An Afternoon at the Getty

• Today, I spent a lovely afternoon at the Getty Museum with my friend Kristy and her little girl, Megan. We chatted through traffic on the way up, toured a couple of exhibitions, enjoyed the gardens, listened to Tim Hawkinson's Uberorgan, and chatted some more on the way home. Gracie was in complete heaven being Megan's shadow. And I was lovin' being in such great company for the afternoon.
• The Getty is such a fun place to visit. They don't have many well known works of art in their permanent collection, but they get great traveling exhibitions. Even then, its worth the drive just to sit in the gardens surrounded by beautiful landscaping, architecture, and views of LA. Gracie and I have enjoyed many a pic-nick afternoon here.

This is a picture of Hawkinson's Uberorgan. It is a gigantic installation that is temporarily visiting the Center's main entrance. Its difficult to see in this picture, but in the far left corner, there is a 250 foot scroll that is wound floor to ceiling through a system of spinning tubes. The scroll has black dots painted on it. There is a light sensor that detects the dots, transforming them into electronic pulses that trigger the giant pipes of the organ. It sounds truly bazaar, but I like the concept behind the work: taking the ordinary to create the extraordinary.

Here are some pictures of Gracie and Megan playing. Miss Grace really loved having a play mate today.