FOG Design+Art This Month

“The morning fog may chill the air…I don’t care,” is just one memorable line from “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” The iconic ballad will surely resonate with Bay Crossings readers who make the trek to Fort Mason to attend the fourth annual edition of FOG Design+Art this month.

The event takes place January 12–15, 2017 with a Preview Gala benefiting the newly transformed and widely heralded San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

Celebrating today’s most significant creatives and leading contributors to the worlds of design and visual arts, the fair assembles 45 leading international galleries, including some of the most prominent dealers of 20-Century and contemporary art and design, and presents a weekend of vibrant programming, as well as 21POP, a special installation created by Stanlee Gatti. New entrants to the fair include Almond & Co., Casati Gallery, Chamber, Dominique Lévy Gallery, Gagosian Gallery, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, Lorenz Baumer, James Cohan, kurimanzutto, Paula Cooper Gallery, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery and Volume Gallery.

Photo Catpion: Ed Ruscha, Desert Gravure, 2006 Photogravure, edition 30, Published by Crown Point Press.

“FOG has become a focal point for the design and art communities on the West Coast and beyond. The fair is synonymous with a unique pioneering spirit due to its bold hybrid approach and intimate presentation of art and design, dynamic on-site programming and its community-led mission to champion art and design in the historic Fort Mason setting,” said Douglas Durkin, member of the fair’s Steering Committee and chair of FOG Forum, a professional support group of top Bay Area designers, the proceeds of which support SFMOMA’s Architecture and Design accessions program. “2017 represents a marquee year as San Francisco continues to demonstrate its firm commitment to artistic and innovative pursuits, in all their forms, with the completion and arrival of several significant arts developments and organizations.”

Building on FOG’s longstanding commitment to cultural institutions, the fair’s Preview Gala supports SFMOMA’s exhibitions and education programs, and specifically its Architecture and Design department through FOG Forum. FOG represents a key moment in which the local and global community congregate to engage in critical dialogue, artistic exchanges and a shared passion for creative pursuits.

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