Book Launch & Talk: Jed Perl & Marius Sosnowski on ‘We Never Called it Frisco’

To mark the recent opening of Hauser & Wirth’s new gallery and bookshop in Downtown Palo Alto, please join us for a conversation with Jed Perl and Marius Sosnoski for the launch of Perl’s new book, ‘We Never Called It Frisco,’ from Coffee House Press.

The discussion will explore Perl’s latest novel alongside his acclaimed two-volume biography of Alexander Calder, ‘Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940,’ and ‘Calder: The Conquest of Space: The Later Years: 1940 - 1976,’ on Calder’s formative years in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the cultural landscapes that shaped his life and work.

The event takes place alongside ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ the inaugural exhibition at Hauser & Wirth’s Palo Alto gallery. Developed in close collaboration with the Calder Foundation, the exhibition brings together exceptional works by Alexander Calder and Georgia O’Keeffe, complemented by archival materials documenting their decades-long friendship.

Copies of ‘We Never Called It Frisco’ and 'Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940’ and 'Calder: The Conquest of Space: The Later Years: 1940 - 1976’ will be available for purchase, and Jed Perl will sign books after the talk.