Shelter or Playground: The House of Dust at the Schindler House
835 North Kings Road West Hollywood, CA 90069
Saturday, February 9 at 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
Ends Jun 2, 2019
This exhibition springs from "The House of Dust," a seminal yet under-recognized late 1960s work by Fluxus artist Alison Knowles. Originally called "The Play House," this intermedia piece serves as an entry point into contemporary investigation of the relationships between architecture, technology, and performance. In a text titled "Shelter or Playground," R.M. Schindler described his house as a “playground” that “grows with its inhabitants” and where “life will regain its fluidity.” Today, the house open its doors to contemporary artists who have been invited to produce site-specific works, responding to both architectures by Schindler and Knowles and translating them into multiple performative forms. Curated by Maud Jacquin, Anna Milone and Sébastien Pluot, this group exhibition is the result of a collective research effort initiated by Art by Translation (TALM Angers & École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Cergy) with the MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House and France Los Angeles Exchange (FLAX), in collaboration with the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). More information and a full schedule of programming and performances at MAKCenter.org.