"I am offering all of my efforts to build a base for all people who are interested in this art, and for artists who can work in this art field."

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From the art center he helped to create in South-Central Los Angeles, at the base of Simon Rodia's famous Watts Towers landmark art assembly, Noah Purifoy saw his neighborhood go up in flames.

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For their wedding gift, he created a piece of art: two small globes on a black plastic base torqued in so they appear to be kissing.

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