Machine Project
Arts organization and event space in Los Angeles, California, US
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::summary Arts organization and event space in Los Angeles, California, US ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Machine Project |
| image | Machine Project.jpg |
| caption | Film screening at Machine Project on Alvarado Blvd. in Echo Park, Los Angeles. |
| established | 2003-2018 |
| location | 1200 D North Alvarado Street Los Angeles, California United States |
| director | Mark Allen |
| website | www.machineproject.com |
| :: |
|name= Machine Project | image = Machine Project.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Film screening at Machine Project on Alvarado Blvd. in Echo Park, Los Angeles. |established= 2003-2018 |location= 1200 D North Alvarado Street Los Angeles, California United States |director= Mark Allen |website= www.machineproject.com Machine Project was a Los Angeles based not-for-profit arts organization and community event space.
History
Founded by Mark Allen, Machine Project launched in 2003 with its inaugural show, 'Tom Jennings - Story Teller,' an installation produced by Tom Jennings, which was displayed from December 6, 2003 until January 24, 2004. In the museums first year, it displayed six different exhibits.
Machine Project later moved toward larger collaborations, holding residences with major art museums, including a one-day takeover of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on November 15, 2008 featuring 10 hours of performances, and a several month residency at the Hammer Museum in 2010, resulting in 80 programs including a series of micro-concerts in a coatroom.
In 2014, Machine Projects intervened in the Gamble House in Pasadena, an early 20th century Craftsman home that once belonged to David and Mary Gamble, of Procter & Gamble fame. Allen and a group of artists affiliated with Machine Project installed a series of contemporary artworks around the historic home in ways that both highlighted and harmonized with the architecture. This included a secret basement restaurant operated by Bob Dornberger whose menu was inspired by the architecture, and a massive sculpture of a vortex on the front lawn by Patrick Ballard that was also a puppet.
Machine Project announced its closure in January 2018.
References
References
- (2003-12-06). "Tom Jennings-Story Teller".
- (2019-12-11). "You searched for lacma-deconstructed". LA Weekly.
- (2014-09-26). "Machine Project Takes Over the Gamble House".
- "Los Angeles's Machine Project to Close by Harriet Staff | Poetry Foundation".
- Miranda, Carolina. (2018-01-04). "After 15 years, a forest, a pig and a giant tongue, Echo Park alternative arts space Machine Project is closing its doors".
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