Visual Arts Committee - December 20, 2017 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
December 20, 2017 - 3:00pm
Location: 
401 Van Ness Avenue
Room 302
San Francisco, CA 94102
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 302
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda 
 
Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran, President
Mary Jung
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar 
 
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes
 
2. General Public Comment
Discussion 
 
3. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #1
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes
 
1. Motion to approve the mural design of First Stop, Last Stop by artist Jeffrey Canham. The painted mural will be on three exterior walls at 4301 Judah Street, on the corner of Judah and La Playa Streets on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operator restroom. The painted mural will measure approximately 8 ft. x 10 ft., 16 ft. x 10 ft., and 8 ft. x 10 ft. This temporary mural project will be installed for 18 months. The project is funded by the San Francisco Parks Alliance; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
 
2. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017/18 Fiscal Year:
 
Shalini Agrawal, Director, Center for Art and Public Life, California College of the Arts
Demetri Broxton, Director of Education, Museum of the African Diaspora
Jacqueline Francis, Chair, Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts 
Barbara Goldstein, independent curator/public art administrator
Melonie Green, Co-Director, African American Art and Culture Complex
Melorra Green, Co-Director, African American Art and Culture Complex
Angela Hennesy, artist and Associate Professor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts
Jamillah James, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Eungie Joo, Curator of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Nancy Lim, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Liz Ogbu, independent consultant and Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Soleil Summer, Exhibitions Associate, Museum of the African Diaspora
 
3. Motion to approve a $50,000 increase to the contract with Liz Glynn Studio to increase the size of the artwork by 25% for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, TSA Security Checkpoint public art project. The total amount of the contract with Liz Glynn Studio shall not exceed $800,000.
 
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
 
4. Treasure Island Phase I Projects
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes
 
Presentation of the finalists and sites for Treasure Island Phase One Projects.
 
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the following artists an honorarium of up to $5,000 for the development of a proposal for Building 1 Plaza for the Treasure Island Art Program: Ai Wei Wei, Pae White, Chakaia Booker and Ned Kahn (alternate). 
 
Motion: Motion to pay an honorarium of up to $5,000 to Ai Wei Wei, Antony Gormley and Jorge Pardo for the development of a proposal for Waterfront Plaza for the Treasure Island Art Program.
 
Motion: Motion to pay an honorarium of up to $5,000 to Hiroshi Sugimoto, Chakaia Booker and Andy Goldsworthy for the development of a proposal for Yerba Buena Hilltop Park for the Treasure Island Art Program.
5. Patricia’s Green Temporary Public Art Installation
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Images 
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
 
Review of the shortlist of candidates for Patricia’s Green Temporary Public Art Installation.
 
Motion: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Tara by artist Dana Albany in Patricia’s Green for a period from January 2018 through January 2019, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $20,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
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Motion: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Squared by artist Charles Gadeken in Patricia’s Green for a period from January 2018 through January 2019, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $45,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
 
6. Temporary Sculpture Installation in Civic Center Plaza of Zak Ove’s Invisible Man Project
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Image
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Motion: Motion to approve the temporary installation of 40 sculptures by Zak Ove entitled Invisible Men in Civic Center Plaza commencing late July 2018 through mid-October 2018 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for a budget not to exceed $90,000 with all additional costs to be borne by the artist and the Tobey Clarke Gallery, contingent upon approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
 
7. Animal Care Facility
Jenn Doyle Crane
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline; Site Rendering
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the public art project outline for the new Animal Care Facility.
 
Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the Animal Care Facility.
 
8. Bayview Arts Master Plan
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Updated Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of updated public art project outline for Bayview Arts Master Plan. Request Commissioner to participate in February 2, 2018 workshop.
 
Motion: Motion to approve revised public art project outline for Bayview Arts Master Plan.
 
9. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Upcoming Public Art Projects in the Bayview
Mary Chou
Informational
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Update on the request for qualifications (RFQ) for upcoming public art projects in the Bayview District.
 
10. San Francisco International Airport
 
A. AirTrain – Sarah Cain
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Renderings and Samples
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the conceptual design phase deliverables for Sarah Cain’s artwork at the San Francisco International Airport: AirTrain.
 
Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Sarah Cain for San Francisco International Airport: AirTrain.
 
B. Long Term Parking Garage 2 – Johanna Grawunder
Justine Topfer
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected artist’s proposal for the façade of the SFO, Long Term Parking Garage 2.
 
Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist’s Johanna Grawunder proposal for the façade of the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2 as recommended by the project selection panel.
 
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Johanna Grawunder for an amount not to exceed $1,080,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of an artwork for the façade of the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2.
 
Motion: Motion to approve San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage finalist, Diana Thater’s proposal for consideration for the upcoming Terminal 1, three-story wall public art opportunity.
 
C. Terminal 1, Courtyard
Justine Topfer
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Courtyard Sculpture Project.
 
Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Oliver Jackson, Nathan Lynch, Gay Outlaw, Mark Reigelman II and May Wilson for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Courtyard Sculpture Project.
 
D. International Terminal, Boarding Area G
Marcus Davies
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 4 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport International: Terminal, Boarding Area G Sculpture Project. 
 
Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Michael Arcega, Sanaz Mazinani, Woody Othello, and Alison Saar for the San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G Sculpture Project.
 
E. Hyatt Hotel Sculpture
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport: Hyatt Hotel Sculpture Project. 
 
Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Aaron Curry, Nathan Lynch, and Kohei Nawa for the San Francisco International Airport: Hyatt Hotel Sculpture Project.
F. Hyatt Hotel 4th Floor Lobby
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
 
Presentation of the project outline for a suspended artwork by Tahiti Pehrson for the San Francisco International Airport Hyatt Hotel 4th Floor Lobby Suspended Artwork.  
 
Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for a suspended artwork by Tahiti Pehrson for the San Francisco International Airport Hyatt 4th Floor Lobby Suspended Artwork.  
 
11. Margaret Hayward Playground
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected artist for the Margaret Hayward Playground Public Art Project. 
 
Motion: Motion to approve the selected artists Emory Douglas and Caleb Duarte for the Margaret Hayward Playground Public Art Project as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.
 
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artists Emory Douglas and Caleb Duarte for an amount not to exceed $33,200 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground. 
 
12. 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Zoë Taleporos 
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of Miguel Arzabe’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. 
 
Motion: Motion to approve Miguel Arzabe’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
13. Central Subway Chinatown Station Barricades
Zoë Taleporos 
Discussion 
Explanatory Documents: Images of Installed Artwork 
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes
 
Presentation of the completed temporary mural by Jason Jägel installed on the construction barricades of the Central Subway Chinatown Station.
 
14. Civic Art Collection – Outdoor Sculpture Treatments
Jennifer Correia
Staff Report
Explanatory Documents: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of vandalism abatement and conservation projects completed this fall. Treated artworks for vandalism included Christopher Columbus, 1957 by Vittorio Di Colbertaldo (Accession Number 1957.27), and Padre Junipero Serra, 1907 by Douglas Tilden (Accession Number 1907.2). Conservation treatments include conservation of Cervantes, 1916 by Joseph Jacinto Mora (Accession Number 1916.1); The Cider Press, 1892 by Thomas Shields-Clarke (Accession Number 1894.2); Leonitus, 1881 by Guillaumo Geefs (Accession Number 1893.1); and Amazarsti-no Hotoke (Buddha that sites throughout the sunny and rainy weather without shelter), 1790 by Anonymous located in Golden Gate Park. In addition, conservation maintenance was performed on Fountain of the Tortoises, 1900 by the School of Taddeo Landini (Accession Number 1954.18), and Dancing Sprites, 1942 by Henri Leon Greber (Accession Number 1942.1).
 
15. Civic Art Collection – Alteration of Linnea Glatt’s sculpture Re-Connection/Re-Cognition at Laguna Honda Hospital 
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
 
Presentation of current conditions at Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center and safety issues related to one of the sculptural “button” designs that comprise Linnea Glatt’s sculptural grouping Re-Connection/Re-Cognition.
 
Motion: Motion to approve alteration of Re-Connection/Re-Cognition, a sculptural grouping by Linnea Glatt located at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center by the removal of the three blue nautical “button” sculptures and relocation of the pink button adjacent to the fence. 
 
16. Southeast Health Center Expansion Project
Susan Pontious
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
 
Motion: Motion to approve the public art program outline for the Southeast Health Center Expansion Project.
 
17. Gavin Newsom Bust
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Photo Documentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Motion: Motion to approve the bronze cast of the bust of former Mayor Gavin Newsom by Bruce Wolfe. The bust is an intended gift to the City by ArtCare, a nonprofit organization.
 
18. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion
 
19. Adjournment
Action
 
AT 12/15/2017 1:00pm
 
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