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MAK Center for Art and Architecture is a contemporary, experimental, multi-disciplinary center for art and architecture headquartered in three significant architectural works by the Austrian-American architect R.M.

05/22/2026

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture is pleased to present Rainbows, Sponges, Flies, and Spoons, an exhibition by the Danish artist collective SUPERFLEX. The exhibition brings together a focused presentation of works spanning more than three decades of the collective’s practice at the MAK Center at the Schindler House.

Designed by Austrian-American architect R.M. Schindler in 1922 as an experiment in communal living, the Schindler House was designed to accommodate collective daily life as well as personalized areas for individual activity. Playing off this history, Rainbows, Sponges, Flies, and Spoons presents four bodies of work, each occupying its own space, completely separate yet strangely connected.

Through subtle manipulations of familiar objects and images, the works produce moments of humor and estrangement while exploring questions of infrastructure, ecological interdependence, and collective perception.

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“SUPERFLEX: Rainbows, Sponges, Flies, and Spoons”
MAK Center at the Schindler House
835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood
June 12, 2026 – September 13, 2026

OPENING RECEPTION⁠
June 12, 2026
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM⁠

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Image: SUPERFLEX, The Spoons, 2026. Diasec photo print on Sunlight opal, aluminum LED light box, 47.615 x 47.615 x 2.75 in. (120.9 x 120.9 x 7 cm).

“SUPERFLEX: Rainbows, Sponges, Flies, and Spoons” is presented in partnership with 1301PE. Support for the exhibition generously provided by David Johnson. Special thanks to Brian Butler from 1301PE and Kukje Gallery. Generous in-kind support provided by UniFor.

05/18/2026

Don't miss the final days of "Nancy Holt: Light and Shadow Poetics," closing this weekend.

“Nancy Holt: Light and Shadow Poetics” offers an encounter where art and architecture shape perception together. Over five decades, Nancy Holt explored how we perceive the world, and how language, light, sound, and the built environment shape our sense of place. Bringing Holt’s work into dialogue with the Schindler House, the exhibition invites visitors to experience art and architecture as partners in seeing.

For more information and to book your tickets to visit, please visit the link in our bio!

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Image: Opening Reception of “Nancy Holt: Light and Shadow Poetics,” MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House, February 25, 2026. Photography by Rush Varela.

05/13/2026

The Austrian Consulate General, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, and Villa Aurora are pleased to present a book talk with Monika Czernin, highly acclaimed author of “The Emperor Incognito: Joseph II’s Journey Through Enlightenment,” in conversation with Claudia Gordon, director of the Villa Aurora.

Join us at the MAK Center at the Schindler House on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:00 PM for a discussion of "The Emperor Incognito," the story of an extraordinary man in an age of upheaval: a ruler who spent a quarter of his twenty-five-year reign not on his throne, but on the road. At the heart of the discussion is the subject’s contemporary relevance, as Czernin notes: “Today, we are once again living in a time of crises. Societies are drifting apart and good governance is at stake.”

For more information and to RSVP, visit the link in our bio.

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The Emperor Incognito Book Talk
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House
835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood

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Image: "The Emperor Incognito," Courtesy of the author

05/06/2026

Counting down to our spring fundraiser, the MAK Center Architecture Tour.

Join us this Saturday, May 9, to tour remarkable houses by R.M. Schindler, Raphael Soriano, and Lloyd Wright.

Following the tour, gather at the MAK Center at the Schindler House for a ticketed reception to close out the day. With cocktail jams by DJ Cometa and apertivo by DADA ECHO PARK, Aplós, Catalina Apéro, Nat Kidder Vodka and Zomoz Mezcal, the evening continues conversations sparked throughout the tour while celebrating Los Angeles's architectural legacy in an intimate setting.

Tour and reception tickets directly support the MAK Center’s mission and public activation of three R.M. Schindler historic sites through exhibitions, programs and residencies at the Schindler House, the Fitzpatrick-Leland House, and the Mackey Apartments.

The MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 is generously sponsored by Cometa. Special thanks to Louis Magnano for his advisory contributions to the tour.

Get your tickets soon—limited availability remains. Discounted Tour + Reception bundle tickets are available for $250, offering a $50 savings on the full experience. For more information and to purchase, visit the link in our bio.

