Extra! Extra! The Triforium

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http://www.laweekly.com/arts/look-inside-the-depths-of-dtlas-weirdest-scupture-6376357

I attended the 40th birthday of this crazy, futuristic – but falling apart – sculpture in DTLA last week, and it was great fun. I really think they have a shot at bringing it back to life and light….

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Extra! Extra! The Smell of Death….

My recent article for the LA Weekly is about the Institute of Art & Olfaction in Chinatown, a place where you can experiment with – and learn about – smells good and bad, and everything in between.

IAO wall of bottles c Saskia Wilson-Brown

Recently, in association with GHOULA, they ran a great event called Phantosmia, which sent you on a scavenger hunt across LA with vials of smell, all of which related to the death of a Hollywood celebrity.

Some of the smells were lovely – perfume or flowers – but some were much less pleasant…

http://www.laweekly.com/arts/a-school-in-chinatown-is-bringing-perfumery-to-the-people-6338043

IAO exterior c Saskia Wilson-Brown