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ArtCommunity Events

the underpinning

From December 9, 2023 through March 26, 2024
  • Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N. Spring St., Downtown L.A.
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A flyer for Rodrigo Valenzuela's commission 'the underpinning.'
Rodrigo Valenzuela’s commission ‘the underpinning’ opens this weekend.
(Courtesy of Clockshop)

Join Clockshop in L.A. State Historic Park for the opening reception and panel discussion of Rodrigo Valenzuela’s commission, the underpinning, which serves as both a sculptural installation and a stage for public programming. The reception takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 in which the artist will be joined in conversation by architect and historian Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió to reveal Valenzuela’s processes. The artist’s work mimics the foundation of a home and is informed by the standardized government housing of the artist’s childhood in Chile and the site’s proximity to city-operated William Mead Homes, a public housing project.