Photo Recaps from Monday's Protest; I Want the Triforium Relit

yeah it’s a great little park… they should totally have more events there. Evening concerts would be great.

ok, now that I’ve read that bit about the Triforium I am inspired to get the city to light the prisms. That sounds extremely cool. Who should we contact about this? Seems like a good mission for the BID.

er, the Triforium was never ‘controversial’ in the art world. It is and always has been considered a big dopey mistake. It is probably one of the reasons for the creation of Cultural Affairs, to make sure that choices are better informed.

Anyway, it might be the right time for a re-dedication. It’s age and the current popularity of ‘mid-century’ modern might help it to get re-evaluated in a better light.

Cultural Affairs is the place to go to ask for the fixes, I am pretty sure. But I would start with DLANC’s AACE committee. Oh wait …

In my opinion, the Triforium is complete junk. I’m hard pressed to concede it is a legitimate work of art. What’s it got going for it? It is ugly; it is broken; it is devoid of any intellectual content. It doesn’t even rise to the level of cheesy. It is just plain dumb.

I guess I’d be in very bad company advocating its demolition. So removal to some appropriate repository where future generations can marvel at how hick and clueless city elites were during this time.

The historic significance of this object is to mark the beginning of the transition of L.A. from a provincial cultural backwater and the maturing of its cultural ambitions. It really marks the end of the line of the cultural hegemony of the Sam Yorty yahoos.