There Is
Nothing Wrong
in This Whole Wide
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Read an interview with Chris Cobb.
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WHEN:
November 12-December 10
10 a.m.-10 p.m. every day
FREE
CONTACT: Chris Cobb, (415) 837-0843
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WHAT:
Adobe Bookshop in San Francisco has agreed to allow its estimated 20,000 books to be reclassified by color. Shifting from red to orange to yellow to green, the books will follow the spectrum continuously, changing Adobe from a neighborhood bookshop into a magical library—but only for a limited time.
Adobe Bookshop in San Francisco's Mission District, and all of its contents, will be transformed. It will take a crew of 20 people pulling an all-nighter fueled by caffeine and pizza and following a master organizational plan—but come Saturday morning it will be like a place that would only exist in a dream.
This temporary public installation will be assembled by the San Francisco artist Chris Cobb and a staff of volunteers, who will reorder all the books in one night and, when the project is over, return them to their original locations.
San Francisco-based artist Chris Cobb received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and currently studies in the graduate Art Practice program at UC Berkeley with teachers such as Squeak Carnwath, Katherine Sherwood, and Richard Shaw.
The well-known Los Angeles band Listing Ships will play at the opening reception on November 14. For more information, visit their site.
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WHERE:
Adobe Bookshop
3166 16th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Adobe Bookshop, under the direction of owner Andrew McKinley, has garnered a reputation as a resource and haven for artists and booklovers alike. In its 15
years of existence, Adobe has continued to endure while its Mission District neighborhood has undergone massive change. While other art spaces have come and
gone, Adobe continues to be a proving ground for young artists and musicians, such as up-and-coming harpist/singer Joanna Newsom and nationally recognized
Mission School painters Chris Johanson and Alicia McArthy, who both gained early attention with shows in the store.
By turning Adobe itself and its books into an artwork, Chris Cobb is honoring its history and celebrating its future. During the week of the installation, the bookstore will be open during normal hours and all books will still be available for purchase. Please
join us for a look at this beautiful temporary public art project.
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