We can no longer deny that the natural world is more vulnerable than ever to human impact. The seeming abundance of natural resources that we draw from to support exponential population growth, endless expansion, and a relentless cycle of consumption and disposal belies the fragility of this planet. Our ability to address the evidence—in spite […] More
Thirty-six international artists consider the nature of sanctuary through an interactive installation of hand-woven rugs, offering visitors a multiplicity of perspectives on this basic human need. More
Eighteen artists and collectives from around the globe converge on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, activating former military sites in the Presidio with artworks that examine security and the physical and psychological borders that we create, protect, and cross in its name. More
Celebrated Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei raised urgent questions about freedom of expression and human rights in this exhibition of new work created for Alcatraz, a notorious penitentiary turned national park. Inviting visitors into historic spaces that had previously been off limits to the public, @Large revealed unexpected perspectives on Alcatraz and its layered legacy. More
The FOR-SITE Foundation’s acclaimed exhibitions and installations connect contemporary artists with compelling natural and historic sites to create new art about place. This exhibition looked back at six years of artistic collaborations within the Golden Gate National Recreational Area in partnership with the Presidio Trust, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the National Park Service. More
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, this exhibition at Fort Point offered fresh perspectives on an enduring landmark. It presented new work responding to the bridge as icon, historic structure, and conceptual inspiration. More
Presidio Habitats was the first site-based art exhibition conceived for a national park. An international group of artists, architects, and design specialists were invited to create habitats for specific animal residents of the Presidio. More
Developed in part during a FOR-SITE residency, Mark Dion's exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California was an imaginative expedition through the museum’s collections, drawing on overlooked orphans, curiosities, and surprising treasures. More
Developed during a FOR-SITE residency, Pae White’s installation at New Langton Arts proposed new paradigms for art and landscape. White used topographical scans of plant life as conceptual source material for a series of morphing animations. More
Chris Drury’s exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art featured the large-scale wooden sculpture Cloud Pool Chamber, created in a FOR-SITE residency and made from diseased logs felled at Donner State Park near Truckee, California. More
Shi Guori's exhibition at the de Young Museum responded to the museum as a location and as a collection. Shi created two camera obscuras in the museum’s tower, as well as photograms of objects in the de Young’s holdings. More
Richard Long’s exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, developed during a FOR-SITE residency, documented and reflected on a 250-mile walk in the Sierra Nevada mountains, mainly along the Pacific Crest Trail. More
Cornelia Parker’s exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts featured a new work, created during a FOR-SITE residency, constructed from the charred timbers of a Baptist church that had been destroyed by arson. More