
New York’s Metropolitan Museum, one of the world’s greatest art museum, a private institution in a New York City-owned building, just announced a change in its nearly fifty year-old “pay as you wish” admissions policy. Below, are the new conditions: • Current pay-as-you-wish policy will continue for all New York State residents and students from …
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Adding to the galaxy of new art museums and galleries in the Los Angeles Arts District and DTLA, on Friday evening September 8, ICA LA (Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles) opened its stunning new 12,700 square foot facility at 1717 East 7th Street in the LA’s Arts District. Designed by wHY under the direction …
What are they? The figures in question are located in the wrap-around vertical circulation complex of the new Pavilion for Peace of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. (See image* below) The architect’s “parti” was to place that complex along the street, and, by enclosing it in glass, to place the city in display for …
I was born and raised in Modena, Italy, moved to the Unites States after college in 1972, became an American citizen 6 years later. That makes me a first-generation Italian-American. I consider Los Angeles my adopted hometown, having lived here for over 40 years. So it was highly educational for me to visit the new …
The Broad might appear to be an architectural anomaly because it does not conform in appearance to most buildings with which we are familiar, As Elizabeth Diller, lead architect of Diller, Scofido and Renfro, designers of the building, said: “You take the most visible site on Grand Avenue that wants to be about public engagement, …
From Indifferent Observer to Informed Admirer Perhaps with New York City’s Lincoln Center in mind, Los Angeles has created a cultural complex with a spontaneous accumulation of buildings of architectural merit along and in proximity to the crown of Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. They include: The Music Center by Welton Beckett (1964-1967), Museum …
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 At the festive opening ceremonies with dignitaries galore, Joanne Heyler, Founding Director and Chief Curator, announced that they had received 85,000 requests for free admission. It confirmed the fact that The Broad had tapped both an audience and an appetite for the focus of its collection: …
In Western European and Asian cultures, urban gardens offering a sense of peace and tranquility, are notable for their individualities. They contribute a sense of civility to the societies which host them. Some of them are private, others are public. When one is in the presence of a notable garden, the experience is gratifying and …
Viewing Israel in a way that’s different from what the media presents — though its architecture, design and public spaces.
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