In Sayre Gomez’s Art, L.A.’s Problems Move From Real to Hyper-Real
The New York Times••entertainment
Key Points:
- In early 2024, graffiti artists illegally accessed the unfinished Oceanwide Plaza skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, covering much of its exterior with large, colorful tags on mirrored glass windows across nearly every floor.
- The graffiti event was livestreamed and quickly went viral, followed by base-jumpers leaping from the tallest tower before the site was secured.
- Two years later, the vandalized and abandoned building remains standing, inspiring artist Sayre Gomez to create a detailed nine-foot-tall sculpture replica of the construction site.
- Gomez, a prominent Los Angeles-based artist known for documenting urban landscapes, will debut the sculpture at a solo exhibition at the David Kordansky Gallery starting January 16.
- Known for his