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Image: R.M. Schindler, Schindler House, 1922. Photograph by Alex Frankel.

05/05/2026

Visit Raphael Soriano’s Polito House (1940) on Saturday, May 9, during the MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 fundraiser.

Architect Raphael Soriano, best known for his contributions to the Case Study House program and steel frame construction, worked in Los Angeles from 1936 to 1953, where he interned briefly for both R.M. Schindler and Richard Neutra before founding his own practice. Built using a redwood frame and steel window and door frames, the house marks Soriano’s early use of steel, a material he would further explore in the 1950s and 1960s.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio.
Tickets are available through Thursday, May 7 at 9:00 PM.

The MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 is generously sponsored by Cometa.

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Image: Raphael Soriano, Polito House, 1940. Photograph by Open Space Series.

05/01/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 9 and discover R.M. Schindler’s Tucker House (1950) as part of the MAK Center’s Architecture Tour fundraiser.

The Tucker House combines Schindler’s early vocabulary of plaster-skin construction with themes from his later work. On the main floor, varied ceiling heights express the different functions for each space within a complex spatial sequence, as the entry opens into a dynamic interior organized by shifting levels and light. A lowered ceiling plane articulates a 15-degree shift in the house’s plan, cutting a dramatic line through the space. This feature points toward material and spatial strategies Schindler would continue to develop in his later works.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio.

The MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 is generously sponsored by Cometa (.sound).
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Image: R.M. Schindler, Tucker House, 1950. Photograph © David Nelson.

04/29/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 9 and explore R.M. Schindler’s Van Dekker House (1940) during the MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 fundraiser.

R.M. Schindler described the Van Dekker House as “a country house with dramatic accents, in view of the owner’s profession and social life.” Commissioned by Albert Van Dekker, an actor and progressive state assemblyman, and his wife Esther for their large family, the project became Schindler’s largest single-family project at 3,756 square feet. The L-shaped house wraps around a central patio and rises three stories, with asymmetrical gabled roofs and irregular windows shaping a dramatic interior.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio.

The MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 is generously sponsored by Cometa (.sound).

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Image: R.M. Schindler, Van Dekker House, 1940. Photograph by Gavin Cater.

04/27/2026

Step inside R.M. Schindler’s Wolff House (1938) on Saturday, May 9, as part of the MAK Center’s Architecture Tour fundraiser.

R.M. Schindler’s signature plaster-skin construction, a hallmark of his 1930s work, finds a vivid expression in the Wolff House. The plaster surface glows with pinks and oranges, reminiscent of the warm hues found in adobe architecture. Inside, these hues continue in quiet dialogue with the lush landscape framed by the expansive windows. Clerestory windows in the bedrooms, situated above the built-in bedframes, reveal the moon’s journey across the night sky.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio.

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Image: R.M. Schindler, Wolff House, 1938

04/25/2026

Join us on Saturday, May 9 and explore Lloyd Wright’s Studio (1927) during the MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 fundraiser.
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Lloyd Wright built his residence and studio as he developed his independent architectural practice, following early work in the offices of Irving Gill, the landscape firm Olmstead & Olmstead, and his father, Frank Lloyd Wright. The design incorporates concrete blocks featuring a motif of stylized Joshua trees, that allow light to filter through, and mediate between interior and exterior space.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the link in our bio.

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Image: Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright Studio, 1927

04/24/2026

Applications for the 2027/28 MAK Artists- and Architects-in-Residence program at the Mackey Apartments are now open.

A total of six scholarships for residency at the Mackey Apartments in Los Angeles will be awarded by MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna to international artists and architects based outside the United States. Selected by an international jury in Vienna, residents spend six months living and working in Los Angeles, culminating in a final exhibition of their projects.

Rooted in the legacy of R.M. Schindler, this program supports practices at the intersection of art and architecture, fostering experimentation and interdisciplinary exchange.

Application deadline: August 12, 2026.

For criteria and information, please visit the link in our bio.

Since 1995, the Artists- and Architects-in-Residence Program at the Mackey Apartments has been organized and led by the MAK Center in cooperation with the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna.

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Image: Installation view of “Final Projects: Group LVIII,” MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Mackey Apartments, March 5, 2026. Photography by Rush Varela.

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