Caption Captive

I generally read the blurb next to artwork in museums if I know/like the artist. I care about his or her intention, technique, etc.
Who writes these?
In contrast, I experienced an exhibit at The Getty this past week called California Video, a retrospective of video art concentrating on that from, of course, California in the last 50 years. I love performance art-- I may not enjoy every performance, but I love the concept. This exhibit featured screens around the periphery each with a different video on repeat. Around these screens was an artistic arrangement or setting--one was a TV room straight out of the 60's (I can't remember... I think it was JFK paraphernalia everywhere) in which 4 people could sit and experience the video. That was kind of cool, but I wasn't impressed. The best part of the exhibit was the end where you were allowed to sit as long as you'd like to watch any of the videos on display, and more. Online, you will find the interactive database, though why isn't all of the video online? Only samples are available. The Getty is free... so why won't they make all content available to those for whom the Getty realistically isn't free, when travel cost becomes a factor.
Also, I recall, though I wish I could go back to read more, feeling like the descriptions of these videos went too far into interpretation. Generally those captions that I mentioned that I read at museums are unbiased and these might have been, too, but I felt that those in this exhibit weren't simple enough for the medium to speak for itself as it can more easily than static art. Now that I hear myself saying this though, this is just my own preference.

blog blues, but then good news!

I rely more and more on blogs for useful information, to gauge individual/aggregate opinion. I recently wondered how I can search ALL BLOGS. Why don't blogs show up more in my Google searches?
Well, whenever I have a crazy idea that just might work, I look to Google and it's always been done there. They have a blog search. And I love it!
Does anyone know: Why is there no 'most relevant' filter? I suppose that is what is implied by searching for posts from 'anytime' but it seems that assessing each blog's relevance could be more tricky than for other sites. I assume this is done normally with frequency of use? Or is it related to the html heading hierarchy?

Eat now, Post later.

Well I'm back from L.A. and it was too much fun to begin to describe before dinner. So I won't. But I do return with the goal of posting here on a somewhat regular basis. Even if my posts don't have the substance I wish for them, like this one, I'll try to stick with it.
Get excited!!!

LA-X-ellent

I had the most wonderful flight on my out here to LA; what I mean to say is that I got 5 hours of sleep.
We're staying in what looks to be a gorgeous Marriott on Ocean Avenue, though I'm not able to check in yet. I'm taking my hand bag and change of clothes now to walk through venice and then settle at on the beach or at a cafe, whichever finds me more comfortable, to wait for my roommate Matt to arrive from his visit to a friend at Occidental College.
What a sunny day! More later.