ART EXHIBITS & MUSEUMS.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski Angelenos have a love-hate relationship love-hate relationship Ambivalence Psychiatry A clinical complex characterized by Freudian impulses; love-hate is normal for children passing through the 'anal-sadistic' phase of development, in which there is often simultaneous love and 'murderous' hatred toward with major art exhibitions. We love that we're in a major metropolitan area, ensuring our museums are favored with - or sometimes assemble - the most popular collections in the world, from the relics of Pompeii and Tutankhamen to the best- known paintings of the impressionists and Pablo Picasso. We hate that, in order to view such shows, we are herded through galleries by the hundreds at a pace set by a taped tour guide. We muscle our way to the front of the throng to get a peek at the title and artist's name before being shouldered aside or rammed in the shins by a baby stroller, then practically log-flumed out of the building through the overstocked gift shop. Not so this fall. There are no big headline-grabbing exhibits, which means time to enjoy art for art's sake "Art for art's sake" is the usual English rendition of a French slogan, l'art pour l'art, which is credited to Théophile Gautier (1811–1872). Some argue Gautier was not the first to write those words. . A chance to sit down on a gallery bench, catch your breath, listen to the quiet and savor every detail of an artist's work. Some exhibits will sell more tickets than others, but art lovers' tastes vary, and there is something now and in the coming months for every palate. Or is that palette? Now open ``Work and Play: Everyday Life in Drawings, 1520-1820,''Getty Center (through Oct. 14). ``David Hockney David Hockney, CH, RA, (born July 9, 1937) is an English artist, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. An important contributor to the British Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Retrospective: Photoworks,'' Museum of Contemporary Art at California Plaza The name California Plaza may refer to one of the following locations in Los Angeles:
``The Chromatic chromatic /chro·mat·ic/ (kro-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to color; stainable with dyes. 2. pertaining to chromatin. chro·mat·ic adj. 1. Relating to color or colors. Eye: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Paintings and Prints From the 1960s,'' Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. (through Oct. 22). ``The American Tradition and Walker Evans
``Color, Myth and Music: Stanton Macdonald-Wright and Synchromism,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. (through Oct. 28). ``A Century of Fashion, 1900-2000,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Installation to be updated in December, continues through Jan. 5, 2003. ``The Armenian Gospels of Gladzor,'' Getty Center (through Dec. 2). ``The Art of Play: Games and Amusements,'' Norton Simon Museum (through Dec. 3). ``What's Shakin': New Architecture in L.A.,'' two-part exhibit open through Dec. 30 at Museum of Contemporary Art at the Pacific Design Center, through Jan. 20 at MOCA MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA Multimedia over Coax MoCA Museum of Chinese in the Americas MOCA Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument (US National Park Service) at the Geffen Contemporary. ``Matta in America: Paintings and Drawings of the 1940s,'' MOCA at California Plaza (through Jan. 6). ``Aaron Siskind and Franz Kline: Expression Through Abstraction,'' MOCA at California Plaza (through Jan. 6). ``Douglas Gordon,'' MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary (through Jan. 20). ``A Room of Their Own: From Rothko to Rauschenberg,'' MOCA at California Plaza (ongoing). ``A Room of Their Own: From Arbus to Gober,'' MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary (ongoing). ``A Royal Menagerie: Porcelain Animals from Dresden,'' Getty Center (ongoing). ``Statue of an Emperor: A Conservation Partnership,'' Getty Center (ongoing). #Thursday ``Contemporary Projects 6: Los Carpinteros' Transportable City,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art (through Jan. 13). Friday ``Freestyle,'' Santa Monica Museum of Art The Santa Monica Museum of Art is a museum located in Santa Monica, California. External links
Saturday ``Flo Oy Wong: Kindred Spirit,'' Japanese American National Museum The Japanese American National Museum opened its doors in 1992. The museum is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown Los Angeles, California. It is devoted to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. (through March 31). Oct. 2 ``Lure of the West: Treasures From the Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States. ,'' Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (through Dec. 16). Oct. 5 ``13th Anniversary Gala,'' Autry Museum of Western Heritage. Oct. 6 ``Founder's Day exhibit,'' Autry Museum of Western Heritage (through Nov. 11). Oct. 7 ``Jasper Johns to Jeff Koons: Four Decades of Art from the Broad Collections. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (through Jan. 6). Oct. 17 ``The World From Here,'' UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Hammer Museum (through Jan. 13). Oct. 20 ``How the West Was Worn,'' Autry Museum of Western Heritage (through Jan. 21). Oct. 27 ``Living in Color: The Art of Hideo Date,'' Japanese American National Museum (through April 7). Oct. 30 ``Posing for Posterity: Portrait Drawings From the Collection,'' Getty Center (through Jan. 20). Nov. 4 ``Luca Giordano,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art (through Jan. 20). Nov. 13 ``Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen,'' Getty Center (through Feb. 3). ``Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Optical Parables,'' Getty Center (through Feb. 17). Nov. 16 ``Pop Culture!,'' Norton Simon Museum (through Feb. 11). ``Lewis Baltz: Tract House Photographs, 1969-1971,'' Norton Simon Museum (through Feb. 11). Nov. 18 ``Seeing, LACMALab, Boone Children's Gallery (through Sept. 2). Dec. 1 ``A Day Without Art. Several local museums will shroud one or more works of art in recognition of AIDS' impact on the arts. Dec. 2 ``Liz Larner,'' MOCA at California Plaza (through March 10). Dec. 8 ``Mary Kelly: The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi,'' Santa Monica Museum of Art (through Jan. 20). Dec. 11 ``Museum Storage,'' Santa Monica Museum of Art (through Jan. 20). Dec. 13 ``The Kindness of Friends: Notable Gifts of Drawings and Prints, 1920-2001,'' Los Angeles County Museum of Art (through April 7). Dec. 14 ``Richard Diebenkorn,'' Norton Simon Museum (through April 8). Dec. 18 ``Artful Reading in Medieval and Renaissance Europe,'' Getty Center (through March 10). Dec. 21 ``Exploding Landscape: Naples and Vesuvius on the Grand Tour,'' Getty Research Institute Gallery (through March 24). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Laylah Ali's untitled work is among the pieces in ``Freestyle'' at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Friday through Nov. 18. |
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