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SUMMER IN THE CITY We always think of LA without seasons. To be fair, we are the luckiest people in the world with our year long dry, sunny weather. It can be 80 plus degrees in the middle of January, so why we are getting so excited with Summer? With more residents every year, DTLA is growing faster than ever, along with all the fun seasonal events. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District offers an insider’s guide to DTLA’s summer event on its brand new re-designed website www.downtownla.com/summer. This summer, DTLA has something for everyone: Dog Day Afternoon at the Cathedral, Grand Performances, Dance DTLA, Street Food Cinema, Friday Night Flicks, Downtown Stage, Flix at Fig, Lunchtime Concerts, FIGat7th Downtown Festival and more.
We hope that you are enjoying your summer in the city.
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SUMMER IN THE CITY GUIDE GRAND PERFORMANCES AT CAL PLAZA FIGAT7TH DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL
FLIX AT FIG
Now – August 19 Every Friday @ 7:30 PM
For six consecutive Friday nights, FIGat7th’s outdoor plaza converts into an entertainment This free film showing venue featuring musical also includes a live DJ performances by promand a Happy Hour at 6 inent pop, jazz, soul, pm every 3rd Wednes- and alternative artists. day at the TASTE Food The free festival also Hall. Don’t forget to includes a live DJ and bring a blanket and cocktails beginning at a healthy appetite to 7:30 p.m., with perforenjoy dinner before the mances beginning at 9 movie. p.m. Now – August 17 Every 3rd Wed. @ 6 PM
Now – August 21 Thurs @ 4:30 PM Fri – Sun @ 8 PM FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS AT PERSHING SQUARE July 15 – August 19 Every Friday @ Sundown Watch classic pop films on a 20-foot inflatable screen for free beginning at sundown every Friday on Pershing Square’s lush lawn. This year’s summer series features films starring Los Feliz native, Leonardo DiCaprio.
LUNCHTIME CONCERTS AT PERSHING SQUARE July 13 – August 19 Every Wed & Fri @ Noon Grab lunch at the Farmer’s Market or food trucks, and enjoy free afternoon concerts featuring Zydeco, Jazz, Rock, and Country bands in the heart of Downtown.
DOWNTOWN STAGE AT PERSHING SQUARE July 9 – August 20 Every Sat @ 8 PM This summer’s lineup features classic, alternative, and world beat music artists – all for free. Bring a jacket and enjoy an evening in Pershing Square, as well as cash for food trucks and the beer garden.
Back for its 30th season, Grand Performances celebrates culture through music, dance, film, and spoken word. The free events are held outdoors at Cal Plaza from Friday through Sunday, so bring a blanket, a bottle of wine, and a picnic for a fun-filled evening with friends and family. Happy Hours with celebrated DJs start at 4:30 PM on Thursdays.
For more on ‘Summer in the City’, visit www.DowntownLA.com/Summer
DANCE DTLA AT THE MUSIC CENTER Now – September 2 Fridays @ 7 – 11 PM Bring a picnic and your dancing shoes for a free night of music and dancing at the Music Center Plaza. Each Friday evening has a different theme and style, so enjoy dancing with your friends to everything from Salsa to Bollywood to Disco!
STREET FOOD CINEMA AT EXPOSITION PARK Now – October 22 Fri & Sat @ 5:30 PM The outdoor event at Exposition Park combines progressive new music, a pop culture film, and gourmet street food. Come prepared with cash and a hoodie for a tasty evening on Friday or Saturday. View the varied line-up and purchase discounted tickets in advance.
