Los Angeles Art and Design
The City's New Smart Art and Culture Scene
Slide 1 of 15: Four neighborhoods showcase the surprising new wave of LA's cultural reinvention. Photographer Shay Peretz documents the renaissance for the fall 2008 issue of Sherman's Travel magazine.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 2 of 15: View of downtown Los Angeles at dusk.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 3 of 15: Interior of the Bert Green Gallery, located on ‘Gallery Row’ in downtown Los Angeles.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 4 of 15: The Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles is covered in matte steel panels.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 5 of 15: Downtown LA’s Cicada Restaurant serves a refreshing crab salad with orange, grapefruit, celery and lemon vinaigrette.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 6 of 15: East meets West. A building façade in Chinatown that mixes Asian and California aesthetics.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 7 of 15: Paella with mixed seafood and half-grilled Maine lobster is a popular dish at Chaya Venice, which offers a mix of seafood and Asian-inspired dishes.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 8 of 15: The fully restored canals of Venice add a European charm to the beachside community. The canals were originally dug in 1904 and completed for the ‘grand opening’ of Venice on July 4, 1905.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 9 of 15: ‘Surfing Cowboys’ owned by two former fashion photographers, is located on Albert Kinney Blvd in Venice, and offers a fantastic collection conveying the California and beach lifestyle.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 10 of 15: The Viceroy offers a chic yet quirky hotel ambience, and is only minutes away from Venice in neighboring Santa Monica.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 11 of 15: A romantic moment on the Santa Monica Pier.
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Slide 12 of 15: Culver City’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, housed in a newly renovated historic theater, offers a wide range of classic and contemporary productions.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 13 of 15: The Miracle Mile sign in the Mid-City West area of Los Angeles designates a one-mile stretch on Wilshire Boulevard that contains some of the city’s top galleries and museums.
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Slide 14 of 15: A vendor on the iconic stretch of Hollywood Boulevard’s ‘Walk of Fame’.
© Shay Peretz
Slide 15 of 15: Sun, Sunset Blvd, and palm trees add to the allure of Los Angeles.
© Shay Peretz
