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PARK FIFTH ATELIER OCEANWIDE PLAZA NIGHT ON BROADWAY LA ART SHOW INTENTIONS JESSICA LANG DANCE SIGNS OF LIFE HISTORY REFLECTION SARA HERNANDEZ ANIMAL MUSEUM NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

DTLA LIFE MAG

JANUARY 2017

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DTLA LIFE participated in the “Get Urban Tour” with the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) on Thursday, January 26th, 2017. It confirmed the impressive evolution of Downtown LA is alive and well. Thousands of residences are being built as we speak and several new hotels are coming soon. DTLA will become the most exciting neighborhood in Los Angeles. A City within a City! A bus packed with a variety of business influencers traveled through the streets of Downtown to discover new construction projects and to get the latest information about the future of DTLA. The Knowledgable DCBID team demonstrated that they are the experts in DTLA. Guests were impressed with the 52 projects we overviewed during the tour. On the days agenda were: NoMad Hotel, LA Jewelry Mart, Freehand Hotel, Atelier, Onni Tower, Apex II, Metropolis, Wilshire Grand, The Bloc, Embassy Hotel, Grand Hope Lofts, 1001 olive, TEN50, Oceanwide Plaza, 1001 Olive, Circa, 1212 Flower, 1400 S. Figueroa, Onyx, E on Grand, Olive DTLA, Wren, Mack Urban 2, Forest City, The LA Proper, Broadway Palace, 950 S. Broadway, 939 S. Broadway, Singer Sewing Building, Broadway Trade Center, 537 S. Broadway, Park Fifth, Hotel Clark, 4th & Broadway, Banco Popular, 732 S. Spring, 739 S. Spring, Grether & Grether, Topaz, Vibiana, Tribune Media Project, LA Times, Grand Avenue Project, LA Plaza Cultura Village, 950 E. 3rd, 4th & Traction, AT MATEO, 500 S. Santa Fe, The Ford Building, 6AM, ROW DTLA, and City Market. All of this activity makes me predict a rise condo values in the area over the next five years. Soon, hundreds of condos are coming to market at approximately $1,500 per square foot. If you are thinking about investing in Downtown, now it is the time. Contact us to figure out your buying power before the interest rates go up and let us help YOU!

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OCEANW PLAZA by

Alex LiMandri

WIDE Photo courtesy of Oceanwide Holdings

Oceanwide Plaza, the first North American development by prominent international developer Oceanwide Holdings, is set to become one of the most significant mixed-use developments in the history of downtown Los Angeles. Oceanwide Plaza will encompass a variety of lifestyle offerings including a new five-star Park Hyatt hotel, a collection of curated retailers and restaurants and a refined residential offering bringing a new level of sophistication to L.A.’s sports and entertainment district. Located directly adjacent to the Staples Center and L.A. Live, Oceanwide Plaza will comprise three residential and hotel towers along with a seven-story lifestyle podium anchored by an approximately 166,000-square-foot open-air galleria creating a vibrant new shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Nearly 700 feet of ribbon-shaped LED signage along Figueroa Street will wrap the generous lifestyle center as the character-defining hallmark of Oceanwide Plaza, greeting local guests and travelers from all over the world. “As a leader in large-scale real estate development throughout the world, we’re honored to introduce Oceanwide Holding’s first venture in the United States, a mixed-use project that will magnificently reshape Downtown Los Angeles,” said Thomas Feng, CEO of Oceanwide Plaza LLC. “By staying true to our core value of creating new urban life, Oceanwide Plaza will deliver unprecedented inspiration and a distinct lifestyle that is both urban in design and serene in experience. As part of this mission, we’re delighted to unveil Park Hyatt Los Angeles hotel as the first in what will be a series of marquee partnerships for Oceanwide Plaza that will further define L.A. as a premier destination for all who seek a transformative new entertainment experience.” Park Hyatt Los Angeles will be the sixth U.S. location for the luxury global hotel brand. The 184-room hotel, including 34 suites, will feature a sophisticated character courtesy of acclaimed international design firm Studio Munge. The Park Hyatt brand’s signature approach to service and masterful attention to detail, along with its strategically chosen location within Oceanwide Plaza will offer a personalized experience yet to be seen in Los Angeles.

