THE ROW DTLA | DTLA, Los Angeles

Site: THE ROW DTLA

Location: Downtown, Los Angeles, CA.

Wall: Exterior concrete floor

Size: 1200 sqft.

Date: 2020

“Adrian Kay Wong’s mural located on The Narrows, is what we might all be experiencing right now: a detailed look at the everyday objects we are getting to know so intimately as we spend more time than usual in our domestic worlds. Yet, Wong’s mural is a romanization of these seemingly insignificant items. Before painting the mural, Wong spent time photographing every detail of the space and many objects you will see make a delightful appearance in the work—a designer chair, the plants and flowers in the lobby and even the subtle light coming in from the back window.

According to Wong, “The inanimate objects have their own methods of storytelling, almost like they’re an icon that we can recognize, serving the function of a central figure in the work. The more you spend time in a certain space, the more you start to notice and understand the objects that are in your life."

- Shelley Holcomb | CEO + Director of CURATE.LA