Virtuoso Life - March/April 2008 - (Page 39) Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog and Tulips. BROAD DISPLAY L.A.’s Newest Star To best display some 200 installations, sculptures, and paintings, Renzo Piano designed the 60,000-squarefoot Broad Contemporary Art Museum in Los Angeles largely without columns. The new loftlike galleries showcase some of the contemporary art world’s greatest hits, including Damien Hirst’s formaldehydesuspended animals, Andy Warhol’s images of Marilyn Monroe, and Richard Serra’s massive iron sculptures. The Broad is the first of a three-phase renovation of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 20-acre campus. www.lacma.org PEACE OF MIND Phone Home Body armor for investment-grade cell phones: OtterBox’s Armor Series iPhone case protects against dirt and sand damage and is waterproof down to three feet, all while still allowing users to dial and scroll through its thin shell. $69.95 at www.otterbox.com Glamour to go in Seattle and Washington, D.C. BEAUTY CLAIM (BALLOON DOG) MARKUS TRETTER/THE BROAD ART FOUNDATION LAYOVER LOVELIES Chic Seattle-based nail salon Butter London, which has beautified hands for fashion spreads in the likes of Vogue, polishes the preflight wait with manicurists stationed at SeaTac International Airport and, come spring, Dulles in Washington, D.C. Buff-and-shines range from cheerful spring pastels to glam liquid diamonds. $15 to $40; www.butterlondon.com MARCH | APRIL 2008 39 http://www.lacma.org http://www.otterbox.com http://www.butterlondon.com
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