Inglewood UrbanStage was a performed public artwork with a month-long architectural sculpture, construction performance and panel series. Sited on a civic plaza, UrbanStage re-activated the open area to support public conversation and community discussions.

UrbanStage’s wooden modules were reconstituted each week over four weeks. With forms of Amphitheatre, Transverse, Labyrinth and Longtable, Wong explored how the architecture of shared space impacts urban conversations. Each transformative stage was activated by curated civic conversations and workshops on urban issues in Inglewood: transportation and the impact of automobiles; art cities and gentrification; urban development; and shared futures based on food, culture, and diversity.

Cheryl Wing-zi Wong is an artist and social architect questioning the implications of space through built interventions. She creates visual experiments with constructed spaces and works in digital drawing, mapping, architectural and 3D modeling. Her projects have been published Domus Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Triple Canopy, Designboom, Dwell, Interior Design Magazine and Design Observer.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cheryl currently resides in New York City. Co-founder of the spatial design practice Studio C+C, she was visiting critic at Columbia University and Parsons School of Design, and taught at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University International Program in Design & Architecture.

Date: 2015
Collection: City of Inglewood Time-Based Projects
Medium: Experimental, site-related performed sculpture
Material: Plywood, conversation
Size: One month performance, eight curated events, dimensions variable

Location:
Inglewood City Hall, North Plaza
1 Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, California 90301