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Southern Exposure
May 4 - May 4, 2014Info
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http://soex.org/
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(415) 863-2141
Off-Site Location: Fremont, CA
Note: Event is FREE, RSVP is required. A limited number of seats are available in a round-trip vanpool from Southern Exposure, for a gas fee of $10. Sign up to attend by emailing programs@soex.org by Wednesday, April 30.
Join Jesse Sugarmann and Southern Exposure for the closing ceremonies of We Build Excitement, on location in Fremont, CA. This event expands on the exhibition at Southern Exposure to further explore the Bay Area's current symbolic role in a post-Fordist economy. In Fremont, what was once the GM/Toyota NUMMI plant is now Tesla’s center for electric car production. This local car plant epitomizes a move within the national economy from large-scale industrial production to speculation and information-based technologies, while also providing further evidence of the changing economic, demographic and cultural landscape of San Francisco.
Near this legendary factory, two cars – a 1985 Chevy Nova (the first car made at NUMMI) and a 2010 Pontiac Vibe (the last car made at NUMMI) – will engage in acts of competition and celebration. Activities will include a NUMMI vehicular tug of war, the creation of a temporary monument built of NUMMI cars, and a burial ceremony for the spirit of NUMMI.
Toast these bookends of automobile production! A limited number of participants can sign up to join the vanpool, leaving from Southern Exposure. If you wish to drive to Fremont yourself (preferably in your Nova or Vibe), meet at Taqueria Las Vegas, 45401 Fremont Blvd, at 2:00 PM sharp.
We Build Excitement is a project of Creative Capital.