Once I left Rodeo Drive, I ventured over to the corner of South Santa Monica Boulevard and North Camden Drive. Ironically, this incredibly understated piece now sits by the Gucci Building on maximalist Rodeo Drive. Pioneering minimalist sculptor Tony Smith intended its angles to be nonthreatening and emotional. This black hexahedron (a six-sided figure) looks like a slightly off-kilter cube. Brainwash.) Down the street, New Piece is a lot easier to miss. Sure enough, only a few feet away is a red paparazzi statue. Brainwash (a protégé of Banksy) created Life Is Beautiful, a perfectly placed, oversized cursive-lettered statue that seemed to beg people to take a photo. Then I moved on to world-famous Rodeo Drive, where Mr. Some liken this pink Franz West work to a charismatic worm, though I saw something closer to an otherworldly praying mantis. For a fun way to get to know the city, I took myself on a self-guided public art tour using the city’s free Explore Beverly Hills app.īeverly Hills Art Walk (budget at least two hours) Start at Wilshire BoulevardĪt Wilshire Boulevard and North Beverly Drive, the larger-than-life Unconscious sculpture looms over the corner. Since 2015, more than 70 pieces of art have been installed across 5.7 square miles. Among the designer shops, glamorous hotels, and recognizable restaurants is Beverly Hills’ public art-something I never would have noticed while behind the wheel.īeverly Hills doubles as an outdoor museum thanks to its Public Art Ordinance, which requires developers to either buy a piece of art for their property or donate to the city’s Arts and Culture Commission, a group established in the early 1980s to promote cultural and artistic programming and encourage permanent art installations. Here, you could wander around perfectly manicured streets full of elegant homes that seem practically suburban. But leave the freeway and turn onto Santa Monica Boulevard to discover the palm tree–lined streets of Beverly Hills, plus something even more exotic: pedestrians.īeverly Hills has the distinction of being one of the most walkable neighborhoods in a city not known for its downtown foot traffic. pumping.Ĭar culture is king in this Southern California city. Los Angeles County has about 515 miles of freeways and expressways-including the infamous 405 (14 lanes wide in parts), which is one of the busiest roads in the United States and an essential artery keeping L.A. We had multiple landscape designers give us bids for our landscaping needs.” - Janelle M.From the air, Los Angeles looks like a web of roads with little toy cars crawling, zooming, crisscrossing. Bruno and his team designed the landscape architecture of our Beverly Hills home with so much passion and detail.” - Rouben G. “My wife and I are very impressed with BSH. Bruno, John and their crew are extremely knowledgeable and creative.” - Mac D. “BSH has done landscaping and hardscape projects on 2 of my customer properties in the Westridge Estates and Sand Canyon. Bruno's expertise in the design process was outstanding.” - Fabian R. Bruno and his crew did an amazing job with my backyard. If you are looking for a professional company that doesn't cut corners then BSH is your choice.” - Keith W. “I have used BSH many times and they always produce. I have 3/4 of an acre in Bel Air and he took a botched set of stone stairs (don't ask) and turned them into a masterpiece.” - Grant R. “Bruno is a true craftsman in the European style.
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