YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
I love Los Angeles as an art center. From the 'Los Angeles 1955-1985' exhibition that was at the Centre Pompidou while we were in France last year up until this very moment, one of my constant concerns is making people realize that LA has been and continues to be a fantastically unique place to create art. I'm still really into my history thesis, and if I am ever motivated enough, I'm going to try to use that Google Builder tool to try to do what I didn't have time to do - create a virtual exhibition. I guess maybe my ambitions of being a curator aren't completely gone..
I walk by eight Ed Ruscha prints several times a day while I'm at the Walker. I am trying to remember the names of the buildings in the prints - memorize their order. When I can finally do it, I'll report back here.
