This week we walked through the flea market “Place du Jeu de Balle” in Brussels, announced an exciting new exhibition of Ray Johnson Designs currently on view at MoMA, shared photographs of Betty Davenport Ford’s ceramic sculptures, took a tour through Joshua Tree National Park, shared images of Alex Katz’s paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac in le Bourget, reported on the premiere of Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery, and shared memories of the Dream House.
I recently visited Joshua Tree, where temperatures soured above 110 degrees fahrenheit! With plenty of water in hand, I set off on a few hikes through fields of twisting Joshua Trees and hills of granite boulders. Small desert iguanas dashed across my path and into the shade of rocks. Joshua Tree National Park is a magical place.
Chuckwallah lizard in Joshua Tree National Park (photo by Erica Magrey)
This Week on the PARIS-LA Blog!
MONDAY: Katie Grinnan’s Astrology Orchestra
TUESDAY: Jodorowsky‘s new film The Dance of Reality
WEDNESDAY: Artists’ Books & Cookies 2 at Ooga Twooga
THURSDAY: Don’t miss Friday Flights at The Getty this summer!
FRIDAY: Vasquez Rocks!
Chuckwallah lizard in Joshua Tree National Park (photo by Erica Magrey)
(photo by Erica Magrey)
George Van Tassel built the Integratron in Landers, California, just north of Joshua Tree National Park, from 1957 to 1977. Van Tassel was an aviator, and a believer in UFOs. He claimed to have been taken up into an alien spaceship from Venus where he was given instructions to build the Integratron. The building supposedly resides above the confluence of underground rivers and is rich in geomagnetic forces. It is constructed entirely of wood in a dome shape for the purpose of cell rejuvenation. Today the Integratron is a place you can visit and take a “Sound Bath,” which consists of a sixty minute healing session with crystal bowls and meditative music. The crystal bowls reverberate in the dome of the Integratron and you can feel the sounds vibrate inside of your body. It is an amazing and unique experience, and a must if you visit this part of the desert!
painting of the Integratron (photo by Erica Magrey)
hammocks outside the Integratron (photo by Erica Magrey)
interior of the Integratron
(photo by Erica Magrey)