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET SUMMER NIGHTS by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Amparo Rios
For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, LA’s iconic Grand Central Market starts a new tradition with Summer Nights featuring a tantalizing mix of evening food and drink, live music, night bazaars and other entertainment. The Market will begin staying open until 10 p.m. nightly. The Market will take on a decidedly different look at night with new ambient lighting casting a warm and inviting glow to the evening. Participating vendors include Ana Maria, Belcampo Meat Co., Bombo, Chiles Secos, China Cafe, Courage & Craft, Berlin Currywurst, DTLA Cheese and Kitchen, Golden Road, Horse Thief BBQ, Jose Chiquito, Knead & Co. Pasta Bar + Market, La Huerta, La Tostaderia, Las Morelianas, Madcapra, McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream, Olio, The Oyster Gourmet, Roast to Go, Sticky Rice, Sticky Rice II and Tacos Tumbras a Tomas. Since 2013, LA’s oldest food arcade has embarked on an exciting culinary revival that has earned it local, national and international acclaim for its artful blend of new and legacy vendors representing the diverse cuisines and cultures of the city. “It became clear that our next step was to create a nighttime experience that was equally distinctive for our customers, especially those living and working in DTLA. The Market has become the ideal daytime destination for both locals and visitors, and we’re now ready to enliven the neighborhood at night all summer long,” said Adele Yellin, president of the Yellin Company, which owns Grand Central Market. The Market will even take on a decidedly different look at night with new ambient lighting casting a warm and inviting glow to the evening. For more information and the complete schedule of events, please visit www.grandcentralmarket.com.
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET 317 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 624 2378 www.grandcentralmarket.com
MOVES AFTER DARK by
Alex LiMandri
Photo Courtesy of The Music Center
The Music Center’s Moves After Dark returns for a second season this August featuring four contemporary dance companies that will provide compelling and inventive performances in a variety of distinctive, non-traditional performance spaces around The Music Center campus and Grand Park. Moves After Dark asks audiences to travel to where the dancers are performing and select their vantage point for a distinctive, personal experience.
MOVES AFTER DARK August 8, 15, 16 and 17, 2016 8:30 p.m. each night.
THE MUSIC CENTERS 135 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972 0711 www.musiccenter.org/moves
Photo Courtesy of The Music Center
GRAND PARK SUNDAY SESSIONS by
Alex LiMandri
Photo Courtesy of The Music Center
Little kids, teens and grown-ups alike will find Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions a fun, healthy way to spend a summer afternoon, dancing in the park to the soaring sounds and beats of a best-of-L.A. line-up of dance music DJs. Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions presents the best of the Southern California dance music community. Guests can attend a free yoga class set to music at the start of the event and enjoy a juice bar operated by Pattern Bar. In addition to picnicking, guests can purchase food from food trucks and enjoy the sounds of summer in a beautiful setting right in the middle of the city. (Note: This is an alcohol-free event.)
GRAND PARK SUNDAY SESSIONS Sunday, July 31, 2016; Sunday, August 21, 2016; Sunday, September 11, 2016 Noon-7:00 p.m.
GRAND PARK 200 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972 0711 www.grandparkla.org
PROUD by
Photo Courtesy of The Music Center
Alex LiMandri
Grand Park continues its series of intimate events that invite the Los Angeles LGBTQ and ally communities to celebrate and connect with each other. The fourth in the PROUD Series, Grand Park will partner with Outfest and Outfest Fusion to present a picnic and screening to mark the 10th anniversary of Moulin Rouge! Guests arriving early can enjoy a late summer afternoon in the park and the sounds of the Gay Freedom Band in concert with the Colburn Adult Wind Symphony, as well as food trucks along with the park’s popular splash pad and playground. The screening will begin with shorts from the Outfest Fusion lineup.
GRAND PARK + OUTFEST PRESENT: PROUD PICNIC AND MOVIE NIGHT Saturday, August 6, 2016 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ( Screening begins at 8:30 p.m.)
GRAND PARK 200 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972 0711 www.grandparkla.org
Photo Courtesy of The Music Center
GRAND PARK’S BOOTCAMP by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Courtesy of The Music Center
Visitors to Grand Park can not only explore the entire park but get a free workout at the same time at Grand Park’s Bootcamp, presented by Grand Park in partnership with Operation Bootcamp. Open to all and appropriate for all fitness levels, this free series is a fun way to connect with others and enjoy the outdoors, making an end-of-day workout accessible and fun.
