Closed dairy mart gets new life as an art gallery
An art gallery promoting social justice has opened in a unique space - a closed down dairy mart. Three graduates of USC's Roski MFA program, Patrisse Cullors, Noé Olivas, and Alexandre Dorriz have repurposed the Crenshaw Dairy Mart into an art gallery and studio. However, the three co-founders said they want the space to be more than just an art gallery. "The dairy mart is not just an art space, it's an activist space," said Cullors. "It's a space where we see the role of Inglewood and South Central as a critical part of the landscape of Los Angeles and, I would argue, the country."Cullors, Olivas, and Dorriz took over the property in 2018 but didn't open up until February of 2020. They said they used t...
10.19.20 | 01:36 | CC