Jacob Patterson (jmjpatterson) is the Executive Director at Think Tank Gallery in Los Angeles’s Fashion District (thinktankdtla). Patterson and four friends moved into this warehouse space in 2010 and built one of L.A.’s most vibrant D.I.Y. artist communities. Seventeen artists had been living there illegally, and after the deadly Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, the city forced the place to close down. Think Tank is finding new ways to put on art shows. Their current one is in McArthur Park's Swap Meet. •••••• Reported by ethanvarian. Photographed by itsmagalig #art #artists #dtla #usc #annenbergmedia #acsj