{"id":4108,"date":"2017-10-31T15:38:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T22:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:38:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T22:38:05","slug":"las-panorama-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2017\/10\/31\/las-panorama-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"LA\u2019s One and Only Panorama is Back &#8211; Catch it While you Can!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2017\/10\/31\/las-panorama-is-back\/velpanoramaexterior\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/VelPanoramaExterior.jpg?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,177\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VelPanoramaExterior\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/VelPanoramaExterior.jpg?fit=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4114\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/VelPanoramaExterior.jpg?resize=300%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Velaslavasay Panorama Exterior\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never heard of, or experienced, panoramic paintings you\u2019re not alone. While this unique art form was popular in the nineteenth century, few survive today. Fortunately for Angelenos,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramaonview.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramaonview.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Velaslavasay Panorama<\/a>&nbsp;(VP), a local non-profit located in the West Adams Historic District, is dedicated to preserving this precursor of the motion picture, which immerses the viewer in a 360-degree painted environment. The organization also programs an eclectic mix of performances, lectures and film screenings and maintains a beautiful garden at the rear of its property.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For the past ten years&nbsp;The VP has presented Effulgence of the North<em>&nbsp;\u2013<\/em> described as \u201ca panoramic exploration of the limitless horizon which lies beyond a frigid terrain, illuminated by the ethereal Aurora Borealis.\u201d As I wrote in a <a href=\"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2013\/04\/26\/urban-beekeeping-discover-the-buzz-about-bees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012 post<\/a>, \u201cI spent about 20 minutes immersed in this wonderful, calming installation that masterfully melds sculpture, painting, light and music to great effect. It\u2019s located in a darkened upstairs space that is reached by climbing a twisting staircase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2017\/10\/31\/las-panorama-is-back\/effulgenceofthenorth-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth.jpg?fit=662%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"662,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EffulgenceoftheNorth\" data-image-description=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth2.jpg?resize=662%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Effulgence of the North\" width=\"662\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth2.jpg?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth2.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth2.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4112\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2017\/10\/31\/las-panorama-is-back\/effulgenceofthenorth3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth3.jpg?fit=662%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth3.jpg?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EffulgenceoftheNorth3.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While The Velaslavasay Panorama ended its open hours last month so that staff can install Shengjing Panorama,&nbsp;the organization is giving the public one final chance to see Effulgence of the North&nbsp;before it\u2019s retired. This is truly a unique experience that I highly recommend. As an added bonus, VP is using this brief encore to support the<em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Dia de los Muertos Street Festival<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>and <em>Common Field Convening 2017. <\/em>You can learn more about both of these events <a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramaonview.org\/upcoming-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>DETAILS<\/h4>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Thursday, November 2, 2017 &#8211; 12:00pm&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sunday, November 5, 2017 &#8211; 6:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>:&nbsp;The Velaslavasay Panorama, located at 1122 West 24th Street, Los Angeles, CA&nbsp;90007.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve never heard of, or experienced, panoramic paintings you\u2019re not alone. While this unique art form was popular in the nineteenth century, few survive today. Fortunately for Angelenos,&nbsp;The Velaslavasay Panorama&nbsp;(VP), a local non-profit located in the West Adams Historic District, is dedicated to preserving this precursor of the motion picture, which immerses the viewer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[27,23,52,12],"tags":[434,92],"class_list":["post-4108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-entertainment","category-exhibition","category-family-friendly-activity","tag-effulgence-of-the-north","tag-the-velaslavasay-panorama","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LA\u2019s One and Only Panorama is Back - Catch it While you Can! - Curating Los Angeles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2017\/10\/31\/las-panorama-is-back\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LA\u2019s One and Only Panorama is Back - Catch it While you Can! - Curating Los Angeles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019ve never heard of, or experienced, panoramic paintings you\u2019re not alone. 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