Photos courtesy of Oceanwide Holdings

Photo courtesy of Oceanwide Holdings

“The Los Angeles market has seen unprecedented growth over the last several years, and we know it is a destination where our guests are traveling,” said David Tarr, senior vice president of real estate and development for the Americas, Hyatt. “We are thrilled to be bringing the Park Hyatt brand to this critical market and placing it in an ideal location within Oceanwide Plaza.” Imaginatively designed by CallisonRTKL to serve as an oasis from the bustling energy of downtown, the luxury hotel will be connected to the 100-foot retail and amenity podium known as The Collection at Oceanwide Plaza. The retail space design by the global architecture firm will lend to experience-driven guest accommodations amid a dynamic environment for innovative retailers to showcase unique merchandising concepts and sought-after products. The highly-anticipated residential offering within Oceanwide Plaza will set a new standard for exceptional high-rise living. The 504 architecturally inspired contemporary residences will provide full concierge services, along with an array of indoor and outdoor services including a private amenity deck and more than two-acre outdoor sanctuary to provide endless options for leisure, gathering, entertainment, fitness, and relaxation.

OCEANWIDE PLAZA www.oceanwideplaza.com.

PARK FIFTH by

Alex LiMandri

Photo courtesy of MacFarlane Partners

It is not going to be the five-star hotel and residences that were proposed a few years ago. However Park Fifth is finally happening. Directly across from Pershing Square, diagonal to the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel and one block south of Grand Central Market, Park Fifth will offer a total of 660 new luxury apartments. The project includes two towers: A seven-story residential building with street-level retail space that serves as the first phase of the development, and a 24-story residential high-rise with street-level retail space. Amenities of the seven-story tower will include a 14,000-squarefoot outdoor courtyard on an elevated podium deck for dining and recreation areas; a pool deck with a zero-edge swimming pool, cabanas, a poolside bar and hot tub; and an indoor/outdoor fitness center with cardio equipment, a weight room and â&#x20AC;&#x153;fitness-on-demandâ&#x20AC;? virtual group fitness services. The high-rise planned amenities include a 360-degree-view rooftop deck featuring a club room, a fitness center, a clubhouse with a bar/kitchen, TVs, ample seating and a business center, and an infinity-edge pool with cabanas; on-site resident concierge services; a Controlled-access bike storage and repair area; and a dog walk and washing station. Downtown LA keeps growing and we are not going to complain about it.

For more information about Park Fifth, please visit: www.macfarlanepartners.com/projects/park-fifth-mid-rise/ www.macfarlanepartners.com/projects/park-fifth-high-rise/

Photo courtesy of MacFarlane Partners

ATELIER by

Alex LiMandri

Photo Courtesy of Carmel Partners

The developer’s team call it the first for-lease luxury residences in Downtown LA to offer this resort-like experience. What makes it unique is its 340 feet in the air rooftop, looking down all the other apartments amenities. The architectural team at Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed this ideal sanctuary for the young city dweller with private cabanas, pool tables and elegant entertainment spaces alongside a large outdoor spa/Jacuzzi, living at Atelier will make every day feel like you’ve rented out the entire rooftop of The Standard Hotel. The expansive fifth-floor amenity deck outfitted with; a 25m long Olympic-size lap pool and spa, poolside cabanas equipped with fans and HD televisions, a BBQ and Game Terrace with a regulation bocce court and two fire pits, a dog run and pet spa for furry friends, a nearly 3,400 square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness center and yoga terrace, a Yoga and spin room outfitted with Fitness On Demand™ for virtual group fitness 24/7 with options like P90X, Spinning, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Barre, and so much more.

We can already visit the temporary leasing office and secure your amazing home today. Contact us to schedule and appointment.

