I wasn’t allowed to take a picture of the most interesting part at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The guard literally stopped me just before I pushed the button. He claimed it was because the artist has not given permission and I can well understand why. If I produced art like that I also would not want to allow evidence. It was a stack of black garbage bags. I have seen such installations before, but never in a museum. This guy evidently got paid for putting them there. Usually they only pay when somebody takes them away.
Some of the other art was very good, like the cowboy sculpture in the picture. These places are nice to have in a town. It adds a certain spiritual/artistic dimension. But sometimes we suffer from the “Emperor’s New Clothes” phenomenon. Garbage bags are interesting, but they are not art.
Below is a statue of a chameleon at Marriott. This is nice art, but not considered “fine” since it is inexpensive and common.
Below is a street in Palm Springs. Some of the stores and restaurants have some misting. In a dry climate, it really cools it down at street level.
Below is real art. This is a man-made landscape set in nature’s valley. Very nice. Notice the way to clouds sit on the mountains. I think those are the Santa Rosa Mountains. The moist air cannot make it over the summits, so on the one side it is wet, cooler and cloudy. On the other side, it is dry, hot and clear deserts.
