PARTY LINES : VAN GOGH ON THE GO; BACK-TO-BACK GALAS CELEBRATE FAMED ARTIST'S RAREST WORKS AT LACMA'S NEWEST VENUE.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. A rose is a rose, but sunflowers are, well, soooo van Gogh. And there were plenty of the sturdy wildflowers adding color to the decor at the opening-night gala for Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William Randolph Hearst, whose enormous collection brought the museum major status among the country's art houses. of Art's new exhibit ``Van Gogh's Van Goghs: Masterpieces From the Van Gogh Museum The Van Gogh Museum is a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It has the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. , Amsterdam.'' There was so much hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. and such a long A-list that LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association spokeswoman Angela Dickson said it turned out to be a two-night affair, with about 1,100 guests on each night. Among the guests in their black-tie best were former California Gov. Pete Wilson and his wife, Gayle, who wore cream instead of black, and Oscar winner Holly Hunter, who wore a sleeveless plum-colored gown. Also attending were Vincent Willem van Gogh, great-grandson of the artist's brother Theo, and the current chairman of the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation; LACMA CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president Andrea Rich; LACMA director Graham W.J. Beal; and John Leighton, who is the director of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The galas not only provided a preview peek at 70 rarely seen paintings by Vincent van Gogh, but also a first look at the new LACMA West exhibit hall. Locals may recall that the museum's new building is the old May Co. department store, well-known for its exquisite art deco design and also its indoor-outdoor tearoom with a panoramic view of the city. The tearoom remains an eatery, and it was where chefs from Patina (LACMA's official caterer) served guests a chicken and Chilean sea bass dinner, followed by an array of pastries, including Patina's yummy lemon bars. After the dinner, the exhibit and entertainment by the Doug Norwine Trio, guests were invited to shop at the museum store, where the hot seller was a button that said, ``I saw Van Gogh at LACMA.'' Other van Gogh parties coming up include ``An Evening at LACMA'' on Feb. 6, which is a benefit for Marlborough School in Los Angeles; and California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , Alumni Association's cocktail and dessert reception sponsored by Pacific Bell on Feb. 27. The van Gogh exhibit, which is sponsored by Washington Mutual, and supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities, has been extended through May 16. For tickets, call (323) 857-6000. Another artful soiree soi·ree also soi·rée n. An evening party or reception. [French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin was the ``Art'' opening-night cast party held Tuesday at Pinot Hollywood, where each room had a different art movement theme. Cocktails were tinted with bright colors, food was served on painters' palettes, and dessert was a huge white cake made to resemble an empty canvas. Hollywood artists in attendance included Sharon Stone, Sean Connery, Minnie Driver, Jason Alexander, Angela Lansbury, Tom Selleck and Melanie Griffith. The opening-night gala for ``Titanic: A New Musical'' was held at the 75-year-old Regal Biltmore Hotel downtown, where guests such as Martin Landau, Cyd Charisse and Lorraine Toussaint dined on oysters on the half shell, salmon and lamb, which were served on the Titanic the night it sank. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Schmoozing at the opening night party for ``Van Gogh's Van Goghs: Masterpieces From the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam'' at the 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. are LACMA CEO and president Andrea Rich, left, John Leighton, director of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Graham W.J. Beal, director of LACMA; and Vincent Willem van Gogh, great-grandson of the famed artist's brother Theo. David Sprague/Daily News (2) Van Gogh works on view include ``Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.'' (3) Sunflowers aplenty a·plen·ty adj. In plentiful supply; abundant: "There were warning signs aplenty for their candidates as well" Michael Gelb. - although van Gogh's famed painting was not among them - added to the color at LACMA's opening-night gala. |
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