While the Full Dollar Collection of Contemporary Art is housed at Outpost for Contemporary Art in Highland Park and viewed 24/7 via KCET Departures, its founder X. Andrade is miles away in Quito, Ecuador.
X had set certain parameters and expectations for the collaborative project through his art practice in Ecuador, but we had never actually talked to him or seen him face-to-face.
Above is the first in a series of Skype conversations with X, in which we try to translate the nature of this project (and its methods) to the particular social, cultural and aesthetic realities of Highland Park.
The beauty of this project is that it isn't confined to the walls of a gallery or a museum--it is rather an open exploration into the changing nature of Los Angeles.
The Full Dollar Collection of Contemporary Art is developed through a partnership between:
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Translating Full Dollar from Ecuador to L.A. (video)
We recently had a chat with X. Andrade about the parameters involved in deciding which business owners, sign painters and artists should be selected for the Full Dollar York Blvd. project.
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Art as a Positive Bridge-building Force
Outpost for Contemporary Art is part of a burgeoning art scene in Northeast L.A. The Highland Park-based Full Dollar Project seeks to contribute to the sense of collective pride that exists in the community.
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About Outpost and Full Dollar
Located at 1268 N. Ave 50 at York Blvd, Outpost's Highland Park headquarters is the meeting ground for this exciting collaborative exchange between visiting artist-in-residence, X. Andrade, and the project's local participants....
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[UPDATE] Calling Sign Painters, Local Artists and Business Owners: Sign Up
A request for sign painters, and local artists and business owners, for Highland Park-based Full Dollar Collection.
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Jeff Walker says :
This is impressive. I haven't heard of Andrade before but I wish him more success.