Esoteric Survey

Last weekend I visited the new Geffen Galleries at LACMA. The project was designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. It's been in the works for two decades! It's so LA to have a car in the museum, which obviously the point. It's a really good example of an Avanti, as is the Ruth Asawa. I love this huge ceramics table, especially the lack of acrylic. Doyle Lane bowl They painted the metal brackets to match the glazes. Another Lane A big Natzler. Bernard Kester with Laura Andreson is a nice LA moment. Beato is in the front right. John Mason I took some photos of some older things too, like this Mayan ceramic from 400-600 CE. The plastics room. Kay Sekimachi These college buddies were also in the plastics gallery. Clock by Frank Cumming III Long Chair by Marcel Breuer DCW by Charles and Ray Eames With a nice Evans paper label from 1947-ish. Dora De Larios The Dora sculptures line the walkway that crosses over Wilshire. The Latin American design section Lina Bo Bardi Quilts on ...

  The Private Collection of Gertrud & Otto Natzler at Rago and LAMA  This auction has some insane pots. It looks like the Natzlers were holding back some of the best examples.  Orange-red crater glaze I'm not usually a fan of these crystal formation glazes. They are a little flashy for me. However, paired with this dark blue, it works. Otto was was such a glaze master.  The house and studio where Gertud and Otto made all the pots is also for sale.   Gertrud died in 1971.  Otto later married photographer Gail Reynolds. Otto died in 2007 and Gail passed last year.  All contemporary real estate photos: Cameron Carothers This what the house looked like early on. After Gertrud passed, Otto and Gail expanded the house and gave it that Austrian chalet look. There were thousands of pieces of ceramics in the house. The real estate listing says "... it has been taken out by an art dealer, and they are now in storage." However, there are some Natzlers st...