When the Sign first appeared in the 1920s, it read “HOLLYWOODLAND” and blinked out the syllables in letters 43 feet tall, morphing over the years from ad to icon. The artists included in our first exhibition of the year blend their creative visions with the realities of life in the City of Angels.
Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis (she/her/hers) serves as staff writer, archivist, and curator for NOT REAL ART. She enjoys rambling through NRA’s vast digital archive of contemporary artworks and getting to know the people behind them. After growing up in the Twin Cities, Kirsten darted between Florida, Russia, Sweden, New York, France, Italy, the Aegean Islands, and Washington, DC, before landing in Richmond, Virginia. A former New York gallery director, photographer, caterer, student of Russian literature, devout polyglot, and creative-nonfiction writer, she is currently plotting her next trip to Greece.
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