Lauren Halsey "sister dreamer" opens
Rendering of sister dreamer… Courtesy Lauren Halsey and Current Interests South Los Angeles has historically been a museum desert. That's changing, particularly as far as open-air public art spaces are concerned. This Saturday, Mar. 14, Lauren Halsey's Egyptian/Afrofuturist sculpture garden, sister dreamer lauren halsey's architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles, opens with a free block party. The artist considers sister dreamer to be the culmination of high-profile related installations at the Hammer, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Met roof garden. The new space, at the corner of 76th St and Western Avenue, will feature film screenings, vegetable gardens, and wellness activities. More information here . sister dreamer is about 2.7 miles from "outdoor museum" Destination Crenshaw (with work by Melvin Edwards, Maren Hassinger, Alison Saar, and Kehinde Wiley) and about a 20 minute drive from Simon Rodia's Watts Towers and t...
