Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
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Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#2Unfortunately, Ferlinghetti's San Francisco is long-gone; the artists have moved on. Tech rules the City now.
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#3Unfortunately, Ferlinghetti's San Francisco is long-gone; the artists have moved on. Tech rules the City now.
are there any pockets of artists left? I don't mean famous ones, there's probably someone who can pay enough to compete with tech-workers
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#4Unfortunately, Ferlinghetti's San Francisco is long-gone; the artists have moved on. Tech rules the City now.
are there any pockets of artists left? I don't mean famous ones, there's probably someone who can pay enough to compete with tech-workers
What about on the East Bay? Isn't there a more lively artist community in places like Berkeley, Oakland, or El Cerrito?
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
are there any pockets of artists left? I don't mean famous ones, there's probably someone who can pay enough to compete with tech-workers
What about on the East Bay? Isn't there a more lively artist community in places like Berkeley, Oakland, or El Cerrito?
My impression is that there was recently a "golden age" for art in the east bay which is now waning, in large part because it's not seen as an affordable destination for young artists.
During my pit-stop in SF last November, I made a point of attending the famous monthly underground art variety show (Tourettes without Regrets) in the east bay, because I happened to be there that day. I was shocked to see the audience and performers were much older demographically than I remembered when I lived in the area 5 years ago; most attendees seemed to be over 30 rather than under 30.
So, anecdotally, it seems to me that the artists who established there years ago may still be there, but the east bay's not attracting new artists as much as it once was.
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
What about on the East Bay? Isn't there a more lively artist community in places like Berkeley, Oakland, or El Cerrito?
My impression is that there was recently a "golden age" for art in the east bay which is now waning, in large part because it's not seen as an affordable destination for young artists. During my pit-stop in SF last November, I made a point of attending the famous monthly underground art variety show (Tourettes without Regrets) in the east bay, because I happened to be there that day. I was shocked to see the audience…
I have been in Oakland for about ten years and the only young people I know who still go to the art/variety shows have been enabled by family wealth. The culture is still here because people are drawn to this area specifically for it, but it feels hollow at this point, none of it is coming from an organic place.
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#7I had no idea the history behind City Lights. But I loved it for very obvious reasons.
1. it's open late. almost nothing else is in SF. 2. it has a wonderful basement where the shelves are almost haphazardly placed.
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
are there any pockets of artists left? I don't mean famous ones, there's probably someone who can pay enough to compete with tech-workers
What about on the East Bay? Isn't there a more lively artist community in places like Berkeley, Oakland, or El Cerrito?
The fallout from Ghost Ship Fire destroyed most of the communal artist spaces. What's left is carefully hidden now.
But rents had doomed it anyways. Artists need spaces, time and spare money to work. And high rents consume all three.
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#9I had no idea the history behind City Lights. But I loved it for very obvious reasons. 1. it's open late. almost nothing else is in SF. 2. it has a wonderful basement where the shelves are almost haphazardly placed.
Why is NOTHING in this city open late? Including restaurants. Who wants to eat at 6:30?!
Re: Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco
#10Unfortunately, Ferlinghetti's San Francisco is long-gone; the artists have moved on. Tech rules the City now.
are there any pockets of artists left? I don't mean famous ones, there's probably someone who can pay enough to compete with tech-workers
there are still a few hundred in SF. every fall there is an open studios (www.artspan.org)...like someone else posted about the east bay, the average age is getting up there. numbers are dwindling pretty rapidly because of health and displacement issues.