GRAND PARK’S BOOTCAMP Tuesdays: July 12-August 30, 2016 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
GRAND PARK 200 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972 0711 www.grandparkla.org
GRAND PERFORMANCES by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Courtesy of Grand Performances
Grand Performances return with a worldwide slate of beats and fun in Downtown LA for its 30th anniversary. Hailed as the “Best Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series” by Los Angeles Magazine and called “a grand gift to the public” by the Los Angeles Times, Grand Performances celebrates its 30th anniversary season in 2016. The not-for-profit presents high-quality music, dance, theater, and more from around the world for free at California Plaza in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Grand Performances has developed a loyal audience and an industry reputation for presenting and curating the most globally eclectic and forward-thinking summer series on the West Coast.
well as access to exclusive lounges and artist meetand-greets, are available by becoming a Grand Performances member. For the complete schedule, events, directions, parking and more information, visit www.grandperformances.org.
Amidst the bustling traffic of The Broad and MOCA Grand lies a summer urban oasis of music, dance, multimedia, and spoken word where shows are always free and open to the public. Hailed as the “Best Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series,” Grand Performances returns this June for its 30th Anniversary season with an international and local lineup of artists that reflect the diversity and cultural depth of Los Angeles. A stage set into a waterfall at Grand Avenue’s California Plaza comes alive with a state of the art sound and lighting system that rivals any venue in the area. Audience members picnic, dance, or simply sit and enjoy the performances amongst the tall office and residential skyscrapers and the stars. Performances run from June 10 through August 21. Grand Performances programs are free and open to the public. Events are held on a stage outfitted with state of the art lighting and sound equipment built into a water fountain at California Plaza, accessible by numerous bus routes and is conveniently located next to the Metro Rail Pershing Square Station. Seating is open and is filled on a first come, firstserved basis starting two hours before a performance. Blankets and low-backed chairs are welcome as long as they don’t block designated walking, dancing or wheelchair areas. Audience capacity is 5,000+ people spread out on the upper and lower levels surrounding the fountain. There are 350 amphitheater seats and 800 chairs on the lower plaza. Additionally, dozens of benches dot both levels of the concourse. Reserved seats, as
GRAND PERFORMANCES California Plaza 350 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 www.grandperformances.org
INNOVATE DTLA by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Courtesy of DBCID
Downtown Los Angeles is rapidly becoming a hub of creativity and innovation across its diverse industry sectors and vibrant population of residents and workers. Downtown Los Angeles’ emergence as a center of innovation and creativity takes another leap forward with the launch of the Downtown Center BID’s ‘Innovate DTLA’ initiative, announced Carol Schatz, President & CEO of the Downtown Center Business Improvement District [DCBID]. Hosted at WeWork’s Gas Company Tower location, the symposium brought together the leading thinkers on innovation and placemaking, with the growing number of entrepreneurs, business incubators, accelerators, and investors that are increasingly calling Downtown LA home. Kicking off the symposium was an interesting dual keynote by Bruce Katz of The Brookings Institute and author of The Rise of Innovation Districts, and Fred Kent, founder of Project for Public Spaces during which they illustrated that Downtown LA has all the necessary elements of a leading Innovation District. They cited a critical mass of innovation assets, as well as key anchor institutions such as the world-class research facilities of the University of Southern California, as being essential facilitators that will drive the growth of Downtown LA as a globally-acknowledged center for creativity, innovation, and technology. The keynote was followed by a panel discussion with downtown leaders moderated by Andy Altman of The Brookings Institute and focused on developing an innovation ecosystem and culture of creativity. The primary goals of the Innovate DTLA initiative are to promote downtown as a place of innovation and creativity, nurture the existing innovation ecosystem, and attract more creative and technology companies, organizations, and individuals to DTLA.
