Out and About Enjoying Wood Line
Earlier this week, FOR-SITE shared a jaunt around Wood Line with CultureBaby parents and children. Michelle Taylor, historic compliance coordinator at Presidio Trust, provided great tidbits of history...
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Timelapse: Doug Hall and the Western Landscape
The iconic and glorious Golden Gate Bridge, recognized around the world, is nearly synonymous with the Bay Area. Opening on July 18th, the San Jose Museum of Art invites visitors to experience the...
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2012 SECA Artist David Wilson Explores San Francisco’s Lost Corners and...
David Wilson. “Last Light,” 2008. Watercolor and charcoal pencil on found paper, 10 1/4″ x 14 1/4″. Courtesy the artist. Oakland-based artist David Wilson engages with experience of place through a...
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Art Makes You Smart
Photo courtesy Alain Pilon and The New York Times . . . strong causal relationships do in fact exist between arts education and a range of desirable outcomes. The title of a recent New York Times...
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FOR-SITE to Participate in YBCA’s Bay Area Now 7
FOR-SITE is thrilled to announce our participation in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ signature triennial, Bay Area Now 7. Now in its seventh iteration, BAN’s core concept is to experiment with new...
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Abelardo Morell Retrospective at the High Museum of Art
Abelardo Morell, View of the Brooklyn Bridge in Bedroom, 2009; courtesy of High Museum of Art FOR-SITE is honored to share that the High Museum of Art‘s Abelardo Morell retrospective, The Universe Next...
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PEN America to Stage Literary Protest for Free Expression
On April 10, acclaimed writers Sergio De La Pava, Jennifer Egan, Chang-Rae Lee, and Victoria Redel will join PEN American Center on the plaza of Brooklyn Public Library to protest Beijing’s efforts to...
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FOR-SITE and Nathan Lynch Present DEAD RECKONING at Bay Area Now 7
FOR-SITE is excited to be one of 15 Bay Area visual arts organizations selected to participate in YBCA’s signature triennial Bay Area Now 7, which opens this Friday, July 18. BAN7 will deploy an art...
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BAM/PFA Film Series: I’m Weiwei
Still from Ai Weiwei’s Appeal ¥15,220,910.50 (Ai Weiwei, China, 2014) In solidarity with @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, the film series I’m Weiwei: Activism, Free Expression, Human Rights runs from...
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FOR-SITE Foundation to host “Ai Weiwei: LEGO Collection Point” at Fort Mason...
Staff from FOR-SITE Foundation and Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture drop in donated LEGO bricks as part of Ai Weiwei’s project LEGO Collection Point LEGO Collection Point is part of Ai Weiwei’s...
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Art About Place Archive: Issue 8
Sanctuary Salon, Part I The notion of sanctuary – both physical and psychological – has been fundamental in shaping a sense of selfhood and social identity throughout human history. Seeking to...
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Web Shop Highlight: Sanaz Mazinani
Sanaz Mazinani, Limited Edition Silk Scarf based on artist’s rug design for Sanctuary, FOR-SITE Foundation, 2017. To create her kaleidoscopic photographic collages, Sanaz Mazinani draws from a large...
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Art About Place Archive: Issue 9
Sanctuary Salon, Part II The notion of sanctuary – both physical and psychological – has been fundamental in shaping a sense of selfhood and social identity throughout human history. Seeking to address...
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Web Shop Highlight: John Akomfrah
John Akomfrah, The Cave, Limited Edition Artwork based on artist’s rug design for Sanctuary, FOR-SITE Foundation, 2017 John Akomfrah’s rug design for Sanctuary, titled The Cave, is a kaleidoscopic...
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Art About Place Archive: Issue 10
Sanctuary Salon, Part III The notion of sanctuary – both physical and psychological – has been fundamental in shaping a sense of selfhood and social identity throughout human history. Seeking to...
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Web Shop Highlight: Shiva Ahmadi
Shiva Ahmadi, Limited Edition Artwork based on artist’s rug design for Sanctuary, FOR-SITE Foundation, 2017. Shiva Ahmadi’s contribution to Sanctuary features a Buddha-like character seated on a lotus...
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Web Shop Highlight: Allison Smith
Allison Smith, Limited Edition Artwork based on artist’s rug design for International Orange, FOR-SITE Foundation, 2012. Allison Smith’s Pendleton blanket is an original design created in conjunction...
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Ai Weiwei + Human Rights Watch
Last week, Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch, spoke with artist and activist Ai Weiwei in a wide-ranging conversation covering populism, happiness, and the meaning of life. It’s part of Human Rights...
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Black Lives Matter
Light. More light. Light for these dark times. – Alfredo Jaar FOR-SITE stands in solidarity with the Black community in the Bay Area and beyond and in vehement opposition to systemic racism and...
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“Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly” Virtual Cinema Release
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I write to you with exciting news. After much anticipation, Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly is now available for you to view at home in the US and Canada. Over 30 local theaters,...
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