Collecting Collections: Highlights From The Permanent Collection @ MOCA
There have been a lot of talk lately about MOCA vs. LACMA. Christopher Knight did an article in the Los Angeles Times Calendar section last week. And Caryn Coleman of Sixspace also did a review. I won't be talking about BCAM here for the obvious reason that I have yet to visit there. My membership is still pending with LACMA. I have had a real beef with them in the past several years, particularly about how they have been selling their exhibition programs to the public. But I think with the opening of BCAM, there is reason again to support them on that level.
Collecting Collections, as the name implies, highlights the contemporary art holdings of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The exhibition features works from post-1939. It is a nice selection, particularly the more contemporary work. It is nice to know that the Los Angeles area has at least one contemporary art collection to be proud of.
From what I understand, all the works at BCAM are on loan. It is too bad that LACMA has not been as proactive in building a contemporary art collection, particularly with BCAM opening. But hopefully now that they have added a contemporary wing, they will begin to fill that slot.
Collecting Collections, as the name implies, highlights the contemporary art holdings of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The exhibition features works from post-1939. It is a nice selection, particularly the more contemporary work. It is nice to know that the Los Angeles area has at least one contemporary art collection to be proud of.
From what I understand, all the works at BCAM are on loan. It is too bad that LACMA has not been as proactive in building a contemporary art collection, particularly with BCAM opening. But hopefully now that they have added a contemporary wing, they will begin to fill that slot.
Christopher Wool at the end of the hall
Frank Stella peeking out
On Kawara
Robert Irwin
Ed Ruscha
Mel Ramos
Neo Rauch
Rineke Dijkstra
Luc Tuymans
Jeff Koons
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