Machine Project

Machine Project
Film screening at Machine Project on Alvarado Blvd. in Echo Park, Los Angeles.
Established2003-2018
Location1200 D North Alvarado Street Los Angeles, California United States
DirectorMark Allen
Websitewww.machineproject.com

Machine Project was a Los Angeles based not-for-profit arts organization and community event space.

History

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. Machine Project later collaborated with major art museums, including a one-day takeover of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on November 15, 2008.

In 2014, Machine Projects installed a series of contemporary artworks around the historic Gamble House in Pasadena. This installation included a secret basement restaurant operated by Bob Dornberger whose menu was inspired by the building's 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

  1. ↑ "Tom Jennings-Story Teller". Machine Project. 2003-12-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. ↑ "LACMA Deconstructed". LA Weekly. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ↑ "Machine Project Takes Over the Gamble House". KCET. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles's Machine Project to Close by Harriet Staff | Poetry Foundation". Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  5. ↑ 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". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-07.