500 Capp Street: David Ireland's House

Constance M. Lewallen

Published by University of California Press 2015

500 Capp Street

David Ireland's House

Constance M. Lewallen
Edited by: Constance M. Lewallen , Carlie Wilmans , Jock Reynolds and John Ashbery

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520355811

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500 Capp Street tells the story of David Ireland’s house, a rundown Victorian in the Mission District of San Francisco that the artist transformed into an environmental artwork, taking the detritus of his restoration labors as well as objects left behind by previous owners and refashioning them into sculptures. Constance M. Lewallen begins by recounting the history of the house from 1886, when it was built, until Ireland acquired it in 1975. She then details Ireland’s renovation and continuing engagement with the site that served simultaneously as his residence, studio, and evolving artwork; the house’s influence on his own work and that of artists who followed him; and its relationship to other house museums. An introduction by Jock Reynolds, who was close to the artist for many years, chronicles the social scene that developed around 500 Capp Street in the 1980s. The book also includes a 1983 article on the house by renowned poet John Ashbery. Illustrated with a generous selection of photographs taken over the years by the artist and his many visitors, this is an invaluable and intimate record of Ireland’s best-known work. 500 Capp Street is essential reading for anyone interested in the artistic and cultural history of the San Francisco Bay Area and the California conceptual art movement.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Foreword Carlie Wilmans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Introduction Jock Reynolds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
500 Capp Street: A History Constance M. Lewallen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
An Artist’s Daring Dream House John Ashbery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
About the Author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119

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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 120
Illustrations
- Other: 36 color, 43 b/w
Keywords: General; Art; American

eBook

Published: August 31, 2015
ISBN: 9780520355811

Hardcover

Planned Publication: August 31, 2015
ISBN: 9780520280281