The second incursion into the world of contemporary art in Sunday's column is to the ultimate museum for it. It is in downtown Los Angeles at The Geffen. http://www.moca.org/ This used to be the original MOCA until that worthy institution moved to the upper part of the downtown area about a mile away.The Geffen houses works of art from 1980 to the present day. It's close to Little Tokyo and we'll be popping in there for some lunch later on.
The museum has some very weird stuff as you might imagine. A friend told me that he can't take it seriously, but the number of security guards inside the galleries indicate that someone considers the collection highly valuable.
Now of course, it's no good trying to be judgemental at a place like this, although I do so enjoy that lofty position. "Leave your prejudice at the door" could be the motto as you enter. However I do wonder if elephant dung is really necessary as a painting medium. It also can't be that easy to obtain as it's not exactly lying around the streets of LA.
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