To the editor: It’s thrilling to see the brand new LACMA take form, however what’s with the encircling public artwork (“It’s a horse, it’s a dinosaur: An unique peek at Jeff Koons’ monumental sculpture at LACMA,” Sept. 24)?
Jeff Koons is the modern-day Thomas Kinkade, and “Break up-Rocker” is only a re-creation of an previous sequence, the primary of which is completely on show on the Glenstone Museum in Maryland. Why couldn’t we have now discovered a Los Angeles artist, or no less than an unique piece extra consultant of L.A.?
Not less than Tony Smith’s “Smoke” has substance, and Chris Burden’s “City Mild” really displays town.
“Break up-Rocker” might have been made an oz. higher by utilizing native crops. The three flowers listed within the article aren’t native; some species of gazanias are even thought of a extremely invasive weed in California.
Ross Van den Akker, Los Angeles
