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Category Outsider Art, Architectural Oddities

Standing on Howard Street in front of a wall of graffiti, look up and try not to flinch. A Grandfather clock appears to be falling out of the window of the abandoned tenement building. Upon a second look, the Grandfather clock is bent, twisted, and lucky for the pedestrians on the busy street below, not falling at all. Beds, clock, bureaus, floor lamps and other furniture hang on the outside of the building creating a surreal experience for the viewer. The furniture is secured with earthquake proof brackets that are rumored to be stronger than the building itself.

The artist, Brain Goggin, who, according to his artist statement, looks for inspiration in "unexpected locations or methods of presenting the work," created this site-specific installation on the abandoned and graffitied building at the edge of one of San Francisco roughest neighborhood. In 1997, with the help of over a 100 volunteers and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Goggin built "Defenestration", using cast-off, abandoned or found on the street furniture to reflect "the harsh experience of many members of the community."

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• Hours Viewing is best and safest during the day, however it can be viewed at all hours.
• Website Defenestration
• Address Howard Street and 6th Street, San Francisco, California, 94103, United States
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• Furniture Gallery in the Sky - CNN
• http://www.cnn.com/US/9703/17/fringe/flying.furniture/index.html
• Defenstartion
• http://www.metaphorm.org/pages/portfolio/defenestration/defen.html
• Defenestration
• http://www.defenestration.org/

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From the Powell St. Muni/Bart Sation. Turn Right off of Market, walk two block down 4th St. Turn Right on Howard and walk two blocks to Howard.

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