Trespass Parade Makes Its Way Up Broadway
Eric Richardson / blogdowntown
Participants in the Trespass Parade make their way up Broadway. The event, described by the organizer as "a hybrid between parade and protest" is part of opening activities for Pacific Standard Time.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Art and activism collided in front of a largely-puzzled crowd of Broadway shoppers on Sunday afternoon as the Trespass Parade made its way through the heart of Downtown.
The event, part of the six-month Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time, was aimed at inspiring local residents to participate in their artistic and social communities. It was organized by the non-profit West of Rome public art gallery, musician Arto Lindsay and artist Rirkrit Tiravanija.
Parade floats assembled Sunday morning at L.A. Mart, and traveled up Broadway to meet on-foot participants at 12th and Broadway. At roughly 1:15pm the parade entered Broadway's historic corridor, blaring new wave music.
DWNTWN.LA.INSOMNIAC on October 02, 2011, at 03:35PM – #1
"blaring new wave music"... hahaha... That was technically Dubstep, Drum and Bass and Electronica. DJ's were spinning on the roof of the Bradbury before the parade, the music was awesome!
It was a pretty surreal parade in comparison to the kinds usually seen on Broadway, but it was 100% unclear what it was about. We thought it was a video shoot, actually.
"Organizers are expecting thousands of participants..." Sadly, it was more like "dozens." Two thumbs up for the effort, though.
Eric Richardson (@blogdowntown) on October 02, 2011, at 04:30PM – #2
Insomniac: I'm not sure we heard the same music... There was very little bass in the music being played from the floats, and certainly not anything I would relate to those genres. That said, it was being played really loud out of less-than-optimal speakers, so who knows.
Carlo St Juste Jr L.Ac on January 19, 2012, at 08:59PM – #3
I wish I could have known about this earlier! I think it's a great idea, and why not? I'm out here in the Altadena/Pasadena area but I don't mind hopping on the gold line and rolling out.