Monday, April 21, 2008

Rudofsky + California Video @ The Getty

There seems to be an exciting emulation between art venues in L.A.
Could it be a result of the much talked about opening of the new BCAM? L.A. is sizzling with great art shows these days: MOCA's Collecting Collections, California Science Museum's Body Worlds 3, Hammer's Kara Walker, the various art gallery clusters, and the Getty outstanding itself? A smorgasbord for the art-buff.

The Getty Center proposes two outstanding exhibits. First, an analysis of architect, fashion designer, curator and provocateur Bernard Rudofsky's work. A critic of Western design, Rudofsky systematically challenged architecture as a machine for living as opposed to what it should be: a way of life; and the clothes we wear as designed to punish and damage our bodies. Second, a retrospective of California video art, from socio-political statements of the 1970s to today's artsy productions. Both exhibits are absolutely outstanding and will take an entire day to enjoy if you really put your mind into it.
illustrations via getty.edu