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According to Carol Schatz, “With the incredible number of creative and tech firms making Downtown LA their home, we recognized the need to bring them together to establish key relationships and build a thriving environment of collaboration that will not only give Downtown an advantage over other submarkets in the city, but grow the city into a leading center of innovation.” For more information on InnovateDTLA, please visit www.downtownla.com/ about-us/programs-initiatives/innovate-dtla.
METRO BIKE SHARE by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Courtesy of Metro
DTLA SKYSLIDE by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Courtesy of OUE Skyspace
Last month, OUE hosted the official grand opening weekend of OUE Skyspace LA. Guests flocked from near and far to be among the first to experience the public debut of California’s tallest open-air observation deck and Skyslide with a slew of celebratory events throughout the weekend. The ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted local and international VIPs as OUE Skyspace LA opened its doors for the very first time. It was a great success for the new DTLA attraction. On Saturday, June 25 5,000 tickets were sold for the grand opening day alone, and more than 20,000 people attended the block party festivities surrounding the US Bank Tower; meanwhile, atop OUE Skyspace LA, over 2,400 people rode down the exhilarating, 45-foot, outdoor, glass Skyslide. The block party included an array of free, live entertainment and performances from Snoop Dogg, Far East Movement, Niykee Heaton, and more. Followed by a spectacular pyrotechnics finale culminated the evening’s festivities.
SKYSPACE LOS ANGELES 633 West Fifth Street Suite 840 Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 894 9000 www.skyspace-la.com
DOG DAY AFTERNOON by
Alex LiMandri
Photo Courtesy of DBDIC
Once again we celebrated our four-legged furry friends who help create community In Downtown LA. Now in its tenth year, our Dog Day event draws over 1,500 Downtown LA residents and 1,000 of their four-legged friends to the 2.5-acre plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels for a community-building event. Attendees enjoyed an evening of mingling, music, pet-related vendor displays, giveaways, and great food and drinks by Levy Restaurants. Dogs have been social, live in Downtown LA, and on a leash. Downtowners without dogs were welcome, too. DOG DAY AFTERNOON AT THE CATHEDRAL Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 6-9pm
CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS 555 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.olacathedral.org
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK by
Cinnia Finfer
Photo Cinnia Finfer
www.mastchocolate.com
Photos Cinnia Finfer
Because men do not live by fair trade coffee and craft beer alone, there was a significant joy with the delicious arrival of Mast Chocolate. Looking more Bauhaus than Willy Wonka, the Mast store and factory cuts a sleek silhouette on a transitioning industrial block. While born in Brooklyn, and also a presence in London, MAST Chocolate is absolutely in step with the Arts District’s craftsman sensibility. Brothers Rick and Michael Mast’s fervent commitment to bean to bar chocolate is evident in everything they do. For the mere mortals in the audience, “Bean to bar” is a phrase used to denote when the maker does the entire process of making chocolate. In a quest for a more authentic high-quality chocolate, MAST directly roasts the cocoa bean, winnows, refines, tempers and molds the bars. Still not a believer? Invest $5.00 in one of their on the hour factory tours and you will be impressed by the all-in commitment from the moment the pallets of 132-pound bags of cacao arrive from around the world until the sleek wrapped bars are boxed and shipped. Not a team to rest on their considerable laurels, the Mast brothers are always exploring new blends and partnerships. Their non-alcoholic chocolate beer (surprisingly refreshing) is just one of some new enterprises that they are developing. Just the aroma of their fresh chocolate chip cookies will shatter the strongest will. Arrive with and open mind, and leave with a new appreciation of a classic candy.
