Kathy was a singular figure in late-20th-century Western literature, moving between the avant-garde art and literary scenes of NY, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Paris and London. In her provocative, performative writing, she confronted sex, patriarchy, the body, war, colonialism . . .

BROOKLYN RAIL PANEL - ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

Image © The Brooklyn Rail

“The Art Institute is like a Phoenix. I know this is a cliché, but its in order, because we are in hell right now with Covid. It [SFAI] re-emerges, just like its doing now, while it reimagines itself. Out of the burning comes this profound creativity that it has staked its claim on. Its board, its faculty and its students above all, rushed immediately into that tilted space on a hill side and lifted it up to maintain that creative principle that will be guided into the 21st century. For another 150 years so the Art Institute will be well.”

Dewey Crumpler (quote starts at 24:07)

Do you know when the hoop was taken down?
Well...it's back up! Ileana Tejada’s last stand. Booyah!

Ileana Tejada Public Education Manager 2018-2020

One of the last of SFAI’s many staff and faculty to be laid off.
On her way out - a symbol is back.

MESSAGE FROM THE SFAI BOARD

Image © Niki Korth

SFAI Archives: 1918 "Epidemic Influenza"

FROM JEFF GUNDERSON'S SFAI ARCHIVE

The School closed from October 18th through November 18th “on account of the Epidemic Influenza purported to have come from China by way of Spain. It may have come from Milpitas…another guess would be Pipestone, Minnesota.”

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