A house designed by famed modernist Richard Neutra is both site and muse for an exhibition that sees artists, architects and designers create works that respond directly to the architecture.
Curated by Los Angeles gallery Marta with artist and writer Erik Benjamins, Built In is a site-specific group show hosted at the VDL II House.
The Built In exhibition includes interventions to the VDL II House like silk curtains surrounding the penthouse by Misa Chhan (also top image)
This National Historic Landmark in the east LA neighbourhood of Silver Lake was first completed in 1932 by American architect Richard Neutra as an example of the International Style on the compact hillside plot. It was also Neutra's own home for many years.
The original VDL Research House was destroyed in a fire, then rebuilt by Neutra's son and architectural partner Dion between 1964 and 1968 with some significant changes. Furniture pieces such as a gingham recliner by LA Door and coffee table by Alex Reed are placed in the living room
Its legacy as a place for architectural experimentation is continued as part of Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, which offers public tours, and as an occasional gallery for exhibitions like this one.
The first at the house since reopening in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the show features interventions to the many built-in elements of its design.
Leisure uniforms designed for the house by Nancy Stella Soto hang in a wardrobe
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