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Alternative Art Discussion: Style Wars | Tenderloin

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE
SFAQ [Project] Space | 449 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA, 94102

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SFAQ [Project] Space: Free & Thoughtful Arts Programming | Tenderloin

SFAQ [Project] Space is a social sculpture and miniature institution that will be open to the public for four months of free and thoughtful arts programming at 449 O’Farrell Street in the Tenderloin.

SFAQ [Project] Space will explore:
Net Neutrality • Design • Art History • Food • Feminism • Youth • California Cool • Commerce • Collecting • Video Art • Video Conservation • Video Archiving + Preservation • The MFA • Relational Aesthetics • The Art Market • Broadcast Media • American Gothic • Popular Culture • Theory • Art Practice • Reality TV

Style Wars (April 7, May 12, June 2)
Yves Saint-Laurent famously quipped that “fashion fades, style is eternal.” This enigmatic statement alerts us to the relationship that exists between notions of style and notions of history. Or, to the idea that “to have style” is to have the means of inserting oneself into history, while “to lack style” is to risk oblivion. Bearing in mind Saint-Laurent’s words, this series of conversations traces style’s fluctuating features and movements across varied social, political, aesthetic, and philosophical terrains as serious work. Three styles will be discussed on different nights: American Gothic, Dissident Dandy, and California Cool. Nicole Archer, Assistant Professor of the History and Theory of Contemporary Art at SFAI, is the principal organizer of “Style Wars.”

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, San Francisco
Address: 449 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA, 94102