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Materials & Applications is a Los Angeles-based non-profit art and architecture organization that produces free outdoor exhibitions in the form of large scale installations. The organization is one of dozens of small non-profit artist run spaces that have been called "feral" in their relationship to larger, more established organizations and museums in Los Angeles. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2007/07/postcard_from_l.html|title=Postcard From L.A.|work=Boston.com|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en}}</ref> Jeremy Rosenberg, a Los Angeles based writer, has likened it to other "feral" artist-run organizations such as The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Echo Park Film Center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2007/07/postcard_from_l.html|title=Postcard From L.A.|work=Boston.com|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Overview == |
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The organization's mission is "to advance new about architecture through exhibitions and public programs, in order to investigate the visible and invisible role architecture plays in our world today."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.materialsandapplications.org/our-history/|title=Mission|website=Materials & Applications|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> In 2003, the organization was founded by Jenna Didier and her then-husband Oliver Hess in the front yard of their Silver Lake home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/fashion/weddings/27VOWS.html|title=Jenna Didier and Oliver Hess|last=Segrè|first=Francesca|date=2008-07-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2015, Jia Gu became director of the organization and Materials & Applications moved out of the courtyard space in order to began to produce mobile installations in iterative formats through out Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.materialsandapplications.org/ma-is-on-the-move|title=M&A Is On The Move!|website=Materials & Applications|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Past artists include [[Ball-Nogues Studio|Benjamin Ball]], Layers LA, [[Judy Chicago]], Gail Borden, Doris Sung, [[Jimenez Lai|Jimenez Lai,]] Marcelo Spina, and Warren Techentin. The organization's work has been exhibited in shows at the Cal State Long Beach University Art Museum and in the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archinect.com/news/article/92006134/innovators-in-california-architecture-take-part-in-m-a-exhibition-opening-tomorrow-in-long-beach|title=Innovators in California architecture take part in M&A exhibition, opening tomorrow in Long Beach|work=Archinect|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en}}</ref>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfmcd.org/architectural-pavilions-experiments-and-artifacts/|title=Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts|website=sfmcd.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> It is run by a Board of Directors with a young leadership council called the Contemporary Council. The organization has received funding by the Pasadena Arts Alliance and the Graham Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pasadenaartalliance.org/grantsawards/|title=Grants and Awards - Pasadena Art Alliance|work=Pasadena Art Alliance|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grahamfoundation.org/grantees/5651-privacies-infrastructure|title=Graham Foundation > Grantees > Materials & Applications|website=grahamfoundation.org|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> |
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== Exhibition History == |
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Uncube Magazine called it "part architecture gallery, part public art display, and part workshop for experimentation and learning, the venue provides an outdoor exhibition space for new architectural ideas, while inviting the public to participate in creating its installations."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uncubemagazine.com/blog/14465691|title=Pocket Park|work=uncube magazine|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en}}</ref> A key aspect of their work is to allow artists and architects to test new ideas and new construction methods. "Places like M&A provide architects with the opportunity to fail. I mean that in the best possible way," said Benjamin Ball of Ball-Nogues, whose works are now in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Not many clients will support a trial-and-error process on an untested structure. M&A is a place where you can do that." |
Uncube Magazine called it "part architecture gallery, part public art display, and part workshop for experimentation and learning, the venue provides an outdoor exhibition space for new architectural ideas, while inviting the public to participate in creating its installations."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uncubemagazine.com/blog/14465691|title=Pocket Park|work=uncube magazine|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en}}</ref> A key aspect of their work is to allow artists and architects to test new ideas and new construction methods. "Places like M&A provide architects with the opportunity to fail. I mean that in the best possible way," said Benjamin Ball of Ball-Nogues, whose works are now in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Not many clients will support a trial-and-error process on an untested structure. M&A is a place where you can do that." |
