13 years ago San Francisco public artist Brian Goggin inspired 100 or so of his friends to turn the exterior of the derelict Hugo Hotel in SF's South of Market District into a surreal sculpture of defenestrating furniture and other household items.
Originally intended as a six month run, Defenestration survives today - though in much need of repair - this despite the SF Redevelopment Agency's recent eminent domain takeover of the building.
More on the flip.
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