Three weeks ago I was visiting LACMA for their landmark exhibition “Where the Truth Lies: The Art of Qiu Ying,” featuring a Ming dynasty painter at the Resnick. Afterwards I came out to look for the plinth where a new Yoshitomo Nara sculpture would be going—the largest he’s ever made—in time for his first major exhibition on the West Coast set to open April 5. Walking through BP Plaza, I saw...