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The organization organizes public programs or hands-on building activities for the local community and participating artists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/materials-and-applications-improvisational-dance-meets-experimental-architecture|title=Materials and Applications: Improvisational Dance Meets Experimental Architecture|date=2014-05-22|work=KCET|access-date=2018-04-15|language=en}}</ref> Past installations include a golden vortex (Maximilian's Shell), a mini-golf course (TURF: A Mini-Gold Project), an igloo (Light Frames), a dissolving ice performance, a rotating room (Phalunstary Module) and a large white bird-cage (Le Cage aux Folles). Its first home was a privately owned parking lot converted into an outdoor courtyard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/home/la-materials-and-applications-photogallery.html|title=Materials & Applications in Silver Lake|website=latimes.com|access-date=2018-04-15}}</ref> Today, its offices are located in Chinatown, and its exhibitions take place throughout east Los Angeles. These exhibitions are free and open to the public. |
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Materials & Applications is a Los Angeles-based non-profit art and architecture organization that produces free outdoor exhibitions in the form of large scale installations. The organization is one of dozens of small non-profit artist run spaces that have been called "feral" in their relationship to larger, more established organizations and museums in Los Angeles. [1] Jeremy Rosenberg, a Los Angeles based writer, has likened it to other "feral" artist-run organizations such as The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Echo Park Film Center.[2]
Overview
The organization's mission is "to advance new about architecture through exhibitions and public programs, in order to investigate the visible and invisible role architecture plays in our world today."[3] In 2003, the organization was founded by Jenna Didier and her then-husband Oliver Hess in the front yard of their Silver Lake home.[4] In 2015, Jia Gu became director of the organization and Materials & Applications moved out of the courtyard space in order to began to produce mobile installations in iterative formats through out Los Angeles.[5]
Past artists include Benjamin Ball, Layers LA, Judy Chicago, Gail Borden, Doris Sung, Jimenez Lai, Marcelo Spina, and Warren Techentin. The organization's work has been exhibited in shows at the Cal State Long Beach University Art Museum and in the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design[6].[7] It is run by a Board of Directors with a young leadership council called the Contemporary Council. The organization has received funding by the Pasadena Arts Alliance and the Graham Foundation.[8][9]
Exhibition History
Uncube Magazine called it "part architecture gallery, part public art display, and part workshop for experimentation and learning, the venue provides an outdoor exhibition space for new architectural ideas, while inviting the public to participate in creating its installations."[10] A key aspect of their work is to allow artists and architects to test new ideas and new construction methods. "Places like M&A provide architects with the opportunity to fail. I mean that in the best possible way," said Benjamin Ball of Ball-Nogues, whose works are now in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Not many clients will support a trial-and-error process on an untested structure. M&A is a place where you can do that."
The organization organizes public programs or hands-on building activities for the local community and participating artists.[11] Past installations include a golden vortex (Maximilian's Shell), a mini-golf course (TURF: A Mini-Gold Project), an igloo (Light Frames), a dissolving ice performance, a rotating room (Phalunstary Module) and a large white bird-cage (Le Cage aux Folles). Its first home was a privately owned parking lot converted into an outdoor courtyard.[12] Today, its offices are located in Chinatown, and its exhibitions take place throughout east Los Angeles. These exhibitions are free and open to the public.
- ^ "Postcard From L.A." Boston.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Postcard From L.A." Boston.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Mission". Materials & Applications. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Segrè, Francesca (2008-07-27). "Jenna Didier and Oliver Hess". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "M&A Is On The Move!". Materials & Applications. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Innovators in California architecture take part in M&A exhibition, opening tomorrow in Long Beach". Archinect. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts". sfmcd.org. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Grants and Awards - Pasadena Art Alliance". Pasadena Art Alliance. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Materials & Applications". grahamfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Pocket Park". uncube magazine. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Materials and Applications: Improvisational Dance Meets Experimental Architecture". KCET. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Materials & Applications in Silver Lake". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.