Invincible Summer is the first group show mounted by the galleries at the Minnesota Street Project. It began as our response to the circumstances brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, both in theme and in its physical and virtual configurations. Each gallery has contributed works from its roster of artists in response to a line in an Albert Camus essay, a line that beautifully and succinctly expresses hopefulness in the face of challenge. In this show, Summer is both a metaphor and a way to mark where we as a community find ourselves at this moment.
Invincible Summer has been installed in the Atrium at 1275 Minnesota Minnesota Street in San Francisco, a space that is large enough to accommodate socially-distanced viewing, once that is allowed and for as long as it is required. In essence, the galleries in the building have turned themselves inside out — placing art on their exterior walls in shared space. The show was also conceived from the start to live here in virtual space, both to allow a show at all when it can’t be seen in person and to expand its reach when it can.
