As you are leaving Beverly Hills, you know instantly that you are entering the Creative City: West Hollywood by the large bronze sculpture garden that runs down the medium as a ‘Welcoming Gate’ to the land of wonder.
It is consistent that the City of West Hollywood would be a part of the global tread of renaissance of the Bronze Gardens that are popping up all over the world, which has become a form of collecting for them. Once again, this tradition of bronzes in public spaces is reborn to create private and shared worlds.
Through the vision of Cultural Affairs Administrator, Andrew Campbell, the City of West Hollywood’s “Art on the Outside” program is hosting seven monumental scale abstract sculptures from world-renowned contemporary artists running through June 2012.
The exhibition is the result of a collaborative agreement between the City and the Sculpture Foundation, an international not-for-profit organization that owns the collection of sculptures. The “Key” is collaboration in the arts and arts organizations to make installations possible.
When you are in the region, I encourage you to see this wonderful assortment of artworks, from the Watts Towers to West Hollywood throughout the entire county.
By Tony Clark
Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Editor’s note: The above ‘TCR’ was originally published 08-03-11 – it is being republished in our end of the year news series.