Human Resources Los Angeles
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| Established | 2010 |
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| Location | 410 Cottage Home St. Los Angeles CA 90012[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°4′2.8258″N 118°14′16.9303″W / 34.067451611°N 118.238036194°W |
| Type | performance art |
| Founder | Kathleen Kim, Eric Kim, Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, Dawn Kasper[2] |
| Website | humanresourcesla |
Human Resources Los Angeles (HRLA) is a non-profit exhibition and performance space located in Los Angeles's Chinatown dedicated to supporting interdisciplinary, performative and experimental art practices.
History
Human Resources Los Angeles was founded by siblings Eric and Kathleen Kim in 2010. They were joined by three of their friends Giles Miller, Devin McNulty, and Dawn Kasper with the intent of featuring performance art over traditional static displays.[2][3] Instead of being organized by a single curator HRLA utilizes a content programming committee, organizing displays through collaboration. The name "human resources" refers to the fact that the gallery is a resource for artists rather than an institutional setting.[2][4] Doug Harvey, writing for The New York Times mentioned HRLA among the "D.I.Y. artist-run project spaces evolving into an art-world destination" in Chinatown, the "surprise flashpoint of Los Angeles's rise as an international art center."[5] In 2011 HRLA moved from its original location, a small space at Bernard Street shared with other artists, to a much larger nearby renovated movie theater (previously occupied by "Cottage Home" gallery).[6][7] At 4,000 square feet (370 m2), the location has been described as "cavernous."[1][8]
Events
Even as a programmer at Human Resources, you never really know what you're going into at a show.
In a calendar year, HRLA may present as many as 90 events, installations and exhibitions. In 2012 LA Weekly recognized Human Resources as one of the best arguments "that Chinatown is still a vital art neighborhood."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cheh, Carol. "Best Argument that Chinatown is still a Vital Art Neighborhood (2012)". LA Weekly.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fitzpatrick, Kyle (May 30, 2013). "Human Resources Los Angeles, The DIY Performance Space Collective". Los Angeles Im yours. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ↑ Dambrot, Shana Nys (4 May 2012). "Show and Tell:Human Resources". LA Canvas. 2 (4): 29 – via Issuu.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Duelund, Theis (December 19, 2014). "Art Takes You Out of Your Comfort Zone at Human Resources L.A." Los Angeles.
- ↑ Harvey, Doug (April 15, 2011). "Like a Magic Candle, Los Angeles's Chinatown Relights". The New York Times.
- ↑ Berardini, Andrew (December 22, 2011). "Pacific Standard Time to Night Gallery: The Year in L.A. Art". LA Weekly.
- ↑ Cheh, Carol (January 20, 2014). "François Ghebaly Debuts a Downtown Los Angeles Arts Cooperative". KCET.
- ↑ Berardini, Andrew. "Cottage Industry". artnet.
- Non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles
- Art museums and galleries in Los Angeles
- Performance art in Los Angeles
- Music venues in Los Angeles
- 2010 establishments in California
- Chinatown, Los Angeles
- Art in Greater Los Angeles
- Arts organizations based in California
- Contemporary art galleries in the United States