UCLA's sculpture garden is nice if you like pretty, but if you actually want to learn something from your institution of higher learning's statuary, head for the Old Trapper's Lodge Statues at Woodland Hills' Pierce College. There, you'll see how the West was won: on a trail soaked in the blood of outlaws, Injuns and dance-hall whores. The aging cement statues are covered with crackled paint in lurid, unnatural tones, and their rebar bones jut out in places, adding to the unsettling effect.... More »
