Last night we went to the opening of the Dennis Hopper exhibit at the MOCA Geffen center. Click here to see who else was there. I could easily make it a social diary moment. This had been arranged by our daughter-in-law. I was delighted to go and had a great time. I probably would not had made the effort myself, but glad I did. The event was a cross between an art exhibit and a rave.(there are a DJ playing techno music) The building lends itself perfectly to something like this. (the weather doesn’t hurt)
Dennis Hopper’s photographs were the most interesting part of the show for me. Much more than his art, as the photographs were a sort of narrative of his life. How he saw, what he saw, what image he chose to capture.
It was an LA moment for sure. We had driven from north of San Francisco to LA along route 1. I had long wanted to do this. I stopped every other minute to take pictures. This event was a sharp contrast to the images of the California coast.
I had been concerned that I would be told not to take photographs, but the I phones were everywhere and in the end I expect it is LA/Hollywood where taking or posing for photographs practically a way of life.