PHOTO COURTESY OF LOS ANGELES MISSION
PHOTO COURTESY OF LOS ANGELES MISSION
PHOTO COURTESY OF LOS ANGELES MISSION
PHOTO COURTESY OF LOS ANGELES MISSION
PHOTO COURTESY OF LOS ANGELES MISSION
Artist and designer Kenny Scharf recently partnered with the Los Angeles Mission on a 66- foot mural in the city’s Skid Row neighborhood. It took Scharf four long days to complete the project, which can be viewed at the corner of Winston and Wall streets. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOS ANGELES MISSION
Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis can be seen in almost every neighborhood, but nowhere more than in downtown’s Skid Row, where a community of thousands resides in less-than-desirable conditions. Artist Kenny Scharf, an L.A. native known for his colorful, cartoonlike street art, recently partnered with the Los Angeles Mission on a 66-foot-tall mural adorned with whimsical figures, effectively bringing a jolt of happiness—and, as Scharf says, “love and awareness”—to the Mission’s headquarters at the corner of Winston and Wall streets. Scharf—a contemporary of Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring—first made a name for himself in downtown New York in the ’80s, and recently collaborated with Dior on the brand’s fall 2021 men’s collection. “It took four days,” he says of the project. “It’s very physical and interactive, inspiring and exhausting. It felt impactful and I felt so much love.” kennyscharf.com; losangelesmission.org
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