Acclaimed Conceptual Artist’s Public Artwork Enters Final Phase

Culver City is moving forward with the final phase of an ambitious public art project by internationally celebrated conceptual artist Charles Gaines. The installation, titled A Frame for a Tree , will take shape at the intersection of Washington and National boulevards and is centered around a prominent mature Ficus tree at the site.

The large-scale sculpture, envisioned as a “love letter to a tree,” will feature a rectangular metal frame measuring approximately 56 by 98 feet. It is designed to encase and elevate the natural form of the tree while engaging viewers in a deeper exploration of the intersection between organic life and systematic structure—a hallmark of Gaines’ decades-long artistic practice.

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