Oh, Carlos.

hydeordie:

Choi Jeong-Hwa Welcome 2009
Someone has dosed my coffee with LSD or something. I have searched and scoured and employed LACMA google alerts and no one, save me, has written anything about the fact that the entire Ahmanson Building is covered in ribbons.
It’s not on LACMA’s website, they barely mentioned it (no picture) on their blog in a very short interview with the artist that they just posted today, and the only reason it was on their twitter is because I asked them what this was.
The LA Times even has an article about a separate piece by the same artist for the upcoming exhibition and completely left this out. I know I’m not the only one who has seen it, but why am I the only one talking about it? Remember when Christo did the gates in New York? You couldn’t get away from the publicity. It was in magazines, newspapers, blogs, and TV. Am I the only one who thinks this is newsworthy? I feel like I’m begging, but I don’t think it’s too much to ask for someone to start a dialogue about this? I know the show doesn’t open until the 28th, but this is outside, easy to photograph (surrounded by Irwin Palm Trees and Burden’s Light? Come on!) and it COVERS THE BUILDING YOU CAN’T MISS IT!
I feel like I am talking to walls.

Maybe because it’s not that interesting or noteworthy? Ditto Christo and Jean-Claude.

Choi Jeong-Hwa Welcome 2009
Someone has dosed my coffee with LSD or something. I have searched and scoured and employed LACMA google alerts and no one, save me, has written anything about the fact that the entire Ahmanson Building is covered in ribbons.

It’s not on LACMA’s webs ite, they barely mentioned it (no picture) on their blog in a very short interview with the artist that they just posted today, and the only reason it was on their twitter is because I asked them what this was.

The LA Times even has an article about a separate piece by the same artist for the upcoming exhibition and completely left this out. I know I’m not the only one who has seen it, but why am I the only one talking about it? Remember when Christo did the gates in New York? You couldn’t get away from the publicity. It was in magazines, newspapers, blogs, and TV. Am I the only one who thinks this is newsworthy? I feel like I’m begging, but I don’t think it’s too much to ask for someone to start a dialogue about this? I know the show doesn’t open until the 28^th, but this is outside, easy to photograph (surrounded by Irwin Palm Trees and Burden’s Light? Come on!) and it COVERS THE BUILDING YOU CAN’T MISS IT!

I feel like I am talking to walls.