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The FOR-SITE Foundation’s acclaimed exhibitions and installations offer new ways to experience the natural and cultural resources of public parks and historic places. With groundbreaking projects commissioned for San Francisco’s Presidio, Fort Point, and Alcatraz Island, FOR-SITE has created an innovative model for artistic collaborations on national park land. FOR-SITE also collaborates with partner museums to present projects created in the foundation’s artist residency program, extending the artists’ work into the public realm.

On View

  • Spire (installation detail)
    Goldsworthy in the PresidioOngoing

Past

  • SanctuaryOctober 07, 2017 – March 11, 2018
  • Home Land SecuritySeptember 10 – December 18, 2016
  • Ai Weiwei, Trace (detail)
    @Large: Ai Weiwei on AlcatrazSeptember 27, 2014 – April 26, 2015
  • Andy Goldsworthy, Spire, 2008
    Art About Place: FOR-SITE Foundation at the PresidioOctober 02, 2014 – March 08, 2015
  • Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge
    International OrangeMay 25 – October 28, 2012
  • Patience (installation view)
    Presidio HabitatsMay 16, 2010 – May 15, 2011
  • The Marvelous Museum: A Mark Dion Project (installation view)
    The Marvelous Museum: A Mark Dion ProjectSeptember 11, 2010 – March 06, 2011
  • Pae White: In Between the Outside-In (installation view)
    Pae White: In Between the Outside-InMay 05 – July 18, 2009
  • Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes (installation view)
    Chris Drury: Mushrooms | CloudsAugust 10 – October 05, 2008
  • Donner Pass (installation view)
    Shi Guorui: Reproduction and RefashioningMay 26 – September 23, 2007
  • Richard Long installing Sierra Nevada Line
    Richard Long: The Path Is the Place Is the LineJanuary 21 – April 25, 2006
  • New Work by Cornelia Parker (installation view)
    New Work by Cornelia ParkerNovember 19, 2005 – March 05, 2006
Top: Andy Goldsworthy, Spire, 2008 (installation view); photo: Jay Graham

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Goldsworthy in the Presidio

On view: Ongoing

Hours: Spire and Wood Line: open daily; Tree Fall: open Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with additional weekday hours by appointment (phone 415.561.2767)

Admission: Free

At: Presidio of San Francisco

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Field Notes

  • Allison Stone talks Art in the Presidio

  • Art in the Parks and “Home Land Security”: A Partner’s Perspective

  • Q&A with “Home Land Security” Curator Cheryl Haines

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Sanctuary Salon (February 23, 2018)

Sanctuary Salon (February 23, 2018)

Echoing Sanctuary's ethos of plurality, the "Sanctuary Salon" series weaves together the voices of artists whose practices span creative disciplines, including ...

Brendan Fernandes: Safely (2017)

Brendan Fernandes: Safely (2017)

As part of his commission for "Sanctuary," Brendan Fernandes presented a site-specific durational performance that explored themes of reverence and sacred ...

Panel Discussion: Approaching the Rug as a Critical Form

Panel Discussion: Approaching the Rug as a Critical Form

Panel Discussion "Above the Rug: Approaching the Rug as a Critical Form" February 11, 2018 Historically and traditionally, rugs are a medium for cultural ...

Sanctuary

Sanctuary



Sanctuary Salon (January 26, 2018)

Sanctuary Salon (January 26, 2018)

Echoing the ethos of plurality embodied within FOR-SITE's exhibition "Sanctuary," the "Sanctuary Salon" series weaves together the voices of artists whose ...

Sanctuary Salon (December 14, 2017)

Sanctuary Salon (December 14, 2017)

Echoing the ethos of plurality embodied within FOR-SITE's exhibition "Sanctuary," the "Sanctuary Salon" series weaves together the voices of artists whose ...

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  • It's a full house (er, Chapel) tonight for FOR-SITE's first #Sanctuary Salon https://t.co/ABOANPBfeV
  • Happening now: Free #silkscreening workshops with #SanctuaryPrintShop outside #Sanctuary @FortMasoninSF Chapel https://t.co/4BGs628mct

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  • It’s Day 6 of FOR-SITE’s 5-year “Tree Fall” anniversary and we’re back to the clay! Remember the clay chips we talked about on Day 3? Those were added to a clay pug mill along with water and the prepared hair and mixed to create the clay used for the surface level. Exact measurements of each component were necessary to ensure uniformity in each round of clay. Once the clay was out of the pug mill, it was rolled into uniform patties of approximately 1 – 1.5” thick. (Shout-out to our amazing program director, @jaxvontreskow, working that slab roller in the third photo!) #ArtAboutPlace
  • We’re taking a brief departure from clay for Day 5 of our 5-year “Tree Fall” anniversary to talk about the hair component of the sculpture. What’s that you say? HAIR component?! It’s true—hair is the surprising “ingredient” of “Tree Fall” (or, perhaps not so surprising if you’re familiar with the process of making adobe bricks; the hair—human, horse, or otherwise—provides additional strength to the clay). The human hair used in “Tree Fall” was sourced from @edosalonandgallery. Once amassed, our incredible volunteers sorted, combed, and cut the hair into 1” pieces. #ArtAboutPlace
  • Day 4 of our 5-year “Tree Fall” anniversary has us back with the clay slip. As explained yesterday, some of the slip was used to make clay chips. Slip was also used for mixing with hay (a process that was surprisingly painful, as our comm. & dev. manager @a_m_konecki can attest to—she really should have worn gloves!). The resulting slip-soaked hay mixture formed the base layer of the sculpture, and was woven into the steel caging and the tree by hand by Goldsworthy and his team. This base provided texture crucial for enabling the smoother, outer layer of clay to adhere. #ArtAboutPlace
  • For Day 3 of our 5-year “Tree Fall” anniversary we’re picking up where we left off in the clay processing yesterday. After screening, the resulting slip was poured into drying beds created from plastic sheeting bolstered by wooden planks. The slip was then left to dry and crack in the sun. Simple enough, except we all know how rare full, warm sun is in San Francisco summertime with #karlthefog ☁️always lurking about (particularly in @presidiosf). Although we did get a few clear, sunny days, we often needed backup from large industrial fans. When at last the clay was sufficiently dry, the chips were then harvested by hand. (Shout-out to our executive director @cheryllhaines gathering those chips in photo 4!) #ArtAboutPlace

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Field Notes

  • Allison Stone talks Art in the Presidio

  • Art in the Parks and “Home Land Security”: A Partner’s Perspective

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