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2525 Michigan Ave
Santa Monica,
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90404
34.0271
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Neighborhoods: West LA, Pico
Reviews & Ratings for Bergamot Station Arts Center
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08/05/08
Cool Venue, Poor Organization?
by kiercemartin at Citysearch
So I went and checked out Bergamot over the weekend and I don' t know if my expectations were too high or what, but it just wasn't as cool as I expected it to be. Being an old train station there's not a lot of flow to the whole thing and there's no information about any of the galleries or artists or the museum itself anywhere to be found. So that kind of left us feeling a bit stranded. Regardless, there was some cool art and it is a cool venue. I feel like maybe it just depends on the art that's being featured at the time and we just got it on an off weekend. Definitely worth checking out though!
09/07/06
Santa Monica's sprawling fine-arts complex is fast becoming the cultural epicenter for contemporary art.
by Contributor at Citysearch
The Background
Once a train depot for the now-defunct Red Line trolley, this warehouse complex houses more than 30 art galleries and the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Converted into an art gallery enclave in the '90s, it now stands as L.A.'s most stylish cultural center, frequented by local artists, designers, collectors and tourists.
The View
The stylish complex manages to mingle bohemian style with Westside wealth. The Shoshana Wayne Gallery, the pioneer of Bergamot galleries, showcases artists such as Yoko Ono and Philip Argent. Track 16 exhibits collaborative art, from performance to paintings, from recognizable names like David Byrne and Karen Finley. The Gallery of Functional Art sells beautiful and bizarre furniture, lighting and sculpture. Unique shopping experiences can be found at Sculpture to Wear, an unusual jeweler and the Colleagues Gallery, a couture vintage-clothing shop.
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