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500 Capp Street Opening Weekend: Art, Live Music & Food Trucks | SF

The 500 Capp Street Foundation carries on the legacy of late conceptual artist David Ireland by affording a broad audience the opportunity to experience his home and masterpiece as well as his extant body of work.

In the spirit of Ireland, the Foundation conducts public tours and events, hosts a residency program, and maintains a permanent archive of personal papers, photographs and publications at 500 Capp Street.

500 Capp Street Opening Celebrations
January 15–17, 2016 | 11 am to 4 pm
500 Capp Street, San Francisco
FREE and open to the public.

Explore David Ireland’s site-specific masterpiece at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco’s Mission district and experience never-before-seen works by the late conceptual artist. The weekend features open-house tours led by local artists (SOLD OUT), live accordion music, food trucks, a live-art intervention and a chance to relax in the home’s newly added outdoor terrace.

January 15

• 5:30 pm: Threshold Christening Action: An Original Work By Artist Mark Thompson
  – Champagne Toast at 6:30 pm
  Outdoors at 500 Capp Street, SF
• 7 pm: SOLD OUT Artist Talk: Tony Labat & Jock Reynolds In Conversation
  500 Capp Street, SF

Saturday, January 16, 2016
500 Capp Street Opening Weekend: Art, Live Music & Food Trucks | SF

In conjunction with the public opening of the David Ireland House by 500 Capp Street Foundation, Southern Exposure presents new works by three local contemporary artists that respond to the life and work of the late conceptual artist. 

6 Block Scores celebrates Ireland’s work with live durational performances in the gallery and along 20th Street by Haegen Crosby, Kari Marboe, and Minji Sohn. Their projects highlight the continued strong influence on young artists of Ireland’s collaborative relationship to material and his commitment to process and repetition.

“6 Block Scores” Performances

• Kari Marboe’s Basement Clay references the geological connection between the building at 500 Capp Street and Southern Exposure. David Ireland was known for mining resources found in his home, including the clay floor of the basement, which he excavated to the point where it was necessary to install lumber supports to prop up the house. This clay deposit runs under Southern Exposure’s building as well. Marboe has mixed the clay with water to create a slip, and has used this slip to print a story at Southern Exposure and trace a path between the two buildings, speaking to the continued influence of Ireland’s work on artists and art spaces throughout the area. As Scott Hewicker once wrote of Ireland, “David could make dirt sing.”
• For Stamping Every Minute, Minji Sohn finds inspiration in David Ireland’s repetitive piece Repeating the Same Work Each Day. From 12:00 to 6:00 PM, Sohn will create an evolving sculpture at the corner of Harrison and 20th Street. For the duration of the day, Sohn will timestamp a series of wood blocks shaped like dominoes, creating a labyrinth of blocks to mark the passage of time. As the rows of blocks collapse and knock each other over, Sohn will begin the process over again, creating a repetitive loop.
• In there is nothing new under the sun, Haegen Crosby pushes, pulls and rolls a block of chalk around the intersection of Capp and 20th Streets. As he slowly turns the block into a spherical form, the chalk traces the circumambulating line, paying homage to David Ireland’s dumb balls. When the sphere has reached its ‘perfect’ form, a plaque will be mount on the ball, marking the title and the day of the performance.

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