The Getty

 

The steps leading to the Getty Museum.

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A Garden Fountain

 

A quiet spot at the Getty Villa.  A mosaic fountain located in a quiet alcove on the villa grounds.

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Band

 

Richard Serra's massive sculpture resides at LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  It is 12 feet high and 70 feet long and it took him two and a half years to develop. It is set in a way that one can wander in and out of it as well as around.  

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The Magic Castle

 

The Magic Castle is operated by The Academy of Magical Arts.  It is an exclusive clubhouse for members and invited guests only.  

Luckily, my niece is a magician and I got to visit this place with her some years ago.

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Garden View

 

Looking down into the carefully sculpted garden at the Getty Museum complex.

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A Villa Full of Antiquities

 

The Getty Villa is dedicated to the art of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria.  It contains over 44,000 Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD.  

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The Walt Disney Concert Hall

 

The Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by the late Frank Gehry.

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Metropolis II

 

Metropolis II as seen from above.  It's a large scale kinetic sculpture created by Chris Burden. You can watch trains, cars and busses rolling around the various highways looping through this magical city.  It's a favorite attraction at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), especially with the younger set. 

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Levitated Mass

 

"Levitated Mass" is a large scale sculpture by artist Michael Heizer.  It is located on the North Lawn of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).  

Heizer is a fascinating artist creating works that people can experience rather than just look at.  He has a monumental work of art located in the isolated desert of Nevada.  You can read about it here.  I'd love to see it one day.

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Downtown LA

 

Downtown Los Angeles framed on the right by the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  The concert hall was designed by Frank Gehry.

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The Gardens

 

Looking down at the gardens at the Getty Museum.

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Urban Lights

 

Urban Lights is a large scale art installation created by Chris Burden.  It is located at the Wilshire Blvd. entrance to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  It's composed of restored historic street lights dating from the 1920's to the 1930's.  Most of them lit the streets of southern California at one time.

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The Hollywood Bowl

 

The Hollywood Bowl amphitheater.  It was named one of the 10 best live music venues by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2018.

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In the Garden

 

In the Garden at the Getty Center

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Metropolis

 

Metropolis II by artist Chris Burden.  A kinetic sculpture full of buildings, trains and cars, speeding over the highways and tracks representing a frenetic city. At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Architecture of Frank Gehry

 

The Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Frank Gehry. 

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Striking Architecture

 

The Petersen Automotive Museum in a building designed by Koh Pederen Fox Associates, a New York based architecture firm.

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LACMA

 

The entrance to one of the buildings on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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The Getty Center

 

On the campus of the Getty Center.  Opened in 1997 and well known for its architecture and gardens and views over Los Angeles.  

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Red Conclave Circle

 

Red Conclave Circle by sculptor DeWain Valentine was a gift to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  It was presented to the museum by Bank of America.  It was part of the 50 Gifts for 50 Years exhibit at the museum in 2015.

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