MAST CHOCOLATE 816 South Santa Fe Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 947 3475 www.mastchocolate.com
With more than 100 active construction sites downtown, many of DTLA’s tiny restaurant stands have been scraped off the map to make way for shiny new structures. One little spot that has not only dodged the wrecking ball but has come back like a phoenix is Chicas Tacos. Formerly known as Mamas Asian Cuisine, this tiny 700 square foot space has transformed into visual and culinary delight. The oversized retro sign beckons you to a compact whitewashed cottage, featuring a patterned floor, imported Mexican ceramic tile accents and mismatched rustic furnishing that gives the place a dollhouse charm. Place your order and then choose from the counter inside, the café tables out front, the standing area alongside the restaurant, or the “back yard” featuring screaming red picnic tables parked on green Astroturf next to the Airstream trailer. As utterly adorable as the setting is, the real show is the focused and flavorful menu. It’s about tacos, made to exacting specifications of closely held family recipes. Whatever your preference: steak/fish/chicken/pork/vegetarian, Chicas got you covered. Fresh is the operative word here. Every bite delivers Salads, guacamole salsa, and chips round out the offerings with an array of aqua frescas or Mexican soft drinks to compliment your meal. Something this smart and appealing doesn’t just happen. Hospitality veterans Jon Blanchard, Chris Blanchard and Nico Rosconi, pulled out the stops to deliver an excellent and accessible dining destination. For a $4.50 taco, Chicas Tacos has set the bar.
CHICAS TACOS
Photo Cinnia Finfer
728 South Olive Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 893 0373 www.chicastacos.com
Photos Cinnia Finfer
www.chicastacos.com
MAHER, the highly anticipated women’s boutique on Hope Street has arrived, and it was worth the wait. The crack team of Amber Caplan and Blain Neyman have crafted an appealing selection of quality items for the creative woman who gravitates towards a contemporary, polished look. The name is Amber’s mother’s maiden name. The store is a soothing, understated combination of white and natural woods with an accent wall of custom marble paper. The clothes racks are fashioned out of lucite rods with gold-toned joints that spotlight the merchandise. An abundance of natural light and a heroic-sized mirror enhance the space. Curated from top Australian, European and U.S. labels, (Zuluand Zephyr, Alexis, Banner Day and Benjamin Jay and others) the store offers a spectrum of separates that will appeal to a variety of tastes and body types. Prices range from $8 -$10 for paper goods, $70 for tops, $200 for a dress and $800 for a leather jacket. These are quality items meant to be kept as wardrobe staples. Though the plan is to buy seasonally, many of their resources have monthly shipments, which means new items will arrive on a weekly basis. The merchandise is so on point it is as though you walked into your midsummer dream closet. Shoes, sunglasses, hats and handbags can finish a look while fragrances, candles, beach towels, stationery items and headphones make for excellent gifts.
MAHER DTLA STORE 1115 1/2 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 (210) 415 4556 www.m-a-h-e-r.com
Photos Cinnia Finfer
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IMITATION OF LIFE by
Alex LiMandri
Photos Courtesy of The Broad
The Broad’s first special exhibition, Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life, opened June 11, 2016, and features more than 120 works by the groundbreaking artist, including works never before seen in Los Angeles and large-scale site-specific wall murals. The first major museum show of Sherman’s work in Los Angeles since 1997, the comprehensive survey is drawn primarily from the Broad collection, which has the world’s largest holdings of the artist’s work, with select loans from the artist and museums around the country. Organized by guest curator Philipp Kaiser and presented in the home city of the filmmaking industry, the exhibition showcases Sherman’s engagement with 20th-century popular film and celebrity, drawing on cinema’s role in the shaping of identity and stereotypes.The show, which runs through October 2, fills the museum’s first-floor galleries with a comprehensive representation of Sherman’s photographs from her four-decade career, spanning from 1975 to works completed this year. Playing a central conceptual role in the show are Sherman’s widely known Untitled Film Stills, in which the artist poses as her model in a variety of nostalgic yet rigorously conceived scenes reminiscent of B-movies of the 1950s and 60s. The exhibition highlights other major photographic series by the artist, including the centerfolds (1981), the fairy tales (1985), the history portraits (1989–90), the sex pictures (1992) and her clown pictures (2003–04). Also included is Office Killer, the 1997 comedy- horror feature film directed by the artist. Bookending the exhibition are significant examples of Sherman’s connection to the movie. The show opens with two massive full-wall murals— newly conceived by the artist for this exhibition—that reimagine Sherman’s 1980 rear-screen projection photographs, which were inspired by techniques and archetypes in midcentury cinema. The show closes with new pictures produced this year and never before seen in Los Angeles that focus on 1920s film publicity photos of aging starlets. “Dedicating The Broad’s first special exhibition to the work of Cindy Sherman points to the significance of her shape-changing, convention-disrupting work
to visual culture generally, but also, on a more personal level, to the history of Sherman’s work in the Broad collection, a remarkable and defining commitment that stretches back almost 35 years,” said Joanne Heyler, founding director of The Broad. “Since first encountering her work in the early 1980s, Eli and Edye Broad have amassed a holding unparalleled worldwide.” For more information, please visit www.thebroad.org.
