Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future

The Getty Museum is currently showcasing the first ever groundbreaking exhibit of the regions diverse urban landscape.  During the 20th century, Los Angeles rapidly evolved into one of the most populous and influential industrial and creative capitals in the world.  Highlights include visionary planners and architects who transformed an expansive landscape into a vibrant laboratory for cutting edge design.  Overdrive refers to the extraordinary pace and worldwide impact of LA's impressive growth including our ambitious freeway network, sleek corporate towers, whimsical coffee shops, popular shopping malls, refined steel-and-glass residences and eclectic cultural institutions.  Through July 21, 2013, enjoy our rich and often under appreciated built environment. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/overdrive/

Your Cable Appointment

I thought the cable company was going to laugh me out of their office on Saturday when I said that my TV was so old it didn't have anything to plug composite cables into.  So here I sit waiting for the technician to visit between "the hours of 4 and 5 pm".  In the meantime, I'm going to go out and buy a new television in case this technician personally laughs me out of my own apartment!  Better to be prepared.

Moon Shadows

In the middle of the night, I noticed the spectacular full moon through the porthole window of my bathroom.  It is supposed the be a 'pink moon' but unfortunately, in North America, none of this eclipse will be visible, since the actual instant of full moon occurs on Thursday afternoon (April 25), when the moon is below the horizon.  Beginning at 2:04 p.m. EDT (1804 GMT), the moon begins to meet the Earth's shadow; a little over two hours later it arrives under the middle of that shadow. By then the moon will have just risen and will be visible low to the east-southeast horizon as seen from Ireland, and will be setting over south-central Japan in the morning hours of Friday, April 26.

Lunar eclipses occur when the moon, Earth and sun align,with the moon positioned on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun.

MOCA presents Urs Fischer

Today MOCA Grand Avenue and the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA opened the first comprehensive museum retrospective of works by the internationally acclaimed Swiss-born artist Urs Fischer.  Known for using a range of media to express the transience of art, this exhibit brings together iconic works and new productions.  It's a unique experience traveling between the two spaces.  There is this sense of banal and fantastic.  I caught glimpses of two small children investigating the massive clay installation and they [as well as adults] found whimsy and repulsion.  Banal and fantastical.  On exhibit through August 19, 2013.

melting wax casted man

photographer caught looking in mirror

War / Photography

grafitti

The Annenberg Space for Photography is a cultural destination dedicated to exhibiting compelling photography.  The current exhibit, War / Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and its Aftermath encompasses over 170 print images from 1887 through present-day.  Exclusive to the space is an original short documentary film along with Voice of the Photographer video interviews with 6 contemporary photographers and more than 500 images.  To say that the work presented is extraordinary is true but too simple to express the emotional impact that war has on soldiers, civilians, cultures, past and future.  It may be viewed through June 2, 2013.

Travel Fact

Women see flat irons, good shampoo as hotel must-haves.  Women want to see chargers for electronics, hair-straightening irons, yoga mats and quality shampoo in their hotel rooms, a recent travel survey shows.  Women want these items because they would have less to pack.  Another request: better communication and ways to leave feedback.

Happy Birthday to me!

"I'm starting on chapter one, page one, of part three of my life."

Playing games, eating red velvet cake and laughing
at the sassy card my brother gave me.

Changes ahead

My horoscope today read:  "Your ambitions are making life a lot more interesting today.   So see if you can get others to help you in your quest for a better job or a better world.  Your leadership is all they need!"  Well, I'm well on on my way to a new job.  So stay tuned.  Taking a week off from Luxe and setting up my home office.  Thanks to all for their support.

Law Over Her Head

Artist Natasha Law is debuting her paintings and line drawings of women at Max Mara Gallery on Rodeo Drive.  The exhibit Inside Out is seductive in a way that draws freely on the feminine form and simple acts of dressing.  What a perfect marriage of art and fashion, organized by art consultant, Blair Voltz Clark (close friend of the artist's)!  The timing just seems right to meld the boundaries of art, couture details and form fitting separates for which Max Mara is famous.  Both art and fabric have strong color, sexy undertones and distinctive style.  451 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, through May 1st.

Thought for the Day

Don't worry about the odds -- you just need to make sure that you're pushing toward success! You can overcome almost anything that's thrown your way as long as you maintain a positive attitude.