And these are the issues that they as artists worked with, that they would bring philosophically into this idea of being in space with human beings, and constant motion.” I’ve been so influenced by my grandmother’s work in dance and the environment, and my grandfather’s work in the landscape. You know that’s very interesting to me in particular, because in my practice, I feel rooted through my upbringing in feeling space and movement. From a visual artist’s perspective, it’s so compelling that it’s this living, breathing organism. It’s unusual for a hotel space, what they’re creating it has this feeling of a home museum. Really, I mean, I feel like they’ve completely embraced the feminist history in such a compelling way,” Hopper tells L.A. “Yes, it’s quite remarkable what they’re doing. Even the elevator door landings have original murals on them. In addition to carefully curated editioned works for guest rooms, and a swashbuckling exterior mural, the hotel has been amassing an enviable permanent collection almost entirely comprised of Los Angeles-area women artists, and hosts a regular Featured Artist exhibition in its dedicated passageway gallery. Several original architectural details remain that pay tribute to this history, but it’s in the hotel’s ever-evolving art program that the depth of this commitment and the joy with which it is pursued make themselves felt. Even through major contemporary renovations to its splendid 1920s Spanish Colonial style, it has not strayed from this foundation. It was opened in 1926 by the YWCA for an exclusively female clientele, as a haven for solo female travelers who were prohibited from checking into most hotels without a male chaperone. But Hotel Figueroa is uniquely intentional in its integration of visual art into its character, in an inspirational way that specifically honors and expands its own laudable, pioneering feminist history. But Duffy-Hopper hopes to settle the case before then.Hotel Figueroa is not the only boutique hotel with an art program, not even the only one staging exhibitions others, too, have built permanent collections over the years through acquisitions and commissions. Royston expects this issue will probably come up again at trial. Henry's mother and Hopper's fourth wife, Katherine LaNasa, was the sole beneficiary of $750,000, and Duffy-Hopper, who had just married Hopper, was the sole beneficiary of the remaining $250,000.Īfter Henry, now 19, became an adult, the balance of the policy reverted to Hopper's estimated $30 million estate, which Hopper said in previous filings he has already set up for Galen and his three other adult children to receive a "substantial portion." According to her documents, the policy was originally purchased in 1996 for that purpose after a court ordered it to secure then young son Henry's upbringing. In her response to Hopper's motion, Duffy-Hopper countered that Galen should be made sole beneficiary of the $750,000 death benefit as security for child support. It's the stuff that movies are made of."īut Duffy-Hopper claimed in court documents filed since then that she has received only one month of support, and that Hopper is already in arrears. "The adult children are taking control of this case and attempting to limit any funds that go to Victoria or Galen, and it really is quite sad. "Victoria's prime objective is to make sure she can support her child," Royston said. 5, and Galen against Hopper's adult children, whom Duffy-Hopper has accused of masterminding the split. The divorce has pitted Duffy-Hopper, wife No. The motion was the latest salvo in the Hoppers' contentious divorce that continues to wend its way through courts, even as Dennis Hopper's health diminishes. "We feel the court's ruling protects the best interest of the child." "We were pleased with the result effectively blocking the motion," Duffy-Hopper's lawyer, Mirka Royston, told. The remaining $250,000 will go to Galen's mother, Hopper's estranged wife, Victoria Duffy-Hopper, 42, as part of their premarital agreement. The ruling made Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom means that Galen Hopper will be entitled to part of the proceeds from Hopper's $1 million policy, along with Hopper's three older children, Marin, Ruthanna and Henry. May 14, 2010— - A judge denied Dennis Hopper's motion to exclude his 7-year-old daughter, Galen, from his life insurance policy and make his three adult children sole beneficiaries of $750,000.
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