Comments on: Installing Henry VIII

By: Hands. « Squid, Less Giant

Hands. « Squid, Less Giant — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:19:32 +0000

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By: scott tennent

scott tennent — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:07:48 +0000

Hi Apolon, thanks for your question. The Sugimoto installation is currently a temporary exhibit. As you note, the photos were offered for acquisition at the Collectors Committee, but only the Matta and the Kuba textiles were acquired. We haven’t given up on these–we’re working with some individual donors toward the Sugimotos, though at this time we’re still trying to raise the necessary funds. In the meantime, the piece is on loan to us and we felt the public would appreciate the opportunity to see it. If indeed we are able to acquire the work, we will let you know.

By: Apolon

Apolon — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:30:39 +0000

These look great and I can’t wait to see them next time I come to LACMA.

But I could’ve sworn I saw that these were passed up in the yearly Acquisitions Committee (?) meeting in favor of ‘Burn, Baby, Burn’ and the new textiles.

Are these a permanent acquisition or a temporary exhibit? Did someone else come through with the funding for these works even though the Committee passed them up? Or did I just read the press release wrong? Would love to know the story behind the acquisition!

By: TheAnneBoleynFiles

TheAnneBoleynFiles — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:19:20 +0000

Wow, those are so beautiful and so three dimensional that Henry and his wives look as if they could walk out of the photos! They must be even more amazing in real life.