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Dataland, the world’s first AI arts museum, will anchor the Grand complex in downtown L.A.
3 months ago

Dataland, the world’s first AI arts museum, will anchor the Grand complex in downtown L.A.

LA Times  

Refik Anadol, the artist who projected the history of the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a piece of algorithmic video onto the curving steel walls of Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2018, announced Tuesday that he will open the world’s first museum of AI arts across the street next year. “We are blending Gehry’s building with AI’s infrastructure and …

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Macy fire gains ferocity, threatening homes near Lake Elsinore
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Macy fire gains ferocity, threatening homes near Lake Elsinore

LA Times  

A fast-moving fire near Lake Elsinore on Thursday has forced the evacuation of dozens of homes and consumed more than 130 acres, according to Cal Fire. The Macy fire broke out in vegetation near Macy and Orange streets around 5:40 p.m. An evacuation order was issued for dozens of homes west of Grand Avenue as the fire spread. An evacuation …

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Downtown L.A. is hurting. Frank Gehry thinks arts can lead a revival
8 months, 1 week ago

Downtown L.A. is hurting. Frank Gehry thinks arts can lead a revival

LA Times  

A pedestrian walks past Walt Disney Concert Hall on a sunny April morning in downtown Los Angeles, where two major expansions of cultural institutions are in the works. Bunker Hill will soon have the largest concentration of buildings designed by Frank Gehry in the world and promises to become a cultural center “like no other place,” the architect told the …

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The Broad expansion: What you need to know about the $100-million project
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Broad expansion: What you need to know about the $100-million project

LA Times  

The Broad is planning a $100-million addition to its existing building. The Broad is getting a new 55,000-square-foot building that will be attached to the existing museum via a third-floor entryway that leads to an open-air courtyard with sky views. Joanne Heyler, founding director and president of the Broad, said in an interview that the museum is highly invested in …

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The Broad announces massive expansion that will increase gallery space by 70%
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Broad announces massive expansion that will increase gallery space by 70%

LA Times  

The Broad on Wednesday announced a $100-million building expansion that will increase gallery space at one of Los Angeles’ most popular museums by 70%. “The fundamental mission of the Broad museum is to bring a large audience, and to grow an audience for contemporary art,” Heyler said, referring to Eli and Edythe Broad’s collection dating from the 1950s. The new …

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Commentary: The Broad expansion makes the museum more flexible, but at what cost?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: The Broad expansion makes the museum more flexible, but at what cost?

LA Times  

The Broad is getting a new rear end. On Wednesday, Broad founding director Joanne Heyler announced that $100 million will be spent on a three-story, 55,000-square-foot addition at the back of the existing museum structure. William Kentridge’s installation “The Refusal of Time” was at the Broad in 2022, part of an exhibit for which the museum charged admission. Much to-do …

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L.A. City Council seeks to rein in street takeovers at multiple intersections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. City Council seeks to rein in street takeovers at multiple intersections

LA Times  

The 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles bore the markings of a street takeover shortly after it opened in 2022. The Los Angeles City Council has moved to target street takeovers at scores of intersections known to be sites of the illicit activity. The council voted 12 to 1 on Tuesday to launch a pilot program at 20 intersections, including …

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Inside Frank Gehry’s latest Los Angeles mega-project
2 years, 5 months ago

Inside Frank Gehry’s latest Los Angeles mega-project

LA Times  

As his latest Los Angeles mega-project neared completion, Frank Gehry was offered an apartment with sweeping views high up in the 45-story Grand LA complex he designed on Bunker Hill in downtown. Disney Hall doesn’t look like an outlier.” VIDEO | 02:57 Frank Gehry gives a tour of the $1-billion mixed-use complex, the Grand Frank Gehry gives a tour of …

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L.A. Marathon: All the street closures for the March 20 race
2 years, 9 months ago

L.A. Marathon: All the street closures for the March 20 race

LA Times  

Runners make the turn onto Grand Avenue during the 37th annual Los Angeles Marathon in Los Angeles. Sunset Boulevard : Park Avenue to Figueroa Street, 4 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. : Park Avenue to Figueroa Street, 4 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Sunset will also be closed between Echo Park and Virgil avenues from 4 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. as well …

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Commentary: Why Grand Avenue and Frank Gehry are L.A.’s path out of the pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Commentary: Why Grand Avenue and Frank Gehry are L.A.’s path out of the pandemic

LA Times  

A rendering of the Grand, now under construction, with Grand Avenue closed and projections on Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Crenshaw/LAX Transit project will add public transportation from the YOLA Center in Inglewood that Gehry has designed for the L.A. Phil’s youth orchestra and education programs. In our discussion, Gehry announced that he’s designing a community arts training center in …

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