Archinect - News 2024-12-22T07:40:19-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149944039/before-the-masterplan-gets-underway-artists-turn-the-la-river-into-their-gallery Before the masterplan gets underway, artists turn the LA River into their gallery Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-05-06T14:09:00-04:00 >2016-05-08T01:09:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/adb1af3d96740ad0edcb95a5c6b262b3?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Bardell and Howe have been working together for the past decade and have started executing guerrilla-style living sculptures in the river, a project they call the River Liver Series. [...] &ldquo;One of the things that keeps us here is how exciting we think the next 10 years is going to be,&rdquo; Howe says of L.A. &ldquo;When they actually do this river revitalization, it&rsquo;s going to be L.A.&rsquo;s Central Park. Culturally, I think it&rsquo;s the spot to be on the West Coast.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="Los Angeles River revitalization: prosperity for all or just a chosen few?" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149934555/los-angeles-river-revitalization-prosperity-for-all-or-just-a-chosen-few" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Angeles River revitalization: prosperity for all or just a chosen few?</a></li><li><a title="Mayor Eric Garcetti on Frank Gehry's plans for the LA River: &quot;a cooperative, collaborative, regional approach&quot;" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149429632/mayor-eric-garcetti-on-frank-gehry-s-plans-for-the-la-river-a-cooperative-collaborative-regional-approach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mayor Eric Garcetti on Frank Gehry's plans for the LA River: "a cooperative, collaborative, regional approach"</a></li><li><a title='Take a look at "6," an experimental documentary that memorializes the recently-demolished Sixth Street Viaduct in LA' href="http://archinect.com/news/article/147903395/take-a-look-at-6-an-experimental-documentary-that-memorializes-the-recently-demolished-sixth-street-viaduct-in-la" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take a look at "6," an experimental documentary that memorializes the recently-demolished Sixth Street Viaduct in LA</a></li><li><a title="A closer look at reasons why the Los Angeles River revitalization is taking so long" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/142515403/a-closer-look-at-reasons-why-the-los-angeles-river-revitalization-is-taking-so-long" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A closer look at reasons why the Los Angeles River revitalization is taking so long</a></li><li><a title="Will Los Angeles be seeing more housing development along its LA River?" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/126287085/will-los-angeles-be-seeing-more-housing-development-along-its-la-river" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will Los Angeles be seeing more housing development along its LA River?</a></li></ul>