West Hollywood Arts Advocate
Arts advocate based in West Hollywood, California
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Andrew Wolf
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FROM Andrew Wolf
Design and Architecture
A New Library for West Hollywood A contemporary blast of California design and architecture is opening to the public on October 1: The new library and city hall for the City of West Hollywood . It’s been years in the planning and is part of the expanding civic park opposite the Pacific Design Center. The library is an expression of West Hollywood’s self-declared role as a creative city. It was designed by the architects Johnson Favro and boasts murals by Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, and Retna and a sculpture by artist/craftsman David Wisemen. Arts advocate Andrew Wolf, onetime president of the Pacific Design Center, heads to West Hollywood for a visit. The carved wood ceiling by Johnson Favro A mural on the exterior of the building by Shepard Fairey Top image: A graffiti mural by Kenny Scharf
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