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MUSEUM OF CAPITALISM

“The MUSEUM OF CAPITALISM is an institution dedicated to educating this generation and future generations about the history, philosophy, and legacy of capitalism, through exhibitions, research, publication, collecting and preserving material evidence, art, and artifacts of capitalism, and a variety of public programming. The museum’s programs result from collaborations between a network of researchers, curators, artists, designers, filmmakers, writers, economists, historians, scientists, and non-specialists from all walks of life.”*

The inaugural exhibit runs through August 20, and includes work by Alexander Klose, Amy Malbeuf, Art for a Democratic Society, Ben Bigelow, Blake Fall-Conroy, Bureau d’Études, Caitlin Berrigan, Carrie Hott, Chip Lord, Christy Chow, Claire Pentecost, Curtis Talwst Santiago, Dennis Palazzolo, Donald HansonDread Scott, Ed MorrisEvan Desmond Yee, Kota Takeuchi, Fran Ilich, Gabby Miller, Helen Mayer Harrison, Igor Vamos, Jasper Waters, Jennifer Dalton, Jenny Odell, Jesse Sugarmann, Jordan Bennett, Kambui Olujimi, Kate Haug, Kelly Jazvac, Marisa Jahn, Mark Curran, Michael Mandiberg, Michelle de la Vega, Newton Harrison, Oliver Ressler, Packard Jennings, Patricia Reed, Rimini Protokoll, Sadie Barnette, Sharon Daniel, Steven Cottingham, Susannah Sayler, Tara Shi, Taraneh Hemami, Tiare Ribeaux, Tim Portlock, and Valeria Mogilevich.

A special exhibition—AMERICAN DOMAIN, curated by Erin Elder—features the following artists: Bruce Nauman, Chip Thomas, Chris Ballantyne, Chris Collins, Christine Howard Sandoval, Erika Osborne, Jesse Vogler, Terri Warpinski, Tom Miller, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Nicholas Galanin, Merritt Johnson, Dylan McLaughlin, and Ginger Dunnill.

MUSEUM OF CAPITALISM, through August 22.

55 Harrison Street, Suite 201, Oakland, California.

*museumofcapitalism.org/

See: sfweekly.com/culture/art/yes-oaklands-museum-of-capitalism-is-free/

and: salon.com/2017/06/24/opening-day-at-oaklands-museum-of-capitalism/

Image credit: Museum of Capitalism.

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ANT FARM’S CADILLAC RANCH

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Cadillac Ranch is located along Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas. Drivers on the highway can catch a glimpse of it as they whiz by. Those who are more interested and want to take a look can exit the highway and drive onto a local road, pull off and park. The installation was built in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez, and Doug Michels, members of the San Francisco art collective Ant Farm. The installation is comprised of a row of Cadillacs, representing the evolution of the Cadillac over time. They tilt diagonally, their noses buried into a field of dry cracked mud. The angle of the cars corresponds to the angle of the great pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Today, Cadillac Ranch exists 2 miles to the West of it’s original location, and the cars are covered in a thick layer of spray paint. The cow field is littered with spray paint cans and their colorful caps. Periodically the cars are repainted to mark special events or to provide a blank canvas for the graffiti.

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