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LACMA's Future and the Zumthor Building
LACMA's 50th anniversary gala on Saturday revealed $675 million of new art and a crowd that included Hollywood celebrities. We talk with Director Michael Govan about changes he's made and his vision of LACMA's future, including a controversial new building -- no longer being called, "The Blob."
By Warren Olney • • 25m ListenLA County's Museum of Art celebrated its 50th year on Saturday night. The gala revealed $675 million worth of new art and a crowd that included Hollywood celebrities — a far cry from the establishment types that inaugurated the institution five decades ago. We talk with Director Michael Govan about changes he's made and his vision of LACMA's future, including a controversial new building -- no longer being called, "The Blob."
Also, a precious heritage won't be sold to the highest bidder: arts and craft made in Japanese-American internment camps during World War II.
Photo: Model of Peter Zumthor's proposed new building for LACMA
