With support from the California Arts Council, Clockshop will present Rodrigo Valenzuela’s the underpinning at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. This artistic commission will serve as a sculptural installation and a stage and platform for public programs, and structurally will echo standardized government housing projects. The work is largely informed by the site’s proximity to William Mead Homes, funded with the federal Housing Act of 1937 and operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, and will be activated by programs which are shaped by and responsive towards residents of William Mead.
As a Los Angeles-based arts and culture nonprofit, Clockshop produces free public programming and commissions contemporary artist projects on public land to better connect Angelenos to the land we live on.
We address the climate crisis as a cultural problem that requires equitable cultural solutions. Through long-term collaborations with artists, like-minded partners, and local stakeholders, Clockshop promotes ecological stewardship and climate resilience among the communities we serve.
Our projects center working-class communities of color in Los Angeles and aim to support the wellbeing and vitality of multiple communities. Whether Indigenous, African American, Latinx, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or immigrants living in LA, we shape the city’s future together.
We bring this mission to our work at Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown, and Rio de Los Angeles State Park (“The Bowtie”) in Glassell Park, in collaboration with California State Parks.

