{"id":369158,"date":"2026-06-21T14:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369158\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T14:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:13:43","slug":"in-los-angeles-70-artists-transform-a-vacant-hospital-into-a-sprawling-art-experience-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/369158\/","title":{"rendered":"In Los Angeles, 70 Artists Transform a Vacant Hospital into a Sprawling Art Experience \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row, St. Vincent Medical Center is considered one of the city\u2019s most historical hospitals, having supported Angelenos since the 19th century. Vacant since 2020, the center is slated to become a full-service campus<\/a> aimed at supporting people with addiction, mental health concerns, housing insecurity, and more. This transformation will begin in the next few months with a final target opening date in 2028 and a wholesale takeover in the meantime.<\/p>\n

Through July 31, visitors experience an alternative vision for communal healing, all through the lens of 70 artists. Dubbed the Hospital of Emotions<\/a>, the pop-up exhibition converts 80 rooms into temporary installations based on eight themes: joy, love, fear, anger, hope, sadness, compassion, and resilience. Among the participating artists are Lisa Waud<\/a>, whose lush florals spill across an operating room, and Greg Corbino<\/a>, who built a barren forest from cardboard.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Ginger Pearson, \u201cCompassion\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever you might feel in a medical setting is cast in immersive, mixed-media artworks, creatively tapping into the strange, exhilarating, and terrifying experience of being human. \u201cHospital of Emotions begins with the space itself. A hospital is where we confront fear, but also recognize what matters. Here, the building becomes a journey through human emotion\u2014shifting the focus from treating the body to experiencing and processing emotion,\u201d say exhibition curators from the studio House of Art and Dreams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than 10,000 visitors explored the hospital opening weekend, and several weekends are already sold out. Get your tickets and learn more about the project on its website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Lisa Waud, \u201cJoy\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Nap, \u201cCompassion\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Maryam Trebeau, \u201cSadness\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Kim Farbota, \u201cSadness\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Javiera Estrada, \u201cJoy\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Dioz, \u201cFear\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>David Otis Johnson, \u201cResilience\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Caratoes, \u201cSadness\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Auzepy Nathalie, \u201cCompassion\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Alex Kemp, \u201cHope\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Alison Rebar, \u201cResilience\u201d<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>Scene Shift Collective, \u201cCompassion\u201d<\/p>\n

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