There are many areas in which we feel space and time collide for two lovers, as in romantic tragedies, such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and the question always remains – Will they find each other in time? That is the question I find myself asking in Mona Kuhn’s most recent monograph, Kings Road, which coincides with her solo exhibit, “835 Kings Road”, on view at the Art, Design and Architecture Museum in Santa Barbara. Both feature a photographic narrative that is based within the iconic house of architect, Rudolph Schindler (b. 1887). The house itself, located on Kings Road in West Hollywood, California, inspired Kuhn to invent her own story that may or may not have been hidden, thanks to the candid letters written by Schindler and the open nature of the house, its structure, and its surrounding landscape.
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