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| My niece Chloe climbing on them. |
The huge installation known as
Urban Light is a joy to walk through. This forest of city lights was created by artist Chris Burden has the initial appearance of a perfect grid. Not so as the lamps arrange themselves in different angles and arrays. These 202 cast iron lamps once lit the streets of Los Angeles. Burden bought one at the Rose Bowl flea market and soon collecting and restoring lights became and obsession. He painted them neutral gray in order to draw the eye to all the different varieties of cast iron decoration. I was at LACMA last night to meet friends for drinks at Ray's and the lamps transformed into a building of light behind the 'free' jazz stage in the courtyard. Look for them along Wilshire Boulevard, every night from dusk to dawn. And on a warm Friday night, it's a great place to relax at the end of a work week.
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