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I had the pleasure of seeing the Kubrick exhibit for a second time with my dear friend, Robbie. After the show, I sat down to take a break and she snapped this portrait of me (my feet were hurting a little). It was nice to have my picture taken. I feel like I'm rarely behind the camera these days. Right now, I'm devoting all my attention to taking photographs rather than being in them. Underneath are some photos I took from some of my favorite moments at the exhibit. That first photograph below, I must credit to Robbie. I watched her taking some photographs of the children playing, and I couldn't resist doing the same.
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We also caught the Mapplethorpe exhibit, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Here is the photograph that I would've stolen if I were a museum thief.
your friend,
ava
A little while ago I wrote about the exciting Stanley Kubrick exhibit at LACMA (still showing until June!). I am planning on going again. There is just so much to see and I get so involved with every detail (obsessively so), that I really need to take at least three, maybe four hours of my day to enjoy the show. Honestly, I could spend all day there! Another exhibit I am dying to see is Robert Mapplethorpe's. That is going on until March 24th!
I loved those Bert Stern images for Lolita, and I cannot wait to see them up close again. One thing I touched upon are his photographs of Marilyn Monroe entitled, The Last Sitting. It saddens me that Stern would then recreate these beautiful and timeless images for another "troubled" actress (she will remain nameless). To me, Marilyn had much more depth to her character. She was found dead six weeks after these images were taken. As a child, I remember seeing some of these photographs in my mom's copy of Norman Mailer's biography entitled Marilyn. Now it sits on my shelf along with the Andre De Dienes book about her as well. Some of the most beautiful images of her that I've ever seen. She has always fascinated me, since early on. All this portrait work is really inspiring me to continue my series and take it to new and exciting territories. More on that later.
your friend,
ava
