Los Angeles has long been a place for artists to live and work. Part of the strength of art and artists in the city has been the art schools. This book is a catalogue from an exhibition that took place at the Centre Pompidou in Paris and as the chairman wrote in the foreword: “For the first time since the iconic exhibitions “Paris – New York “, “Paris – Berlin” and “Paris – Moscow” that helped make its reputation, the Centre Pompidou is devoting a major event to a specific city: Los Angeles.” We can often learn a lot from an outsider’s perspective!
