‘Light the Barricades’

Before “W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine” arrives at the Annenberg Space for Photography, the Century City museum is mounting its first citywide public art installation. From September 6 to 22, three lightbox-inspired walls created by artists Candy Chang and James A. Reeves will set up at three locations: Grand Park, the Natural History Museum and the Annenberg Community Beach House. A modern take on the philosophical system of the 3,000-year-old I Ching, Light the Barricades asks viewers to confront some of today’s most difficult physical and emotional barriers; resentment, judgment and doubt are represented separately on illuminated walls at each location. Then, on October 5 through December 29, all three panels will be moved and presented together as one installation at the Photo Space in Century City.