Artists Space

Recycling L.A.

May 31 – June 30, 1990

An exhibition critiquing the architecture of Los Angeles and presenting six projects by emerging architects from that region.

A group of people gathered on a city sidewalk, looking into a parked car. Above them, the text "<i>Recycling L.A.</i>, May 31-June 30, 1990, Artists Space" appears in a black square.
Recycling L.A., Newspaper cover, May 1990. [A group of people gathered on a city sidewalk, looking into a parked car. Above them, the text "Recycling L.A., May 31-June 30, 1990, Artists Space" appears in a black square.]

Artists Space is pleased to present Recycling L.A., an exhibition critiquing the architecture of Los Angeles and presenting six projects by emerging architects from that region. The exhibition seeks to critique Los Angeles architecture and urban design by reflecting the reality of the city and proposing theoretical design improvements.

Artists:

Janek Bielski
Ron Golan, Eric Kahn, Russell N. Thomsen (Central Office of Architecture, COA)
Shelia Klein, Norman Millar (of AZ)
Heather Kurze, Kathy Lindstrom, Paige Norris
Charles and Elizabeth Lee
Warren Wagner, Edward Webb (Wagner + Webb Architecture)

Recycling L.A. Press Release

Recycling L.A. Postcard

Artists Space programs are made possible by: the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, New York State Council on the Arts, and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; AT&T Foundation, Inc., The David Bermant Foundation: Color, Light, Motion, The Bohen Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc., Horace w. Goldsmith Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc., The Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation, Inc., The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, The Menemsha Fund, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, Betty Parsons Foundation, The Reed Foundation, Inc., The Rockefeller Foundation, The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; American Express Company, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Equitable Real Estate Group, Inc., General Atlantic Corporation, R.H. Macy and Company, Inc., Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Philip Morris Companies Inc., and U.S. Trust Company of New York; as well as Artwatch, Galleries in Support of Artists Space, Members and numerous Friends.

Additional funding for Artists Space activities has been provided by: Art Dealers Association of America, Inc., Louis A. Bradbury Fund, The Penny McCall Foundation, Motherwell Foundation, Inc., The Pace Gallery, and Payson Enterprises, Inc., among others.

Artists Space is a member of the National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO) and the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers (NAMAC).