Broad Contemporary Art Museum

Form Foils Function: Eli Broad's New Museum in LA

Lee Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contermporary Art, Diller Scofidio & Renfro, The Broad, Art, Lacma, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Museum, Eli Broad, Arts News
Lee Rosenbaum

What would you say if I told you that I was about to build a new art museum with gallery walls that could not be hung with art and a skylit exhibition space that would be used to display light-sensitive works?

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WEST COAST ART: L.A.'s Art Boom From Broad To Resnick

wsj.com | LAUREN A. E. SCHUKER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Deitch, Resnick Pavilion, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, James Franco Art, LA Art Boom, Lynda Resnick, Los Angeles Art, Eli and Edythe Broad, Los-Angeles-Art-Galleries, Broad Stage, James Franco, La-Art, Arts News

On a crisp evening on Wilshire Boulevard, pop star Christina Aguilera is leading the parade down the red carpet. Tom Hanks and his wife follow, along ...

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LACMA Opening Resnick Pavilion!

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Lacma, Renzo Piano, Art Gallery, Art Exhibit, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Resnick, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

Feeling the need for a little more culture in my life, I drove down Wilshire Blvd. yesterday to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to view the exhibition of Thomas Eakins' sporting images.

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Driving Mr. Basquiat

John Seed | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Contemporary Art, The Radiant Child, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Tamra Davis, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Moca, Arts News
John Seed

When I met Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1983 he came to the door naked. Larry Gagosian had sent me to Venice, California, where Jean was living in a former art gallery.

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Pangs of Jealousy Toward San Francisco

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gary Garrels, Lacma, Edward Goldman, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Fisher Collection, Sfmoma, Artists, Annenberg Space for Photography, Art, San Francisco, Don and Doris Fisher, Pilara Foundation, Andy Pilara, Kcrw, Eli Broad, Art Talk, Arts News
Edward Goldman

In an unprecedented act of generosity, Doris and the late Don Fisher, renowned collectors of contemporary art, gave their outstanding collection to SFMOMA.

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Plan ForYourArt May 7-12

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neutra VDL House, Getty Center, Lacma, Rachel Neubauer, Mother's Day, Santa Monica Festival, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Liza Minnelli, Patrick Lakey, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, WPA Gallery, National Public Gardens Day, Schubert, American West, Billy Joel, Halston, Foryourart, Classical Music, Art, Diane Von Furstenberg, Greg Lauren, Richard Neutra, Cal Poly, Beethoven, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, Ravel, Andre Leon Talley, Getty Villa, Clover Park, Moca, Brahms, Laxart, May Day, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

There has never been more worldwide attention on the creative culture of Los Angeles. People from all over the world came to LA for the opening of the...

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Plan ForYourArt April 22-25

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Machine, Welcome to LA, Harvey Pekar, Dangerous Love, Liz Larner, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Richard Baskin, Alison Bechdel, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, Art Institute of California, Catherine Opie, John Van Hamersfeld, Llyn Foulkes, Foryourart, Nashville, Regen Projects, Ovation, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Graphic Novels, Brewery Arts Colony, Moca, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Spring, like art, is full of surprises. From fruit trees to desert festivals to cover artist Mark Bradford's community advocacy, art grows in unexpected places.

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Plan ForYourArt April 15-21

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: P.S. Arts, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Brewery Art Walk, Artists, Santa Monica, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, Pierre Koenig, Art Galleries, Benefit, One and J Gallery, Studios, Foryourart, Los Angeles Antique Show, Art, Museums, Brewery Arts Colony, Moca, Downtown Los Angeles, Ovation, How Many Billboards? Art in Stead, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Sci-Arc, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Each Week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt.

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Plan ForYourArt April 8-11

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: De LaB, How Many Billboards? Art in Stead, Learning From Las Vegas, Douglas Fogle, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Mark Bradford, Pacific Standard Time, Alex Israel, Robert Venturi, Pacific Design Center, Foryourart, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Denise-Brown, Hammer Museum, Merchant Posters, Redcat, Moca, Ball-Nogues, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

There has never been more worldwide attention on the creative culture of Los Angeles. People from all over the world came to LA for the opening of the...

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Plan ForYourArt June 3-8

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sprinkles, The Paley Center for Media, Side Street Projects, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Beverly Hills, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, Gagosian, Public Art Party, Film, Porta Via, James Cohan Gallery, Foryourart, Andy Warhol, Roxy Paine, Production Design, The Beverly Hills Fine Art Commission, Gemini G.E.L., J. Paul Getty Museum, Nancy Rubins, Moca, Prism, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

There has never been more worldwide attention on the creative culture of Los Angeles. Each Week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings thr...

