New Installation By Lauren Halsey At The MET Roof Garden In NYC

Photos by Hyla Skopitz

Installation – Lauren Halsey’s ‘The Eastiside Of South Central Los Angeles Hieroglyph Prototype Architecture(I)’.

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Entitled the eastside of south central los angeles hieroglyph prototype architecture (I), the temple-sized artwork was made using 750 glass-fiber-reinforced concrete tiles that size as high as 22-feet. At the core of the installation, as with much of her oeuvre, is a focus on the culture and community of South Central, Los Angeles, where she lives and works. “My installation for the Met’s Roof Garden reflects my interest in conflating narratives from contemporary South Central Los Angeles with those evoked in ancient pharaonic architecture,” Halsey said in a statement. “My hope is that viewers in New York feel the connections intuitively.”

The rooftop installation will be on view in New York until October 22, 2023. Afterwards, it will be transferred to South Central where Halsey hopes it will become a civic monument of the community.

Find more about this installation by Lauren Halsey HERE