Hotel des Arts
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| General information | |
| Location | United States |
| Address | 447 Bush Street San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°47′26″N 122°24′18″W / 37.79055°N 122.40494°W |
| Opening | 2005 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 51[1] |
| Number of restaurants | Le Central |
| Website | |
| www.sfhoteldesarts.com | |
Hotel des Arts is a boutique hotel in San Francisco, California. When it opened in 2005,[2] 16 of its 51 rooms were painted by local artists–today 38 rooms are.[3][4] Materials used include wall-mounted vinyl records, plastic bags, graffiti, fabrics, three-dimensional art work, and even installations.
Rooms
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.[1] 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.[5][6] 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. Hotel des Arts is in no way associated with any of the companies or celebrities whose trademarks and likenesses appear in the murals."[7]
Featured artists
Hotel des Arts roster of featured artists include:[4]
- Alayna
- Anthony Skirvin[8][1]
- Apex
- Bask and Tes One
- Bloum Cardenas and Regis Silva
- Brad Alder
- Brian Barneclo
- Brian Ermanski
- Buff Monster[8]
- Casey O'Connell[8]
- Chaz – London Police
- Chor Boogie and Maya Hayuk
- Chris Pastras and Josh Feldman
- Chris Ybarra
- Damon Soule
- Dave Kinsey[8]
- David Choe
- David DeRosa
- Eric Orr
- Jeremy Fish
- Jeremyville
- Jet Martinez[1]
- 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
References
- ^ a b c d Lee, Gary (May 20, 2007). "Thinking Outside the Frame". Washington Post. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ Dicum, Gregory (October 15, 2006). "Affordable San Francisco". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ Courtney Colavita; et al. (March 31, 2005). "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.
- ^ a b "Painted Rooms". Hotel des Arts. 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Design NewsLouis Vuitton tells Hotel des Arts 'Cease and Desist'". DesignTaxi. May 17, 2005. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "San Francisco Art Hotel Cease + Desist". Start Galleries. April 29, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Painted Room: Tim Gaskin". Hotel des Arts. 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Hotel Rooms Where the Art Is the Walls, Not on Them". The New York Times. July 10, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2013.