The Art of Change: The Influence of Rock Music and Art on Social Change

Curator, San Francsico Arts Commission: City Hall. January - April 2009

Artists: Jeremy Mack, Gene Anthony, Paul Williams, Wes Wilson, Cynthia, Bonnie MacLean, Herb Greene, Joe Sia, Baron Wolman, Rick Griffin, Arnold Skolnik, Eduardo Arderi, David Singer, Peter Max, Dick Gregory, Yoko Ono, Randy Tuten Michael Zagaris, Croci, Stanley Mouse, Tom Gasparotti, Alton Kelley, Candy Kugel, Ken Friedman, M. Governa, Keith Haring, Neil Young, Harry Rossit, Anthony Pidgeon, Steve Jennings, Mark Arminski, Winston Smith, Tom Scott, Rex Ray, John Cluney, Crawdaddy Team, Eric Marshall, Arlene Owsichiek, Benjamin Jaffe, Jacque Barsotti, Tanith Connolly, Lil Tuffy, Shepard Fairey

The Art of Change: The Influence of Rock Music and Art on Social Change is a multi-media exhibition featuring iconic photography, rock and roll poster art, and live music memorabilia presented in partnership with Wolfgang’s Vault, the world’s largest collection of live concert recordings and music memorabilia. The colleciton includes the vast archive of Bay Area music promoter Bill Graham. The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a hotbed for social activism and inventive musical performances and the materials included in this exhibition reveal the stories that have both contributed to and documented significant social changes of the past five decades. Guided by Cell technology allow visitors to listen to interviews and personal accounts recorded exclusively for this exhibition from the represented musicians, photographers and graphic artists. Most notably, visitors can dial-up Tina Turner who gives her own account of feminism and the sexual revolution!