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Sanctuary

Jeffrey Gibson

(b. 1972, United States)

The brilliant hues and minimalist geometry of Jeffrey Gibson’s design, titled The Only Way Out Is Through, showcase the overlap of Native artistry and twentieth-century art movements like Minimalism and Op-art. The inclusion of text harks to his stated desire to give image to words. His chosen phrase has links to such varied sources as the Bible, Shakespeare, and Winston Churchill. (The latter famously said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”) Says Gibson, “For me the works have always been political. I’m oftentimes referring to past events, past cultural and political social movements, that there’s still many questions surrounding how those things have unfolded. But there has been some level of resolve that I feel we can say is an achievement.”

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      • Meleko Mokgosi
      • Sanaz Mazinani
      • Hayv Kahraman
      • Emily Jacir
      • Alfredo Jaar
      • Shirazeh Houshiary
      • Thaier Helal
      • Susan Hefuna
      • Mona Hatoum
      • Sherin Guirguis
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      • Nicholas Galanin
      • Ana Teresa Fernández
      • Brendan Fernandes
      • Marcos Ramírez ERRE
      • Ala Ebtekar
      • Jamal Cyrus
      • Mohammad Bozorgi
      • Sandow Birk
      • Diana Al-Hadid
      • Ammar al-Beik
      • John Akomfrah
      • Ai Weiwei
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      • Adel Abidin
      • Hamra Abbas
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    • @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz
    • Art About Place: FOR-SITE Foundation at the Presidio
    • International Orange
    • Presidio Habitats
    • The Marvelous Museum: A Mark Dion Project
    • Pae White: In Between the Outside-In
    • Chris Drury: Mushrooms | Clouds
    • Shi Guorui: Reproduction and Refashioning
    • Richard Long: The Path Is the Place Is the Line
    • New Work by Cornelia Parker
  • Virtual Tour: Andy Goldsworthy in the Presidio
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