Folly: a folly?

MOCA at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood has only one exhibit on at the moment: FOLLY—THE VIEW FROM NOWHERE.  According to MOCA's website, "follies are autonomous structures that might serve as memorials, meeting points, or observation towers; typically, they serve no function at all."

In brief: an exhibit dedicated to architectural failures.  Hilarious?  Yes.  Entertaining?  Yes.  A failure in itself?  Well... I don't want to be rude...

Featured designs include a Texas replica of the Eiffel Tower (which boasts a ten-gallon hat at the top!), a huge building shaped like an elephant, and Iowa's version of the leaning tower of Pisa.  Buildings and designs from around the world and throughout history were photographed but left unframed along the wall, which seemed a bit half-hearted for such an esteemed establishment.

There was also a constructed folly in the center of the room--a large white staircase which led to a "lookout" of panoramic cityscape photographs.  A sign instructed us to enter the folly at our own risk.  Enjoyable but useless: I left feeling amused, albeit slightly confused.