Art Show: Medium - recent works by Tim Guan
Sun, Feb 8, 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM GMT
Note: This is a shoes-off venue. · Decentered Arts Studio, Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Decentered Arts is thrilled to present the recent works of Tim Guan for his first solo exhibition, Medium🎨
The evening will feature an artist talk from Tim, light refreshments, live music from Black Hole Harvest, and cozy vibes🎵 Artist talk at 8pm
$10 suggested donation to support the music and photography but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Honor system
About the artist👨🎨:
Tim Guan is a painter based in San Francisco. Working figuratively in oil, Tim is particularly drawn to painting because it forces him to slow down and pay attention. Against the relentless speed and chaos of life on screens, he views this attention as a radical, necessary act to preserve his humanity. His practice focuses on curious observation of contemporary life with the goal of making resonant work that both reflects what it’s like to be alive today and inspires questions and conversations about where we’re headed. Tim studied painting at Studio Escalier in Argenton-Château, France. Medium is his first solo exhibition.
About the show🖼️:
Medium presents work from the last year and a half on the topic of embodiment and disembodiment in the information age. In our time, the gravitational pull toward the infinite possibilities of the internet has left us paradoxically isolated from one another and estranged from our own physical reality. Tim finds this phenomenon to be an incredibly rich source of artistic inspiration. In preparing for this show he's retroactively themed his practice with two guiding questions. The first is simply: what has this disembodiment done to us? In other words, what art is asking to be made which holds a mirror to this quality of modern life? The second is something like: where do we go from here? What is worth noticing, preserving, or honoring about our physical existence as our personal, professional, and social realities shift increasingly online? These questions have led Tim's practice in several exciting directions, join us at Decentered Studio to explore them together. Feb 1st - Feb 28th, 2026.
About Decentered Arts🎙️:
Decentered Arts is a San Francisco 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to building resilient community through art of all mediums. We host 200+ public programs annually ranging from open mics, poetry readings, fashion shows, art exhibitions, writers group, songwriters group and more. We operate Decentered Studio, a community arts hub in SoMa (1175 Folsom St). We publish Bay Area writers, support emerging artists, and partner deeply within the city’s cultural ecosystem.
$10 suggested donation to support the music and photography but no one is turned away for lack of funds.
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Art Show: Medium - recent works by Tim Guan
Sun, Feb 8, 2:00 AM - 6:00 AM GMT
Note: This is a shoes-off venue. · Decentered Arts Studio, Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Hosts
About
Decentered Arts is thrilled to present the recent works of Tim Guan for his first solo exhibition, Medium🎨
The evening will feature an artist talk from Tim, light refreshments, live music from Black Hole Harvest, and cozy vibes🎵 Artist talk at 8pm
$10 suggested donation to support the music and photography but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Honor system
About the artist👨🎨:
Tim Guan is a painter based in San Francisco. Working figuratively in oil, Tim is particularly drawn to painting because it forces him to slow down and pay attention. Against the relentless speed and chaos of life on screens, he views this attention as a radical, necessary act to preserve his humanity. His practice focuses on curious observation of contemporary life with the goal of making resonant work that both reflects what it’s like to be alive today and inspires questions and conversations about where we’re headed. Tim studied painting at Studio Escalier in Argenton-Château, France. Medium is his first solo exhibition.
About the show🖼️:
Medium presents work from the last year and a half on the topic of embodiment and disembodiment in the information age. In our time, the gravitational pull toward the infinite possibilities of the internet has left us paradoxically isolated from one another and estranged from our own physical reality. Tim finds this phenomenon to be an incredibly rich source of artistic inspiration. In preparing for this show he's retroactively themed his practice with two guiding questions. The first is simply: what has this disembodiment done to us? In other words, what art is asking to be made which holds a mirror to this quality of modern life? The second is something like: where do we go from here? What is worth noticing, preserving, or honoring about our physical existence as our personal, professional, and social realities shift increasingly online? These questions have led Tim's practice in several exciting directions, join us at Decentered Studio to explore them together. Feb 1st - Feb 28th, 2026.
About Decentered Arts🎙️:
Decentered Arts is a San Francisco 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to building resilient community through art of all mediums. We host 200+ public programs annually ranging from open mics, poetry readings, fashion shows, art exhibitions, writers group, songwriters group and more. We operate Decentered Studio, a community arts hub in SoMa (1175 Folsom St). We publish Bay Area writers, support emerging artists, and partner deeply within the city’s cultural ecosystem.
$10 suggested donation to support the music and photography but no one is turned away for lack of funds.
Going
Register to see all event details
Where your group belongs