Pasadena, Calif. In Paris it's the Seine. In New York it's the Hudson. And here in the Los Angeles Basin it's, well, a concrete channel unceremoniously called the Los Angeles River. The Ulysses Guide To the Los Angeles River Pasadena Museum Of California Art Through May 30 But joke all you want. The 51-mile creation of the Army Corps of Engineers may not be most Angelenos' prime destination for a Sunday stroll—heck, it might not even be flowing—but as Charles "Chaz" Bojórquez, one of the artists in the Pasadena Museum of California Art's current exhibition, insists: "This is our river; this is our community and our history, so it's more than just water down a concrete gateway." View Slideshow Pasadena Museum of California Art Evan Skrederstu's 'River/Tropical.' "The Ulysses Guide to the Los Angeles River," inspired by Ulysses L. Zemanova's 2005 book of the same name, offers visitors (whose main contact with the river is likely through their windshields) a detailed look at the waterway's flora, fauna and cultural identity as seen through the eyes of 25 or so local artists.[Read more...]