John Gutmann, Pop Advertising, San Francisco, 1939

Today, Open Space turns seven. For most kids, it’s a transitional phase marked by new responsibilities, new interests, and (naturally) one’s first cell phone.

Our archive is rich: essays, conversations, and projects by an astonishing cast list of over 400 contributors, guest editors, columnists, artists. Please explore!

It started like this. And here’s our first-ever interview, with a guy who installed himself as art at SFMOMA.

We’d like to thank you, our readers, for your ongoing support and involvement — we couldn’t do it without you. Here’s to transition (and lucky numbers).

—Suzanne Stein & Gordon Faylor