Ep. #126: Kim Abeles-- artist and pioneer of downtown L.A., finally buys a place...outside the city

Veteran Los Angeles artist Kim Abeles on: living in downtown L.A. in the early days, from the late 70s to now; her smog project, in which she lets objects including fine dishware blacken on the roof of her building from smog and car exhaust; her public art works, including Walk a Mile in My Shoes, a sculptural tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. that finished at his eponymous Boulevard; her 96-year-old mother, who lives on her own in L.A.'s Little Tokyo, through Kim's doing; and her move to finally buy a place with her husband, photographer - Ken Marchionno, in Crestline, in the mountains about 90 minutes outside of L.A. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Please subscribe to The Conversation on iTunes, and leave a positive review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 http://instagram.com/artistpodcast Twitter: @artistpodcast Your support of the podcast is very much appreciated- donations can be made via the website, and help keep the show going.