"Life is Beautiful" Los Angeles

On June 22, 2008, I went to check out the show of Mr. Brainwash a.k.a. MBW a.k.a Thierry Guetta. Mr. Brainwash  held a show in CBS's studio at Columbia Square. Mr. Brainwash show took over an old CBS  studio. This artist is a master of self-promotion. When he occupied the CBS studio's it was a place filled with old office fittings. He contacted companies to remove the fittings and was confronted with a disposal  bill for $80,000. Being an artist of the new age he listed the the fittings on Craigslist for free  and had them collected the next day. The show opened June 18 in Hollywood California.  The show opened at 7pm. I arrived at 9pm the line stretched around the corner and as I was alone I opted to return on another day. Ok this is what I think about the show. It reminded me of Jeff Koons.

Everyday items  done on a large scale. The best thing about the show was the sponsorship. There was free water and the rumour was that Mr. brainwash sold $80,000 worth of art work to pay for the show. Another rumour is that he comes from a rich family. I found the reworking of  Warhol's iconic image a bit boring. I was also very indifferent to the stencils.   What I love was the portraits made from LP's. The show was an alley show on steroids. Every inch  of the place was covered in art. The artist reworked the concept of pop art, traditional oil painting  and large scale sculpture.