Machine Project

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

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

History

Founded by Mark Allen, 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.[1] In the museums first year, it displayed six different exhibits.

Machine Project later moved toward larger collaborations, holding residences with major art museums, including a one-day takeover of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on November 15, 2008 featuring 10 hours of performances, and a several month residency at the Hammer Museum in 2010, resulting in 80 programs including a series of micro-concerts in a coatroom.[2]

In 2014, Machine Projects intervened in the Gamble House in Pasadena, an early 20th century Craftsman home that once belonged to David and Mary Gamble, of Procter & Gamble fame. Allen and a group of artists affiliated with Machine Project installed a series of contemporary artworks around the historic home in ways that both highlighted and harmonized with the architecture. This included a secret basement restaurant operated by Bob Dornberger whose menu was inspired by the architecture, and a massive sculpture of a vortex on the front lawn by Patrick Ballard that was also a puppet.[3]

Machine Project announced its closure in January 2018.[4][5]

References
  1. "Tom Jennings-Story Teller". Machine Project. 2003-12-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. "You searched for lacma-deconstructed". LA Weekly. 2019-12-11. 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.
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