los angeles
underground
costa mesa
alex knost
interview by PAIGE SILVERIA
portraits by JASPER BRIGGS
If “underground” still means something, you might ask the surfer, singer, guitarist, artist, filmmaker, and photographer Alex Knost just what that is. He does them all with energy and style. He transformed a giant warehouse, on the coast, just outside of Los Angeles, into his studio and a workspace for his band, Tomorrows Tulips. He also turned the space into the Costa Mesa Conceptual Art Center, a hub for his artist and musicians friends to stay and work.
PAIGE SILVERIA — Tell me about your upbringing in Orange County — it looks like an idyllic California childhood.
ALEX KNOST — I grew up in Costa Mesa, which is just south of Los Angeles. We were close to the beach, and at the time there were a lot of industrial spaces. My family was kind…