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Fort Point during the exhibition International Orange
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Top: Fort Point during the International Orange exhibition, 2012; photo: Jan Stürmann

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  • Presidio Map_April 2013

    Presidio Wayfinding

    Planning a visit to the Presidio to check out Andy More

  • Mark Dion, Curator’s Office, 2013, Minneapolis Institute of Arts (installation view);  courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

    Mark Dion: Self-Proclaimed Low-Budget Antiquarian

    In a recent article for Gallerist NY, writer Andrew Russeth More

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    Richard T. Walker Goes to Nevada City

    Artist Richard T. Walker and students from California More

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    Inside International Orange

    Inside International Orange

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    Some of the people behind "International Orange" discuss the intertwined stories of the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point and the crucial role that artists can play in reinterpreting and revitalizing historic places. With Cheryl Haines, executive director of the FOR-SITE Foundation and curator of the exhibition; Greg Moore, executive director of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy; and Nancy Bechtle, co-chair of the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Committee.

    International Orange: Andy Freeberg, Gatekeepers

    International Orange: Andy Freeberg, Gatekeepers

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    While shooting portraits of people who work on and around the Golden Gate Bridge, photographer Andy Freeberg talks about capturing a human side of the bridge that most visitors don't see.

    International Orange: Abelardo Morell, Tent Camera Photographs

    International Orange: Abelardo Morell, Tent Camera Photographs

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    Capturing images of the Golden Gate Bridge with his tent camera — a portable form of camera obscura — photographer Abelardo Morell talks about craft, invention, and the mysteries of photography.

    Presidio Habitats: Nathan Lynch, Where Is the Hare?

    Presidio Habitats: Nathan Lynch, Where Is the Hare?

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    Artist Nathan Lynch discusses his installation in the Presidio of San Francisco dedicated to the black-tailed jackrabbit. "Where Is the Hare?" was part of the exhibition "Presidio Habitats," organized by the FOR-SITE Foundation in partnership with the Presidio Trust. Info: for-site.org

    Presidio Habitats: Mark Jensen, Patience

    Presidio Habitats: Mark Jensen, Patience

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    Architect Mark Jensen discusses "Patience," an installation in the Presidio of San Francisco dedicated to one of the Presidio's animal residents: the great blue heron. "Patience" was part of the exhibition "Presidio Habitats," organized by the FOR-SITE Foundation in partnership with the Presidio Trust. Info: for-site.org

    International Orange: Cornelia Parker, Reveille

    International Orange: Cornelia Parker, Reveille

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    Cheryl Haines, executive director of the FOR-SITE Foundation and curator of "International Orange," talks about how Cornelia Parker's sculpture "Reveille" expresses the complex relationship between the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point.

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