Marciano Art Foundation — Attraction in Los Angeles

I found this place on Tik Tok and thought I’d check it out on a Wednesday afternoon. They open at 11am. I arrived at 12:15 and there were about 15 people inside. You MUST reserve a free ticket in advance.

Exhibits: 3/5 Staff: 5/5 Gift shop: n/a Overall: 3/5

This isn’t exactly my kind of art but there were aspects that I really loved. When you walk in you’re greeted by a cool sculpture with moving lights. There’s also an exhibit on the first floor with projections that I didn’t quite understand but the people inside really liked it.

The stairwell is paint top to bottom with trees and the colors shift the higher you go. Very pretty and great for photo ops. The second floor hallway was painted like a valet parking area which I loved. There are rooms on this floor with art to see but I didn’t stay too long there. The net floor is closed but the top floor is open.

The top floor has some really cool pieces including a giant Felix blowup doll along with sculptures and some other art pieces.

Overall I think if you are into contemporary abstract art you will like this place but it just wasn’t for me per se.

This place is wheelchair accessible as there is an elevator. It is not suitable for kids though. The art here may be too grown up.

Check them out and see what they have to offer, you...

I absolutely loved my experience here. All day I had to pretend that this displayed art holds any talent, skill, esthetic value, quality, or any positive emotion behind it, that it resembles anything worthy of being called wholesome art, except the obvious weak symbolism and inner trauma of the artists. I appreciate all the pizza and hotdog symbolism. Wish we saw a bit more tunnel and mattress symbols courtesy of the chabad center in NYC , but I'll settle for the USS Liberty reference in Kiefer's exodus which further refers to the Havaara agreement. Interesting. Should have used more prussian blue in my opinion. So far I've seen much more heart in paintings purchased in Vienna from Samuel Morgenstern by Josef Feingold. These guys had a great sense of real talent and knew what real art is. The artists behind the paintings they collected was magnificent. Wish modern art would take a page from those styles and embraced...

This event--the Lightscape Music Activation by the Los Angeles Master Chorale--was wonderful! I haven't been to this site since Marciano was closed by it's owners, because the staff wanted to unionize, to be treated fairly... . "The foundation had laid off some 60 employees, many from its visitor services department, just days after 70 employees had announced a union drive. At the time, the union claimed on social media that the foundation’s sudden closing was due to the unionization efforts, calling the layoffs “a gross obstruction of workers’ rights.” ArtNews July 2, 2024 So while I attended this event, because of the Master Chorale, I'm unsure I'll visit again until I learn more about how the staff are...