Forever in Wonderland: Little Tokyo and MOCA!

Weekend update part two!

Prepare yourself for lots and lots of pictures!

Yesterday Linus and I went to downtown LA and had a wonderful day.

First we went to Little Tokyo...

A very excited, supposedly grown up woman...

Lanterns!

A cool steam-punk cat (random, I know)

Delicious Vegetarian Miso Ramen at Mr. Ramen!

Then, we went to the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, we went to two of the different locations). Currently at these two locations, there's an exhibit by Urs Fitcher (a Swiss-born artist) who is now one of my favorite artists. His work is surreal, bizarre, and twists the concept of what is 'real.'

I was simultaneously inspired, intrigued, freaked-out, and mesmerized by his art. Check out my pictures and check out his website (http://www.ursfischer.com). And if you live in or around go see it in person!!

The first exhibit by Urs Fischer that we saw consisted of thousands upon thousands of clay works created by the artist himself and 1,500 other individuals to create a huge collaboration. The art spans about 10 different completely white rooms, and it felt like being immersed in a different world. It was fascinating.

There were also several pieces made of wax (these were all by Fischer) that, over the course of the exhibit actually melt, drooping and changing from day to day.

The second exhibit is one of the best art exhibits I've ever seen. This collection contains work from the past two decades and it's whimsical, humorous, and disturbing.