Los Angeles is a place for telling stories-- or at least mythologized as such. It exists in the imagination and persists so even when living here. But the mythology of LA isn’t quite congruent with the reality of the place. What is LA? Is it a city? Is it a region? Is it a space that exists in relation to where one arrived from?
This exploration of LA- a format I am calling place based story-telling- will use the built environment as the medium through which we explore Los Angeles. The hope is that in exploring its buildings, streets, sidewalks (and any other structure we can get in and out of) the stories of Los Angeles will emerge and we will better understand the place that it is or is not.
-Kyla Fullenwider, Curator
Tiki style - in all its complexity, past and present representations - offers creative inspiration on various levels. Exploring tiki in LA - where most of its diverse looks were invented - is the best way to discover what tiki is all about. Aside of the stereotypical images we know already.
Tiki, like most other pop cultural phenomena, surfaces our wishes and desires. Exploring the past fads of tiki culture in their historical context can open new understanding to the symbols of tiki.
I see tiki as a medium to get to know (American) culture through another dimension.
-Mirta Gilson, Curator
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