Modernized Life
Went to The Broad museum on Sunday. Friend was nice enough and thoughtful enough to reserve a bunch of tickets for us to go to. Timed format to regulate the crowds.
Day started with the assembly of local friends at my place to start the carpool to LA. People actually arrived exactly on time, amazing! Head over to pick up another friend and off we went. Getting to LA not complicated, driving in the city, very complicated. My bro is always driving me around, so all I see is a blur of streets. One way streets, closed streets, aggressive drivers, aggressive pedestrians. Drove around a little bit before deciding there was no street parking to be found, look around for the cheapest lot instead. $8 Right next to the Grand Central Market, we'll take it!
The market itself was quite a bustling place. Food vendors left and right. Lots of mexican options. I opted for breakfast foods (eggs, hashbrowns, ham) while others went for more ethnic fare. Snagging a table was tough, but eventually one was found.
Our ticket time was 1:30pm, so it was off to The Broad itself after lunch. Short walk over and up a very steep hill. Short wait as they gradually let folks in. Met up with the last two members of the group (they skipped the lunch plans. Visitors are greeted by a larger than life stack of plates. An interesting visual experience staring at the plates as you circle around them, but not really all that special....which aptly applies to most modern art. Signing up for the infinity room was a must since it is the most hyped thing about The Broad. A several hour wait which you have to enter in your cell number to reserve and check your line status. The first floor of the building is mostly dedicated to the infinity room and a specially ticketed exhibit. Second, is mostly storage I suppose, I didn't visit though you could. Up a very long escalator to the third, which is pretty much everything. I was happy to see how the building design allowed natural light to filter though. Usual suspects on display such as Warhol, Lichtenstein. Surprised to see some works by Hirst on display, but shouldn't be.
Day started with the assembly of local friends at my place to start the carpool to LA. People actually arrived exactly on time, amazing! Head over to pick up another friend and off we went. Getting to LA not complicated, driving in the city, very complicated. My bro is always driving me around, so all I see is a blur of streets. One way streets, closed streets, aggressive drivers, aggressive pedestrians. Drove around a little bit before deciding there was no street parking to be found, look around for the cheapest lot instead. $8 Right next to the Grand Central Market, we'll take it!
The market itself was quite a bustling place. Food vendors left and right. Lots of mexican options. I opted for breakfast foods (eggs, hashbrowns, ham) while others went for more ethnic fare. Snagging a table was tough, but eventually one was found.
Our ticket time was 1:30pm, so it was off to The Broad itself after lunch. Short walk over and up a very steep hill. Short wait as they gradually let folks in. Met up with the last two members of the group (they skipped the lunch plans. Visitors are greeted by a larger than life stack of plates. An interesting visual experience staring at the plates as you circle around them, but not really all that special....which aptly applies to most modern art. Signing up for the infinity room was a must since it is the most hyped thing about The Broad. A several hour wait which you have to enter in your cell number to reserve and check your line status. The first floor of the building is mostly dedicated to the infinity room and a specially ticketed exhibit. Second, is mostly storage I suppose, I didn't visit though you could. Up a very long escalator to the third, which is pretty much everything. I was happy to see how the building design allowed natural light to filter though. Usual suspects on display such as Warhol, Lichtenstein. Surprised to see some works by Hirst on display, but shouldn't be.