Two major artists hit two major venues this weekend. As if the MOCA show wasn't enough, get in line to be among the first Angelenos to sample two of the most talked about shows.

Tuesday Mar. 6 thru Sep. 9
Zoopsia: New Works by Tim Hawkinson
The Getty
1200 Getty Center Drive
W. Los Angeles

Hawkinson is one of those rare humans who we are fortunate enough to have walking this planet. An LA native, you've probably caught his mind-blowing work at any Guggenheim Biennial or his solo show last year at LACMA. Now the Getty has caught up to the buzz and commissioned brand spanking new pieces. Also on display will be Hawkinson's infamous Uberorgan - a giant self-playing reed organ that's really a 250 foot long motion detecting, computerized sound loop. Like most of Hawkinson's works The Uberorgan is an installation that changes and grows in every space it inhabits. I can't wait to see that gorgeous Getty canyon view from behind one of the organ pipes.


Now thru April 5
Damien Hirst: New Works
Gogosian Gallery
456 North Camden Dr.
Beverly Hills

Hirst hasn't shown new work in LA in over a decade. The Gogosian simultaneously opened two shows here and in Hirst's home turf, London. The rave reviews expect to not disappoint as seeing the man's steined glass-esque paintings up close is a chance all modern art lovers should experience. Most remember his Turner award winning formaldehyde pieces, where he suspended animal carcasses in their rotting states. Now new heights of complexity comment on the fragility of life when butterfly wings spectacularly take on the motifs of kaleidoscopes and church windows.

Labels: art