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Fran Gogh
Lighthouse Immersive Arrives in SF
WORDS BY ISABELLA ELIAS | TORONTO | VISUAL ARTS
MAR 03, 2023 | ISSUE 10
Illustration by Jeremy Lewis
Illustration by Jeremy Lewis
Amid power outages, fires, a heatwave, and with a cross-national Stop Asian Hate protest right outside the venue, the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit weathered its first weekend on the West Coast as well as any native San Franciscan. After months of tantalizing posters featuring the artist’s self-portrait against a backdrop of city landmarks, the ribbon was cut and doors opened to the public last Thursday. With the Chicago installation currently sold out until mid-June, more than 120,000 tickets have already been purchased for the new ‘Fran Gogh’ experience—now extended into September to accommodate the highest presales yet for the travelling show. Since even the largest HD TVs tend to
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