Beauty-scape
The 2015 Gala environment mirrors the cultural scenery of Los Angeles with the RedCat at its center.
The table display was created by searching the omnipresent Google map for key terms that identify various cultural contributors in a city that generates culture in unusual folds of the urban space such as markets, rooftops and warehouses in addition to established institutions. These search terms compress LA’s artistic landscape onto a single layer where culture, whether high or low, pop-, sub- or underground, can mix and suffuse one another with vitality. The beauty of this mix is revealed to those with the curiosity to look beyond the obvious.