J'ai rarement l'occasion de visiter la côte ouest. La Californie, mine de rien, c'est quand même à six heures d'avion de Washington (DC! mais c'est quand même quatre heure de vol de l'état de Washington aussi) donc c'est pas comme si on peut y aller juste pour un petit weekend... Mais comme j'étais à Anaheim pas loin pour une conference au travail, j'en ai profité pour rentabiliser le billet (surtout qu'il était payé par ma boite!) et je suis restée quelques jours de plus sur Los Angeles, histoire de redécouvrir un peu la deuxième plus grande ville des Etats Unis. Voici un petit aperçu de mon séjour à Los Angeles en 10 photos. Pas mal on été prises à Venice Beach comme c'est là que ...
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Postcard from Los Angeles: All the Street Art
You don't need to head to the Getty or the Broad to see some fabulous art in Los Angeles. Just looking around you, you can't help but notice a ton of great murals adorning the urban landscape throughout the city. Here are a few cool pieces that I stumbled upon during my recent stay in Los Angeles. I grew up in the Marais, so I have razor sharp eyes when it comes to spotting a Space invader piece. This particular one can be seen near the Black Cat in Silver Lake. Also in Silverlake, these colourful staircases. 52 staircases lace the hillsides of Silver Lake, dating back to a time when most residents didn’t have cars. Two of them, #StairTempo and the Micheltorena Stairs, received a boost of ...
So You Wanna Visit the Broad Museum?
Today, I dedicated 3 hours of my life to visiting Los Angeles' latest contemporary art space, The Broad (note: it's pronounced brode not brawd... ) Opened in September 2015, the brand new museum has already become one of the city's most instagrammed venue, thanks to some amazing (and very photogenic) art from the private collection of philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, as well as a stunning building designed by world-renowned architectural firm Diller Scofido + Renfro. When I said I dedicated 3 hours to the museum, I should specify that only one of those was spent inside. The other two I spent lining up outside in the standby line. I learned a few things visiting The Broad, so here are a ...
