Hotel des Arts

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Hotel des Arts
A room at Hotel des Arts created by Shepard Fairey and Tricia Choi
A room at Hotel des Arts created by Shepard Fairey and Tricia Choi
Hotel facts and statistics
Location 447 Bush Street
San Francisco, California, USA
coordinates 37°47′29″N 122°24′18″W / 37.791388, -122.405097Coordinates: 37°47′29″N 122°24′18″W / 37.791388, -122.405097
Opening date 2005
No. of rooms 51
No. of floors 4
Website http://www.sfhoteldesarts.com

The Hotel des Arts is a boutique budget hotel in San Francisco. When it opened in 2005, 16 of its 51 rooms were painted by local artists;[1] today, 38 rooms are.[2] Materials used include wall-mounted vinyl records, plastic bags, graffiti, fabrics, three dimensional art work, and even installations.

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[edit] Rooms

The following artists are featured:[2]

  • Alayna, Anthony Skirvin, Apex, Bask and Tes One, Bloum Cardenas and Regis Silva, Brad Alder, Brian Barneclo, Brian Ermanski, Buff Monster, Casey O'Connell, Chaz - London Police, Chor Boogie and Maya Hayuk, Chris Pastras and Josh Feldman, Chris Ybarra, Damon Soule, Dave Kinsey, David Choe, David DeRosa, Eric Orr, Jeremy Fish, Jeremyville, Jet Martinez, Kate Durkin, Kelly Ording, Kelly Tunstall, MATSU-MTP and MISK, Nome Edonna, Owen Maigret, Peat Wolleager, Plasticgod, Punkadelik, Sam Flores, Scatha Allison, Shepard Fairey and Tricia Choi, Sugarluxe, Terrance Hughes, Tim Gaskin, Vinyl Killer

Room 404, painted by Tim Gaskin, was the source of some controversy. The walls are adorned with larger-than-life Louis Vuitton logos as well as an image of Madonna. Louis Vuitton sent a cease-and-desist letter to the hotel ordering them to remove the logos, but the hotel refused and instead held a special public exhibition to display the room.[3][4][5] Now the hotel's website has a disclaimer on the page for the room, which states, "Please Note: Room 404 is painted with fine art murals by Tim Gaskin. The Hotel des Arts is in no way associated with any of the companies or celebrities whose trademarks and likenesses appear in the murals."[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Courtney Colavita, Patty Huntington, Lisa Movius, Michelle Dalton Tyree, Nestor Restivo, Brian Dunn, Emilie Marsh. "GO GLOBAL; FROM HOTELS IN HANGZHOU TO BOUTIQUES IN BUENOS AIRES, HERE'S A LOOK AT SEVEN OF THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN THE WORLD." Women's Wear Daily (March 31, 2005).
  2. ^ a b Hotel des Arts: Painted Rooms
  3. ^ Design News - Louis Vuitton tells Hotel des Arts ‘Cease and Desist’ - TAXI Design Network
  4. ^ the CEASE + DESIST art show | Hotel Des Arts
  5. ^ San Francisco magazine
  6. ^ Painted Room: Tim Gaskin

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