Summary
- American artist Lauren Halsey will present her site-specific installation emajendat at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 29
- The event will include immersive artworks, community activations and a concert to close it out
Lauren Halsey is set to take over the LA’s Hollywood Bowl come fall, transforming 18,000-seater into emajendat. Slated for September 29, the site-specific installation will include monumental artworks, community-first programming and a concert featuring the likes of Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, the Charles Gaines Collective and Black Nile.
emajendat first debuted in 2024 at Serpentine Galleries and brought a slice of South Central LA’s backyard culture to London: life-size vignettes of community heroes, prismatic CD flooring and a trove of figurines, “funkmounds” and sculptures.
For the upcoming presentation, it’s safe to say we can expect a similar surrealist environment infused with icons from the African diaspora, ancient Egypt and champions from queer history, paired with participatory airbrush stations, mini golf, a roller “palace” and other community activations, emblematic of Halsey’s recently revealed “sister dreamer” sculpture park just across the city.
To close it all out, names like Badu and .Paak (as DJ Pee .Wee) will hit the stage, designed and graced by Halsey’s maximalist, technicolor signature.
Tickets for emajendat go live at 10AM PST on May 5 on Hollywood Bowl’s website. Head to the event page for more details
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N Highland Ave.,
Los Angeles, CA 90068
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