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Plan ForYourArt April 1-4

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Ring Cycle, Felix Mendelssohn, Drawings, Galleries, Sculpture, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, LA Opera, What's on Your Plate?, Artists, Pacific Standard Time, Laxart, Catherine Gund, Italian Symphony, Minimalism, Art Gate, Foryourart, Claremont University, James Turrell Skyspace, Art, William Cordova, Museums, James Turrell, Richard Wagner, Hammer Museum, The Met Theatre, Sherin Guirguis, Moca, Center for Environmental Education, Frank Navarro, Claude Collins-Stracensky, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

In a two part series on James Turrell, Frank Navarro and artist Claude Collins-Stracensky present a lecture on the artist followed by a visit to his outdoor skyspace at the Claremont University.

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Plan ForYourArt March 25-30

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Geographic, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Annenberg Space for Photography, Pacific Standard Time, Laxart, Usc, Justin Beal, Foryourart, Pacific Design Center, Independent Curators International, Julia Bryan Wilson, Water, Piero Golia, CSU Long Beach, Martin Kersels, Neha Choksi, Moca, Acme, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Julia Bryan Wilson partakes in the Roski School of Fine Art's Critical Conversation series, which invites artists and other cultural figures to give a lecture on their work and engage in rigorous conversation.

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Plan ForYourArt May 20-22

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blum and Poe, Tim Hawkinson, Foryourart, The Red Book, Gilda Frantz, Hammer Museum, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Ed Moses, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, Carl Jung, Psychoanalysis, Jim Shaw, Moca, Ferus Gallery, John Baldessari, LA Louver Gallery, Alice Neel, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

There has never been more worldwide attention on the creative culture of Los Angeles. People from all over the world came to LA for the opening of the...

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Plan ForYourArt March 20-24

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miracle Mile, Galleries, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Robert Venturi, Artists, Culver City, Las Vegas, Pacific Design Center, Art, Judy Ledgerwood, Denise Scott Brown, Museums, Michael Arcega, Steve Turner Contemporary, Emily Mast, Moca, Wal-Art, 1301pe, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Michael Arcega displays sculptural works of common urban fixtures, constructed out of polytarp in reference of emergency tents and urban disasters.

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Plan ForYourArt May 13-19

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rohan De Saram, 826la, Fiction, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Kids' Art Museum Project, Burning Man, Pacific Standard Time, Mark Bradford, Laxart, Geoff Dyer, Foryourart, Art, Getty Museum, Hammer Museum, Preethi Da Silva, Venice Biennale, Susan Stilton and the Crowing Hens, Dave Barry, Zipper Concert Hall, Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble, Moca, Jane Smiley, Performance, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

What dramatic role does art play in fiction, and in the understanding of a place? In this Getty Perspectives lecture, presented in collaboration with Zocalo, Geoff Dyer discusses his work, art and fiction.

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Plan ForYourArt, March 4-10

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Mexicali Biennial, Lacma, Otis College of Art and Design, IDEA Office, Urban Planning, Christopher Knight, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Architecture, Sci-Arc, Artists, Pacific Standard Time, Eric Owen Moss, Painting, Ben Maltz Gallery, Industrial Design, Foryourart, Art, The Barnes Foundation, Ucla, Andreas Gursky, Los Angeles Times, Richard Meier, Moca, Gagosian Gallery, Performance, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

The inaugural exhibition for the newly expanded, Richard Meier-designed Gagosian Gallery includes new large-scale photographic work by Andreas Gursky.

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Plan ForYourArt, February 25-March 3

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mary Kelly, Billboards, Mark Grotjahn, Mak Center, Ucla, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Kimberly Brooks, Mark Bradford, Taylor De Cordoba, Pacific Standard Time, Usc, Los Angeles, Brain and Creativity Institute, Blum & Poe, Rick Lowe, Kyong Park, Hammer Museum, How Many Billboards?, Redcat, Antonio Damasio, Foryourart, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Each Week, ForYourArt highlights select cultural offerings throughout the week ahead to help you Plan ForYourArt, from post-feminist Mary Kelly to artist Mark Grotjahn.

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Plan ForYourArt, February 19-23

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christine Y. Kim, Vincent Ramos, Sumi Ink Club, Luke Fischbeck, Sarah Rara, Brendan Fowler, Pacific Standard Time, Steve Roden, Usc, Stephanie Taylor, Edgar Arceneaux, Hammer Museum, Chon Noriega, Julius Shulman, Brian Roettinger, Lucky Dragons, Foca, Steven/Stephen, Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Eamon Ore-Giron, Sci-Arc, Haiti, Dave Muller, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Judy Baca, Alex Klein, Gabrielle Ferrer, Simon Leung, Sandra De La Loza, Vito Acconci, Moca, Pechakucha, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

This week in Plan ForYourArt, I preview the final reception and concert for the exhibition All Time Greatest, an interactive performance by Lucky Dragons, and more.

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