Glitzy gala delights art lovers...
Just recently, the Broad Contemporary Art Museum threw a bash to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition space at LACMA.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was in attendance - as were a bevy of lusty dolled-up beauties - Christina Aguilera, Nicole Richie, and Jamie Tisch - to name a few.
The Gala Chairs for the event were Jane and Marc Nathanson, probably the most-toasted glamorous couple in the glaring spotlight on that festive night.
Much to celebrate!
BCAM is being touted as the fabulous centerpiece for a transformation that has been underway at the Los Angeles County Museum over the past couple of years.
Eli and Edythe Broad coughed up $60 million to get the ball rolling.
The goals were:
"To ensure LACMA’s crucial role in the presentation of modern and contemporary art in Los Angeles was realized; to bring a great architect to LACMA to help redress its architectural and functional problems; and - most importantly - to catalyze and advance the growth of Los Angeles as a global capital of contemporary art," according to a BCAM spokesperson.
Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect - Renzo Piano - BCAM provides the LACMA campus with an extraordinary three-story 72,000-square-foot gallery dedicated to art from 1945 to the present.
BCAM is also the Phase 1 centerpiece of LACMA’s ambitious overall program of expansion and renovation. It features one of the largest column-free art spaces in the United States with loft-like galleries and a sky lit top floor.
A portion of the funds were set aside for the acquisition of important art works such as a mammoth eye-catching sculpture by celebrated artist - Richard Serra - which is currently on display.
Micaheal Govan, Director at the LACMA excitedly noted,
"The creation of BCAM greatly expands LACMA's contemporary art program, both enriching the experience of its historical collections and placing LACMA in a position of prominence in the area of contemporary art among encyclopedic museums."
In particular, Mr. Govan stated that he was thrilled that the BCAM will enable the staff to show the art of several major artists in great depth and in a more thoroughly engaging context.
Info: www.broadartfoundation.org
