Speed of Life

Symphonie des Lichts (Symphony of Light) photo by Gregg Chadwick Seeing Through the Eyes of the Mona Lisa ARENA 1 Gallery Curated by Yossi Govrin & Krista Augius Exhibition: Sept. 10 – Oct. 1, 2011 Opening Reception with Baroque Music: Sept. 10, 6-9 p.m. The camera is ubiquitous in contemporary life. Nearly everyone is a photographer, most often recording the personal and mundane but occasionally capturing news-breaking images of world historical importance. With digital cameras, we have become instant gratification consumers of our own portraits. What are we looking at, and what are we seeing? Photographers include Sabine Pearlman, Gregg Chadwick, Doni Silver Simons, Kathy Peck Leeds, Yossi Govrin, David Leeds, Krista Augius, & more... Saturday, Sept 10 6-9pm Exhibition: Sept 10 - Oct 1, 2011 3026 Airport Ave,Santa Monica,CA90405 More info at: 310/397-7456

Yossi Govrin and his Bronze Sculpture of Donald Douglas and Wunderbar Yossi Govrin spoke yesterday at the unveiling of his bronze sculpture of Donald Douglas and dog Wunderbar ."I have always been afraid of flying, " he said. "As an Israeli, all citizens serve for a time in support of the country. And as I just said I was always afraid of flight. So what did they do? They put me in the airforce. And they made me jump out of airplanes!" Yossi was safely on the ground speaking in the shadow of the Douglas DC-3 Monument which seemed to soar above him. This aircraft was built at the Santa Monica airport in 1942 and after a long journey from the US Army Air Corps, to the Navy, to a stint in commercial aviation with Nationwide Airlines, to service with the Richfield oil company, the plane now dubbed "The Spirit of Santa Monica" is home. Echoing Yossi's days jumping out of aircraft, this DC-3 was initially used as a 28-seat paratrooper and glider tug. Palm...