Manifest Equality has taken a dilapidated building that used to be home to Big Lots on Vine Street in Hollywood and has turned it into a temporary home for art that exhibits the importance of equality, love, sex and the need for equal rights, right now. Instead of taking this call of action to the streets with protests and petition signing, Manifest Equality brings myriad artists together under one roof to exclaim, bring awareness, and aid LGBT’s (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) fight for equal rights in America.

Last night, we were lucky to be invited to the pre-opening night by Nunu Deng along with a couple hundred purveyors. Bright florescent lights, colorful images leaping off of various canvases, a shattered glass sculpture, and accurate photographs covered the walls and hung from the ceilings. My favorite installation was in the right side of the building in the very back - “It’s Complicated” by Mike Murphy takes water, light, audio, a transducer, a mirrored dish, an amplifier and a video projector to create a beautiful piece of art. From the water in the dish dancing to the sounds of the song playing through the amplifier to the heart moving in rhythm on the wall - for me this installation truly embraced the idea of equality and love. Demonstrated here: http://www.mmike.com/index.html.

Manifest Equality opens today to the public. Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 through Sunday, March 7th, 2010 between the hours of 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM with extended hours Friday - Sunday. 1341 Vine Street, (between Hollywood & Fountain) Los Angeles, CA 90028-8141.


Bring awareness for the necessity of equality for all Americans not just the ones who prefer the opposite gender. Whether you are straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender get in line for this wonderful exhibition and take part in this art fight for what is right.