Free Georgia O’Keeffe + Calder Art Block Party w/ Salt & Straw Ice Cream (Palo Alto)

Illustration: Carolyn Figel

On the occasion of the grand opening of Hauser & Wirth Palo Alto and the inaugural exhibition ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ we are thrilled to invite you to a series of exhibition walkthroughs with leading scholars in the gallery, poetry readings in our new bookshop and a block party on Emerson Street with live performances, DJ sets by GULU, Tie Dye Trippin and bella d., and food trucks by Rincon Del Cielo Taqueria, Bay Area Munchiez and Crazy Empanadas. Enjoy complimentary Salt & Straw ice cream and Fez Coffee under shaded communal tables after exploring the first-of-its-kind exhibition.

Peruse our bookshop throughout the day with featured titles from Hauser & Wirth Publishers including books on artists Alexander Calder, Philip Guston, Louise Bourgeois and more, as well as ‘A Cookbook for Iwan’ and the new issue of Ursula Magazine with a cover story on Alexander Calder and Georgia O’Keeffe’s friendship.

FULL PROGRAM

11 am – 1 pm
Music by DJ GULU
Complimentary coffee by Fez Concierge

11.30 am
Exhibition Walkthrough: Calder Foundation President Alexander S. C. Rower on his grandfather Alexander Calder

1 – 1.20 pm
Stanford Taiko performance

1.20 – 3 pm
Music by DJ Tie Dye Trippin

1.30 pm
Exhibition Walkthrough: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph & Stanford University’s Alexander Nemerov on Georgia O’Keeffe

3 – 3.30 pm
Cardinal Calypso performance

3 – 5 pm
Complimentary Salt & Straw ice cream*

3.30 pm
Book & Poetry Readings: Philip Guston’s daughter Musa Mayer reads from ‘Life With P.’ & Clark Coolidge reads Guston inspired poems

4 – 6 pm
Music by DJ bella d.

The program is free to attend, however, reservations are recommended.

*Available while supplies last

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.