DTLA has a new theater - inside a fake electrical box

"Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside. That is, if they can fit. With a mirror on its side and a clock in its back, Mero's creation, about 6 feet tall and 3 feet deep yet smaller on its interior, looks something akin to an intimate, private boudoir."

"Mero, a longtime street artist whose guerrilla art regularly dots the downtown landscape, likes to inject whimsy into her work: a drainage pipe that gives birth, a ball pit for rats or the transformation of a dilapidated building into a 'castle.' But there's just as often some hidden social commentary."

"With her Electrical Box Theatre, situated across from the historic American Hotel and sausage restaurant and bar Würstküche, Mero set out to create an impromptu performance space for the sort of experimental artists who no longer have an outlet in downtown's galleries or more refined stages."

S.C. Mero, a street artist known for guerrilla art installations, designed an innovative performance space in downtown Los Angeles that appears as a realistic electrical box from the outside. The deceptive exterior is so convincing that police initially questioned its installation. Inside, the intimate theater features red velvet doors and crimson wallpaper, inspired by the ornate aesthetic of the historic Los Angeles Theatre. Measuring approximately 6 feet tall and 3 feet deep with a smaller interior, the space resembles a private Broadway dressing room. Mero created this unconventional venue to provide experimental artists with performance opportunities, as downtown's galleries and traditional stages have become increasingly refined and less accommodating to avant-garde work.

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