About the Exhibition: You could say the Italian painter Caravaggio was the rock star of early 17th century European painting — both in terms of his artistic influence and his personality. He was rebellious, difficult,…
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Metropolis II at LACMA: What the Buzz is All About
The guard counts our tickets at the door saying, “Okay, 1, 2, 3, in the back” and points us towards Metropolis II. I guess it isn’t hard to figure out that my kids and I are…
Is the Tim Burton Exhibition at LACMA for Kids?
Tim Burton at LACMA is a blockbuster hit. Over 134,000 people saw the show in the first eight weeks of its Los Angeles run. And because of the youth appeal of Burton’s work, many of these…
LACMA’s ArtWalk 2011
LACMA’s ArtWalk 2011: Saturday, May 14th, 12-8pm LACMA Muse’s ArtWalk 2011 sounds like the place to be this weekend. At the museum, there’ll be lots of live music, dance performances, interactive art projects, and art installations. Plus,…
“Fashioning Fashion” Exhibition at LACMA
Fashioning Fashion: European dress in detail 1700-1915 My sister and I have been talking about going to LACMA’s fashion exhibition for months now, an art exhibition on changing European fashions over a 200-year period. We…
LACMA Family Activities Review: The Boone Children’s Gallery
On Sunday, I manage to get my kids out of the house by 10 am. We plug in our latest iPod downloads — momentary hesitation here as I question whether the “clean” version of my…