AxS Festival 2014 | CURIOSITY has commissioned the fascinating LA-based arts collective Machine Project to re-imagine a quintessential Pasadena landmark — the Greene and Greene Arts and Crafts masterpiece — The Gamble House.
For Machine Project Field Guide to The Gamble House, Machine Project founder and artistic director Mark Allen has orchestrated a diverse group of Los Angeles artists to create new works exploring, celebrating, and dramatizing the curious architectural icon. Over the course of the two-week AxS Festival, the history, aesthetic and craftsmanship of The Gamble House will be subtly transformed and revealed through experimental tours, participatory nap concerts, a tableau vivant, puppets, dance, seances, videos, inflatable sculptures, joinery-specific lawn furniture, a secret Swedish-Japanese fusion restaurant and more.
In addition to Machine Project’s daily programming that visitors will experience on regular Gamble House tours throughout AxS Festival , a centerpiece of the Field Guide project will be an all-day series of performances on the grounds and interior of the property.
Materiality and Signification Tour with Ryan Taber
Tour begins at 10am
(The Gamble House)
Using a scale model of the staircase and samples of different species of woods, artist Ryan Taber leads a house tour focusing on the front entry hall, back terrace and upstairs hallway.
$40 for FoGH Members, Machine Project Members and General Public
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Spaces for tours are limited, advanced registration is required.
Joinery and Decoration Tour with Ryan Taber
Tour begins at 2pm
(The Gamble House)
This tour will consist of a partial tour of the house focusing on the Attic “Billiards” room, the crawl spaces, the upstairs guest bedroom and the master bedroom. This tour will be conducted during the day and will feature samples of timber frame joinery cultural traditions as well as samples of different species of wood.
$40 for FoGH Members, Machine Project Members and General Public
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Spaces for tours are limited, advanced registration is required.
Tone and Cadence Tour with Ryan Taber
Tour begins at 7:30pm
(The Gamble House)
This tour will take place after dark and will feature content from the other two tours, as well as information about the houses artificial lighting and leaded art glass. A component of this tour will be conducted in the dark, with flashlights.
$40 for FoGH Members, Machine Project Members and General Public
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this tour.
Spaces for tours are limited, advanced registration is required.