ARTIST

Jean Pigozzi is a French-born, Italian photographer. His work can be generally defined as belonging to the spontaneous snapshot genre; he has been using a Leica camera since a young age to capture the world around him. Pigozzi’s diaristic practice reveals observations of his own daily life and those of his immediate social circle.

Pigozzi spends much of the year at his home on Simca, an island on the Pacific Coast of Panama. He established the nearby Liquid Jungle Lab in 2003, a research center for scientists and students to study marine conservation. 

At over a meter wide, Panama Wave, 2020, demonstrates Pigozzi’s continuing interest in the ocean. Over the last few years he has been photographing waves from a specific spot on the island. On the one hand the image presents harmony in texture and pattern, on the other, it speaks to the destruction created by, and to, the natural world. 

Born in 1952, Paris, France; lives and works between Rome, Italy; Antibes, France and Panama and is often in LA.

CHARITY

The mission of Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles is to make live music accessible to all, creating stronger and more connected communities while celebrating the diversity of our city and beyond. Every summer, Levitt Los Angeles presents 50 free concerts under the stars in MacArthur Park, featuring acclaimed, emerging talent to seasoned, award-winning performers in a broad range of music genres.

MacArthur Park and the surrounding areas is one of the poorest of Los Angeles with widely reported crime rates. Music has the power to unite all walks of life and uplift the spirit of the community