Discover the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles

Jennifer Steinkamp, "Swoosh," 2024. Lights built into the
 building skin. Commissioned by the LA Clippers for
Intuit Dome. Photograph by Iwan Baa

Los Angeles will add to its world-class collection of sports and event venues with the opening of the $2-billion Intuit Dome, which will join SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum in Inglewood. GRAMMY Award-winning artist Bruno Mars will kick off the grand opening festivities with a pair of concerts on August 15 and 16. The new home of the Los Angeles Clippers boasts numerous state-of-the-art features and amenities, along with an extraordinary public art program. Read on and discover LA's newest arena, the Intuit Dome.

Experience the Intuit Dome

For Clippers fans and visitors alike, the 18,000-seat Intuit Dome experience will be second to none:The most legroom in the NBA
"The Wall" - 51 uninterrupted rows of seats near the visitor’s bench
The Halo Board - at nearly a full acre, it's the largest-ever double-sided halo display in an arena setting
The Plaza - the 80,000 square-foot outdoor plaza will host public and community events; includes two bars, a restaurant and 5,000 square-foot team store; and is anchored by a full-size, regulation basketball court with a 70-foot screen that stretches key-to-key

Along with the opening Bruno Mars concerts, a full slate of events has been announced, including four Usher shows in September; Weezer (Oct. 11), Billy Joel (Oct. 12), David Gilmour (Oct. 25), Cyndi Lauper (Nov. 23) and UCLA vs Gonzaga on December 28.

The Art of the Intuit Dome

In July 2024, Gillian Zucker, CEO of Halo Sports & Entertainment, unveiled six commissioned public artworks that will welcome everyone to the Intuit Dome, from murals to digital installations and sculpture. A seventh artwork by Charles Gaines will be unveiled at a later date.

Michael Massenburg, "Cultural Playground," 2024. Porcelain
enamel on steel panels. Commissioned by the LA Clippers
 for Intuit Dome. Photograph by Iwan Baan.

“We designed Intuit Dome to be a place that brings people together,” said Zucker. “When it came to our public art, we wanted to deliver a collection that is as compelling to people well-versed in art as it is to a novice viewer. We are eager to make these unique works from these amazing artists available to everyone when Intuit Dome opens in August.”

Additionally, the Clippers commissioned MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” winner Walter J. Hood, founder and creative director of Hood Design Studio, to design the landscape of the Intuit Dome campus; internationally acclaimed fashion photographer and filmmaker Glen Luchford to create player portrait photographs to be installed inside the arena; and renowned visual artist Jonas Wood to design the LA Clippers City Edition uniforms and court. At its opening, Intuit Dome will also feature an exhibition of photographs by Catherine Opie - on loan from MOCA - to convey the sense of community.

Michael Massenburg - Cultural Playground

Born in San Diego, raised in South Central LA and now based in Inglewood, Michael Massenburg began his art career at the nearby Watts Towers. For many visitors and countless motorists driving by Intuit Dome, the first artwork to come into view will be Massenburg’s Cultural Playground, a joyful mural of printed porcelain enamel on steel panel measuring 25 feet tall and 100 feet wide. Cultural Playground expresses the artist’s belief that “the two most profound things that unite people are the arts and sports.” Figures of basketball, tennis, and soccer players; singers, musicians, and dancers play across the mural, in settings that range from Inglewood’s legendary Fox Theatre to the red lantern plazas of Chinatown to the city’s parks.

Glenn Kaino - Sails

 Glenn Kaino, "Sails," 2024. Concrete, stainless-steel armature,
wood, basketball hoops, paint. Commissioned by the LA Clippers f
or Intuit Dome. Photograph by Iwan Baan.

Installed at the main entrance to Intuit Dome, Sails by LA native Glenn Kaino - a massive sculpture made of concrete, painted steel and wood and rising nearly 60 feet - evokes the clipper ships that connected the world via the ocean’s trade routes, and plays on the home team's name. The sculpture's "sails" are backboards and hoops inspired by images of diverse courts from around the world, both formal and improvised.

Jennifer Steinkamp - Swoosh

The Intuit Dome itself is the canvas for Swoosh, a digital artwork by Jennifer Steinkamp. Five animations transform the surface of the dome, weaving fluidly around the structure’s geometric panels and referencing forces of nature such as wind and gravity. As Steinkamp told the New York Times, “We’re pushing the limit here by animating the entire surface. When the Clippers win a game, the building becomes excited.”

“The inspiration for Living Arena comes from the rich history of the Clippers and their interaction with Los Angeles, using data as pigments to create a dynamic collaboration between AI technology and human creativity.” ~ Refik Anadol