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A balloon art event is coming to Los Angeles, but don’t expect to see anyone folding anything into cute simple animal shapes like at a kid’s birthday party because this is a serious show that’s been blowing minds around the world with pieces created by the foremost artists specializing in inflatable art.
“It’s a very immersive exhibition. It’s very interactive as well and it’s going to be a journey of emotions,” said Jesus Gonzalez, exhibition manager for the Balloon Museum, which produces contemporary art shows featuring inflatable and balloon art using air as its distinctive element.
The museum’s latest show, “Let’s Fly,” opens Oct. 30 at Ace Mission Studios and runs through March 16. The sprawling interactive exhibition is made up of 20 inflatable art installations by international artists who created pieces that include mazes, landscapes, giant animals, LED lit works and animated figures for the show.
“We’re talking about inflatable art and artists that have been working on this with big careers. These are renowned artists from all over the world. This is an art exhibition, we’re not talking about something that’s just playful. It is playful but it is beyond that, it’s a serious exhibition,” Gonzalez said.
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Founded in Rome in 2021, the Balloon Museum has traveled to Paris, Milan, Madrid, Naples, London, New York, Barcelona, Atlanta, and Miami counting an attendance of about 4.4 million before coming to Los Angeles for the first time, according to organizers.
“Usually the feedback we get from people is that they get more than what they were expecting. They realize that it actually is an art exhibition and interactive at the same time,” Gonzalez said.
When it opens in Los Angeles people will see art pieces that include massive works like “Mariposa,” a 26-foot-wide butterfly sculpture designed by Oakland based LED artist Christopher Schardt. His piece made its debut at Burning Man in 2023 and is illuminated with more than 39,000 LED lights.
Other jaw-dropping pieces include “Eye Scream,” by artist Filthy Luker, who creates pop-art monsters that are funny characters with often comical expressions. For the Balloon Museum the artist created a piece that seems to be hysterically laughing and crying simultaneously. Another highlight is the “Flying Maze,” an interactive piece created by artist Cyril Lancelin specifically for the Los Angeles show that looks like a green labyrinth with illuminated spaces that people can explore. It’s one of the many installations that Gonzalez thinks will make people rethink the way they view art.
“It’s all very inspiring in terms of realizing what you can do with materials and what materials can tell you in terms of emotions,” Gonzalez said.
When: 1-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 30 through March 16
Where: Ace Mission Studios, 516 S. Mission Road, Los Angeles
Cost: $39 for general admission, $29 for children ages 4-12
Information: balloonmuseum.world/tickets-los-angeles
A balloon art event is coming to Los Angeles, but don’t expect to see anyone folding anything into cute simple animal shapes like at a kid’s birthday party because this is a serious show that’s been blowing minds around the world with pieces created by the foremost artists specializing in inflatable art.
“It’s a very immersive exhibition. It’s very interactive as well and it’s going to be a journey of emotions,” said Jesus Gonzalez, exhibition manager for the Balloon Museum, which produces contemporary art shows featuring inflatable and balloon art using air as its distinctive element.
The museum’s latest show, “Let’s Fly,” opens Oct. 30 at Ace Mission Studios and runs through March 16. The sprawling interactive exhibition is made up of 20 inflatable art installations by international artists who created pieces that include mazes, landscapes, giant animals, LED lit works and animated figures for the show.
“We’re talking about inflatable art and artists that have been working on this with big careers. These are renowned artists from all over the world. This is an art exhibition, we’re not talking about something that’s just playful. It is playful but it is beyond that, it’s a serious exhibition,” Gonzalez said.
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Founded in Rome in 2021, the Balloon Museum has traveled to Paris, Milan, Madrid, Naples, London, New York, Barcelona, Atlanta, and Miami counting an attendance of about 4.4 million before coming to Los Angeles for the first time, according to organizers.
“Usually the feedback we get from people is that they get more than what they were expecting. They realize that it actually is an art exhibition and interactive at the same time,” Gonzalez said.
When it opens in Los Angeles people will see art pieces that include massive works like “Mariposa,” a 26-foot-wide butterfly sculpture designed by Oakland based LED artist Christopher Schardt. His piece made its debut at Burning Man in 2023 and is illuminated with more than 39,000 LED lights.
Other jaw-dropping pieces include “Eye Scream,” by artist Filthy Luker, who creates pop-art monsters that are funny characters with often comical expressions. For the Balloon Museum the artist created a piece that seems to be hysterically laughing and crying simultaneously. Another highlight is the “Flying Maze,” an interactive piece created by artist Cyril Lancelin specifically for the Los Angeles show that looks like a green labyrinth with illuminated spaces that people can explore. It’s one of the many installations that Gonzalez thinks will make people rethink the way they view art.
“It’s all very inspiring in terms of realizing what you can do with materials and what materials can tell you in terms of emotions,” Gonzalez said.
When: 1-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 30 through March 16
Where: Ace Mission Studios, 516 S. Mission Road, Los Angeles
Cost: $39 for general admission, $29 for children ages 4-12
Information: balloonmuseum.world/tickets-los-angeles
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