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For the Love of Art! Don’t Miss The Palm Springs Art Museum

Dear Polite Traveler,

The initial indication that this museum would be first-class was outside its doors.  Fenced and crawling in front of the museum are ten world-famous David Černý's "Babies" created to draw our collective attention toward how we dehumanize ourselves. 

Within the same area is The Fault Line Meditation by Everette Solomon aka JEVPIC.  Ingeniously, his installation reflects CA’s San Andreas Fault while also helping us understand that “the fault is just a fault” and not to dwell on our mistakes, but to understand them, learn from them, and move forward.  Beautifully lit up at night, this brilliant art installation spoke to me as none has in quite some time. 

Is that a car resting on its front bumper?

A car balanced on a pool of water, Gonzalo Lebrija’s History of Suspended Time (A monument for the impossible) is a wonder.  It’s a must-see, if just for the fun of it. 



Whoa!  Marilyn is Ginormous!

Forever Marilyn, By Seward Johnson, is an impressive 26-foot tall, 24,000-pound sculpture created as part of his series “Icons Revisited,” where the artist is sharing — in full 3-D — that Marilyn’s image is part of those that become “larger than life.” We were lucky enough to visit while it was also visiting.   

Now for the juicy stuff.  Walk inside.

Taking advantage of free admission on Thursday night, we joined the masked throngs of visitors hungry for culture and were not disappointed.  Upon entering the lobby, we—like many others—were struck by the elegance and intricacies of a giant infinity globe.  It was quite a statement.

Check out my slideshow of the creations by Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Longo, John Divola, and the team of David Kaplan and Glenn Ostergaard.  And proving that they are a world-class museum, the museum even has a work by Agam—the brilliant Israeli artist known for his kinetic art.

Will We Return?

If in the area, definitely.  It’s a world-class museum in the heart of natural beauty.

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