Tag: Marciano Art Foundation
On Books and Places: Permanence and renewal expressed in Marciano Art Foundation
No building in the Greater Wilshire area so self-consciously expresses permanence and solidity as what is now the Marciano Art Foundation. The former Scottish Rite Cathedral was completed in 1961 — a near past relative to the construction dates of churches, libraries, theaters, and schools from surrounding neighborhoods. But while most of those older structures […]
Frieze Week Los Angeles art fair celebrated locally and citywide
Last month saw the inaugural Frieze Los Angeles contemporary art fair headquartered right here in our part of town — at Paramount Pictures Studios. The first Frieze Art Fair took place in London in 2003, with Frieze New York taking place each May since 2012. Jonathan Griffin, a contributing editor of the “frieze” magazine that […]
‘Tulips’ in new exhibit
“With All My Love for the Tulips, I Pray Forever,” 2011, by Tokyo-based artist Yayoi Kusama is in a new exhibit at the Marcianao Art Foundation, 4357 Wilshire Blvd. The oversized flower-potted tulips in the work are made from fiberglass-reinforced plastic and painted with the same red polka dots as the floor, ceiling and walls. […]
Scottish Rite leader visits Marciano Art Foundation
R. Stephen Doan remains one of the most active Masons in California, if not the nation. A Southern California lawyer, Doan has been active in the movement since he was 14. A holder of the 33rd degree in the Scottish Rite, one of Doan’s many past leadership roles included overseeing the Scottish Rite Cathedral on […]
‘Marciano Art’ welcomed the neighborhood
While artists, celebrities and philanthropists, including Eli Broad, Sharon Stone and Jeff Koons, attended a VIP party the day before, neighbors attended an exclusive party all their own the next day at the new Marciano Art Foundation in Windsor Square. Several hundred area residents enjoyed an outdoor barbecue, wine, spirits and desserts on the grounds […]
Scottish Rite building to reopen this month as ‘Marciano Art Foundation’
Work is complete on the interiors of the adaptive reuse of the 1962 Scottish Rite Temple building in Windsor Square, and art is beginning to adorn the walls. Soon to reopen as the Marciano Art Foundation, the building will showcase works from the contemporary art collection of brothers Maurice and Paul Marciano. The works to […]
