Projection, as the work is named, could have been staged at any of the city’s derelict motels, really. But [Vincent] Lamouroux—who lived in the neighborhood years ago—had his eye on this one in particular. The Googie-style sign on top reads Sunset Pacific but everyone here calls it the Bates Motel, partly because it’s on the corner of Bates Street, but mostly because this moniker appropriately conveys its freaky Psycho vibes.No trees were hurt. They were sprayed with an impermanent "shading compound" that is intended to be used on trees. Not for art projects, but to protect them from heat and insects.
Vacant for over a decade, the motel’s ability to attract drug activity and gun violence has turned this stretch of Sunset into a kind of no-man’s land. During his days as a city councilman, LA’s mayor Eric Garcetti tried unsuccessfully to rehab it, sell it, then demolish it, calling it “one of the most troublesome properties in the city.”
A very nice art work. I approve.
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Ah, Christo without the fabric.
Really nice looking. too bad it will wash off if they ever get rain.
"Ah, Christo without the fabric."
Yes. Also Louise Nevelson (and a million hobbyists who've made assemblages and then spray painted them all one color).
"Really nice looking. too bad it will wash off if they ever get rain."
They need rain so badly in California that it will be worth it.
And it might look interesting as the ugly underlayer emerges through the streaming/melting whitewash.
"And it might look interesting as the ugly underlayer emerges through the streaming/melting whitewash."
I was thinking the same thing. Would be great for a time-elapse photography project.
I am Laslo.
It's a blank canvas for taggers.
Googie-style sign
First saw that word on the Fabulous Las Vegas Sign post of yours.
And here it rolls around again so soon.
I loved this architecture and there were quite a few examples in 60's Atlanta. Felt like George Jefferson.
"White privilege!"
Where's Tom Sawyer when you need him?
I didn't know Instagram is a verb
FYI: L.A., including the Silver Lake area actually *did* get rain today.
The Nevelson constructions are usually black -- e.g, the one in lower Manhattan opposite the FRBank. This reminds me more of an architect's mock-up of a project, often made from white cardboard, which sometimes will include a mock-up of trees to give a sense of scale. The point of a mock-up is to give a sense of the volumes and spatial relations between elements of a proposed building. This whitwashing does that nicely with the elements of an existing building -- a mock-up to actual scale.
Nice.
If, instead, he took a photo of the hotel and via photoshop created the same effect, would it still be "art"?
Missed a spot!
I would've preferred flamingo pink.
kzookitty
Meanwhile, in Spain, they're bluewashing the whole town.
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