ART.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski So many choices and, fortunately, so much time if you plan your leisure hours. Southern California museums have something for everyone's tastes this fall, from an Albert Einstein exhibit that plays to both the right and the left sides of the brain to masterworks old and new at several venues. ONGOING Einstein at the Skirball, a collection of artifacts and documents from the most important scientist of modern times. Skirball Center, through May 29, $8-$12. Coming of Age in Ancient Greece: Images of Childhood From the Classical Past, encompassing sculptures, toys and drawings. Getty Center, through Dec. 5, free admission. Body Worlds, display of plastic-preserved human bodies. California Science Center The California Science Center (sometimes spelled California ScienCenter) is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State , through Jan. 23, prepurchased tickets $5.75-$17.50. L.A:light/motion/dreams, a multimedia look at life in Los Angeles. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910. , through Jan. 9, $2-$9. Robert Smithson collects earthworks and other creations of the minimalist artist. Museum of Contemporary Art, through Dec. 13, $5-$8. Tear Down This Wall "Tear down this wall" was the famous challenge from United States President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall. In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate, by the Berlin Wall, on June 12, 1987, Reagan challenged Gorbachev, then the General : Paintings from the 1980s'' looks at the works that jump-started what was seen as a waning art form. Museum of Contemporary Art, through Jan. 3, $5-$8. SUNDAY The Undiscovered Country looks at the resurgence of representational painting from the 1960s through the present. Hammer Museum, through Jan. 16, $3-$5. TUESDAY The Prismatic pris·mat·ic also pris·mat·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, resembling, or being a prism. 2. Formed by refraction of light through a prism. Used of a spectrum of light. 3. Brilliantly colored; iridescent. Palette: Four Centuries of Watercolors explores the art form's evolution over three centuries, from Durer to Cezanne. Getty Center, through Jan. 2, free admission. OCT OCT ornithine carbamoyltransferase; oxytocin challenge test. OCT ornithine carbamoyl transferase, a liver specific enzyme. OCT Oxytocin stress test, see there . 7 Deconstructing Apartheid: The Photography of Peter Magubane'' marks the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa. California African American Museum The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, USA. History The museum opened in 1981, in temporary quarters at the California Museum of Science and Industry (now the California Science Center). , through May 28, free admission. OCT. 8 Nature Transformed, an exhibit spanning six centuries in which the artists, from Rembrandt to Ansel Adams, found their muse and their subject in the natural world. 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 Feb. 28, $3-$6. OCT. 12 Cezanne in the Studio: Still Life in Watercolors pulls together more than 20 Paul Cezanne masterworks from around the world. Getty Center, through Jan. 2, free admission. Close to Home: An American Album transforms amateur family snapshots from the 1930s to the 1960s into high art. Getty Center, through Jan. 16, free admission. 2004 California Biennial collects works in virtually every visual medium from younger California artists in an exhibit that marks the reopening of the Newport Beach museum. Orange County Museum of Art The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is a museum located in Newport Beach, California. External links
OCT. 17 Renoir to Matisse: The Eye of Duncan Phillips'' celebrates the renowned art collector as well as the canvases by Picasso, van Gogh, Paul Klee and many others that he displayed for the public in his Washington, D.C., home. 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 Jan. 9, tickets $12-$20, free for children 17 and under. OCT. 26 PAST PRESENCE: OBJECTS OF STUDY AT THE GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, a selection of rare books, prints, manuscripts and other treasures from the museum's Research Collection. Getty Center, through Jan. 2, free admission. NOV judgment notwithstanding the verdict (N.O.V.) n. reversal of a jury's verdict by the trial judge when the judge believes there was no factual basis for the verdict or it was contrary to law. The judge will then enter a different verdict as "a matter of law. . 4 Lost but Found: Assemblage, Collage and Sculpture, 1920-2002 showcases new forms made from everyday discards. Norton Simon Museum, through March 28, $3-$6. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``Deconstructing Apartheid: The Photography of Peter Magubane'' will show at the California African American Museum Oct. 7-May 28. |
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