Photographer-turned conceptual artist turns lens on Watts
November 1, 2008 | 4:37
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To the outside world, Watts is many things: code, a euphemism, a one-word cautionary tale. "It's a place that everybody thinks they know about but are afraid to go to," says artist Edgar Arceneaux. "And this project offers a chance for people to come together and build something collectively." Arceneaux is reffering to his Watts House Project, an artist-driven urban revitalization project centered around the historic Watts Towers, the Watts Art Center, and a strip of property on 107th Street.
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