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Photos Courtesy of Carmel Partners

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK by

Alex LiMandri

Emi Rose Photography

Photo Cinnia Finfer

Spring is the long-awaited passion project of Restaurateur Yassmin Sarmadi and her partner, husband Executive Chef Tony Esnault. Nestled on the ground floor of the Douglas Building, built in 1898, the restaurant design was conceived by Sarmadi and Esnault and brought to life by architect David Wick and interior designer Beth Thorne. Spring marks Wick’s second collaboration with Sarmadi, following the design of Church & State in 2008. Artfully divided into two distinct areas, overseen by General Manager Jennifer Courtney direct from a 15-year tenure at Roland Passot’s Left Bank Brasserie, Spring provides varied atmospheres for dining and cocktailing experiences. Anchoring the space at the corner of Spring and 3rd Street is an intimate lounge with rich dark wood paneling and plush green tufted seating areas, which plays host to a large bar, backed by turquoise walls dotted with vintage artwork. Crafted as a respite for downtown denizens before or after a meal, pastis and classic cocktails by Assistant General Manager Adam Flamenbaum are presented in a collection of antique glassware.

earth tone uniforms by Downtown Design League add the finishing touch to Sarmadi and Esnault’s second venture, Spring. Since its debut in February last year, Spring has paved the way for sophisticated fine dining in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, with fresh and local ingredients reigning supreme. The Spring menu of seafood, vegetables, and lighter fare is in contrast to the venerable big brother restaurant, Church & State, which has long been touted as a preeminent restaurant for hearty and rich French bistro cuisine. Spring is open for lunch every Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, for dinner every Tuesday through Friday from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and Saturday dinner from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The Spring Lounge opens every Tuesday through Saturday at 5:00 pm

In the dining room, an approachable menu of Old World wines from France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Spain, selected by Sarmadi and Esnault, are served by Sommeliers Victor Moreno and Blue Grant. Adjoining the lounge, you will discover an airy atrium with a glass and steel A-frame ceiling. Tables and sage-colored chairs are scattered amongst two large pepper trees and a fountain in the center of the dining room. The awe-inspiring open kitchen, running the length of the dining room, is furnished with white subway tile, gleaming pots, and is visible from three sides. In addition to the elegant white marble bar within the central dining room, brass accents and antiques, personally sourced by Esnault and Sarmadi, add a French je ne sais quoi. Lining the walls, a series of French doors reminiscent of a private residence on the Riviera reveal an intimate private dining room that hosts 30 guests. Guests mingling before a meal can peruse the glass antique display case of vintage cooking tools, collected by Esnault over 20 years, or peek over the chef’s counter to the array of ceramic vessels from the couple’s personal collection mixed artfully with colorful spices. Waiters gracefully clad in custom

SPRING 257 S Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 372 5189 www.springlosangeles.com

The Bradbury Building in Downtown LA added a new tenant that we are excited about. Blue Bottle Coffee just, opened their newest Los Angeles cafe on Third and Broadway. The Building, borne of unusual circumstances in the late 1800s, the Bradbury shapeshifts as fluidly as a character actor, but its bare bones are nothing short of breathtaking. Jo Nagasaka of Schemata, the architect behind Blue Bottle’s Tokyo cafes, infuses the majesty of the Bradbury with a dose of simplicity in their ground-floor cafe. The understated lightness of Baltic birch wood on the counters contrasts with the flooring, which has been sanded to reveal the building’s original terrazzo tile and concrete. The cafe also hosts Blue Bottle’s first library, where guests can buy books or just lose themselves momentarily in an author’s world. Profits from all book sales benefit the nearby Library Foundation of Los Angeles. Espresso and pour-over coffees are complemented by breakfast, lunch, and pastries.

