Chris Burden's Metropolis II is
an intense kinetic sculpture, modeled after a fast paced, frenetic
modern city. Steel beams form an eclectic grid interwoven with an
elaborate system of 18 roadways, including one 6 lane freeway, and HO
scale train tracks. Miniature cars speed through the city at 240 scale
miles per hour; every hour, the equivalent of approximately 100,000 cars
circulate through the dense network of buildings. According to Burden,
"The noise, the continuous flow of the trains, and the speeding toy
cars, produces in the viewer the stress of living in a dynamic, active
and bustling 21st Century city."
See Metropolis II in action (no reservation required):
Fri: 11:30–12:30 pm; 1:30–2:30 pm; 3:30–4:30 pm; 5:30–6:30 pm
S/Su: 10:30 am–11:30 am; 12:30–1:30 pm; 2:30–3:30 pm; 4:30–5:30 pm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
323 857-6000
www.lacma.org
See Metropolis II in action (no reservation required):
Fri: 11:30–12:30 pm; 1:30–2:30 pm; 3:30–4:30 pm; 5:30–6:30 pm
S/Su: 10:30 am–11:30 am; 12:30–1:30 pm; 2:30–3:30 pm; 4:30–5:30 pm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
323 857-6000
www.lacma.org
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