Czariah Smith
Artist Lauren Halsey’s South Central LA hub Summaeverythang provides her neighborhood with just what its name suggests—resources spanning from fresh produce to martial arts training. BY SARAH GOODING PHOTOS COURTESY LAUREN HALSEY AND DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY, LOS ANGELES
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rtist Lauren Halsey’s work spans monumental modern hieroglyphics, “fantasy architecture” of sculptural shrunken cities, and now, the finest fresh organic produce Los Angeles County has to offer. For the past year or so, the artist has been taking over the space next to her studio in LA’s South Central neighborhood with the aim of catering to the community she celebrates in her vividly colorful work. Called Summaeverythang, the space intends to quite literally provide some of everything for children and young adults in the neighborhood. “Capoeira, tutoring, artmaking, film programs, gardening, field trips, etc,” reads a proposed list on Summaeverythang’s website. “The center is a site to develop Black and Brown empowerment: personal, political, economic, and sociocultural.”
