San Francisco artists at Four Chicken Gallery
A fun night of art with friends in Bernal Heights! So many talented artists, and a bonus—I sold out!
The opening reception was absolutely bustling! Quite the turn out for this show, complete with eccentric outfits, a wacky car with animatronic bowling pins embedded in the door, and so much artwork to peruse!
The premise of the show, ‘Salon des Refusés’ is a rebellious but playful response to the de Young Museum’s rejection of over 6,000 artworks from its open-call exhibition.
Art is up for another week @fourchickengallery, with a closing reception happening on 9/2 from 4-6pm. Pop in to say hi if you are in San Francisco!
🗓Art on display through Sept. 2
🕐Closing Reception: Sept. 2, 4-6 p.m.
📍Four Chicken Gallery | 432 Cortland Ave., SF
Opening Night at Four Chicken Gallery
About the show from the San Francisco Standard:
“For more than 200 years, the Paris Salon was the only exhibition that mattered in the Western world.
Then in 1863, a group of Salon rejects—including future masters such as Édouard Manet, Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro—revolted. The result was a show that challenged the standards of the day and changed the course of contemporary art.
Even now, a “Salon des Refusés,” or “exhibition of rejects,” remains a term of pride, signifying independence and boundary-pushing among artists whose work hasn’t been accepted by the establishment.
San Francisco artists and galleries are embracing this rebellious tradition by mounting their own Salons des Refusés in response to the de Young Museum’s rejection of some 6,000 artworks from its 2023 open-call exhibition, the “de Young Open.””
