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Art Opening: Close Desire

Friday, April 10, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 am | Cost: FREE
Swim Gallery | 509 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA

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SWIM Gallery

With Close Desire, Ara Hao asks what happens to attention in an era of accelerating image production. As digital systems and artificial intelligence reshape visual culture, her work traces how these technologies are experienced in the body, opening new visual possibilities through our engagement with technologically mediated images.

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Cost: FREE
Categories: Art & Museums, In Person
Address: 509 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA

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