Dispatch from Temple Shipley**
On Grand Avenue in front of Diller Scofidio + Renfro's new Broad Museum of Art in Los Angeles, a pearl Chevy Avalanche pauses at a red light.
Photo by Temple Shipley
Did the architects at Diller Scofidio + Renfro labor to design a high performing, luminous veil structure only to inadvertently model the Museum’s final form after that of the Chevy Avalanche?
The Broad Museum, founded by Los Angeles philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, is home to nearly 2,000 works of post-war and contemporary art. This 120,000 square foot space features an expansive upper gallery that bathes in an ethereal southern California sunlight. The Museum offers free admission and actively loans artworks to international institutions. It is home to the largest private collection of work by photographer Cindy Sherman and includes substantial holdings of works by Christopher Wool, Jeff Koons, and Kara Walker.
Temple advises art collectors on contemporary art acquisitions and collection management. Born and raised in Dallas, she moved to Oak Cliff after studying architectural history at the University of Chicago. She can be found driving on long stretches of highway or playing with her puppy at the dog park.
**Temple will be posting Dispatches from her travels all fall, sharing snippets of the amazing places she visits.
