Design and Architecture
Make or break for LACMA redesign; Sterling Ruby on Specter
LACMA's proposed museum extension made a big leap forward this week, amidst heated arguments for and against the project.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenLACMA's proposed museum extension made a big leap forward this week, amidst heated arguments for and against the project. LA County Supervisors voted Tuesday to release $117.5 million towards the $650 million cost of Peter Zumthor's replacement building. LACMA director Michael Govan makes the case for an adventurous design for a creative city. And music lovers heading to Coachella will see one of the desert’s brighter blooms en route: Sterling Ruby’s vivid orange Specter. Ruby tells DnA why orange figures in so much of his art.
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2 storiesLACMA redesign arouses passions as it moves forward
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is undergoing a major overhaul that’s projected to cost $650 million.
Read the story20 minSterling Ruby's Specter is a vivid bloom in the desert
You may be getting ready to check out this year’s spring superbloom in the desert or the Coachella music festival.
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