Has anyone else wondered why there were black umbrellas strategically placed on top of Paul Smith's pink building and other places along Melrose? 


Mattia Biaga's Storm of Life is a solo installation at The Farmers and Merchants Bank Building at 411 S. Main Street in Downtown Los Angeles from July 14th to 30th. Using thousands of black umbrellas as his basic building material, Biagi will build an extraordinary environment that will take over the entire interior of a former bank, with winding pathways, towering structures and a full-scale domicile. Both tactile and conceptual, the experience will be intensely immersive and mark a distinct evolution in the artist’s career. Additionally, Twentieth Gallery, Paul Smith, and Barracuda stores in Los Angeles will present an installation of umbrellas at their locations. Read more about the artist here.