LA Museum of Art acquires Oceanic Arts collection - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, Jul 20, 2008 11:58 AM On 2008-07-20 10:43, BettyBleu wrote: If memory serves, the first LACMA all night party was luau-themed. That's what Christiki is referring to, I was even invited to sign the Book of Tiki that evening, and the Shagster was there, too. It was great! But while some venerable institutions are indeed becoming more liberal in their events to bring in a younger generation, like the Natural History Museum's First Fridays... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27616&forum=17&start=last& ...and the Hollywood Cemetery's classic film screening series "Night ABOVE the Stars", I somehow doubt that LACMA, after having spent 5 million dollars on rare Oceanic Art, will dare to "cheapen" (in their perception!) that acquisition with a Tiki party. I would be happily surprised, of course, but the p.c. reserve of academics, and the whole touchiness of the subject of looted native art in Western museums will make it unlikely, in my pragmatic view.

On 2008-07-20 10:43, BettyBleu wrote:
If memory serves, the first LACMA all night party was luau-themed.

That's what Christiki is referring to, I was even invited to sign the Book of Tiki that evening, and the Shagster was there, too. It was great!

But while some venerable institutions are indeed becoming more liberal in their events to bring in a younger generation, like the Natural History Museum's First Fridays...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27616&forum=17&start=last&
...and the Hollywood Cemetery's classic film screening series "Night ABOVE the Stars", I somehow doubt that LACMA, after having spent 5 million dollars on rare Oceanic Art, will dare to "cheapen" (in their perception!) that acquisition with a Tiki party. I would be happily surprised, of course, but the p.c. reserve of academics, and the whole touchiness of the subject of looted native art in Western museums will make it unlikely, in my pragmatic view.

Post #395264 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Jul 20, 2008 11:58 AM