Which Way, L.A.?
Eli Broad and the Art of Being Unreasonable
He's contributed more to LA art and culture than any one person since Dorothy Chandler built the Music Center. We ask Eli Broad why he calls himself "The Unreasonable Man."
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenEli Broad has contributed more to Los Angeles Art and Culture than any single person since Dorothy Chandler built the Music Center. He's collecting art, rescuing old museums and building new ones. He's also a prime mover in education reform. We talk at length with Eli Broad tonight and ask why he calls himself, "The Unreasonable Man." Also, a conversation with LACMA director Michael Govan, standing under the 340-ton boulder called “Levitated Mass” and telling us what it's like. You'll be able to do that too, starting this coming Sunday. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Farm Bill: real reform or political bait and switch?
Banner image: Eli Broad records the audio introduction for his e-book
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3 storiesLevitated Mass Opens at LACMA
On Sunday, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will finally open its latest "destination artwork," Levitated Mass . That's the name bestowed on the 340-ton boulder transported from a quarry in Riverside through four counties and 22 cities on a 300-foot-long vehicle designed for the purpose.
Read the story9 minEli Broad: the Multi-Billionaire Who's Shaping Los Angeles
On page one of Chapter One in his new book, Eli Broad reminds readers he build two Fortune 500 companies in two different industries from the ground up. He says the $6 billion he earned in business has allowed him to finance education reform, two world-class art collections and cutting-edge biomedical research.
Read the story21 minThe Farm Bill: Real Reform or Political Bait and Switch?
Every few years, Congress takes up the massive Farm Bill, with members of both parties loading it up with pork barrel spending. The latest version — totaling almost a trillion dollars -- passed the Senate today on a vote of 62 to 36.
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