San José Museum of Art

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LUNCHTIME LECTURE: THE FUTURE IS URBAN

Michael Wolf
Architecture of Density #13b, 2003-2004
Chromogenic print on paper
48 x 58 inches

12–1 PM
Free with Museum admission

San Jose and Santa Clara County are poised to take on the heaviest population growth of any region in the Bay Area by the year 2040. Leah Toeniskoetter, San Jose director of SPUR, will highlight the major growth patterns of the past, present, and future of the region known as the Valley of the Heart’s Delight as the tide has shifted from suburban to urban, from sprawl to connections. SPUR is a nonprofit organization that promotes good urban planning in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Lunchtime Lectures take place on the first Wednesday of the month at noon in the Charlotte Wendel Education Center. Visitors are welcome to bring food and beverages.

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City Limits, City Life

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City life has fascinated artists for hundreds of years. Early twentieth-century artists in the United States often depicted the physical and social realities, as well as the potential emotional disconnect, that can accompany urban density. In recent decades, artistic focus shifted to the ramifications of climate change, localism, and globalization. City Limits, City Life encourages audiences to think about urbanism in a larger context and coincides with collective efforts to enliven and transform downtown San Jose.