February 19, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
3 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Minutes
The meeting commenced at 3:03 p.m.
1. Roll Call
Commissioners Present:
President Beltran
Commissioner Chew
Commissioner Keehn
Commissioners Absent:
Commissioner Sklar
Commissioner Silverman
In Commissioner Sklar’s absence, President Beltran chaired the meeting. She announced that Items 4 and 7 were tabled, and Item 5 was cancelled. She then moved Item 10, Public Comment, to Item 2.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS MOVED FROM ITEM 10 TO ITEM 2
2. Public Comment
Discussion
Peter Warfield, Executive Director Library Users Association asked if Item 4 pertaining to the Bernal Heights Branch Library would be heard at a later Visual Arts Committee (“VAC”) meeting. Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program Director Susan Pontious replied that the item is being referred to the Executive Committee. Mr. Warfield expressed his disapproval that the item would not be discussed and vetted by the VAC. He discussed information he felt was missing and important to include when the Commission hears the item in the future. He stated that the item deserved to have a full hearing by the VAC. Mr. Warfield added that the assessment of the Bernal Heights Branch Library mural as not restorable was false. He gave examples of many people who wrote letters in support of the restoration.
3. Consent Calendar
Action
1. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for artist selection panels for Fiscal Year 2013/14:
Jaime Austin, Curator and Director of Programs, ZERO1
Maude Haak-Frendscho, Program Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts
Anthony Huberman, Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Stephanie Johnson, artist, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art, California State University, Monterey Bay
Aimee Le Duc, Executive Director, Berkeley Art Center
Juan Luna-Avin, artist, Lecturer, Visual and Public Art Department, California State
University, Monterey Bay
Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium
Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Associate Director and Senior Curator, MACLA
Anuradha Vikram, Director of Residency Programs, 18th Street Arts Center
2. Motion to approve the mural design, Rainbow Colors, by Ian Ross located at 435 Duboce Street.
3. Motion to approve the mural design, Blue Lines, by Ian Ross Gallery/ Daniele Rocha located at 41 Freelon Street.
4. Motion to approve the mural design, Flying Bird, by Shawn Bullen located at 1818 Palou Street.
5. Motion to approve the mural design, StreetScape, by Bryana Fleming located at 6333 Geary Boulevard.
6. Motion to approve the installation of the public art project, Bayview Rise, by Haddad Drugan at Port Pier 92.
7. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Studies for the “Four Elements”, 2008 by Owen Smith. The studies include eight oil on board panels: Air (Aeronautics- Female Pilot), 18 inches by 18 inches; Air (Falconer), 18 inches by 18 inches; Water (Woman with Jug), 18 inches by 18 inches; Earth (Farmer Plowing Landscape), 19 inches by 30 inches; Earth (Farmers Gathering), 18 inches by 18 inches; Fire (Ceramicist), 18 inches by 18 inches; Fire (Glassblowers), 19 inches by 30 inches; Fire (Steelworker), 18 inches by 18 inches. The artworks were studies for the artwork by the same name (Accession No. 2011.30.a-n) commissioned for the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center and accepted into the Civic Art Collection (Resolution No. 0711-11-171).
8. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Philosopher’s Way, 2012 by the artists Peter Richards and Susan Schwartzenberg. The artwork is a multi-component installation within McLaren Park along a 2.7 mile walking trail and another 1.1 mile loop. The components include: Two granite trail head plaques; 61 granite trail markers; 15 scenic stops marked with 13 viewing stations and two granite benches, all have inlaid polished black granite panels etched with historical photos; and one spring water fountain bowl made of carved basalt. The artwork was dedicated on January 5, 2013.
9. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Firefly, 2012 by Ned Kahn. The artwork is multi-component installation on the façade of the Public Utilities Commission building at 525 Golden Gate. The installation consists of five-inch-square, clear-polycarbonate panels hinged to move freely in the wind. At night, the movement of the panels is converted into light when the hinged panels move inward and connect to small embedded magnets connected to an electric reed that triggers the flickering of LED lights. The sculpture requires less energy than a 75-Watt light bulb. The artwork was dedicated with the opening of the building in June 2012.
10. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Rain Portal, 2012 by Ned Kahn. The artwork is located at the Public Utilities Commission building at 525 Golden Gate. The installation covers two walls located on either side of the lobby stairway. The installation is a self-sustaining system that continuously recycles water to create the illusion of rain inside the clear polycarbonate wall panels. The extruded polycarbonate has multiple cells of plastic that through which water is pumped up from a reservoir at the bottom of the panels and released as small drops into the top. The artwork was dedicated with the opening of the building in June 2012.
President Beltran called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
Moved: Chew/Keehn
The motion was unanimously approved
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
4. Bernal Heights Branch Library
Carol Marie Daniels, Johanna Poethig, Gia Grant
Action
Presentation and review of Bernal Heights Branch Library mural design, Story Cloud by Johanna Poethig on the south side of the rear of the Library building.
