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Alex Israel
above and right: Detail of Valet Parking 2013 Mural installed at at the Marciano Art Foundation Los Angeles © Alex Isarel Photo: Joshua White Courtesy the artist and Gagosian to and out of of which much of of my my work work is born In Dijon the work work was exhibited with with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a soundtrack I I I created—a fictitious radio radio station based on on on on on on my my favorite long- running L L L A A radio radio show: Love Songs on on on on on on the the the the Coast with with DJ Karen Sharp In Los Ange- les at at the the the the the Marciano Foundation the the the the the pieces were expanded to fill the the the the the larger space of the the building’s mezzanine GA: In 2009 you you struck a a a a a a collaboration with Warner Brother’s scenic painter An- drew Pike who’s the the the the the executor of of the the the the the mural work work – how do the the the the the two of of you you work work together?
AI: Andrew is is fluent in in in in in the the art of of scenic painting and has been able to to help me real- ize so much of of of my work work in in in in in in in this indigenous Hollywood style We work work together very closely and and he he he he now has a a a a a a a a a a a a real intuitive sense of of what I I I like and and want He paints from studies that I I I I provide which I I I I make make on on the computer When a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a work is almost done I’ll talk him through any notes or or or changes and he’ll make make adjustments in real-time until the work is complete GA: Valet Parking features a a a a a a a a a a a a a a number of what I would call “L A A minor-landmarks” —everyday cultural objects we give for granted urban-scape reference points that nonetheless capture a a a a a a a a a a a a a vital essence of the the city and its unique identity Why are plants so prominent in in this mural?
AI: Plant-life has played a a a a a large role in the development of L A A ’s ’s identity The city’s