LA: Dandelions
This LA art installation is nothing to sneeze at
When: May 9, 11, 12
Where: 6700 Garfield Ave., Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Price: Free, reservations sold out, walk-ups available on first-come, first-served basis; 14+
Tags: #art, #installation, # immersive, #wishes, #dresscode, #AllergyAdvisory #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
The folks behind the Griffith Park Teahouse, newly re-branded as The Art Department, bring us a whole new interactive and immersive art installation. Take your allergy meds, take a deep breath and make a wish like you did when you were six.
Press Release Follows
Dandelions
— an immersive installation set at a historic Los Angeles location —
to appear May 9, 11, and 12, 2019(Los Angeles, CA) — For three days only, Los Angeles will experience a surge in wish production and fulfillment thanks to Dandelions, the latest project from The Art Department (the anonymous artists behind the Griffith Park Teahouse (2015), and Petal Drop LA (2016)). Dandelions will take place May 9, 11, and 12, 2019 at a secret wish-processing facility south of downtown Los Angeles
In this free installation, the public is invited to explore a large, otherworldly factory dedicated to wish production, fulfillment, and distribution. As visitors journey through the Division of Small Things that Float on the Wind, they will encounter an interactive bureaucracy featuring millions of delicate dandelion seeds grown and collected for the project. Ever wonder how dandelion wishes
do, or do not, come true? Look no further.Please note: Dandelions will require access via two flights of stairs. Because this is a working industrial site, participants must be over 14 years of age. In accordance with factory guidelines, all visitors must wear long pants, long sleeves, and sneakers (no shorts, dresses, heels, open-toe shoes, flip-flops, etc.)
Dandelions
Public hours:
Thursday, May 9, 12:30–6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m. — 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 12, 1–6:30 p.m.Admission: Admission is free (donations accepted). A limited number of free timed tickets will be available in advance through www.archivesandrecords.info/upcoming beginning on May 3, 2019.
Additional free tickets will be available for walk-ins.Location: The exact location of Dandelions will be announced on Wednesday evening, May 8, 2019 at www.archivesandrecords.info/upcoming
Parking: A small, free parking lot is located a few blocks from the site. Street parking is limited. Ridesharing is suggested.
Allergies: This installation involves real plant material and may not be enjoyable for individuals who are highly sensitive to them.
About the artists
The Art Department is an anonymous, LA-based group that creates free,
participatory, and poetic disruptions in unexpected urban sites. For more than a
year they have been tracking bloom times, cultivating dandelions, and seeking out un-manicured street medians, vacant lots, and other dandelion-friendly urban sites. Their most recent project, Night Life LA, featured a similarly unpredictable collaboration with delicate living things.
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Contact Level: None
Content Advisory: Due to the industrial nature of the location, all guests must be age 14 and up.
Long pants, closed-toe shoes, and long sleeves are required.
This installation involves real plant material and may not be enjoyable for individuals who are highly sensitive to them.
Mobility Advisories: Dandelions will require access via two flights of stairs. This production is not wheelchair-accessible.
