The chief worth of civilization is just that it makes the means of living more complex; that it calls for great and combined intellectual efforts, instead of simple, uncoordinated ones, in order that the crowd may be fed and clothed and housed and moved from place to place. Because more complex and intense intellectual efforts mean a fuller and richer life. They mean more life. Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have enough of it. -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. The San Diego Museum of Art will host our second annual Summer Salon Series where contemporary artists, musicians, poets, and speakers will gather to explore the question “what does a city need?”. Inspired by the exhibition Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement, the Museum will spend 14 weeks hosting conversations around the multiple answers to this question with the help of contemporary artists, musicians, poets, and speakers.Join us every Thursday evening for new art and new conversations on how we build better cities, better communities, and better citizens—all in the format of a salon. Join us for opening night of the Summer Salon Series on June 2nd. Experience the inside of a whale, a voluntary tar pit, and a house built out of cooperation through art by Omar Lopez that explores the evening's theme of shelter. Also, join Councilman Todd Gloria for a discussion on art,shelter and cities. For a full list of themes and events please visit the Summer Salon Series page on our website. |
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