Venice, CA: Art and Architecture in a Maverick Community

Venice California is one of the most vibrant and distinctive communities in the United States. While its best known for its bohemian atmosphere picture-perfect canals and rambunctious boardwalk theres much more to Venice than what appears on the glossy surface. For years it has been a locus of creative activity and home to world-class artists architects and designers who have continuously given it new life. Venice CA is an exploration of Venices original and captivating approach to lifestyle architecture and design. Established a century ago as the Coney Island of the Pacific Venice lost its rides and gained a picturesque clutter of cottages and warehouses. In between these humble facades are cutting-edge buildings by Frank Gehry Morphosis Coop Himmelblau and Lorcan OHerlihy. Venice CA allows readers unprecedented access into the homes and studios of Ed Ruscha Dennis Hopper John Baldessari Ken Price Robert Graham and other major artists architects and mavericks.