"Mural" (1943), by Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) - On Display Through June 1, 2014 at the Getty Center, Los Angeles

[DonRocks]

One of the gems of Iowa, the 1943 Jackson Pollock oil-(and casein)-on-canvas painting, "Mural," is prominently on display in the Getty Center through June 1, 2014.

I was just at the Getty Center a few days ago, and this is the first thing I sought out. If you click on the link in the previous sentence, you'll find all you need to know. If you're in the Los Angeles area in the next month-or-so, it's worth all the trouble (considerable trouble: driving down to untold depths of the parking lot, taking an elevator out of the mine shaft, riding the tram up the mountain, getting over your awe at the marble splendor that awaits you when the doors open, suffering through bad food at the cafe, walking westward through an entire complex of beauty, and then doing it all in reverse when you're finished).

Even if you don't love "Jack The Dripper," this painting is worth the destination (not trip; destination) to the Getty Center, with it's $15 parking (but free admission). It is appropriately displayed, with galleries of information delighting the viewer, and leading into the final gallery with the painting majestically perched on the far wall.

Use it as an excuse to visit this magnificent complex. There are so many things to marvel at here, that this one painting is worth the fixation, even if you don't want to see it.

Bravo, Getty Center, for being one of our nation's greatest artistic and architectural treasures.