IMITATION OF LIFE The Broad 221 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.thebroad.org
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FEMMES FATALES by
Petra Wright
GDCA Gallery kicks off summer with “Femmes Fatales” - a group show exploring the feminine both through the eyes of females and well as males. All artists were invited to thematize the “Femme Fatale“ archetype, as well as their relationship with the same. The works represented include painting, sculpture and photography, and range from sexy to dangerous, to dreamy to the fun. As part of this rich artistic line-up, Carol Cirillo Stanley unveils her newest series “The Story” - a Triptych of suggesting hints of feminine mystique, romance and a touch of drama. Maureen Haldeman captures the less romantic side with same mystery and sensitivity, in her haunting photographic profile of a former DTLA – Brothel. The building is slated for demolition this Fall. In Gallery B the exhibit sheds another proverbial layer, with a tasteful display of artful nudes in paintings and photographs. “Femmes Fatales” will be on view at GCA from July through July 31st, and participates in the Downtown ArtWalk on Thursday, July 14th. Additionally, the gallery will hold an Artist Reception Saturday, July 23rd from 6 pm – 10 pm. Gallery Hours are Tues- Fri 12 pm – 7 pm. Sat & Sunday 12pm – 5pm. For more information on the exhibit and artists, please contact GDCA via email at Petra@GDCAgallery.com, or call (323) 309-2875.
GDCA GALLERY 727 South Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90014 (323) 309 2875 pw@gdcagallery.com www.gdcagallery.com
Photos Courtesy of GDCA Gallery
ART IN THE SKY by
Alex LiMandri
Photos NATALIA KNEZEVIC
Cybele Rowe and Kaye Freeman have been acquainted since 1985. They know each other as artistic peers and friends, first in Australia where Rowe hails from and where Freeman moved to at the age of nineteen. They rekindled their friendship during a visit by Freeman in 2014 to Rowe’s California atelier. The Love Armada collaboration began as an experiment – Rowe invited Freeman to paint the surfaces of some of her new work, wondering whether there were ways to push the boundary of the surface finishes on new, large-scale sculptures she had just completed. When Freeman began to cover the surfaces with paint, they both knew – immediately, and with force – that their collaboration was an invitation to a new level of artistic work, and to new ways of being as artists and beyond. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Tokyo, the child of British ex-patriots with eyes beyond the horizon, Kaye Freeman is truly an international artist. Based, at the moment, in the wilds of Victoria, Australia, Freeman’s abstract paintings are simple visual arrangements of vibrant colors, contrasting shapes and bold composition. Her work is described as “...an audacious realization of color, line, form, and philosophy”. Her mother, an architectural artist, brought her small, elfin daughter to countless Buddhist Temples in Tokyo, and the beauty, depth and visual excitement of these places ignited Freeman’s artistic process. Today, Kaye Freeman draws her inspiration from her travels through Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong, Britain, and the US. Freeman’s abstract drawings in paint are rooted in a lifetime study of natural form, and in a set of technical skills, developed at art school and honed to a keen edge while painting for theater and film. The sheer scale, palpable energy, and sensuality of her recent work challenge and conjures with the line, color, and shape, plumbing the viewers subconscious for organic forms, making the images ever more familiar, exuberant and affirming. Among Kaye Freeman’s many awards and plaudits is the prestigious SHE award from the Walker St. Gallery of Melbourne. In presenting the award for Freeman’s portrait depicting her mother’s end-of-life struggle, juror Angel Lange stated, “Kaye Freeman has given an incredibly moving and personal work. The piece stimulates conversation about an often muted but ex-
Photos NATALIA KNEZEVIC
