Machine Project was a Los Angeles based not-for-profit arts organization and community event space.

History

Founded by Mark Allen, Machine Project launched in 2003 with its inaugural show, ‘Tom Jennings - Story Teller,’ an installation produced by

Tom Jennings Thomas Daniel Jennings (born 1955) is a Los Angeles-based artist, known for his work on FidoNet and for his work at Phoenix Software on MS-DOS integration and interoperability. Work He is the creator of FidoNet, the first message and file ne ...

, which was displayed from December 6, 2003 until January 24, 2004. In the museums first year, it displayed six different exhibits. Machine Project later moved toward larger collaborations, holding residences with major art museums, including a one-day takeover of the

Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California, Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Pa ...

(LACMA) on November 15, 2008 featuring 10 hours of performances, and a several month residency at the

Hammer Museum The Hammer Museum, which is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. Founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur- ...

in 2010, resulting in 80 programs including a series of micro-concerts in a coatroom. In 2014, Machine Projects intervened in the Gamble House in Pasadena, an early 20th century Craftsman home that once belonged to David and Mary Gamble, of Procter & Gamble fame. Allen and a group of artists affiliated with Machine Project installed a series of contemporary artworks around the historic home in ways that both highlighted and harmonized with the architecture. This included a secret basement restaurant operated by Bob Dornberger whose menu was inspired by the architecture, and a massive sculpture of a vortex on the front lawn by Patrick Ballard that was also a puppet. Machine Project announced its closure in January 2018.

References

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External links

Machine Project's Website
Performance art in Los Angeles Art in Greater Los Angeles Non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles Arts organizations based in California