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So Long For Awhile, a documentation over two years of the process of de-installation of the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in preparation for the demolishing of some the existing buildings and the construction of a new building. It celebrates the skill and care of the preparators and registrars as they confront unique challenges with each art work. There is no music, no narration. In these challenging times for cultural institutions, we salute the staff of this museum, and the staff of all cultural institutions who dedicate themselves to preserving culture of all kinds.

Judy Fiskin (b. Chicago, IL), lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Fiskin received her Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College (1966), did graduate study work in art history at University of California, Berkeley (1966-67), and received her Master of Arts from University of California, Los Angeles in 1969. She established her reputation in the 1970s with distinctive, small-format photographs of California architecture, and in recent years she has gained international acclaim for her playful yet incisive video works. Peter Kirby (b. Ottuma, IA) lives and works in Los Angeles. He has been producing video work since 1970. He studied in the Film and Video School at Cal Arts. His early work ranges from early music videos with Toni Basil and David Byrne, to videos produced for Allan Kaprow and Allen Ruppersburg, and documentaries on The Case Study House Program, Chris Burden, John Baldessari and Louis I. Kahn. For the past 35 years the majority of his work has been with artists, galleries, and museums, creating documentaries, media for museum installations, and producing and editing for artists.