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CAC - Consideration of the Deaccession of a Permanent Public Artwork Located at 12211 W. Washington Boulevard
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Meeting Date: 01/16/2018
Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers/Administrative Services - Cultural Affairs
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs Commission (01/11/18); Property Owners, Occupants, and Businesses within 500' Radius (to End of the Block) (Sent via US Mail 12/29/17)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (01/10/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
The CAC Public Art Subcommittee recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) approve the request to deaccession permanent public artwork located at 12211 W. Washington Blvd.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
12211 W. Washington Blvd. is located on the northwest corner of Washington and Grand View Boulevards. In 1997, the former owner, C.W. Cook Co., Inc., remodeled what was a General Telephone Company operator and training facility into a multi-tenant office space. The Building Permit valuation for the tenant improvements triggered the City's Art in Public Places Program (APPP) requirement. The then owner opted to fulfill the APPP requirement with a permanent public artwork designed by architect Andrea Cohen Gehring (Ms. Gehring's firm oversaw the remodel of the building). Titled, Three Sheets to the Wind, the artwork is composed of large metal mesh triangular structures representing the sails of ships. The "sails" are anchored to a base of floating corrugated metal depicting the ocean waves that span two sides of the one-story portion of the building. The artwork was installed in late 1997/early 1998 and cost $6,100 to fabricate.
In 2013, the property was acquired by West Washington Investor...
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