Sunday was the ribbon cutting for the Valencia art wall’s new parklet by Bruce Tomb, the curator and creator of the art wall that lives on the face of the old Mission jail that has been his home and architecture studio since 1996.
The parklet won’t actually have seats, but it does have two podiums that face one another and that anyone can alight and hold forth.
The Phantom Mariachi and Guillermo Gómez-Peña stepped up early in the afternoon. After being introduced by artist René Yañez, the Phantom swaggered with a whip;Gómez-Peña took out a microphone and offered a silent scream/speech.
A few people walked by – one screeched and laughed. Others just watched. Tomb has been chronicling the art wall here and here.
The afternoon went on. If others have videos of later speeches, please send them on and we will post. Here is what we caught.
The Phantom Mariachi
Rene Yanez introducing the Phantom Mariachi at the Aug. 2, 2015 inauguration of the Art Wall’s parklet.
A performance by Gómez-Pena
Guillermo Gomez Pena at the inauguration of the Art Wall on Valencia Street, Aug. 2, 2015.
