What Is Milano Chow’s Fantasy Street at Hollyhock House?

Short answer

Milano Chow: Fantasy Street is on view at Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright’s landmark in Barnsdall Art Park, through December 20, 2026. Chow fills an unfurnished room of the house with invented buildings drawn from the Los Angeles Public Library’s photo archives, shown on silk-mounted folding screens she designed, alongside The Lifted Veil, a selection of Deborah Turbeville photographs she curated.

Key facts

• Who: Milano Chow (b. 1987, Los Angeles), an artist known for monochromatic architectural drawings in graphite, ink and photo transfer.
• What: Fantasy Street, new works on paper in two and three dimensions, plus The Lifted Veil, photographs by Deborah Turbeville (1932–2013) curated by Chow.
• Where: Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027, in Barnsdall Art Park.
• When: September 10 – December 20, 2026.
• Hours and tickets: Thursday to Saturday, 11 AM to 4 PM (last entry 3:30 PM); $12 adults, $6 seniors and students, free under 18 with a paying adult. Advance tickets recommended.

What will you see?

For Fantasy Street, Chow mined the photo archives of the Los Angeles Public Library for images of movie palaces, shop windows and apartment buildings from the years when Hollyhock House was built, and collaged them into a cast of fictive facades: structures that look documentary but exist nowhere. The interiors are populated with enigmatic figures lifted from period advertisements.

The installation is purpose-built for its room, an unfurnished space that served as a child’s room (1921–27), a California Art Club program space (1927–42) and a social club’s ladies’ lounge (1946–56). Chow designed a tableau of silk-mounted folding screens to hold the drawings and worked the room’s Wright-designed built-ins into the composition, so the show reads as one continuous environment rather than a row of frames.

Who is Milano Chow?

Born in Los Angeles in 1987, Chow earned her BA from Barnard College in 2009 and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2013. Her first institutional solo show, Prima Facie, was at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in 2022, and her work has appeared at the Drawing Center, the Aspen Art Museum and the Whitney Museum. She is represented by Chapter NY and Bel Ami, moving between gallery rooms and, here, a house museum, a shift that changes what a commercial contemporary art gallery usually frames. The exhibition is curated by Cole Akers.

And the Turbeville room?

Chow also curated The Lifted Veil, devoted to Deborah Turbeville, the photographer who brought an avant-garde sensibility to fashion work for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Vanity Fair. On view are photographs from the 1970s through the early 1990s, including a table of outtakes and contact prints Turbeville used as tests and collage material. Chow has cited Turbeville’s staged, weathered environments as an influence since her student years, and the pairing makes the conversation between the two practices visible. For a slower pass in front of a single print, our guide on how to look closely at one photograph works well here.

How do you visit?

Hollyhock House is at 4800 Hollywood Boulevard in Barnsdall Art Park. Self-guided entry runs Thursday to Saturday, 11 AM to 4 PM (last entry 3:30 PM); tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, free for visitors under 18 with a paying adult, and advance reservation is recommended. Docent-led exterior tours run Fridays and Saturdays, and one-hour guided tours run on Sundays. The house is closed November 26–29 for Thanksgiving weekend, so plan around the holiday.

FAQ

When does Milano Chow: Fantasy Street close?

December 20, 2026.

How much do tickets cost?

$12 for adults, $6 for seniors (62+) and students with ID, and free for visitors under 18 with a paying adult. Advance tickets are recommended.

What are the hours?

Thursday to Saturday, 11 AM to 4 PM, with last entry at 3:30 PM; one-hour guided tours run on Sundays.

Can you see both exhibitions on one ticket?

Yes. Fantasy Street and The Lifted Veil are both inside Hollyhock House and covered by the same admission.

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Sources

• City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, exhibition page for Milano Chow: Fantasy Street and Deborah Turbeville: The Lifted Veil: dates, concept, artist biographies.
• Hollyhock House, On View and Visit pages: exhibition pairing, hours, admission and tour schedules.

More context: our guides to The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990 at LACMA and how to visit ICA LA.