This summer, Artbound celebrated its one-year anniversary and finished its second season of programming. Season 2 took our exploration of Southern California's cultural landscape to new heights: from the banks of the Tijuana river to underneath the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, from the vast high desert of the Antelope Valley to the beaches of San Diego. We explored art in museums and scrawled on sidewalks; performances under the stars and in the spotlights onstage. Since January, we've published 225 new articles, produced 14 short documentaries, and broadcast three hour-long television episodes.
Today, we look back at five of this season's most memorable articles on Southern California architecture & design. Los Angeles has been called a city of houses, and the description fits. Our contributors traversed the area's eclectic terrain of homes, tracked the Eastside's changing visual landscape, and discovered what it means to "Ikea-fy" a neighborhood. Enjoy!
Eclectic Revisited: Preserving Venice's Architectural Context
The Los Angeles Conservancy leads tours of Venice's more eclectic buildings to advocate for the preservation of historic L.A. structures.
Architectural Sculpture: Bruce Nauman's 'Untitled (Equilateral Triangle)'
The proximity of Bruce Nauman's sixteen-foot-high outdoor object to the Rudolph Schindler House asks the viewer to recalibrate their understanding of both architecture and art production.
Against the Elements: The Art and Science of Preserving the Watts Towers
Due to its unconventional construction, new scientific methods are being used to repair and stabilize the Watts Towers.
Once More, With Feeling: Stephen Prina's History Paintings
At LACMA, Stephen Prina displays 28 hot pink plywood replicas of built-ins that legendary architect R.M.Schindler originally designed for two custom homes in L.A.
Frederick Fisher: L.A.'s Maverick Architect
Frederick Fisher takes a practical approach to architecture, a restraint that belies his early years working alongside Frank Gehry's expanding architectural vocabulary and flourishing fame.
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