Griscom Gets a Rave!

SF photographer Tom Griscom's labor landmarks photos recently got a rave review on Jen Bekmen's Hey Hot Shot blog. Tom started this body of work while we were both finishing up our programs at San Francisco State, which sort of culminated in the Syndicate collaboration with the Labor Archives at SFSU for Bay Area Now 5. Some of this work has also been included in the SFSU 2009 MFA show and as part of Laborfest:Art & Labor Today. Griscom has continued to build on the framework of this narrative and done some beautiful work. To the left is Griscom's photograph of Beale Street in San Francisco.

Griscom has also been assisting photographer David Maisel on his latest series, the X-Ray Project, which is based on x-rays of artwork taken during Maisel's residency at the Getty Research Institute in 2007.

Photos of YBCA Walking Tour 10/4

After days of hearing forecasts of pouring rain on Saturday afternoon, it turned out to be a beautiful day in San Francisco. Kim, Jessica, Valerie and Catherine led a group of about 15 participants around the stencil sites, starting at YBCA and continuing to SFMOMA, the Asian Art Museum, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Davies Symphony Hall, the War Memorial Opera House, the Herbst Theatre and the Lusty Lady.

What isn't obvious in these photos is that this was also the weekend of the Love Fest and parade, which climaxed at civic center about the same time we were there. It was challenging to be heard, but there was lots to look at (tons of photos on Flickr). On the whole, we think everyone enjoyed it. Thanks to YBCA for inviting us!

Walking Tour of Stencil Sites - Oct 4

Syndicate, a collaborative project celebrating unionized workers in San Francisco performance and art spaces, has been included as part of the GroundScores component of Bay Area Now 5, showing at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from 7/19/08-10/13/08. The walking tour features street stencils of historic photographs in front of theatres and museums starting downtown at YBCA and SFMOMA and then continuing to civic center (Asian Art Museum, Bill Graham Civic, Davies Symphony Hall, the Opera House and the Herbst Theatre). Some of the stencils are also shown in the gallery exhibition, which also includes a video by Jessica Tully (video/stencils/performance artist) along with text by Kim and photography by Tom Griscom & Wendy Crittenden. The guided tour will be led by Kim, Jessica, Catherine Powell (from the SFSU Labor Archives, another collaborator), Valerie Imus (GroundScores curator) and other guests from noon to 2:30 on Sat, 10/4.

Because of the Love Fest parade on Market Street and Civic Center, and the possibility of driving rain on Saturday, we may be forced to postpone this tour. If you plan to come, please e-mail Kim at kim_munson (at) yahoo.com or call YBCA at 415.978.2787 to check for current information. Click here to see more images and information on YBCA's web site.

Kim, Tom & Wendy will be presenting at SFSU on this topic on the evening of 10/20.

Syndicate continues at YBCA through 10/13

Syndicate, a collaborative project celebrating unionized workers in San Francisco performance and art spaces has been included as part of the GroundScores component of Bay Area Now 5, showing at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from 7/19/08-10/13/08. The walking tour features street stencils of historic photographs in front of theatres and museums both downtown and at civic center. Some of the stencils are also shown in the gallery exhibition, which also includes a video by Jessica Tully (video/stencils/performance artist) along with text by Kim and photography by Tom Griscom & Wendy Crittenden.

There will be a guided tour with Kim, Jessica, Catherine Powell (from the SFSU Labor Archives, another collaborator) and other guests from noon to 2:30 on Sat, 10/4. Get tickets for the tour on YBCA's web site. Kim, Tom & Wendy will be presenting at SFSU on this topic on the evening of 10/13.

YBCA/BAN5 Syndicate project

Syndicate, a project celebrating unionized workers in San Francisco performance and art spaces has been included as part of the GroundScores component of Bay Area Now 5, showing at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from 7/19/08-10/13/08. The walking tour features street stencils of historic photographs in front of theatres and museums both downtown and at civic center. Some of the stencils are also shown in the gallery exhibition, which also includes a video by Jessica Tully (video/stencils/performance artist) along with photography by Tom Griscom & Wendy Crittenden. Kim researched & coordinated this project, including the city permits process and writing & recording parts of the podcast.

There will be a guided tour with Kim, Jessica, Catherine Powell (from the SFSU Labor Archives, another collaborator) and other guests from noon to 2:30 on Sat, 10/4. Get tickets for the tour on YBCA's web site.