3rd St. and Hill.
A cave.
Where cars disappear.
Sidewalks avoided by pedestrians.
The Darkness Begins.
Turned into a Memorial.
Having walked through this tunnel before, with the noise of the cars overcoming the darkness, the fumes of exhaust overpowering the senses, I can sorta understand the gas chamber reference.
Voted Best Public Art Seen Downtown. By me.
Here’s some info I found on this:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/19/entertainment/la-et-cm-street-art-hoax-20120918
Some history on the 3rd St tunnel.
Such profundity.
But I wonder why Jeffery Deitch’s signature is omitted.
I happened by the “Imagine Herzog” one recently — a hole in the fence overlooking a construction pit 🙂
Even funnier that there are giraffes sticking their heads up above it now. Or at least they were still there a few days ago.