SFMOMA Art Bash returns with a bang
leave like lightning,’ ” said Cain, who traveled from Los Angeles for the event. “I just sort of pulled it from the atmosphere and put all the pieces together. And I asked for a purple carpet.”
Cain also noted that Portland, Ore., artist Shelley Pehrson, who created the paper flowers arranged in the People’s Pottery Project bud vases on the tables, also made the flowers that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., wore in her hair at the 2021 Met Gala with her famous “Tax the Rich” gown.
Art pop-ups: Schwab Hall wasn’t the only space to undergo a transformation. Several bathrooms at the museum were given pops of graphic art by Fernando Garcia’s San Ferncisco Studio. In the second floor red-hued men’s room, an abshow stract vinyl decal mural took pride of place on the wall opposite the sinks and mirrors.
Derby work: On the rooftop pavilion, San Francisco artists DJ Agana and Vogue spraypainted their entry in the SFMOMA Soap Box Derby, which returns to McLaren Park on Sunday, April 10, for the first time in more than 40 years. Their work, a moving truck design covered in homages to San Francisco street art, was a nod to the many similarly graffitied vehicles still spotted in the city.
“To have graffiti in SFMOMA breaks stereotypes and stigma about graffiti,” Agana said. “And to see art in motion in a group setting is incredible.”
Vogue admitted he found painting in front of a crowd slightly nerve-racking, but said it was worth it “if we can expose ourselves to more people and them what we can do with a spray can.”
“The Palms”: The combination of King’s piano and percussion with Soth’s curated images projected on the screen in the Wattis Theater made “The Palms” a high point of the evening.
In one of the most affecting movements of the performance, Soth layered photographs by New York photojournalist Weegee on an overhead projector and announced their titles to moody underscoring.
During the finale of another section, Soth submerged photos in trays of chemicals that made each image slowly dissolve, as though going through a reverse development process.
The Linda Lindas: The Los Angeles punk quartet performed a dynamic set in the atrium, which featured songs “Never Say Never,” “No Clue” and “Talking to Myself.”
The all-girl band range in ages from 11 through 17, and was accompanied by the girls’ parents, who proudly rocked on stage-side. The group ended its set by inviting the Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock onstage for a cover of “Tonight.”
“I’m in love with these girls,” said Schock, whose recent book and exhibition, “Made in Hollywood: All Access With the GoGo’s,” features her work as a photographer. “I predict they’re going to be the next Go-Go’s. They’re getting bigger by the moment.”