Lauren Halsey’s Long-Awaited LA Sculpture Park in South Central Is Finally Here—See Inside
Lauren Halsey’s long-planned sculpture park in South Central Los Angeles has opened to the public nearly two decades after she first conceived it while studying architecture at El Camino College, ARTnews reported. Titled “sister dreamer lauren halsey’s architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles,” the project is curated by Christine Y. Kim and organized by Los Angeles Nomadic Division, and it is free to visit outside a traditional museum setting. The installation occupies the former site of Gwen’s Ice Cream, a neighborhood destination that burned down in 2014, and blends references to ancient Egyptian art (including Hathor and ankh symbols) with local South Central iconography, including a sphinx wearing sunglasses. Programming will be organized by the Broad and Halsey’s nonprofit Summaeverythang, and the Los Angeles Times reported it is expected to relocate to a permanent site next year.
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