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11 posts in category Museum

The Golden Age of Pinball Art
Illustration of woman on pinball machine at Pinball Hall of Fame, Las Vegas
To be honest — and shame on me — I never really thought about the artists, designers and illustrators behind pinball machines. Which is strange ... Continue Reading
March 26, 2018 by

Place Oddity
Cabot Museum adobe house with Kachina painting
There's a saying that states the desert attracts eccentrics, visionaries and crackpots. Ok, maybe there isn't, but there should be. Because it does. ... Continue Reading
March 8, 2018 by

Moholy-Nagy and the First Pop Up Gallery?
Moholy Nagy's "Room of the Present"
When it's a hot and muggy New York afternoon, ducking into a museum always provides air-conditioned relief and, at times, the chance to see some ... Continue Reading
August 24, 2016 by

Lustig Lust at LACMA
Alvin Lustig Staff/Look Magazine Covers
You don't really need a specific reason to visit Los Angeles. Seeing all those places you've heard about in song or in film could keep you busy for ... Continue Reading
June 7, 2016 by

Part Sonic Youth, Part Getty
Lee Ranaldo playing at the Getty
"You don't have a glass?" In the museum cafe, a well-heeled hipster was grilling the cashier on the lack of a glass for his bottle of Stella Artois. ... Continue Reading
December 14, 2015 by

Killer Heels A Good Fit
The Palm Springs Art Museum can do no wrong. The permanent collection is stellar and the width and breadth of the special exhibits allow something ... Continue Reading
October 28, 2015 by

My New Imaginary Girlfriend, Lucienne Day
In Andrea Zittel's Aggregated Stacks exhibit at the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center (phew, still getting used to that moni... Continue Reading
June 26, 2015 by

Wicked Good Poster
Hell yes, I can. Seen at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Wish I knew who designed it...   Continue Reading
May 14, 2015 by

Man Ray: Dada Photographer Paints
I'm not an art critic —"I just know what I like"— so how to explain this exhibition at the Phillips Collection? Man Ray takes photos of ... Continue Reading
May 13, 2015 by

Barbara Kruger Wraps Me in Vinyl
Barbara Kruger Exhibit at the Hirshhorn, Washington, DC
I was first introduced to Barbara Kruger as an intern at Women Make Movies back in the go-go 80s. I had to doctor a postcard for a film on Frances ... Continue Reading
May 6, 2015 by