BLUE BOTTLE COFEE 300 S Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013 www.bluebottlecoffee.com

Photo Alex LiMandri

Photo Courtesy of Guido in LA

Guido in LA is a new vintage clothing and housewares shop located in downtown Los Angeles. Look for the unique shaving products, soaps, toiletries, and other sundries. Everything is hand picked in our store and have an array of vintage men’s and women’s clothing from the 60s to the 90s, from t-shirts to designer dresses and suits. Their vintage hats range from the 40s to contemporary, and they have many styles for women and men to choose. Their great selection of sunglasses, shoes, and scarves is amazing, and they just got in over 60 pairs of “new” frames from the 70s ad 80s. Jason and Victor Perez-Galloway used to run the shop online from their loft in DTLA. When the perfect spot opened, they jumped at the opportunity and opened directly across the street from their home.

GUIDO IN LA 126 W 7th St Los Angeles, CA 90014 (213) 628 3438 www.guidoinla.com

Photos Courtesy of Guido in LA

www.guidoinla.com

Manuela brings some Southern charm to the culinary landscape of Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Arts District. Partnering with Iwan and Manuela Wirth, Executive Chef Wes Whitsell channels his Texas upbringing and uses artisanal techniques of in-house smoking, fermenting, preserving and pickling with homegrown ingredients. Utilizing his strong relationships with farms throughout Southern California, Chef Whitsell has centered Manuelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu around locally grown produce, seafood and grass-fed livestock, sourcing each ingredient for flavor and seasonality, an ethos that is shared with both Iwan and Manuela Wirth. A kitchen garden provides the restaurant with seasonal herbs, fruits, and vegetables as well as a beautifully designed chicken house and run for the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12 rare-breed chickens. Located inside the Hauser Wirth & Schimmel arts complex and paying homage to the architecture of the original building, designer Matt Winter of M Winter Design has created a dining area with a classic mid-century feel. With features such as a stunning brass and marble bar stretching the length of the restaurant, comfortable banquette seating and an array of vintage furniture, the atmosphere is relaxed and informal.

MANUELA 907 3rd St Los Angeles, CA 90013 (323) 849 0480 www.manuela-la.com

Photo Joshua Targownik

Photos Joshua Targownik

www.manuela-la.com

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NIGHT ON OADWAY by

Alex LiMandri

Councilmember José Huizar’s hugely successful Night On Broadway takes over Downtown Los Angeles for the third year in a row on Saturday, January 28th - the expansive and increasingly popular festival offers something for all Angelenos and is expected to eclipse last year’s attendance of more than 60,000 people. A mile-long stretch of Broadway between 3rd St. and Olympic Blvd. closed off and transformed for the free event, offering music, games, and activities for kids and adults, art installations and one-of-a-kind experiences featuring hundreds of acts, including performances on ten stages in the street and six of Broadway’s historic theaters. Night on Broadway celebrates the 9th Anniversary of Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative, a 10-year plan that has spearheaded revitalization along the historic Broadway corridor in DTLA.

NIGHT ON BROADWAY www.NightonBroadway.la

Photos courtesy of Night on Broadway & Alex LiMandri

Photo Natalia Knezevic

LA ART SHOW by

Alex LiMandri

Photos Natalia Knezevic

Considered one of the largest international art fairs in The United States, with 70,000 attendees, the LA Art Show has significantly expanded its footprint for its 22nd edition this January. This year fair featured the most international list of exhibitors to date, with more than 100 galleries from over 20 countries including China, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom; and an exciting roster of new exhibitions and programs curated by major local and international museums and arts organizations. In recognition of Los Angeles’s new position as a worldwide hub for cutting-edge contemporary art across all mediums — from painting, sculpture, and drawing to performance, video, and installation — the fair’s board of directors has placed a new focus on post-war modern and contemporary artwork. This year the LA Art Show launched ROOTS, an exclusive curated section of historical dealers from the old Los Angeles Fine Art Show, presenting exhibitions of 18th Century European, Contemporary Realism, California Plein Air, and Hudson River School paintings. An event to calendar every year.

