Opening today at Los Angeles’ Pacific Design Center is the new exhibition “The Art of Blake Edwards.” We of course know Blake Edwards as the delightfully wacky creator of such films as Operation Petticoat, The Pink Panther and The Great Race. (Edwards’ remarkable The Days of Wine and Roses is the austere anomaly) But he has also been a painter and sculptor for over four decades and the Pacific Design Center’s new exhibition showcases a collection of Edwards’ art. “He brings to his art the same passion, elegance and humor that delights us in his films.” The exhibition will run until January 31st.
For more information visit the design center’s website or call 310-657-0800.
Days of Wine and Roses holds a very special spot in my memory. My all-time favorite of his was S.O.B. in 1981.