Artbound
Season 3
Episode 1 visits Riverside County where the duo known as the Date Farmers are re-writing pop surrealism, Orange County where two Muslim-American women are creating a fashion line, San Bernardino County where there is an artist colony inhabiting Jackrabbit Homesteads, Palm Springs where mid-century modern architecture is getting a revival. Also features a location hopping performance by turntable master Cut Chemist.
Where to Watch Season 3
6 Episodes
- AgH20: Silver and WaterE1
AgH20: Silver and WaterArtbound's one-hour special looks at Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio's "AgH2O" project, which connects the elements mined from the Owens Valley, silver and water, to the emergence of the film industry. Silver mined from the Owens Valley was shipped to Rochester, New York, where it was used to make film. - Songs in the Key of L.A.E2
Songs in the Key of L.A.Songs in the Key of L.A. is a multi-platform collaboration between the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Public Library, and USC professor Josh Kun that brings to life the Library's extraordinary Southern California Sheet Music Collection. Consisting of pieces that range from the 1840s through the 1950s, the Collection offers a singular portrait of Los Angeles history. - Chicano BatmanE3
Chicano BatmanChicano Batman is an East L.A.-based four-piece band that fuses funk, R&B, Latin soul, bossa nova, psychedelia and pop. Hear the range of their grooves and see its response from a multicultural audience, from grab-the-one-you-love slow jams to allegro samba interludes and cumbia breakdowns. They played that feel-good music we all want to hear at a good party. - Gary Baseman and Watts TowersE4
Gary Baseman and Watts TowersThis episode features Paul Turounet, a photographer whose site-specific photographic retablo-like portraits explore the various migrants found traveling along the U.S.-Mexico Border. Then Artbound visits the Watts Towers to catch up on how scientists and community activists are seeking to preserve the Towers against the elements. Artbound reflects on Gary Baseman's mid-career retrospective. - Salon of Beauty and Scar PrintingE5
Salon of Beauty and Scar PrintingIn this episode Artbound provides an exclusive look at the avant-garde opera, "Invisible Cities." Then, Artbound explores Ted Meyer's "Scarred for Life" art project, which has helped individuals accept and even embrace their scars. In East L.A., Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre's mobile "Duck Truck" brings site-specific performances to the East LA Civic Center for a unique performance. - Invisible CitiesE6
Invisible CitiesArtbound presents a one hour special focused on the avant-garde opera, "Invisible Cities." Produced by The Industry, L.A.'s experimental opera company, in partnership with the L.A. Dance Project, "Invisible Cities" depicts the meeting between emperor Kublai Khan at the end of his life and the explorer Marco Polo, as told in Italo Calvino's fantastical book.