When Is A House Not A House? When It's A Live-In Work Of Art.

San Francisco CA

01 November, 2021

1:57 PM

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By Will Jarrett, Mission Local October 31, 2021 Lights flickered off and on in the David Ireland House on 20th and Capp St. on Friday night, not illuminating the rooms so much as throwing their shadows into sharper relief. Antelope skulls, bulbous lumps of concrete, and jars labelled 'Angel food' all squatted in murky cabinets. Somewhere above, wind piped into the building and floorboards creaked with age. Bare bulbs and twists of metal swayed from the ceiling. So close to Halloween, you could be forgiven for thinking that a ghostly visitor had taken up residence in the longtime home of late conceptual artist David Ireland. In actual fact, the house has had some new tenants… To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.