2017 LA ART SHOW www.laartshow.com

ART by

Petra Wright

Photos Courtesy of GDCA Gallery

Often the beginning of the year is an opportunity for us to set intentions. We have taken stock in our lives, realized what we have to be thankful for and reflected upon the areas that need improvements, or the ways in which we would like to challenge ourselves. This year came with a few more surprises than we had anticipated, and that sort stole the thunder from personal goals. Many of us feel uprooted and uncertain and discouraged. These are the times when we need to remind each other that our strength always resides in people, in the members of our communities, large and small. Our actions of love and kindness and support are what will keep us going. They will build the net of support, through which we will eventually feel strong enough, secure enough and motivated enough to reach for our dreams again. In that spirit, GDCA wanted to set the following intentions of love and kindness, through the offerings of 16 amazing downtown artists - offerings of color and spirit, intelligence, grace, beauty, and joy. You are still an artist, a writer, a builder, a developer of ideas and objects and movements. Your place in the creative cycle, whether it be on the producing or supporting end, is as vital as ever. Your muses are still here. Your joy will be rebound and grow stronger in the process. Participating Artists: Nurit Avesar, Susanne Belcher, Arnor Bieltvedt, Michele Castagnetti, Gianfranco Cioffi, Carol Cirillo Stanley, Nina Covington, Holly Elander, Mary Fashbaugh, Karen Hansen, Hollie Heller, Stuart Marcus, Crystal Michaelson, Michael Moon, Richard Reiner, Lisa Scadron & Aaron Swindell. For more information, please go to www.GDCAgallery.com, contact the gallery directly at (323) 309-2875 to make an appointment or just stop by during business hours.

GDCA GALLERY 727 South Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90014 (323) 309 2875 pw@gdcagallery.com www.gdcagallery.com

SIGNS OF LIFE

Alex LiMandri

Photo Courtesy of Brookfield Properties

Arts Brookfield, the cultural arm of the global real estate corporation Brookfield, presents a multi-property, large-scale art installation by renowned LA artist, John Van Hamersveld— Signs of Life. Beginning February 10 and running through March 31, it will span across FIGat7th and Bank of America Plaza on Bunker Hill. The two sites will feature vibrant, pop art imagery. The installations are free and open to the public as part of Arts Brookfield’s continued effort to bring Brookfield’s public spaces to life through art. Known for his legendary concert poster of Jimi Hendrix at LA’s Shrine Auditorium and quintessential artwork from the movie The Endless Summer, Van Hamersveld has played an instrumental role in shaping the visual culture of rock n’ roll and SoCal life since the 1960s. His full design of the 1984 Olympic Mural at the LA Coliseum brought him, as well as Los Angeles, worldwide attention. The impact of the Endless Summer movie poster led Van Hamersveld to Capitol Records, where he worked on the design of numerous chart-topping records that still resonate today including The Magical Mystery Tour Beatles Album, The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street, The Grateful Dead’s Skeletons from the Closet, and Kiss’ Hotter than Hell. In the 80s and 90s, Van Hamersveld worked with various corporations as a design consultant, focusing on the communication of ideas and attitude through imagery. Van Hamersveld’s design work has included projects for Kate Mantilini Restaurant, LA Style, Buzz Magazine, Gotcha Surfware and a rebranded drive-through window for Fatburger. For more information about Arts Brookfield and John Van Hamersveld’s Signs of Life exhibit, visit www.artsbrookfield. com/signs-of-life.

SIGNS OF LIFE www.artsbrookfield.com/signs-of-life

SARA HERNAN by

Alex LiMandri

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Photo Courtesy of Sara Hernandez for Congress

Sara Hernandez has been working to improve our community for over ten years, as an LAUSD teacher, non-profit founder, policy advocate, lawyer and public servant with years of working in government.

