Darlene Tong, Nancy Frank, Tanya Zimbardo and Sharon Grace Thursday, September 28, 2017
Join The 500 Capp Street Foundation and moderator, Darlene Tong (Board Secretary, La Mamelle / Art Com) for an evening with Nancy Frank (Artist Curator, La Mamelle),
Tanya Zimbardo (Assistant Curator of New Media Arts, SFMoMA) and Sharon
Grace (Artist and Professor Emerita at the San Francisco Art
Institute).
White Box / Black Box explores the historical milestones in the development of artist telecommunication projects, in relation to La Mamelle / Art Com, as well as other creative practitioners in the Bay Area. The evening also celebrated the 40-year anniversary of the 1977 landmark project, Send/Receive, a live two-way satellite broadcast between New York and San Francisco. This groundbreaking art event, of which Sharon Grace and La Mamelle were crucial in organizing on the West Coast, was the first transcontinental artist TV project in the United States.
Test Patterns, A Factional Docudrama (in time), 1979; image
courtesy of Lynn Hershman Leeson and Rea Baldridge, La Mamelle / Art Com
and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Come enjoy The David Ireland House after sunset. In a unique opportunity have a chance to view the current exhibition, Amuletor He calls it chaos, and spend time inside 500 Capp Street during twilight. Bring a friend or contemplate the House alone, Artist Guides will be on hand to answer questions.
Amuletor He
calls it chaos features works by Mathis Altmann, Tony Cokes, Moyra Davey,
Michel Houellebecq, Hans Haacke, Katharina Grosse, Rashid Johnson, Sherrie
Levine, Mark McCloud, Cady Noland, Will Rogan, Jorge Satorre, Cindy Sherman,
Gabriel Sierra, Oscar Tuazon, and Andra Ursuţa.
Tony Cokes, Black September (Evil.2/3), 2003.
Single channel video, 2:08 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and
Greene Naftali Gallery. Photograph by
Preston/Kalogiros
David Wilson engages The David Ireland House in a hybrid residency and exhibition
January, 2021 – May, 2021
The David Ireland House announces the first long term residency of its kind with Bay Area artist David Wilson. Over the next four months, Wilson will be exploring the archives and situating the House in context of the neighborhood through a series of scored walks and drawing exercises. His residency will conclude with an exhibition, public ephemeral installations, and a series of public programs in spring 2021.
After an initial period of sinking into the House and its surroundings, Wilson plans to create a set of printed directions for visitors to discover sites of neighborhood intervention, with conceptual gestures inspired by David Ireland. These directions offer a constellation of independent experiences that result in a shared intimacy–while remaining safely apart–as a unique opportunity to ‘convene’ in a time when gathering is not possible.
David Wilson creates observational drawings based in direct experiences with landscape and orchestrates site-based gatherings that draw together a wide net of artists, performers, filmmakers, chefs, and artisans into collaborative relationships. He organized the experimental exhibition The Possible at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) and received the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) 2012 SECA Art Award. He has exhibited his work with SFMOMA, was included in the 2010 CA Biennial, and presented a Matrix solo exhibition at BAMPFA. Wilson has received grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation, Southern Exposure, The Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. He is based in Oakland, CA.
Image credit: David Wilson, Here Today (durational drawings made as daily practice), January 5, 2020 – April 15, 2020.
Wander 20th and Utah street and visit new exhibitions at Catharine Clark Gallery, The David Ireland House, KADIST, and Southern Exposure! While safety protocols remain in place, fixed start times do not, and we are all open 12-5 pm with no appointment necessary. We all look forward to welcoming you back for the long-awaited summer exhibition season.
Exhibitions on view
Catharine Clark Gallery, 248 Utah Street Open Field: Nine Artists Respond to the Ideals of Black Mountain College Open Field includes work by Jen Bervin, Lenka Clayton, LigoranoReese, Mary Muszynski, Reniel Del Rosario, Stephanie Syjuco, Leilah Talukder, and Amy Trachtenberg. Full information here.
The David Ireland House, 500 Capp Street Sittings David Wilson’s solo exhibition was developed over 4 months of residency. Full information here.
KADIST, 3295 20th Street Seeing Sound, curated by Barbara London The group exhibition explores current trajectories in sound art through the works by Marina Rosenfeld, Aura Satz, and Samson Young. Full information here.
Southern Exposure, 3030 20th Street We use our hands to support, curated by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo This project includes installations, garments, banners, and manifestos based on aesthetics of resistance and transformative collectivity by Fronteristxs Collective, Amanda Curreri, Kimi Hanauer, and Sam Vernon. Full information here.
Intimate VIP evening consists of open bar, crafted cocktails, bites, curated house experience of the David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street, and music from world renowned 14TH CENTURY SUFI CHAMBER FUSION ENSEMBLE. Hosted by Value Culture and The David Ireland House.
Value Culture: The mission of Value Culture is to produce and support artistic, educational, charitable, and spiritual events to inspire individuals to give back to their communities.
The 500 Capp Street Foundation: The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street in San Francisco is the historic home turned work of art created by the late, pioneering conceptual artist David Ireland. The House presents exhibitions and educational programs celebrating Ireland’s artistic legacy, and hosts collaborative events to strengthen San Francisco’s cultural community—bringing together artists, scholars, teachers, students, and the public—as Ireland’s home did during his lifetime.
Falsa Music: Submerge yourself with the sounds of @FalsaMusic, a New York-based Sufi music ensemble known for the instrumentation of vocals, harmonium, electric bass VI, Spanish guitar, drum set, tabla, Carnatic violin, and trumpet. Falsa’s ability to mold the traditional sounds within a modern context will mesmerize you into states that can be meditative at times and, at other, explosive.
We are excited to honor Mildred Howard during 500 Capp Street’s Inaugural Benefit Auction.
A key figure in the Bay Area art scene, Berkeley-based artist Mildred Howard is known for her stunning large-scale sculptural installations, public artworks, assemblage sculptures, and mixed media works.
Howard was a part of the Bay Area Conceptual art scene as an up-and-coming artist in the 70s and 80s. Howard and David Ireland share a common interest in the everyday and use light and time as tenants of their practice.
The two artists became long-lasting friends with an introduction through Ireland’s role as Howard’s graduate advisor. When visiting her graduate studio, Mildred states he would be put at ease as he had a deep respect for her practice, stating, “I can finally relax.” He remained encouraging of her work with advice such as “get rid of the clutter” or “paint it out.” The wisdom she learned from Ireland she still passes on to artists she mentors today. Howard credits Ireland as an inspiration for a selection of her works, including Skillet to the Flying Pan: Sitting Black (2007). Read more about Howard here.
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Don’t miss your chance to participate in a lively evening with proceeds funding our exhibitions, programs, and educational workshops in the coming year. We can only continue to encourage artistic experimentation, support new modes of living, and build community with your support.
VIP Hour featuring
Salimatu Amabebe
To David Ireland, dining was everything. Join Amabebe (they/he) – a Nigerian American Chef, multimedia artist, and founder and director of Black Feast – for a special VIP Hour culinary event at the intersection of food and art.
Sponsorship packages include unique opportunities of support tailored to your interest. Contact Julianna Heller at julianna@500cappstreet.org to learn more.
Silent Auction
Open September 26 – October 14
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