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  • Allison Smith, Fort Point Bunting, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
  • Stephanie Syjuco, <em>The International Orange Commemorative Store (A Proposition)</em>, 2012 (installation view); photo: Jan Stürmann
  • Anandamayi Arnold, <em>Fiesta Queens</em>, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
  • Abelardo Morell, <em>Vertigo</em>, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
  • Mark Dion and Dana Sherwood, <em>Encrustations</em>, 2012 (installation detail); photo: Jan Stürmann
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International Orange

May 25 – October 28, 2012 at Fort Point

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, International Orange — named in honor of the unique paint color of the span — offered fresh perspectives on an enduring landmark. This exhibition at Fort Point presented new work by contemporary artists responding to the bridge as icon, historic structure, and conceptual inspiration.

The 16 contributing artists approached the bridge with diverse and distinctively individual aesthetics, materials, and points of view. Some investigated the bridge’s history — real or imagined — while others contemplated the natural history of the environment around it, exploring the conditions of water and weather particular to the Golden Gate. Some conveyed the grandeur of this monumental structure; others documented the everyday details that bring it down to human scale. Many works considered a combination of these factors, either directly or metaphorically.

Fort Point, the setting for International Orange, has stood at the entrance to San Francisco Bay since 1861. Although it is now literally overshadowed by the Golden Gate Bridge, the Civil War–era fort is a compelling location in itself, with arresting architecture and an intriguing history. While the bridge was the central focus of the exhibition, the artworks on view were developed specifically for installation at the fort, and the interplay between these two historic structures enriched the experience of the exhibition as a whole.

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Featured Works

  • Fiesta Queens (installation view)
    Anandamayi ArnoldFiesta Queens
  • Encrustations (installation detail)
    Mark Dion and Dana SherwoodEncrustations
  • Acoustical Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge (installation view)
    Bill FontanaAcoustical Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Gatekeepers (installation view)
    Andy FreebergGatekeepers
  • Chrysopylae (installation view)
    Doug HallChrysopylae
  • Sea Vision T.V. (installation view)
    Courtney LainSea Vision T.V.
  • One Cubic Foot: Life Under the Golden Gate Bridge (installation view)
    David LiittschwagerOne Cubic Foot: Life Under the Golden Gate Bridge
  • Vertigo (installation view)
    Abelardo MorellVertigo and Tent Camera Photographs
  • Reveille (installation view)
    Cornelia ParkerReveille
  • Average — The Golden Gate Edition (installation view)
    Kate PocrassAverage — The Golden Gate Edition
  • K-BRIDGE: Radio That Spans the Golden Gate (installation view)
    Jeannene PrzyblyskiK-BRIDGE
  • Fort Point Bunting (installation view)
    Allison SmithFort Point Bunting and Trench Art
  • The International Orange Commemorative Store (A Proposition) (installation view)
    Stephanie SyjucoThe International Orange Commemorative Store (A Proposition)
  • Camille Utterback, Span, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Camille UtterbackSpan
  • muhf-uhl (installation view)
    Pae Whitemuhf-uhl

Related Media

  • Video: Inside International Orange
  • Anandamayi Arnold, Fiesta Queens, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Mark Dion and Dana Sherwood, Encrustations, 2012 (installation view); photo: Jan Stürmann
    Bill Fontana, Acoustical Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge, 2012 (installation view); photo: Jan Stürmann
    Andy Freeberg, Gatekeepers, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Doug Hall, Chrysopylae, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Courtney Lain, Sea Vision T.V., 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    David Liittschwager, One Cubic Foot: Life Under the Golden Gate Bridge, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Abelardo Morell, Vertigo, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Abelardo Morell, Tent Camera Photographs, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Cornelia Parker, Reveille,, 2010 (installation view); photo: Jan Stürmann
    Kate Pocrass, Average—The Golden Gate Edition, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Jeannene Przyblyski, K-BRIDGE: Radio That Spans the Golden Gate, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Allison Smith, Fort Point Bunting, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Allison Smith, Trench Art, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Stephanie Syjuco, The International Orange Commemorative Store (A Proposition), 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Camille Utterback, Span, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
    Pae White, muhf-uhl, 2012 (installation view); photo: Ben Blackwell
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International Orange was organized by the FOR-SITE Foundation in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service.

FOR-SITE Foundation project team: Cheryl Haines, executive director and exhibition curator; Marnie Burke de Guzman, special projects director; Lisa Martin, associate program director; Amanda Curreri, program associate; Susannah Magers, visitor engagement services manager; Jennifer Burke/Industry, visual design; Juliet Clark, writer and editor; Jan Stürmann, video production.

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      • Anandamayi Arnold
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      • Doug Hall
      • Courtney Lain
      • David Liittschwager
      • Abelardo Morell
      • Cornelia Parker
      • Kate Pocrass
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      • Allison Smith
      • Stephanie Syjuco
      • Camille Utterback
      • Pae White
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    • Pae White: In Between the Outside-In
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    • New Work by Cornelia Parker
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  • International Orange Selected as a Finalist in Americans for the Arts’ Year in Review

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  • Weekend idea -- visit @seewhatyouthink (San Jose Museum of Art) to see "Diana Al-Hadid: Liquid City." Pictured here is a close-up of her monumental sculpture "Nolli's Orders," which references Giambattista Nolli's landmark 1748 map of Rome, which was the first map of its kind to show public spaces in the city -- public spaces rendered as transparent, and private as solid. @dianaalhadid's work often toys with such visual perceptions -- light and shadow, seen and unseen. 📷: @seewhatyouthink ______ @dianaalhadid is one of 36 artists in FOR-SITE's upcoming exhibition "Sanctuary," opening October 7. #ArtAboutPlace #Sanctuary

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