In the past two weeks, I've had the pleasure of visiting the
Getty Center Museum twice (can I get a "hell yeah!" for free museums?!). One of my favorite paintings there is a Dutch painting from many centuries ago with a title like "the Circumcision of Christ" (sorry, can't remember the artist's name). The detail is exceptional, yet the distorted face of the babe completely distracts my attention away from the surgical procedure.
I also enjoy the Rare Manuscripts collection there, which contains some impressive pieces from the 1200s. The level of detail in the manuscript illuminations defies my conception of that frailty of earlier times.
And very uplifting was the new exhibition on
video production in California. We started at the end of the exhibit, full of carnival music and visual stimulation. One video I couldn't stop watching was Martin Kersels 'Pink Constellation', made in a
rotating pink room - hilarious. There was also a station highlighting the early filming of the California punk music scene - the original 'music videos' - which was largely the work of Joe Rees of Target Video in San Francisco. A nice collage of live shows by the Germs, Flipper, X, a short clip of
Jello Biafra (always think of
Wesley Willis when I hear that name), and more. A nice touch was the old punk show fliers behind the TV screen, all of which were
stapled to the wall. How classy and punk, being a museum and all.
I also enjoy the Rare Manuscripts collection there, which contains some impressive pieces from the 1200s. The level of detail in the manuscript illuminations defies my conception of that frailty of earlier times.
And very uplifting was the new exhibition on video production in California. We started at the end of the exhibit, full of carnival music and visual stimulation. One video I couldn't stop watching was Martin Kersels 'Pink Constellation', made in a rotating pink room - hilarious. There was also a station highlighting the early filming of the California punk music scene - the original 'music videos' - which was largely the work of Joe Rees of Target Video in San Francisco. A nice collage of live shows by the Germs, Flipper, X, a short clip of Jello Biafra (always think of Wesley Willis when I hear that name), and more. A nice touch was the old punk show fliers behind the TV screen, all of which were stapled to the wall. How classy and punk, being a museum and all.
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