Shades for Night, Window installation, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2013

Acrylic paint on windows.

In 2013, Night Gallery moved from Lincoln Heights to a large bow-truss building in the industrial manufacturing section of downtown Los Angeles. With a row of windows facing the street, the main concern was privacy (the area just inside the windows is mostly storage and workspace). I sprayed the five windows with bright, saturated colors, similar to Crayola crayons. The intensity and opacity fades to 20-30% towards the top, eventually to clear glass, letting in natural light. The sky is visible when looking out. Bright colored windows framed by white brick make a distinct aesthetic marker for the gallery in the neighborhood.