Jan 22, 2017
Rain. Birds. Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial, celebrating the Mexican-American War, of which Ulysses S Grant said “I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day, regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation…I do not think there was ever a more wicked war…I thought so at the time…only I had not moral courage enough to resign.” (Source: The Life & Times of Ulysses S. Grant, http://generalgrant.weebly.com/mexican-american-war.html.)Chinatown wth the gang. América Tropical from Main St. Millard Canyon with Larry and Barry. Homelessness in LA. SouthBay WP Meetup.
Jan 9, 2017
New Year’s party at Maureen’s. Birds from my office window. Downtown with BJ, Vicki and Ed: Drinks at The Edison Bar (fantastic but no pix…no cameras allowed), French dip at Philippe. Switzer Camp with Larry.
Dec 31, 2016
About town. Lunch with Sammy and Marie. New scanner, old pix. Rain Room at LACMA with Geri. Garden with birds, raccoon, etc. San Pedro cactus in showy bloom.
Dec 26, 2016
Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Valeska Soares – ANY MOMENT NOW. The Broad. COULEUR ADDITIVE, 2017.Museum of Contemporary Art. ANNA MARIA MAIOLINO. Mixed media and mixed messages. The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Adrián Villar Rojas: THE THEATER OF DISAPPEARANCE. LACMA. PINXIT MEXICI: Painted in Mexico: 1700-1790. USC Pacific Asia Museum. WINDS FROM FUSANG: Mexico and China in the Twentieth Century.Pasadena Museum of California Art. HOLLYWOOD IN HAVANA: Five Decades of Cuban Posters Promoting US Films. California African American Museum. CIRCLES AND CIRCUITS 1: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora.
