Karla’s Living Room

Karla's Living Room is based on a scene cultivated in a Capp Street residence in the Mission District of San Francisco, California in the early 2010s. The art show was curated by Kal Spelletich, Thomas Moller, and Matt Bernstein.

This exhibition of artwork was inspired by shared experiences of a group of friends in San Francisco, California in a creative environment known as Karla’s Living Room.

As San Francisco’s cultural landscape continues to evolve at a seemingly dizzying pace, a community of artists whose roots stretch back to the 1970s and beyond still thrives. The roots extend through time and came together in a living room on Capp Street, in Karla’s Living Room.

A community of artists whose roots stretch back to the 1970s and beyond still thrives.

From conceptualism to robotics, performance, punk and politics, this show has a deep foundation in San Francisco practices. There are observations on being a Left Coast artist, the Western landscape, and what it means to be making art here in these times.

The exhibit is playful and difficult, with interactive works, video, painting, performance, sculpture and photography installed throughout the venue.

While self–identifying as San Francisco and Bay Area artists, this group remains involved with the international art world. Against all odds, this scene is still thriving and continues to engage with the next wave of change in San Francisco.

Karla’s Living Room exhibition is displayed at the SF Battery, July 8 - September 26, 2014