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Chris Burden’s Metropolis II at LACMA

LACMA Chris Burden Metropolis 2 Overhead View
All Photos By Gail

While I was at the LA County Museum of Art this past December to see the Stanley Kubrick retrospective, I also enjoyed the experience of stumbling upon Chris Burden’s room-sized kinetic sculpture, Metropolis II – the focal points of which are 1,100 Hot Wheels cars.
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Urban Light By Chris Burden at LACMA

Chris Burden Urban Light By Gail Worley
Urban Light, 2008, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Photos By Gail)

This forest of city street lights, called Urban Light, was created by artist Chris Burden. Despite initial appearances, the arrangement is not a perfect grid. Depending on where the viewer stands, the lamps arrange themselves in different angles and arrays. Continue reading Urban Light By Chris Burden at LACMA