mark murphy was brought on board as executive director of redcat to guide the vision of the new organization. he observed a dearth of interdisciplinary art spaces in los angeles the likes of yerba buena center for the arts, wexner center for the arts, and the walker art center, or the alte oper in frankfurt and the hebbel am ufer in berlin. this impetus propelled initiatives for commissioned works, artist residencies, collaborations, and public programs to facilitate dialogue on the creative city within the world arts arena.