Marciano Art Foundation building to become Gagosian Gallery outpost

Following the abrupt closure of the Marciano Art Foundation complex in Los Angeles last year, international art house Gagosian Gallery has inked a plan to take over 13,000 square feet of the former museum building.  Situated within a gargantuan former Scottish Rite Temple designed by architect Millard Sheets in 1961, the Gagosian outpost will become the largest facility operated by the gallery in Los Angeles, ArtNews reports. In 2015 the temple was converted for the Marciano Art Foundation by wHY; It is unclear if the firm is undertaking any additional design efforts for the latest gallery conversion. In 2016, wHY designed a 4,500-square-foot flagship Gagosian Gallery facility in San Francisco. According to the report, Gagosian will take up the temple's Theater Gallery space, a ground level area that was once used to stage elaborate performances and plays by the Scottish Rite group during its original use.  The Marciano Art Foundation shut down in November 2019 following an unsucces...