“So basically I grew up in a party”—LaLa Ortiz / SML.20130201.SC.Facebook.LaLaOrtiz
“So basically I grew up in a party”—LaLa Ortiz
Surrounded by floor-to-ceiling happy colors in a surrounding filled with lava lamps and fishnets, LaLa’s childhood is one of hippie descent—which could best be summarized as peace, love and herbal enlightenment.
Her upbringing reminds me of the party scene in New York in the 90s—a remake of the Tunnel rooms [1]. I don’t even go clubbing, but as a photographer I sometimes get invited to tag along and I was exposed to many of these crazy happenings usually after 4am when the bar closes. Before the days of “hush hush” [2] and clubs are still everywhere, this is where you go.
If our childhood shapes how we are today, it might explain why LaLa’s artwork is also full of wonders and the soul of the highly imaginary.
# Notes
1. Tunnel was a nightclub in New York City. It was architecturally distinctive: a long, narrow space with multiple rooms on several levels. One room, decorated by artist Kenny Scharf, was called the Kenny Scharf Lava Lounge. Others were decorated as Victorian libraries, S/M dungeons, and lounges. In the late 1980s, Club Kids, including Michael Alig, Amanda Lepore, and RuPaul, often gathered in the V.I.P. room in the basement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_(New_York_nightclub)
2. Hush hush is a form of “private clubs” for the “knowing few” to consume liquor for exuberant ripped off prices in local restaurants to avoid the 4am kurfew.
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“So basically I grew up in a party”—LaLa Ortiz / SML.20130201.SC.Facebook.LaLaOrtiz
“So basically I grew up in a party”—LaLa Ortiz
Surrounded by floor-to-ceiling happy colors in a surrounding filled with lava lamps and fishnets, LaLa’s childhood is one of hippie descent—which could best be summarized as peace, love and herbal enlightenment.
Her upbringing reminds me of the party scene in New York in the 90s—a remake of the Tunnel rooms [1]. I don’t even go clubbing, but as a photographer I sometimes get invited to tag along and I was exposed to many of these crazy happenings usually after 4am when the bar closes. Before the days of “hush hush” [2] and clubs are still everywhere, this is where you go.
If our childhood shapes how we are today, it might explain why LaLa’s artwork is also full of wonders and the soul of the highly imaginary.
# Notes
1. Tunnel was a nightclub in New York City. It was architecturally distinctive: a long, narrow space with multiple rooms on several levels. One room, decorated by artist Kenny Scharf, was called the Kenny Scharf Lava Lounge. Others were decorated as Victorian libraries, S/M dungeons, and lounges. In the late 1980s, Club Kids, including Michael Alig, Amanda Lepore, and RuPaul, often gathered in the V.I.P. room in the basement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_(New_York_nightclub)
2. Hush hush is a form of “private clubs” for the “knowing few” to consume liquor for exuberant ripped off prices in local restaurants to avoid the 4am kurfew.
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/ #screenshots #Facebook #LaLaOrtiz #art #people #hippie #life #childhood #peace #love #enlightment #US #Tunnel #party #clubbing #culture #pop #history #humans #wtf #lol #nyc