Los Angeles: The (Mutated) Garden City of Today
Nineteenth-century British modernity is characterized by an astounding leap in scientific discoveries, new technologies, mass production and imperial expansion.[1] The invention of modern mediums—like photography, railways, electricity, steel and telegraphy—inspired new ways for British society to envision and reconfigure urban spaces and urban life. How could society live [...]

Union Station: Providing the Architecture for the New Arcadia in Southern California
The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand, written in the corners of the streets, the gratings of the windows, the banisters of the steps, the antennae of the lightning rods, the poles of the [...]

This clapping guide was proposed by Joshua Beckman for Machine Project’s field guide to LACMA. Let’s give “sonic focusing” a try!
WELCOME TO LACMA
Today, November 15, 2008, all visitors to the museum are invited to
clap for the pieces they enjoy.
In most museums there is an implied sense of the need for quiet
decorum. Viewers are often encouraged to enjoy the [...]

Yesterday, I spoke with artist and activist Joel Tauber. His Flying Project, from 2001-2003, completely inspired me. Throughout this endeavor, Tauber sought flight. But, not mechanic-jet-powered-ascent… he wanted to lazily float about. To be weightless and free.

Tauber’s flying project was grounded in Jean-Pierre Blanchard’s flying ship. (Blanchard was an 18th century inventor and ballonist). This [...]

This is a video made for Phyllis Jackson’s course “Black Aesthetics and the Politics of (Re)presentation at Pomona College. The video profiles contemporary, Los Angeles artist: Mark Bradford.