A memorable moment from Saturday night’s Los Angeles County Museum of Art gala: 93-year-old assemblage artist Betye Saar, one of the evening’s two honorees, greeting guests in the museum’s central plaza during cocktails. Which was fitting, considering that Saar has used the mystical eye image in her work, especially in the ‘60s and ‘70s. The gala, he added, “is about bringing art and film together civically and raising the level of appreciation of film generally. Separately, LACMA continues to push toward its $650-million goal for a new museum building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. The project’s fundraising campaign, Govan said, is “pushing $580 million.” LACMA is aiming to break ground in early 2020.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 03, 2019 17:15 UTC