Esoteric Survey

San Diego fine Arts Gallery, West Wing (1966) by Mosher & Drew Now the San Diego Museum of Art Notice anything different? Yes, the Claire Falkenstein is back, but look higher... The canopy roof is gone and the sun is shining on the  Malcolm Leland bronze fascia. This is the what it usually looks like. That top hides what the real architecture is supposed to look like.   Apparently, the wind damaged the canvas and it was removed.  Yes, you can have your wedding party amongst Louise Nevelson and Claire Falkenstein. Source:  Concept Events Or if you're into something with a little less commitment, you could just have lunch there.  Let's hope they keep the top off. It's how it was designed to be and it looks so good. The gates were designed by Malcolm Leland. Source: Julius Shulman, 1968 The wildlife also seems to like it better this way.  More about the sculpture court and garden can ...

  I went to check on the missing   Clai re Falken stein sculpture at T he San Diego Museum of Art sculpture gar den .     It looks like Accelerated Point is al most back in plac e , and i t's not bolted down. Believe me , I thought about it.    More here .   Night Presence II , 1976 by Louise Nevelson is just in f ront of Accelerated Point.   The Tim ken Museum (1965) by Frank L. Hope and Associates is just across the plaza . John Mock led the design for the firm. It's the one of only a couple pieces of non-Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in the park , and it's homegrown . Read the whole story here .     Something I learned a t Keith York's talk on Frank Hope earlier this week was that Richard Kelly did the lighting design at the Timk en .   Yes, the same Richard Kelly who worked w ith Phillip Johnson on this lamp design for the Glass House . Image: Wright...

Malcolm Leland gates leading to the San Diego Museum of Art sculpture garden . Is that Claire? Accelerated Point by Claire Falkenstein Yeah, it's legit. There's the signature.  What's not legit is the missing George Rickey sculpture.  This is what it used to look like. It turns out that they moved it to put in some new grass. I hope it's back soon.  The Timken Museum of Art - The greatest piece of modern architecture in Balboa Park. Interestingly enough, it doesn't have any modern art it in.