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The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Los Angeles

2008 Inaugural Installation Highlights

From Shelley Esaak, About.com


The Broad Contemporary Art Museum is the newest addition to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's 20-acre campus expansion plan. The three-story BCAM includes 60,000 square feet of column-free exhibition space and was designed by starchitect Renzo Piano. Its name reflects a $60 million donation from Eli and Edythe Broad, a couple renowned in both philanthropic and art collecting circles.

The BCAM's inaugural installation was comprised of key pieces from the Broad's private collection, the Santa Monica-based Broad Art Foundation and LACMA's post-war and contemporary holdings. Here are a few highlights of the initial 160 works on display, representing a stellar roster of perennial favorite names including (but not limited to) John Baldessari, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. Enjoy!

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© John Baldessari; used with permissionTips for Artists Who Want to Sell, 1966-68The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection, Los Angeles; used with permissionUntitled, 1981© Chris Burden; used with permissionBateau de Guerre, 2001Art © Estate Leon Golub / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY; used with permissionWhite Squad V, 1984
© Damien Hirst; used with permissionAway from the Flock, 1994© Damien Hirst; used with permissionThe Collector, 2003-05© Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY; used with permissionFlag, 1967© Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY; used with permissionWatchman, 1964
© Mike Kelley; used with permissionGym Interior, 2005© Ellsworth Kelly; used with permissionBlue Yellow Red IV, 1972© Jeff Koons; used with permissionCracked Egg (Red), 1994-2006© Jeff Koons; used with permissionMichael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988
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