ceedingly important social issue, with dignity and Post Graduate studies. Rowe had secured the oldest superb quality.” and largest gallery in Sydney and an art award from the Australian Government enabling her to travel the Freeman has exhibited her artwork in many group world. Meeting the influential people from the Interexhibitions, most notably in The Substation Contem- national Council of the Museum of Modern Art, they porary Art Forum in Melbourne, and the Buiten col- impressed upon her the need to develop as an artist lective in Chiba Prefecture Japan. in the stimulating environment New York offered. Her artwork lives in many private residences throughout the U.S., Japan, Dubai and Australia. She is currently producing “The Joshua Series”, a collection of paintings inspired by recent visits to the Joshua Tree National Park in the southwest United States. The workflow sequence is straightforward and spontaneous: Rowe makes the sculptures, and Freeman paints them. They send imagery and sketches to each other; Rowe builds the forms, and the painting is done during Freeman’s extended visits to Rowe’s atelier. They work side by side on the deck of Rowe’s atelier in Silverado, California, under a canopy of trees. Neither knows how the actions will turn out until they are finished.
Having numerous shows in Australia, Rowe, decided to relocate to New York permanently at the age of 26. Establishing her studio on the Upper East Side, Rowe was able to have numerous high profile shows which included over a hundred paintings and sculptures displayed throughout the Bergdorf Goodman Stores, The World Bank, and Kennedy Center in Washington DC as well as the honor of lecturing at the Smithsonian Institute at the age of 29.
Both her husband’s and her career afforded them to move into their dream loft in the lower part of Manhattan, awaking to the Statue of Liberty every morning. That peace was shattered by the arrival of their son in 1998 and both new parents realized Southern California would be a much more bountiful environment for them as a family. Together, they brought an acre of land with an old dance hall and built a large Rowe likes to say that the collaboration is to some studio in what was an old mining town at the mouth extent practical since the work on these sculptures of the Cleveland National Forest called Silverado. represents over 60 years of cumulative technical skill It is there in relative tranquility Rowe has found the on behalf of both artists. However, the nature of the freedom to pursue her art with the most wondrous of two artists’ collaboration goes much further than inspiration, the gift of nature. the constraints of space and time: These works represent a force greater than that of two artists merely Rowe began sculpting in monumental ceramics over working together. The Love Armada speaks to mate- two decades ago. As an artist, Rowe is the bold life rial and psychic realities that transcend the individu- force who addresses the sacred women. Her females al in the here-and-now. are not specific in nature but rather possess the position of the “temenos” or inner sacred space. With Cybele Rowe was born in Sydney Australia, second her sculptures, Rowe creates containers to hold and eldest of six children. She is the daughter of a world’s announce these beings to the world. In her earliest leading authority on Pediatric Genetic Research and works entitled, “Vessels,” Rowe confronts societal a documentary filmmaker mother with a strong spir- pressures of female beauty. Later with the birth of itual interest. Rowe spent her early years in the US as her son, Rowe reclaimed her space as an artist and her father was doing research at Duke University. Her completed three bodies of work in only three years parents decided to return to Sydney, with its magnif- with “Pleasing Female Imagery,” “Human Shells as icent beaches and glorious harbor which she grew Temples,” and “Female Elements.” With the entry of up. Completing her High School at Loreto Convent her daughter, Rowe finished her “Fertility Figures.” Kirribilli, Sydney, she was accepted at 17 years of In this series, the essence of fundamental emotions age to the premier art school, City Art Institute Uni- such as love and desire are embodied in human versity of New South Wales. Upon completing her form. Her works titled “Husks” explore the archetypBachelor of The Arts in Fine Arts, she continued her al question of a woman’s purpose after creating life.
