'142 Ocean Walk' by John MacConnell

CURATOR'S NOTE

A portrait of an icon, with the volume turned down to an intimate level. In 142 Ocean Walk, the Pines’ famed “TV House,” John MacConnell trades spectacle for tenderness. The slanted walls cradle the deck, the façade reads like a stage, and the whole thing hums with sensual summers. You feel the house as a vessel for queer ritual rendered with John’s quiet precision and care.

WHY THIS WORK

A Landmark, distilled. Design-forward architecture softened by a human hand—easy to live with, rich to live around.

It anchors a wall and starts a conversation; it also rewards close looking: structure, rhythm, memory.

ABOUT THE HOUSE

Designed by Edwin Wittstein & Robert Miller, ca. 1967, and nicknamed the “TV House,” 142 Ocean Walk is a true Pines touchstone. Its sloped walls and double-height interior framed summers of the 1970s, passing through the orbit of figures from Scott Bromley, Tom Bianchi, and Eric Sawyer.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

John MacConnell’s practice sits at the intersection of portraiture and place. In our exhibition IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: Portraits of Homes in the Pines, he treats architecture as a living subject—drawing out aura, use, and story as carefully as line and light.

DETAILS
Artist: John MacConnell
Title: 142 Ocean Walk
Year: 2025
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 x 20 in. 
Signature: Signed/Dated
Framing: Float-mounted in Black (included)
Provenance: The Visitors Center; directly from the artist.

STATUS
Available. To view in person or discuss acquisition, please inquire.