MOCA in hot water
Not such a sweet combination of late in Los Angeles.
One of the country’s leading contemporary art institutions [and a place where I’ve spent countless hours discovering art of our time] finds itself in deep fiscal trouble, according the LA Times. The paper’s art critic Christopher Knight contends that the museum’s board of trustees – and not the current financial situation – are to blame.
In an unrelated move Los Angeles philanthropist Eli Broad apparently plans to open a new museum to house his private collection, possibly in proximity to the new wing of the LA County Museum of Art that bears his name.
Update: Eli Broad is now very involved in the MOCA situation, and LACMA has waded in as well.
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