When did you start your political career? I have always been interested in public service and civic engagement. My parents were young lawyers fighting for the rights of farm workers in rural California, and they instilled in me the importance of giving back to She currently serves as the Executive Director for Coro your community and engaging with your neighbors. I Southern California, a national leadership development brought that with me through my work in Los Angeles program in public affairs that equips emerging leaders as a public school teacher, as a found of a non-profit, with the skills, networks and resolve to tackle some of and ultimately to City Hall, working for Councilmember the most pressing issues in the Southern California re- Jose Huizar. gion. You worked with Jose Huizar, and his office has Sara is also the founder of HYPE Los Angeles, a non- been very involved in the evolution of our neighprofit that provides talented low-income students in borhood, what did you learn from him? the LA area with life-changing educational opportuni- Councilmember Jose Huizar has been a tremendous ties during their high school years. role model and mentor. He has set an inspiring example of what needs to be done to build healthy communiWe asked Sara a few questions to help you support her ties, whether that means helping small business owners candidacy. create jobs and vibrancy on the streets, advocating for more walkable, bike-friendly streetscapes, promoting You have been a resident of Downtown LA for more parks and open spaces, or ensuring that the most about seven years, where were you before? vulnerable get the services and support they need. I’ve I’ve lived in the 34th District for almost a dozen years, learned from him how to be an advocate and fighter first in Koreatown and then most recently here in Down- for the issues that actually improve peoples’ lives in our town Los Angeles. The 34th District represents the best community. of Los Angeles, in terms of its diversity, culture, food, and people, and I’m extremely proud to call this district Now, let’s get to the exciting stuff, what made my home. you decide to run for Congress? This race is deeply personal for me. Our communities What made you decide to move here? and our values are under attack, and it’s critical we send I moved to Downtown when I started law school at representatives to Congress who are ready to stand up Loyola Marymount University, in Westlake. Growing up and fight back. in rural California, I’ve always wanted to live in an urban environment and downtown fulfilled that dream. We need fresh leaders who understand how federal policy plays out on the ground - whether it’s how federWhat are your favorite places in Downtown? al HUD dollars affect housing and homelessness issues My favorite weekend destination is anything on Broad- downtown, how transportation and infrastructure fundway – that street has an incredible selection of food ing brings about the 6th Street Bridge, the Regional and cuisine, and it is great people watching. I love Dai- Connector, or the LA River Revitalization Project, or how kokuyo in Little Tokyo – there is always a line, but it has immigration policies will affect so many students, famithe best ramen in the city. lies, and small businesses in this district. I have been on the ground as a public school teacher, nonprofit foundMy favorite street is Main Street between 4th and 6th. er, and downtown director delivering results on these This part of downtown represents the diversity that ev- very issues, and I hope to continue this fight on the federy neighborhood should strive for – it has permanent eral level in Washington. supportive housing and market-rate lofts, great restaurants at all price points, Chrysalis that provides jobs for What would you want people to know you for? those hard on their luck, hair salons, art galleries, mu- I hope people will see me as a listener, a doer, and a sic venues, and an amazing art supply store. And there change-maker. I have shown this in my work re-enviwill always be a special place in my heart for Pershing sioning Pershing Square, providing more homelessness Square. It’s, literally, the center of downtown and has services and outreach through the C3 Program in Skid potential to be an amazing public square. Row, and helping in the create Councilmember [...]

Photos Courtesy of Sara Hernandez for Congress

Photo Courtesy of Sara Hernandez for Congress

Huizarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DTLA Forward, which works to improve the pedestrian experience, increase bicycle infrastructure, and revitalize public space in downtown. If elected, Sara Hernandez would be the first female to represent CD34 since the district was re-drawn after the 2010 census. Wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it be great if we could elect a Latina to that office? A woman with vision, experience, and leadership?

