Lex Leifheit » Asides http://www.lexleifheit.com Art Things, Considered Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 San Francisco Is So Hot Right Now http://www.lexleifheit.com/2012/02/02/san-francisco-is-so-hot-right-now/ http://www.lexleifheit.com/2012/02/02/san-francisco-is-so-hot-right-now/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:58 +0000 Lex http://www.lexleifheit.com/?p=1018 While my Massachusetts pals are posting hauntingly beautiful snow pics to Instagram, my seashell collection is growing from winter walks at Ocean Beach. We’re gardening at SOMArts. And I saw a naked guy on my way to work yesterday.

Temperature aside, though, San Francisco is hot right now in the art world. The Walker Art Center is running a film series today highlighting Alternative Film And Video In The San Francisco Bay Area. HowlRound’s new City Series is highlighting the City by the Bay first, kicked off with a beautiful and personal description of the city’s art pulse  by Deborah Cullinan.

February is not exactly a quiet month in the city, but it is definitely a time of year when I see friends a little more. My new year’s resolutions are still fresh and it feels like a good time to take risks and explore. I would love to go to Minneapolis and see how people are responding to Cadillac Ranch/Media Burn and others.

Which makes me wonder … if I could choose three contemporary artworks I saw last year in SF to get national attention, which would I choose, and why?

What would you choose?

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]]> I’ve been blogging this week over at ARTSblog, the official blog of Americans for the Arts. This week was their inaugural Animating Democracy Blog Salon. I was in good company and if you care about  the arts as an essential part of public life I encourage you to check it out.

 

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]]> Professor Ilan Stevens discusses themes that guided his selections for the latest anthology in the Norton series. Thanks to @benfyffe for sharing a link on Twitter.

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]]> A short article on Apartment Therapy asks, “do you buy original artwork?” 32 people have answered.

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]]> My homebuying series is on pause while we move over the next three days. If you are looking for something to do on the interwebs, I recommend checking out http://vyou.com/somarts.

If you are looking for homes in San Francisco, this one is my current under $500k favorite: 1000 sq ft, a yard, close to the park and Outerlands and grocery stores and muni.

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]]> @brettmacfadden pointed out that my homebuying post made it onto Curbed SF.Their Under $500k Club column is a favorite of mine, and they are one of the only “fun” sites to post useful information like environmental impact reports for new housing developments.

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]]> I just got my ticket to see Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More in NYC July 13. Shakespeare, sex, murder, mayhem and exploring musty old buildings—it’s like New London circa 2001! Any suggestions of what else I should do/see while I am there July 13 & 14?

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]]> WolfBrown’s Alan Brown posits “artistic vibrancy” as a new way of assessing organizational impact.

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]]> A sneak preview says that nonprofits using Facebook and Twitter saw enormous growth this year (true for us), but that nonprofits still have 1,000 e-subscribers for every 19 Twitter followers and 110 Facebook page users. The study by M+R and NTEN will be released on March 22nd.

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]]> KUOW in Seattle is doing a series on public funding in the arts, reporter Marcie Stillman’s latest story is here. The subject is particularly timely since the state credit on lodging taxes that supports revenues for arts and heritage is set to sunset in 2012. 4culture, the arts and culture agency for King County, is doing a heroic job of advocating to secure this funding for the future. Their intelligent writing and dynamic website sets a great example for any local arts agency that is trying to protect cultural funding (hint, hint).

Coincidentally, 4culture was behind Moore Inside Out , an incredible community-driven arts event I referenced in last week’s post. Dan and I are heading back to Seattle for a weekend in mid-March and will be on the prowl for excellent cultural adventures. Any suggestions?

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