New exhibition at SFO’s Terminal 2 features the work of Mickey McGowan and Mill Valley’s legendary Unknown Museum
The Unknown Museum is an exploration of America’s brain—a complete immersion in conceptual art and American consumerism. One is confronted by mass quantities of items that may be familiar or seem that way, products of a lifetime of carefully collecting and arranging everyday objects from the late 1940s–80s. Functioning as a calm and reflective space, the Unknown Museum encourages recollections of the past and challenges visitors to form their own ideas about what is displayed. The Unknown Museum was formally opened in 1974 by cofounder, artist, and resident curator Mickey McGowan and has operated since 1990 as a private museum and lending archives. Recollections… from the Unknown Museum presents a sampling of the fantastic art and object installations displayed at various locations of the museum from the mid-1970s through the present.
Recollections… from the Unknown Museum is located post-security in Terminal 2 of the San Francisco International Airport. This exhibition is accessible from May 20, 2023, to March 10, 2024 to ticketed passengers, and through prior arrangement by emailing curator@flysfo.com.
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