SARA HERNANDEZ FOR CONGRESS We endorse Sara Hernandez for Congress! info@sarahernandezforcongress.com www.sarahernandezforcongress.com

ANIMAL MUSEUM by

Alex LiMandri

Photo Courtesy of the Animal Museum

Downtown LA pets have now their museum. Originally founded as the National Museum of Animals & Society in 2010 by Carolyn Merino Mullin, the organization operated as an online and mobile museum and moved into its first building on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood in 2013. With the dedication of Board Co-Chairpersons, Ellen Lavinthal and Shelley Traywick, the Board of Directors expanded during this time in Hollywood and significant funds were raised to move the museum into a larger facility in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. The mission of the Animal Museum is to preserve, interpret and share their inspiring legacy of animal protection, to nurture current and future generationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; overall awareness about animals in society and to empower change. At the same time, they want to bring awareness to a kinder, more compassionate world that celebrates animals as sentient beings who are deserving of our attention, understanding, and respect. They believe that the human-animal bond is a rich, shared experience and that we have the capacity and responsibility to honor the inherent value of the animals with whom we share the planet. We all love animals, and this addition to the neighborhood is a perfect way to honor them.

THE ANIMAL MUSEUM 421 Colyton St Los Angeles, CA 90013 www.theanimalmuseum.com

JESSICA LANG DANCE by

Alex LiMandri

Photos courtesy of Jessica Lang Dance

The Music Center continues its season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center with performances by Jessica Lang Dance for three days starting February 17 at The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre, including the West Coast premiere of Tesseracts of Time, created in collaboration with world-renowned architect Steven Holl. The three-day engagement also includes Thousand Yard Stare, a new work created by choreographer Jessica Lang in 2015, an audience favorite, Droplet, and Lang’s iconic gem, The Calling. The program highlights Lang’s keen ability to create emotionally accessible work using modern themes. From incorporating architecture, shapes, and patterns into her work, to developing pieces based on veterans’ battle experiences, Lang offers a fresh perspective on contemporary dance for the 21st century. Inspired by music, poetry, architecture and the physical connection between two individuals, Lang is described as a visual artist whose medium is dance. Her work often blends contemporary dance and ballet to present striking visual images and express an emotional experience through movement. In Tesseracts of Time, Lang collaborated with Holl to develop a piece that fuses choreography with architecture. Thousand Yard Stare sheds light on the theme of war and those who have been affected by it, while Droplet, an intimate excerpt from i.n.k., crosses genres by incorporating mixed media and connecting dancers and video through dramatic, highly fluid interaction. Finally, The Calling stuns audiences with its delicate grace and impactful beauty.

THE MUSIC CENTER 135 N Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.musiccenter.org

Photos courtesy of Jessica Lang Dance

HISTORY REFLECTI by

Alex LiMandri

Y ION

Photos courtesy of Japanese American National Museum

The Japanese American National Museum will present Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, a new exhibition that commemorates the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which led to the tragic and unlawful incarceration of 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry during World War II. For the first three months of the exhibition, original documents from the National Archives never before displayed in the Western United States will be the centerpiece of the show. Instructions to All Persons is funded by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. History grounds us especially when the political climate has some continuing relevance today to reflect. The new JANM exhibit will start on February 18th and run until August 13th. For more information about Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, please visit janm.org.

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM 100 N CENTRAL Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.janm.org

THE WORLD IS A SAFE PLACE by

jim White

This month, I wanted to introduce Social Venture Partners LA, along with my dear friend Christine Margiotta, SVP’s new Executive Director. SVP cultivates effective philanthropists, strengthens nonprofits, and invests in collaborative solutions – building powerful relationships to tackle our community’s social challenges. SVP Goes Beyond Philanthropy. It does more than giving away money. They amplify the impact of those out to do good in three distinct ways: - Connect and engage individuals, helping them make the greatest impact with their philanthropic giving. - Fund and strengthen nonprofits, helping them take their vital work for kids and the environment to the next level. - Invest in collaborative solutions, so those with a common cause can align their efforts and go further, together. Christine and I have worked together for many years partnering to end homelessness in Los Angeles. She recently moved on from her position at the United Way LA to be a part of SVP. I am so proud of Christine and Thankful for all the work she does. SVP is also getting ready for a great event called “Fast Pitch.” Please click the link to find out more: http://www.socialventurepartners.org/los-angeles/fast-pitch/what-is-fast-pitch/ Be inspired by the next generation of social innovators. Social Venture Partners LA coaches encouraging nonprofits to tell their story in a powerful 3-minute pitch. The spark that the Social Innovation Fast Pitch creates can change the trajectory for these leaders, their organizations, and our communities. Witness the energy first hand. Join us for Fast Pitch on Wednesday, March 22nd (5 pm reception, 6 pm program). Buy your ticket today! To get involved in SVP, please visit their website http://www.socialventurepartners.org/los-angeles/ or contact: Christine Margiotta | Executive Director SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS LOS ANGELES cmargiotta@svpla.org | 323-712-8363 Thank you, Jim White

