I went to the LACMA today with some ex-C2 buddies (that's ex-C2, not ex-buddy). I had a really good time. Ricky got to look at his piece of Southeast Asian Art, Olga and I got to see our century of fashion, and Lucas got to see George Washington even though the rest of us weren't too keen on that. THEN... and THEN... we saw the Donald Blumberg exhibit!! It was amazing!! I had never heard of this guy before, but his work was absolutely amazing. The exhibit is mostly black and white photography (simple room, basic black frames with white mattes). My favorites were the TV series and the Daily Series... If you get a chance before January 5th, hop on over to the LACMA ($5 for students). Here's a little clip from the LACMA press release:
Described as a “consummate technician” and “photographer’s photographer,” Blumberg is an artist whose signature style rests not in his selections of subject matter or in how those subjects are portrayed, but in the manner in which his images address issues of the photographic... The importance of Blumberg’s work lies in its reconciliation of the cognitive with the visual, the conceptual with the visceral, and the common with the exceptional. Donald Blumberg’s art is an art of integration.