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Artists offer billboard alternatives
Culture MonsterThe MAK Center for Art and Architecture has begun to roll out its artist-designed billboard project across Los Angeles. (Taggers have already taken note.) A creative response to the city's notorious inability to reign in commercial yakking above the... -
Billboards aren't always for automobile traffic
Culture MonsterBillboards are for motorists -- mostly. Situated on streets and in view of freeways, they primarily address vehicular traffic. That's why a couple of works in the exhibition "How Many Billboards? Art In Stead" come as a surprise. The MAK...... -
Datebook: Events, classes, exhibits for the week ahead
L.A. at HomeWe've listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 75 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers. No store promotions and no frivolous links, please. L.... -
'How Many Billboards?' discussion at Central Library
Brand XBefore TVs showed up on dashboards, mouth-breathing motorists had to rely on the distraction of billboards. Just ask Angelyne. On Wednesday, L.A.'s top legal experts, media professors and art curators will convene at the Central Library to gab about the... -
Home and garden events in L.A. area
MARCH 7 Tree pruning: Arborist Gary Knowlton leads this workshop on ethical tree pruning, emphasizing a holistic approach to tree management. 9 a.m. to noon. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. $20...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mingei International Museum, Education, Building Material, Material Science
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Home and garden events
FEB. 7 Backyard retreats: Debra Prinzing, author of "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways," shares her ideas on how to create a personal backyard destination. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford St.,...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Science, Mingei International Museum, Wildflowers, Education
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Home and garden events throughout Southern California
JAN. 31 Tiffany lecture: Margaret K. Hofer, curator of decorative arts at the New York Historical Society, will discuss the role women played in the design and manufacture of Tiffany Studios' leaded glass lamps. 7:30 p.m. Art Center College of Design,...Tags: Science, Mingei International Museum, Education, San Marino, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Home and garden events in the Southland
TODAY Native plants: Horticulturist Lili Singer leads a class on California flora. Learn about planting techniques, irrigation, pruning, maintenance and where to see and buy native plants. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $35 to $45. Later in the afternoon, James...Tags: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, San Marino, California, Silver Lake (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles
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Home and garden events in Southern California
FEB. 14 Design class: Landscape designer Laramee Haynes will discuss how to create beautiful spaces using native plants, well-placed shade trees and other more elements. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants,...Tags: Personal Service, Fashion Shows, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, California, Silver Lake (Los Angeles, California)
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Rudolf Schindler-designed home donated to MAK Center for Art and Architecture
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe private owner of a Laurel Canyon home designed by Austrian architect Rudolf Schindler has donated the property to the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, the center is expected to announce Wednesday. The Modernist home is the third Schindler...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), West Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, Homes, Architecture
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GARDNER STREET: Lighten up
"Light is an architectural material, equally important as others," says Lorcan O'Herlihy of Culver City-based Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, who designed a tight, but sun-catching cube of 10 contemporary condominiums on a side street off Santa Monica...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), West Hollywood, Los Angeles
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All he needs is a little room
Times Staff WriterA sudden crash of winter rain has sweetened the air but left the Venice sky moody and one-dimensional. Yet, by the time the 96 colored and clear windows of architect Lorcan O'Herlihy's Vertical House have translated the flattened light, the atmosphere has...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Family, Newport Beach, California, Coffee
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