Flag Stop pulls into Torrance for the Labor Day Weekend
Brains behind the banner: Flag Stop organizers, l-r, Tm Gratkowski, Birgit Amadori, Jody Wiggins, Valerie Wilcox, Nick Lisica, Tiel Park, and Bernard Fallon Having an art show at a high-end car dealership doesn’t seem like a recipe for a marriage made in Heaven, but Flag Stop and Lexus are at least holding hands – and there’s every indication that the three-day event (Sept. 2-4) will be rewarding and memorable. The committee that conceived and organized Flag Stop took their name and basic concept from the impromptu train stops, often made where they were least expected. As associate director Nick Lisica puts it, “our modern interpretation of Flag Stop is an unconventional stop for art enthusiasts.” The initial idea, says Bernard Fallon, was for “an alternative art event that we could do in a non-art museum or (non-) art gallery setting.” They set their sights on downtown or Old Torrance with its many vacant storefronts. “We were looking at warehouses and factories and office spaces and empty buildings,” Fallon continues. Some of the businesses were encouraging, but one day things changed when Jody Wiggins drove by South Bay Lexus, which is near enough to the Torrance airport to be…
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