Design and Architecture
Destination Crenshaw; LA Art Season
In South LA’s Crenshaw District, a 1.3 mile public art project promises to honor a neighborhood’s history -- and stand against the threat of gentrification, as the train rolls in. As LA’s awards season gets underway so does its art season.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenIn South LA’s Crenshaw District, a 1.3 mile public art project promises to honor a neighborhood’s history -- and stand against the threat of gentrification, as the train rolls in. As LA’s awards season gets underway so does its art season. The LA Times’ Deborah Vankin explains a packed calendar of art fairs and how they mesh with Tinseltown, as well as a changing and expanding museum scene.
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2 storiesDestination Crenshaw: 1.3 miles of "unapologetically black" art
When Metro announced that a 1.3 mile section of the Crenshaw/LAX light-rail line, currently under construction, was planned to go through Crenshaw’s main thoroughfare, Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson was unhappy at first.
Read the story14 minHas LA's art scene finally arrived?
If it’s awards season it must be time for art.
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