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Talking Drums

Artist(s):

Ingrid Calame collaborated with youth through the RightWay Foundation to create rubbings of the physical environment—from furniture and instruments to architectural elements such as doorways and signs, all found in the neighborhood.

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Artist(s):

Dean Erdmann’s porcelain enamel art panels depict double-exposed photographs of natural elements in Leimert Park interspersed with images of the transit environment.

Mickalene Thomas, Untitled

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Artist(s):

Mickalene Thomas’s mosaic was inspired by the quality of light, cultural and visual richness, and iconic structures in the surrounding Leimert Park neighborhood.

Anthology of Leimert

Artist(s):

Anthology of Leimert combines footage from three separate days that honors Leimert Park Plaza as an integral third place. Blending footage from an everyday walk in Leimert Park Plaza, a drum circle, and the kickoff event of Annual Day of the Ancestors, the artworks displays the experience of being in Leimert Park.

Stained Glass Vignettes 

Artist(s):

Stained Glass Vignettes is an animated scroll of an imaginary “stained glass window” that merges Persian tile artifacts with visual elements sourced from surrounding neighborhoods along the K line.

Grandmas on the Go!

Artist(s):

Grandmas on the Go! presents itself as an interactive karaoke experience that engages with Leimert Park’s multicultural and stories history. The artwork emerges from the artist’s ongoing project that seeks to satirize and re-imagine public sites of leisure for grandmothers.

Kulture Keepers

Artist(s):

Kulture Keepers is a paper-based animation and love letter to Los Angeles. The artwork emphases the diverse cultural contributions of Los Angeles communities and their manual labor through the use of labor-intensive traditional techniques that pay homage to the working hand and historical traditions of craft.

Bloom Song Sing

Artist(s):

Inspired by Leimert Park’s neighborhood gardens and ever-present composition of sounds, Bloom Song Sing emulates poly rhythmic and multi-timbral qualities of music with blooming flowers as a means to celebrate the neighborhoods’ unique “visual music”.

Kingdom Day

Artist(s):

Kingdom Day is an experimental Super 8mm film that captures the spirit and individuals of South Central’s Black community during the annual Martin Luther King Day Parade.

Bloom

Artist(s):

Bloom draws inspiration from the lush gardens cared for by the artists neighbors in Leimert Park, while also celebrating the growth of a new generation of youth in the community.