Suburbarazzi

Simile of the Month: L.A. sculpture is like Stephen Baldwin’s kidneys

August

Thank God for Google News alerts. If not for them, how else would I have stumbled upon the LAist blog’s outstanding comparison of a sculpture at The Getty Museum to Stephen Baldwin’s kidneys? And I quote …

L.A.-based contemporary artist, Tim Hawkinson, has been showcasing his latest work, Zoopsia (Visual hallucinations of animals) which will be on display until Sept. 9th. The exhibit is anchored by the gargantuan installation of Hawkinson’s Uberorgan. Don’t confuse this towering work of art for Stephen Baldwin’s kidney, built with giant biomorphic balloons and tentacle-like horns that angle toward the central rotunda of the museum’s Entrance Hall, this is a musical instrument. The Uberorgan has a 250-foot long scroll that is deciphered by switches in a player and creates a slow symphony that sounds like a belching elephant bellowing in various octaves.

I’m still puzzling over why exactly the comparison was made to Upper Grandview’s Stevie B. But I like it. Really like it.

LAist, you are hereby awarded the first (and perhaps only) Suburbarazzi Simile of the Month award.

(Photo by Gwynne Johnson/Rockland Magazine)

This entry was posted on Friday, August 17th, 2007 at 9:00 am by Ted Mann.
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