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TechnoCRAFT explores how the boundary between the role of the designer and the consumer is disappearing. Curated by acclaimed designer Yves Behar, the exhibition traces the current trend in design away from fixed objects toward open "design platforms" that invite people to participate in the creative process. Selected works span the spectrum from intentionally collaborative (such as platforms where individuals can customize their products) to outsider hacks, where "finished" products are adapted or modified by the user. Special attention is paid to the intersection of technology and craft that encourages an unprecedented level of user participation with profound implications for the future of design and experience making.
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Ongoing programs — check out the following during regular gallery hours:
Zinc Details Pop-up Shop at YBCA
Sat, Jul 10–Sun, Oct 3
Store hours: Thu-Sat, 12 pm - 8 pm; Sun 12pm – 6pm
FREE
In conjunction with the YBCA exhibition
TechnoCRAFT, Zinc Details — one of San Francisco's most unique and popular retail outlets for the design-conscious consumer — will operate a "pop-up shop" in the Room for Big Ideas. Customers can peruse and purchase home furnishings, gadgets and accessories designed by artists in the exhibition, as well as items that capture the flavor of and relate to TechnoCRAFT, including a wide variety of books and magazines.
PlayCRAFT: A Game of Your Design
Fri, Jul 9–Sun, Oct 3 during gallery hours
Start in the Grand Lobby
FREE
Test your wit, creativity and courage with PlayCRAFT: A Game of Your Design.
Discover secret spaces in our galleries and explore the
TechnoCRAFT exhibition while
you create your own design object. As you play, enigmatic strangers,
obscure objects and unfamiliar tools compel you to take risks in the midst of a
YBCA exhibition — with security personnel watching your every move. Make it
through the final challenge and you'll have a chance to win one of the
pieces featured in
TechnoCRAFT! More…
Yves Béhar & Dwell magazine's Sam Grawe in Conversation
Sat, Oct 2, 6-8 pm
Screening Room
$12 General Admission, $10 YBCA Members
Yves Béhar, founder of the design agency fuseproject and curator of TechnoCRAFT, and Sam Grawe, Editor-in-Chief of Dwell magazine, discuss the exhibition at YBCA, from its genesis to individual selected works, and the contemporary moment in design, including the nature of American design.
Art Savvy: TechnoCRAFT
Sat, Jul 10–Sun, Oct 3
Tue, Aug 3, 1-2 pm & 6-7 pm; Sat, Aug 7, 3-5 pm; Sat, Sep 4, 3-5 pm; Tue, Sep 7, 1-2 pm & 6-7 pm
FREE w/ RSVP to artsavvy@ybca.org or 415.321.1310. Space is limited.
Be a pioneer by participating in Art Savvy, the world’s first application of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) for adult museum audiences. This progressive arts education method provides a safe, dynamic space to refine your observational skills and deepen your connection with contemporary art. Tour our galleries, examine the current exhibition with a VTS guide, and let your artistic imagination take flight.
Past events
TechnoCRAFT Opening Night Party
Fri, Jul 9, 8-11 pm
$12 advance; $15 at the door
FREE for YBCA Members & a guest
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Big Idea Night: DIYbca
Sat, Aug 14, 9pm-2am
FREE w/ RSVP
Redesign your reality with the Bay Area's pioneering brand of homemade, homespun, DIY weirdness at THE free late-night art party of the Summer!
TechnoCRAFT is made possible, in part, by the Adobe Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, and by public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services (New York). Special thanks to the Consulate General of Israel, swissnex San Francisco, and Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia.
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