Rethinking Watts As An Intersection Of Life And Art

LA’s infamous Watts Towers, an architectural landmark that has been the scene of some of America’s worst race rioting, is getting another makeover, and artists are playing a major role in rethinking the whole neighborhood. “Much of the project is about… the nuances. It’s what gets lost in the overview: the day-in, day-out stories of a section of L.A. that has seldom had a chance to define itself for itself — let alone to the world.”