Broad leaning toward downtown art museum
- May 06, 2010 22:10
Billionaire Eli Broad envisions a 120,000-square-foot building to display and store his 2,000-piece collection, which includes works by Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
He just hasn't decided where to build it. Still in the competition are sites in downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
His recent remarks indicate a downtown preference at 2nd Street and Grand Avenue, next to Walt Disney Concert Hall and across from the Museum of Contemporary Art.
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
