Thank You!
On behalf of Helms Bakery District, SoCal NOMA and A+D Museum, we are writing to thank you for being part of our exhibition Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip Hop Architecture.
We hope you enjoyed this groundbreaking show, curated by Sekou Cooke, and the events surrounding it, including workshops, tours, fashion shows and public talks with luminaries including Ruth E. Carter and Julia Koerner, the graffiti artists Prime and Man One and the architects Demar Matthews and Kevin Sherrod.
Over 2,000 people attended Close to the Edge, and it got press in multiple publications including Dezeen and Archinect, amplifying the message of a “hip hop” approach to architecture and citymaking.
We could not have done it without the support of generous sponsors, collaborators and volunteers. Their names are listed below.
We hope that you will stay connected with our three organizations – Helms Bakery District, SoCal NOMA, and A+D Museum – as we continue to host events and exhibitions, both independently and together. If you would like to stay updated, sign up for the newsletters and social media accounts below.
Thank you again for your support!
With very best wishes,
Amanda Barnes (Helms Bakery District)
Frances Anderton (Helms Bakery District)
Lance Collins (SoCal NOMA)
Camille Elston (A+D Museum)
Natasha Sandmeier (A+D Museum)
Sponsors
ALL CHILL
Anderson Barker Architecture
Arcana: Books on the Arts
Barbara Bouza
Bestor Architecture
BPC Interior Design
Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Cisco Home
Craig Atkinson
Crewest Studio
Crisp Imaging
Evelyn Hinojosa
Frederick Fisher & Partners
HED
Hits to Healing
HKS, Inc.
HMC Architects
JKA / John Kaliski Architects
KFA Architecture
KPFF Consulting Engineers
KTGY
Leslie Sydnor
Metamorphic Entertainment LLC
Morley Builders
Not Real Art
Nwankpa Design
office42 architecture
Ronda Jackson/Design by Décor
Scott Rivers
Standard® Architecture | Design
Studio One Eleven
The Good Project Company/Carmen Suero
The Seattle Foundation
Venice Community Housing Corporation
Walter N. Marks, Inc.
Winston Engineering, Inc.
ZGF Architects
Collaborators
Aisha Life Events
Andres Hernandez
Bucket List Society
Demar Matthews
DJ Caviar
DJ Mr. Sonny James
Elevate Culture
Eric Gomez (DJ Arkatekt)
Erika Abrams
Glen-Anthony McGowan
James Garrett
Julia Koerner
Kevin Sherrod
Leimert Park Wine
Man One
Monica Orozco Photography
Prime
Ruth E. Carter
Scott Power
Symphony Blue
Tornado Creative
Volunteers
Briana Salmon
Chris Dorsey
Christina Simaan
Dawn Hicks
Deeksha Harish
Emily Hsiao
Genelle Brooks-Petty
George Jang
Hailey Jeon
Jiaqi Kang
Joshua Foster
Minay Pertel
Monica Yee
Saubhagini Mahajan
Sharon Liu
Shrinethraa Senthil Kumar
Summer Bennett Stein
Zhao Yunlong
Zhiyang Guo
Collaborators
Aisha Life Events
Andres Hernandez
Bucket List Society
Demar Matthews
DJ Caviar
DJ Mr. Sonny James
Elevate Culture
Eric Gomez (DJ Arkatekt)
Erika Abrams
Glen-Anthony McGowan
James Garrett
Julia Koerner
Kevin Sherrod
Leimert Park Wine
Man One
Monica Orozco Photography
Prime
Ruth E. Carter
Scott Power
Symphony Blue
Tornado Creative
Volunteers
Briana Salmon
Chris Dorsey
Christina Simaan
Dawn Hicks
Deeksha Harish
Emily Hsiao
Genelle Brooks-Petty
George Jang
Hailey Jeon
Jiaqi Kang
Joshua Foster
Minay Pertel
Monica Yee
Saubhagini Mahajan
Sharon Liu
Shrinethraa Senthil Kumar
Summer Bennett Stein
Zhao Yunlong
Zhiyang Guo
All photographs by Monica Orozco and Glen-Anthony McGowan