Event Listing - Museums

Sat Sep 26 - Sun Nov 15

Keywords School at YBCA; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Tel. 415.978.2787
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)

701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 map
cross street: 3rd St.
district: SoMa

Sat Sep 26 (12-8)

Sun Sep 27 (12-6)

Thu Oct 1 (2-8)

Fri Oct 2 (2-8)

Sat Oct 3 (12-8)

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Description

Keywords School at YBCA is the San Francisco iteration of an interactive multimedia installation by Chinese artist Xu Tan that was launched in 2006 and has been previously presented in London, Stockholm, Guangzhou, New York City and at the 53rd Venice Biennale. While Xu Tan is in residence at YBCA, he plans to hold classes in YBCA’s Gallery 3 and teach Cantonese keywords to the public and students from local universities. The classes will generate additional keywords that will help reveal the opinions and attitudes of a western audience towards the current status of China and its role in the global environment. Classes are held on Thursdays (6-8 pm) and Saturdays (2–4 pm), from Sep 26-Oct 24, 2009. To RSVP for Keywords School classes, please email radams@ybca.org.

When Keywords School at YBCA is not in session, gallery audiences are invited to interact with the keywords, which are presented through video projections and computer stations.