There are currently 4 1/2 exhibitions tied to the works of Robert Mapplethorpe around Los Angeles, including a huge one at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). I’ll write more about them in the next post. Today I want to show some of the other work being exhibited at LACMA now suitable for families with children.
The most fun and among the most popular is Jesus Rafael Soto’s ‘Penetration’–those hanging yellow hoses or plastic cords outside the Ahmanson Building. Kids love it. So do their parents.
The Rainless Rain Room
The Rain Room, an installation by the art studio Random International, is another fun installation at LACMA, although seriously deficient as far as taking photos goes. It’s in a pitch black room with one brilliant glaring light. And it’s true–you can walk through the rain slowly–very slowly–and not get wet as the rain falls around you.
Feathers for Kings and Queens
And in the Resnick Pavilion is a spectacular show of feather capes and helmets worn by Hawaiian royalty. These three exhibitions are suitable for children. Obviously, the Mapplethorpe works are not.
