A funky art fair in a retro San Francisco hotel returns this April
For folks who like to shop for art while lavishing in a 1950s motor lodge in San Francisco, the funky Startup Art Fair is taking place over one weekend in April.
The fair went on hiatus in 2020 and is now making its glorious return at the retro Hotel Del Sol in the Marina District. More than 60 artists are setting up shop – transforming rooms into exhibition galleries – to offer their work to collectors, curators and general lookie-loos.
There’s a healthy events schedule, too: To comment upon “resilience and collapse in neoliberal systems,” one artist will practice endurance-sitting and falling on a precarious chair made of concrete, lard and other fragile materials. A humorous textile installation comments upon auto-corrected names, with opportunities to take selfies, and an artwork by the hotel’s pool celebrates 1940s female bodybuilder Abbye “Pudgy” Stockton. Plus: Craft cocktails, tasty treats from Oakland’s Crumble & Whisk patisserie and DJ nights by the poolside dance floor.
The show runs concurrent with the San Francisco Art Fair at Fort Mason ($35). So if you’re in the mood for even more art, it’s a short drive or 20-minute walk away.
Details: Open 2-10 p.m. April 18, noon-9 p.m. April 19 and noon-7 p.m. April 20 at 3100 Webster St., San Francisco; daily pass $20 in advance ($25 at the door), startupartfair.com