is a very good word; I am thinking reading the description of the work of Michael Arcega’s, the Collections Connections artist of the quarter (Not sure how their timing works) at De Young. One of my favorite pals Sally drove up the coast with my favorite honorary nephew, Leo, so we could check out what was new at the museum and hang out on Sunday. Arcega moved to LA from Manila as a 10-year-old, and the sculptures and installations he’s showing as part of his Homing Pidgin exhibit at De Young get at the collisions and fusions and mish-mashes of European-Indigenous cultures. Hybrid objects, much of his work was termed: Sporks, a map of Oceana made of Spam (note the anagram) and pushpins, whimsically carved wooden war clubs transcending their usual violent use. His work got at the fusion of influences—be they cultural, spiritual, musical or professional—that most people I know are working with at some level. My two-year old friend and me liked the stained glass-like window frames (above) that managed to merge the look of a church’s stained glass and island iconography while creating a nice optical effect, as well as the Dance Club which lit up, emitted a club mix and gave us an excuse to dance….as a ps, I had to show you this shot of Sally, me and her brother

A visitor to the Saint Louis Science Center can quickly see that the Body Worlds 3 Exhibit on display through March continues to draw large crowds of visitors.  On Saturday December 29th cars filled the Science Center lots and out into the street.

Visitors to the Body Worlds Exhibit exceeded the 100,000  several weeks ago and it would appear interest in the exhibit will continue well into the new year.

About BODY WORLDS 3
BODY  WORLDS 3 is a collaboration between donor, anatomist, and visitor. It is the only public anatomical exhibition that relies on the generosity of body donors?individuals who willed that upon their death, their bodies could be used for the education of many. Excluding a small number of specimens from museum anatomical collections and anatomy programs, the plastinates on display stem from a body donation program begun in 1982 by Dr. von Hagens, now managed by the Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg. The exhibitions have now been seen by more than 20 million people around the world. For more information visit http://www.bodyworlds.com/.
 
About the Saint Louis Science Center
The Saint Louis Science Center is one of the top five science centers in the United States, serving 1.2 million visitors annually. Recently named one of America?s most visited museums by Forbes Traveler, the Saint Louis Science Center complex includes a four-story OMNIMAX® Theater, the air-supported Montgomery Bank EXPLORADOME®, the James S. McDonnell Planetarium, and the state-of-the-art Taylor Community Science Resource Center. The goals of the Saint Louis Science Center are to educate, inspire and motivate visitors of all ages and engage the community in public dialogue about science-related issues of the day. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center and its programs, visit http://slsc.org