Beverly Center Installs New Art as Construction Continues

NEW LOOK: Taubman Centers Inc. continues on its $500 million Beverly Center makeover and in the meantime wants to give shoppers and passersby something nice to look at. The shopping center owner announced a fresh round of artists for its temporary art installation program, which it’s using to dress up construction areas throughout the project site. This latest round of art, curated by Jenelle Porter along with the Hammer Museum, includes pieces by Lisa Anne Auerbach, Ed Fella, Barbara Kruger, Anthony Lepore and Julian Hoeber. Kruger’s work, called “Untitled (Can Money Buy You Love?),” measures 60 feet tall on the outside of the center and viewable from the corner of Beverly and La Cienega Boulevards. Taubman is spending about $500 million on the Beverly Center’s makeover, which is expected to be revealed by holiday of next year. Construction began on the center in March 2016 with the plan of completely overhauling the food-related offerings and adding more luxury and contemporary brands. It will also open up the center’s ground floor in hopes of creating greater connectivity with the nearby activity on 3rd Street. “We’re breaking down the barrier that separates the project from the street,” chief operating officer William Taubman told WWD last year. The

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