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Goldsworthy in the PresidioPresidio of San Francisco Ongoing

British artist Andy Goldsworthy celebrates the Presidio’s landmark forest in this ongoing, organically evolving project. Goldworthy has created two site-specific installations, the sinuous Wood Line (2011) and the monumental yet ephemeral Spire (2008), from trees felled as part of the park’s reforestation effort. More

Top: Andy Goldsworthy, Spire, 2008 (installation detail); photo: Monique Deschaines

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Goldsworthy in the Presidio

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At: Presidio of San Francisco

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Field Notes

  • WoodLine03-200x300

    Goldsworthy’s Wood Line in the Examiner

    Have you walked  Andy Goldsworthy’s Wood Line yet? Ari More

  • Andy Goldsworthy

    Andy Goldsworthy on KQED

    Andy Goldsworthy‘s talk for City Arts & Lectures More

  • Wood Line

    Wood Line Is Complete — Read About It on SFGate!

    All the hard work has finally paid off — Andy 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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