Nagahama Experiments

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Nagahama
Illustration from Experiment #1 Back to the Future, Long Beach City Hall. Currently I'm slowly posting all Experiments created during Nagahama installation.


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Frank Bros.

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Iconic furniture store in Long Beach, California.

A store that changed L.A.'s ways | August 15, 2009 | Martha Groves | Los Angeles Times Added 2/19/16

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Carlos Diniz - Entrance Presentation, Frank Brothers Furniture, Long Beach, CA  This is an Architectural Rendering of Frank Brothers Furniture in Long Beach, CA by architect Edward Killingsworth, CDA #1283.  1963
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Redlining Los Angeles County

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Documenting neighborhoods of color since the 1930's.

Wiki:  Redlining is the practice of denying, or increasing the cost of services such as banking, insurance, access to jobs,[2] access to health care,[3] or even supermarkets[4] to residents in certain, often racially determined,[5] areas. The term "redlining" was coined in the late 1960s by John McKnight, a Northwestern University sociologist and community activist.[6] It describes the practice of marking a red line on a map to delineate the area where banks would not invest; later the term was applied to discrimination against a particular group of people (usually by race or sex) no matter the geography. During the heyday of redlining, the areas most frequently discriminated against were black inner city neighborhoods. For example, in Atlanta, through at least the 1980s, this practice meant that banks would often lend to lower-income whites but not to middle- or upper-income blacks.[7]
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Nagahama, A DLBA Storefront Activation Project

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OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 7 from 6-9pm
Celebrating ART in Long Beach with my HomiesI received a grant to do art in a storefront window in Downtown Long Beach. To kick-off this project, I want to invite you to the NAGAHAMAOpening Reception at 737 Pine Avenue on Saturday, December 7 from 6 - 9 pm. Come experience all that is great about the International City. To further celebrate the arts in this City, a diverse group of Long Beach artists have assembled to show their work for the next month.  These art homies include: Rowena Copon, Jennifer Hogue, Paul Hogue, Jeff Valiente, and Forrest Butler, with musical stylings by Peacock Social. Drop by if you are available, it'll be great to connect with you. 

For Opening Reception details visit the Facebook event page: http://tinyurl.com/Nagahama.

For additional information about the project visit  NAGAHAMA page or for more information please contact me directly.
Artist Statement The built environment has always fascinated me. This…
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