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On Valentine’s Day, a free public art exhibition focused on sound and light will appear across 10 locations in L.A. County. The event, called Attune 1.0, encourages participants to put their phones down and have an interactive experience with the program.
What to expect: Live acoustic performances from L.A.-based artists L. Frank, Carmina Escobar, claire rousay, Odeya Nini, Beatie Wolfe, Qur’an Shaheed, Sarah Rara and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson will be simulcast via an old school television installed at each of the participating L.A. County sites.
The performances will be book-ended by L. Frank, a Tongva artist who will sing in their indigenous language. The musicians will put on sets ranging from 15-30 minutes. A pyramid-like installation will display different color hues as the performances play out.
Why now: “We want to amplify love,” said Carmen Zella, who’s owner and chief curator of creative arts agency NOW Art and co-founder of NXT Art Foundation. “ As we think about Los Angeles and everything that we've been through together — the fires, these ICE raids — we need to be able to have these moments of connectedness with our community in its entirety.”
List of participating locations:
East Hollywood: Barnsdall Park
Northeast Los Angeles: Sycamore Grove Park
Exposition Park: Jessie Brewer Jr. Park
Porter Ranch: Jane and Bert Boeckmann Park
Lake View Terrance: Hansen Dam
South Los Angeles: Leimert Park
Culver City: Wende Museum
Long Beach: Promenade Square Park
Santa Monica: Tongva Park
Altadena: Loma Alta Park
How to attend: The event is free and will last from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Zella recommends RVSP’ing to get more information about preparing for the exhibition.
