So when I woke up this morning, I had my whole day planned down to breakfast, lunch and dinner; soul food, Japanese cuisine and Mexican. First, I was to get dressed. trout down Crenshaw to join in on the MLK festivities in Leimert Park and/or Crenshaw & MLK Blvd. Next, I would be off to the Murakami exhibit at the MOCA. Then I would end the day enjoying some authentic Mexican food and a pitcher of Margaritas on Alvara street.
Well, I sort-of kind-of some-how faulted on the getting dressed part by at least 3 hours; now it was lunchtime. So after finally getting myself together and leaving the house, we headed Downtown for the Murakami exhibit at the MOCA. It took us almost an hour and a half to make the fifteen minute drive. There were helicopters all over downtown and the police were rerouting traffic.
Finally, we had it. I had been anticipating this exhibit since October, but Sweetums had been too busy. For the whole month of November, December and most of January… So since he was somewhat in the doghouse, he initiated this visit. So off to the MOCA we went…
Once we entered, the line was super long. I should have foreseen this, since the exhibit encompassed Takashi Murakami’s greatest works from the last 10 year’s. And if you didn’t know, he’s also the guy that designed Kanye’s Graduation cover:
So after being in the line for a good 30 minutes, the place went dark. Turns out there was an underground explosion nearby and everyone had to evacuate. This is the only pic I got, besides the outside banner pictured above:
I wonder if this balloon would ever make it into the Macy’s parade…
We abandoned our Alvara Street plans. Since it was too close to the MOCA, we didn’t want to risk of the lights being out there also. Plus the easy flow of traffic was going in the opposite direction.
We still wanted to get a little culture, so we made our way to
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), with a small stop at Baja Fresh first. It was already dark by the time we made it there. Where did the day go?
This was my first visit to the LACMA. I was able to snap a few pictures of some things that caught my eye. Some exhibits were restricted from pictures though.
First off, here are some bathing suits from the 1940′s.
I like the 3rd suit in the first picture, and the 2nd and 3rd suit in the second picture. I may have to look into some vintage and/or vintage inspired suit. My kinda coverage.
This was the picture of a 1954 audience of a Muscle Beach competition:
This is the kind of competition that now happens at Muscle Beach/Venice Beach:
Mmm Hmm, some days a Venice Beach visit is well worth it; can’t wait til Summer…
This was my favorite painting:
Everyone in the picture looked so grotesque and their facial features were exaggerated. I loved it. I wish my pictured showed all the details.
This picture had the be the biggest oil painting I’ve ever seen:
I couldn’t even get the whole painting in the picture. The other thing that stood out about this painting, was that it was so detailed. You could see every little eyelash. Check out the closeup of the lady’s bangles and ring:
This picture also caught my eye:
Sorry it’s so dark, but I wasn’t allowed to use flash and this area of the exhibit had horrible lighting. But if you didn’t notice, the girl on the right looks just like me.
Do you think?
Here’s a clearer picture I found on the net:
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Here are a few Picasso’s that I liked:
Photographing these pictures weren’t allowed, so these two are the only Picasso’s I shot.
And since her pictures always look like exposed V-jayjays, I just knew that this was a
Georgia O’Keefe:
It wasn’t. But this on was:
Whoda
thought. It always astonishes me when I go on a job interview, and a v-jayjay is looking at me from behind the interviewers head. This is the picture that’s behind my ex-boss’ office:
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I know I’m not the only one that sees a colorful V-jayjay, or a horrible porn scene.
Here are a few other’s that caught my like:
And I wouldn’t want to wake up in the middle of the night and stumble upon this bad boy:
And lastly here’s a picture of us in the Egypt exhibit:
By this time my picture finger had a cramp, and I had stopped taking pix long ago.
OK, so I’ve officially fallen in love with museums, though I will admit that I know little about art. Hopefully next week we’ll see
The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas exhibit, which is being shown at the Pacific Design Center. We would give the
Murakami exhibit another try, but I think deep down, the ordeal with the underground explosion was a bit of a punishment, for not checking out Emory Douglas on MLK day. We also haven’t been to the Getty, not to mention all the museums in Leimert Park. Stay tuned, I’ll be documenting it all.
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Jan 22, 2008 at 17:05:00
now i do love muesuems. I left a cmment to your comment on the 27 dress post these are the links i meant to leave
http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2007/02/leg-blocking.html
and
http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2007/10/name-game.html
Jan 23, 2008 at 00:50:00
wonderful…i have not been to a musuem since like 5th grade. I have got to get out more. Thanks for sharing Lo
I featured you on my blog today..LOL
Jan 23, 2008 at 18:08:00
Sounds like a lovely day! You’ve inspired me…
Jan 24, 2008 at 02:33:00
wonderful post as always
very informative
btw I always plan my days too, i’m so organized and obsessed like that!
Jan 24, 2008 at 08:10:00
Torrance – Seems like Horse Man is the reason for the leg blocking, lmao. I came across one of those when I was 19, haven’t seen one since; I think I learned my lesson…
Jan 30, 2008 at 02:37:00
and what lesson is that, are u discriminating against me
Jan 30, 2008 at 05:55:00
No, the lesson I learned was not to bite off more than I could chew. Esp since I was so inexperienced. That was 8 years ago. I didn’t know what to do with it. But if I encountered another, I wouldn’t run from it; I’m always up for a challenge. And no leg blocking from me; my ego is too big. But just to stay on the safe side, only trousers around you, lol.