Patrick Martinez & Tony Bravo in Conversation
Hosted byICA SF x The Bill Lane Center
Join Patrick Martinez and Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle Arts and Culture Reporter, for a conversation about Martinez's solo exhibition "Ghost Land" at ICA SF closing Sunday, January 7th. Open to ICA SF 901 Club Members Level 2+ and guests of The Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University. Learn more: The Bill Lane Center for American West: west.stanford.edu The ICA SF 901 Club: icasf.org/901club
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Patrick Martinez’s most ambitious and expansive presentation to date, Ghost Land pays homage to urban landscapes lost and destroyed. Martinez unearths stories of resilience and solidarity in the face of rapid gentrification, speaking to the realities of displaced communities across California and beyond. Excavating overlapping histories embedded in specific materials, he exposes complicated truths behind the romanticization of California.
Erased, eroded, and ruined details throughout Ghost Land capture not just the passage of time but ongoing personal, civic, and cultural loss. Like graffiti that still remains after attempts to erase it, this exhibition is a testament to what endures, what refuses to be forgotten.