Each piece partakes in the journey after the seeds have been sown. Only then is the husk or shell permitted to transcend into a container for the universe. Warm memories of growing up on Sydney’s Harbor infuse her series, “Infinity. Her many journeys to Laguna Beach where she plays with her nine-year-old son and two-year-old daughter directly inspire the works created for this suite. In the space where water meets land’s edge, the possibility of the infinite begins. Here sand shores and rippling tide pools form the landscape. Water carves out transitions sometimes passively and sometimes aggressively. With her sculptures, Rowe honors these shifting forms and forces of nature. To collaborate in this way is to access the actual nature of being: Open to all possible futures and realities, especially the ones that transcend the ego and the self-as-artist, into the infinite possibilities of becoming. The Love Armada confronts in beauty the true nature of living and composes with the powerful forces with which we, as humans, face the world. The Love Armada and Freeman’s work are featured in the sky with a few of their work exposed at the Ritz-Carlton Residences 48G. The setting is out of this world, and the art takes all its dimension with the Downtown Skyline as a backdrop. For more information, please contact Alex LiMandriat (213) 626 5433 or alex@dtlalife.com
THE LOVE ARMADA Photos NATALIA KNEZEVIC
www.lovearmada2014.com
THE WORLD IS A SAFE PLACE by
Photos Courtesyof PATH
Jim White
Building on its long history of homeless outreach, the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID)’s recent partnership with PATH [People Assisting the Homeless] has exceeded all initial expectations during its first six months, announced Carol Schatz, President, and CEO of the DCBID.
the quality of life in Downtown Los Angeles. Bounded by the Harbor Freeway to the west, First Street to the north, Main and Hill streets to the east, and Olympic Boulevard to the south, the organization helps the 65-block central business district achieve its full potential as a great place to live, work, and play. For more than 16 years, the DCBID’s programs “Homelessness is one of the most critical issues cur- and initiatives have been the driving force behind rently facing Downtown Los Angeles and the DCBID the Downtown Los Angeles Renaissance. Now unihas always strived to contribute meaningful support versally recognized as one of the nation’s most dyto our neighborhood’s homeless community. And namic urban centers, downtown Los Angeles was the early returns from our new partnership with PATH recently heralded as ‘The Next Great American City’ appear to be making a significant difference,” said by GQ Magazine and listed as number 5 in the New Schatz. York Times’ ‘52 Places to Go in 2014.’ For more information, please visit www.downtownla.com/aboutThe partnership provides for two, full-time mobile us/who-we-are outreach teams to engage homeless individuals and, utilizing the County’s foremost screening and Thank you, Jim White triage tool (the Coordinated Entry System or CES), connect them with the most appropriate interim and permanent housing, mental health and wellness, education, and employment services. PATH founded in 1984, is ending homelessness for individuals, families, and communities. They do this by building housing and providing supportive services throughout California. In the last three years, PATH has helped nearly 6,000 people move off the streets and into permanent homes. Now, PATH has set a new goal to help 10,000 people make it home by 2020. To learn more, please visit www.epath.org Chrysalis is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment. At three centers across Los Angeles County, the organization offers intensive one-onone case management with job-readiness classes, resume and interview support, and transitional jobs. Since 1984, Chrysalis has helped more than 55,000 men and women from across Los Angeles to regain the dignity, stability, and self-reliance that only a job provides. For more information, please visit www. changelives.org. The Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) has been the catalyst in Downtown Los Angeles’ transformation into a vibrant 24/7 neighborhood. A coalition of nearly 1,700 property owners in the central business district, the DCBID members are united in their commitment to enhancing
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