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A 24-Hour Movie, Anaïs Nin's Hidden Drawings, Visible Mending, Pasta Playlists, and More.
THE CLOCK
If you walk into The Clock at 2:17 p.m., that’s exactly what’s happening on screen. Christian Marclay’s remarkable video installation is assembled from thousands of film and television clips depicting clocks, watches, and references to time, each edited together so the work unfolds in perfect sync with the actual time of day. Whether you stay for twenty minutes or two hours, you’re always watching at the “right” moment. Returning to Los Angeles for the first time since 2015, The Clock will be on view at LACMA from July 26 through August 23. If you really want the full experience, LACMA is also hosting two rare 24-hour screenings on July 25–26 and August 22–23, allowing visitors to come and go throughout an entire day and night. Space is extremely limited.
VISIBLE MENDING
I’ve spent two lovely late afternoons at the Norton Simon Museum in my hometown of Pasadena. The revamped sculpture garden is truly heavenly, and I’ll never tire of wandering its spacious gallery halls. They also have a lovely garden bar with happy hour, and I plan to be right there next Thursday for their summer Golden Hours. I always make time for the gift shop, where I came home with something I never expected to buy: a mending kit. Approved Textiles creates visible mending transfers inspired by artists including Agnes Martin, Eva Hesse, and Louise Bourgeois. The kits are rooted in the tradition of visible mending, where signs of wear become part of an object’s story rather than something to hide. I’ve already given one as a gift, and another is waiting for an old pair of jeans.
MORE WONDER BRINGERS (A FEW TO START…)
A LOOK August starts beautifully with the exhibition of a numbered edition of twenty cast bronze bowls by artist Jonathan Cross at L.A.’s The Haus Plant (Aug. 1, 11:00-3:00) • A LISTEN Enjoying this episode of the inspirational podcast Travel Secrets to get inspired for a future trip (and this is next in the queue) • A TASTE I read that this 50-year-old restaurant at an L.A. car dealership has Max & Helen’s beat, without the 3-hour wait. I’d like to find out if that’s true.
