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PaulinaCarrillo
ProfessorMalvin
English115:ApproachestoUniversityWriting
26October2015
Exercise3.2
OneofmyfavoriteplacestovisitwhenIhavefreetimeisLAMCAorTheLosAngeles
MuseumofContemporaryArt,sowhenweweregiventheopportunitytogoanywhereweliked
inLAInaturalthoughttogohere.Iwalkedintothemainbuildingrightbehindtheurbanlights.
AsIwalkedinIknewexactlywhereIwantedtogo,totherightwerethemoremodern
Instagramfamousartpieceswere.Asectionwherethere'soversizedpoolballsonthefloor,a
giantcombleaningagainstthewall,apaintingfromAndyWarhol,andpopartfromRoy
Lichtenstein.Theroomisalittlebiggerthanaverage,thewallsareaeggshellwhiteand
surroundingtheroomare15paintings.PiecesofartrangingfromClaesOldenburgGiantpool
balls,VijaCelminsuntitled(comb),EllsworthKellyBlueCurveIII,JohnMcCracken
DontTellMeWhentoStop,AndyWarholCampbellsSoupCan,andmyfavoriteRoy
LichtensteinColdShoulder.Isatdownonabenchandbeganwritingaway,mostpeopledid
notstaylongerthan3minutes.Amajorityofthepeoplethatwalkedinwereabsorbedintheart
andtheonlythingyoucouldhearisthefootstepsofpeoplemovingfrompaintingtopainting.
Therewasthreeyoungteenstalkingabouthowdifferenttheartisandtherewassomemiddle
agedpeopleexplaininghowtheydidntunderstandsomepieces,andfoundthemrather
pointless.Theyoungerpeoplearelouderandmoreintotheirownconversations,completely
nonartrelatedconversations.Everynowandthenquiteafewpeoplecomeintotheroomtalking

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ratherloudlymakingrudecommentsaboutapieceofwork.Irecallonegentlemenwhocame
withhisgirlfriendirritatedsayingeverythingwas"justapainting,notreallygettingthewhole
aspectoftheplace.TherewasaLACMAworkercomingineverynowandthenmakingsure
peopleweretouchingtheartortakingpictures.Notreallyinteractingwithanyofus.
TheLosAngelesMuseumofContemporaryArtisabeneficialspaceforalotofpeoplein
thecommunity.ThetimeIspentthereIsawavarietyofpeopleenjoyingtheart.Therewas
youngkidsoutsidedoingcraftslikebuildhouseswithreceivables,teenagersenjoyingthetrendy
piecesofartliketheurbanlightsortheneonlightsigns,andolderpeopleenjoyingtheolderand
morepopularpiecesofart.LACMAisevenagreatplacetogowithfriends,family,oreven
alone,likeIdidmyself.Imeetanotherguymyagewhowastherebyhimself,hehada
professionalcameraandwastakinghistimeateachartpiece.Iwascuriouswhyhedecidedto
comealone,soIapproachedhimandverypoliteaskedifhewasalone,hesaidhewasandthat
hedecidedtocometoLACMAbecausehejustwantedtogetoutofthehouse.Hethoughtbeing
inaquietareawithotherswhoenjoyartseemedlikejusttheescape.LACMAisagreatplace
thatcanbringalotofpeopletogethereveniftheydontknowit,itisanonjudgementalplace
whereyoucangobyyourselfandjustenjoyadayout.Itdestroysthesocialexpectationsof
havingtohangingoutwithalargegroupoffriendstoenjoyadayout.AtfirstIadmitIfeltvery
uncomfortableandintimidatedwiththeideaofgoingoutalonewhereIknewtherewouldbea
lotofpeople.AtthesametimeIfeltitwasreallyinconsideratetodragafriendorfamily
memberalongwhileIsatdowninonespotforanhour,whileIobservedandwrotesomenotes.
OnceIgottherenoonereallypaidattentiontooneanother,everyonewasmoreintotheart
work.Ithoughtsittinginthesameareawasgoingtobeboringbutsincenoonereallyfocusing

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onwhowaswatchingIgottoobserveeveryonesmovementsandfacialexpressionswithout
themnoticingme.Ievengotafewinterestingpeoplecomeinquiteoften.TheonlythingI
wouldimproveaboutLACMAwouldbetheplacestosit.Theyshouldhaveatleastonebenchin
eachroomsopeoplecandothesamethingIdid,sitandobserveeveryonecominginandout.

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