Also at the Bergamot Station there is the Santa Monica Musuem of Art or SMMOA. There exhibit was phenomenal it was called Combustine: Alberto Burri and America. The Italian artist Alberto Burri (1915–1995) was at the forefront of postwar avant-gardism. His work and level of automatic experimentation was inspiring. He used common materials like garbage bags, dirt, cloth, and plastic wrap. In some of the work he actually burned it with a torch. The texture and energy of this work was truly transformational. Check out this deep and delightful exhibtion if you are in town.
LA's ARTwalk???
OK I am new to the area did I miss something??
Last Thursday night I ventured out into LA's Art walk. I do realize that it was cancelled and then resurrected for this second Thursday of the month.
I had high expectations for this ART walk as I had read a couple great articles about this event. My boyfriend said it was art for the masses. There was masses of people on the streets-bands and DJ;s were everywhere. It was quite a scene. Kind of like a neighborhood festival, not an ART walk. I do have to say that the court of Food Trucks was amazing! But the galleries I saw were just pop up galleries with a low level of professionalism. T-shirt sales seemed like a common fare. I thought to my self where is the ART??
I hope to discover it next month.
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