Thursday, April 3, 2008

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

SOLDIER/STATESMAN

Dry and nearing ruin, the monument to Douglas MacArthur in MacArthur park should be a model for all the bronze figures, concrete fountains, and steel plaques that glorify war as the greatest human cultural achievement.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND

The streets in front of the Central Community Police Station are clean and empty, but one block away in the heart of skid row they're crowded and filthy.

Friday, March 28, 2008

BORED, HOMELESS

The dirt marks on the wall (at the bottom of the staircase) have been left by a homeless man who spends most of his days sitting there.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

PHYSICALLY FIT

Exercise enthusiasts throughout the city feel so good about their dedication to personal fitness they don't worry about leaving the physical remnants of their workouts behind.

LITTER

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Saturday, March 22, 2008

TORTURE

above/middle, sculptures by artist Dan Flavin at LACMA's retrospective
below, sunglasses issued to LACMA security guards who were getting sick from the Flavin sculptures

Thursday, March 20, 2008

THE GOLDEN PURSE

Many individuals who call themselves "progressive" are deeply committed to the arts, frequenting museums and galleries, yet critical of consumer culture. Unfortunately they fail to recognize that a $12,000 purse can be a work of art, while a $200 million painting is nothing more than fashionable decor. Both are expressions of consumer desire.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Tuesday, March 18, 2008