THE WORLD IS A SAFE PLACE jim@theworldisasafeplace.com www.theworldisasafeplace.com

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TEN50 by

Alex LiMandri

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Downtown LA new condominiums have been rare since the real estate crash of 2008. This December that will change with the opening of the mega-development Metropolis in South-Park. The Chinese-built complex will not be alone to bring new homes in the area. Located on the desirable corner of South Grand Avenue and 11th Street, TEN50 is Downtown LA’s new luxury building. Large enough to be impressive. Boutique enough so each resident feels like an integral part of the tower community. The 25 stories establish a corner of creativity and cool in a city known for just that. Trumark Urban goes beyond real estate development by growing neighborhoods as well as creating stunning buildings and TEN50 is another proof of that. The architect Douglas Hanson, leads the award-winning firm HansonLA. He has helped define the changing Downtown Los Angeles skyline as well as its neighborhoods. His background made him the perfect choice for designing TEN50. You’re going to like what you see. The modern feel and the amenities is a perfect addition to the Downtown offering. 13,000 square feet of thoughtful, thought-provoking enjoyment. A lounge that doubles as an oasis. Because even though you have to leave your home on occasion, you shouldn’t want to. The Penthouses are spectacular, and the corner units with floor to ceiling windows and outdoor private balconies are perfection. Listings are courtesy of Polaris. For more information please contact us and we will send you available units and schedule a visit and make TEN50 your new home.

Alex LiMandri CalBRE #01822666

DTLA LIFE www.dtlalife.com alex@dtlalife.com (213) 626 LIFE (5433)

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RITZ- CARLTON RESIDENCES #48G 3B | 4B 4,130 SF POOL SPA CONCIERGE PARKING

FOR SALE $8,800,000 (213) 626 LIFE (5433) WWW.DTLALIFE.COM

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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-

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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 through- Having numerous shows in Australia, Rowe, decidout the U.S., Japan, Dubai and Australia. ed to relocate to New York permanently at the age of 26. Establishing her studio on the Upper East Side, She is currently producing “The Joshua Series”, a Rowe was able to have numerous high profile shows collection of paintings inspired by recent visits to the which included over a hundred paintings and sculpJoshua Tree National Park in the southwest United tures displayed throughout the Bergdorf Goodman States. Stores, The World Bank, and Kennedy Center in Washington DC as well as the honor of lecturing at The workflow sequence is straightforward and spon- the Smithsonian Institute at the age of 29. taneous: Rowe makes the sculptures, and Freeman paints them. They send imagery and sketches to Both her husband’s and her career afforded them to each other; Rowe builds the forms, and the painting move into their dream loft in the lower part of Manis done during Freeman’s extended visits to Rowe’s hattan, awaking to the Statue of Liberty every mornatelier. They work side by side on the deck of Rowe’s ing. That peace was shattered by the arrival of their atelier in Silverado, California, under a canopy of son in 1998 and both new parents realized Southern trees. Neither knows how the actions will turn out California would be a much more bountiful environuntil they are finished. ment 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.

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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. The residence, own by former Entertainment Tonight Host Mary Hart and her husband businessman Burt Sugarman, is listed for sale for $8,800,000. The listing is represented by DTLA LIFE. For more information, please contact Alex LiMandriat (213) 626 5433 or alex@dtlalife.com

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