Photos:: The Marciano Art Foundation
Maurice Marciano, left, founder of the Marciano Art Foundation on Wilshire Boulevard, surveys a partly installed gallery prior to his exhibition hall’s opening in 2017. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Artist Paul McCarthy, left, shares a laugh with Maurice Marciano, founder of the Marciano Art Foundation, next to McCarthy’s work, “White Snow, Balloon Dog.”
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Curator Philipp Kaiser at the Marciano Art Foundation. On the wall is a tapestry by artist Goshka Macuga titled “Of what is, that it is: of what is not, that is not 2.”
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Among the art on exhibit at the Marciano Art Foundation are “Takashi Murakami 3m Girl” (original rendering by Seiji Matsuyama, modeling by BOME and Genpachi Toaimura, full scale sculpture by Lucky-Wide Co., Ltd.), 2011-2013 fiberglass, reinforced plastic and steel, and “Takashi Murakami Double Helix Within Dark Matter,” 2014 acrylic on canvas 118 1/8 x 157 1/.
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An inverted Hollywood sign titled “Rebel Dabble Babble” by artist Paul McCarthy is on display at the Marciano Art Foundation.
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Maurice Marciano, left, founder of the Marciano Art Foundation, with artist Sterling Ruby in front of Ruby’s paintings “SP308,” spray paint on synthetic canvas.
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Artist Sterling Ruby, left, talks with Maurice Marciano inside the museum. In the foreground is Ruby’s piece titled “ACTS/SURVIVAL HORROR, “made of clear urethane dye wood, with a formica base.
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Damian Ortega’s “Building #4,” foreground, made of eroded bricks and a metallic internal support.
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Part of the exhibit titled “Unpacking: The Marciano Collection.”
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Maurice Marciano, left, founder of the Marciano Art Foundation, with curator Philipp Kaiser.
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