Attracting attention is a must in the city of stars
Petersen Automotive Museum, on Wilshire Blvd
May 7th, 2019
Flamboyant
Tag: l.a.
Urban Light
An assemblage sculpture of 202 vintage street light lampposts from the 1920s and 1930s, created by Chris Burden with the express intention to be placed in the empty plaza in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, on Wilshire Boulevard. The cast iron lampposts range from 20 to 30 feet in height and were salvaged from Los Angeles neighborhoods. The installation is lit up from dusk to dawn and is solar-powered. Especially popular after dark, be prepared to drive a few rounds before finding a parking spot close enough.
Urban Light by Chris Burden, 2008.
LACMA, L.A.
May 7th, 2019
The fabulous geometry of art
And a pleasant surprise, as we wandered through the galleries of LACMA, those ones that remained open during the museum’s extensive renovation and expansion. The surprise was finding out that Magritte’s ”Ceci n’est pas une pipe” belongs to LACMA; for some reason, I was convinced it would belong to the permanent collection of the Magritte Museum in Brussels. What a fittingly surreal connection between my two favourite cities in the world!
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
May 7th, 2019
Drinks and England
And an adorable little dumpling
LACMA, L.A.
May 7th, 2019
Etude in Black,
Back in L.A. (because once was never going to be enough) and, since we were staying in Pasadena, we had to go see THAT house from the Columbo 1972 episode, featuring John Cassavetes, Myrna Loy and Blythe Danner.
1365 South Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA
May 7th, 2019
I am my phone
Truth_be_told
July 18th, 2017
I had a Mini Meltdown
Upon realizing it was time to leave L.A. My Californication had been an utter success – so much so, I was already plotting my way back. 
Seriously though, I had a mini-crisis upon learning that Meltdown Comics, an L.A. landmark for the past 25 years, would close its doors forever on April 1st, 2018. What a chance to have made it there just in time!
July 18th, 2017
The Getty Center effect
Before we leave – reluctantly and, to be honest, not without a grain of regret that our trip to the West Coast is slowly coming to an end – how about savouring a few more views of the stunning architectural gem that is The Getty Center.
July 18th, 2017
Orbit of Mars
At night, L.A. transforms into a giant mirror, reflecting all the stars of the galaxy.
Griffith Observatory
July 18th, 2017
Meet your host, Mr. J. Paul Getty
Fortunately, his legendary stinginess did not extend to his art collection. Which is, by all means, extraordinary. 
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Cabinet on stand, Paris ca. 1675-80
Attributed to André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732
Probably made for Louis XIV or as a royal gift.
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Planisphere Clock, Paris ca. 1745-49
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The host
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Wall clock, Chantilly & Paris, ca. 1740
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Pair of Vases & Decorative Figures, China, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722
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”Turkish Bed”, Paris, ca. 1750-60
This bed would have been placed against the wall, with a canopy above. The body of the bed may be pulled out on wheels, leaving the back attached to the wall. This separation allowed the bed to be made up more easily by servants.
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Secrétaire, Paris ca. 1770-75
Philippe-Claude Montigny (1734-1800)
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Candelabra, Paris, ca. 1775
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Bed, Paris ca. 1775-80
A grand bed such as this was meant to stand in a deep niche in the most important bedroom of a private residence, where visitors were frequently received.
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Paneled Room (salon de compagnie). Painted doors (detail)
Jean-Pierre Ledoux (French, active 1753 – 1761)
The painted doors and panels and the gilt plaster relief sculptures in the overdoors in this room come from the main reception room of a house built for Jean-Baptiste Hosten. Hosten, a wealthy planter from Santo Domingo, commissioned the celebrated architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux to build his Paris residence, the Maison Hosten, starting around 1790.
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Ideal Female Heads, 1769-70
Augustin Pajou (1730-1809)
July 18th, 2017
The Humble Fabulist 