A Belated Happy New Year! Here's to 2012 being the best year yet for all of us. And additinally for me, 2012 will mark a renewed dedication to Coco and Emma. Bring it on! This morning I had the pleasure of attending {with the fabulous sarah bowman}a private unveiling of a new exhibit at LACMA over which I am still marvelling: Chris Burden's Metropolis II. As the artist explained, "Metropolis II is an intense and complex kinetic sculpture, modeled after a fast- paced, frenetic modern city. It refers specifically to Los Angeles, but an idealized Los Angeles of the future where traffic flows ten times the rate if does now. The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy cars produces in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active, and bustling twenty first century city". Seeing the still sculpture was impressive enough and it is no wonder he spent 4 years completing it. But experiencing the installation in action, a bustling mini city before our eyes, was what all the anticipation in the room was about. Still photos and my little iphone video don't do this exhibit justice but I thought it may pique your interest. Full appreciation and immersion can only be had in person. I really think this is worth checking out of you live in LA. And for full disclosure, the lovely Sarah Bowman is my client and although this blog is not typically about things and people with which I am professionally affiliated, I do want to highly recommend her new site, The Family Savvy. A nicely curated site and an invaluable tool for keeping up to date on all of the great cultural goings on in LA for families and art loving people alike. So glad to be back! Cheers.

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