MAKE IT BIG. THE FINALE

Crenshaw Graphics is a multipurpose space where artists can learn, practice or work on murals, hand-painted logos, billboards etc. The use of ephemera taken from the site and the graphic hand of South Central Los Angeles, Crenshaw Graphics aims to spread a sense of temporality, build spaces in time and cater to new opportunities in the neighborhood. The idea of placing a huge billboard acts as another mural on the site and the vinyls placed on top behave as a theatrical performance all day long.

All types of equipments required for a large urban graphic – lifts, ladders, automobiles, scaffoldings, etc are present in the organization premises for renting and use for all. The courtyard is semi-open and allows for people to look up-close the making of large scale urban graphics. The space can be used for hosting large scale exhibitions.

TIMELESS is an encyclopedic museum that creates a stunning visual timeline of history by creating multiple narratives. The museum is located in the city of Los Angeles and floats atop Wilshire Boulevard lending spectacular views, public influx and a new language of imparting knowledge. A large public plaza in the center becomes a focal point on Wilshire Boulevard for the dissemination of knowledge. TIMELESS showcases the exhibits in unique and immersive ways, both physically and digitally, giving the visitor the option to curate their narratives in the museum. The museum holds temporary exhibitions using permanent collections of LACMA for the neoteric age. Through the night, TIMELESS is a visual opera to experience art with éclat.

TIMELESS consists of four rings in an unfinished loop metaphorically symbolizing time as the only constant in our ever-changing history of art and architecture, and physically creating wormholes of narratives that exhibit permanent collections. Each ring seems to welcome and engage with the important landmarks nearby –La Brea Tarpits, Peterson Automotive Museum, Motion Pictures Academy, Downtown LA, and Wilshire Boulevard itself.

The form of the building allows for a large public plaza in the center that becomes a focal point in the heart of the city for rendezvous with art and dissemination of knowledge. After closing, the facade of the building turns into a digital projection of stories inside. Through the night, the public plaza becomes a theatre where a visual opera takes place unfolding stories of art and history.