Motion: Motion to approve final design of Story Cloud, a 20 foot by 53 foot mosaic mural by Johanna Poethig for the south side of the Bernal Heights Branch Library. The mural is sponsored by Bernal Library Art Project/Friends of the San Francisco Library, supported by the San Francisco Library Commission and Supervisor David Campos. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant Program.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS CANCELLED
5. Transbay Terminal
Jill Manton
Action
Discussion of contracting and/or procurement methods for an artwork by Jenny Holzer at the Transbay Terminal.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs, in consultation with the City Attorney's Office, to issue a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) to establish a pre-qualified pool and list of specialty LED design/build fabricators with experience in high profile or museum quality custom designed dynamic LED artworks that would be selected on an as needed basis for contracts in 2014 – 2016.
6. Market Street Youth Poster Series: First Exposures
Robynn Takayama
Action
Community Arts and Education Program Manager Robynn Takayama presented the Market Street Youth Poster Series created in collaboration with First Exposures, a youth photography mentoring program. Ms. Takayama explained that the posters featured photographs by youth exploring public art in the Central Market, South of Market, and Tenderloin neighborhoods. Ms. Takayama noted how First Exposures requested the inclusion of their full mission statement on the poster and asked the Commissioners for feedback. She also requested feedback on background color and logo size. President Beltran and Commissioners Chew and Keehn all agreed that the full mission statement should not be included in the posters. They also agreed that a black background was more dramatic and visually interesting, and the logo size should be increased.
President Beltran called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for First Exposures’ Market Street Youth Poster Series, April – July 2014.
Moved: Chew/Keehn
The motion was unanimously approved
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
7. T-Line Poster Series
A. Melissa Hung
Action
Presentation of youth poetry poster series for T-Line.
Motion: Motion to approve designs developed by graphic designer Joy Liu, featuring portraits by photographer Damien Maloney and poetry excerpts by youth from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s WritersCorps program. Exhibition will be displayed in 15 transit stops facing the platform on the T-Line from April – September 2014.
B. Tyra Fennell
Action
Presentation of poster series for the T-Line by artist Rhonel Roberts.
Motion: Motion to approve designs featuring illustrations by artist Rhonel Roberts for a poster series for the T-Line. Exhibition will be displayed in 15 transit stops facing the street on the T-Line from April – September 2014.
8. General Hospital Acute Care Building
A. Roof Garden – Masayuki Nagase
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Senior Project Manager Jennifer Lovvorn presented the carved paver mock-ups by Masayuki Nagase for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Roof Garden. Ms. Lovvorn noted how the pavers were designed in conjunction with sculptural seating elements that will be integrated into the roof garden on Floor 7. Commissioner Chew asked for clarification on the use of Floor 7. Ms. Lovvorn stated that the larger portion of the roof garden will be open to the public as well as staff and patients. The smaller private area of the garden will be for use by elder patients and staff from the Acute Care for Elders Department. Ms. Lovvorn stated that a mock-up for the seating elements and carved sculpture will be presented to the Committee at a later date. She added that the artist’s design concept for the pavers is based on his childhood memories of seeing clouds reflected in puddles.
Commissioner Beltran called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the carved paver mock-ups by Masayuki Nagase for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Roof Garden.
Moved: Chew/Keehn
The motion was unanimously approved.
B. Two-Dimensional Artwork Program
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Program Associate Zoë Taleporos reported that the selection panel for the Two-Dimensional Artwork Program for the General Hospital Acute Care Building had recently taken place. She noted that the panel reviewed 380 artworks, including five from the Civic Art Collection that could possibly be restored and reinstalled. From the 380, the panel selected 227 artwork images to display in the public corridors and waiting rooms of the new hospital. She listed the panelists that included arts professionals, an Arts Commissioner, and approximately 30 members of General Hospital staff who jointly shared two votes.
Ms. Lovvorn stated that the selection was conducted with guided criteria for images that support a therapeutic environment. She noted that landscapes, familiar street scenes, and culturally specific images were well represented in the final selection and would likely appeal to the broad and diverse demographic of General Hospital.
Ms. Taleporos reminded the Commissioners that the images would be translated into a permanent, durable material such as printed aluminum after obtaining reproduction licenses from the artists. She then presented the final selection.
President Beltran called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the following artworks recommended for reproduction by the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Two-Dimensional Artwork Program Artist Selection Panel for installation at the General Hospital Acute Care Building:
Nora Akino: Limantour; Monterey Pines; Wild-Mustard II
Lennell Allen: Drakes Bay at Point Reyes #178; Ocean Beach at Noriega #114; Ocean Beach at Noriega #167; Ocean Beach at Noriega #274
Rob Badger: Golden Gate Bridge in Fog at Sunrise Looking Toward San Francisco; Heart Lake, John Muir Wilderness Area, Inyo National Forest, CA; Poppies and Gilia, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, CA; San Francisco Beyond the Blue Hills of Marin, View From Mt. Tamalpais; Sycamores New Grass, San Luis Obispo, CA; Wildflowers and Owl’s Clover in Grass, Table Mountain, Butte County, CA
Jennifer Bain: Flurry; Grasshopper; Pretty Bird; Shrinking Habitat; Single Source
John Bankston: Big Machine
Tom Baril: Baker's Beach
Suzy Barnard: Blue Conversation; Blue Position; July Jade; Still Overcast; Twilight State
Louisiana Bendolph: Mayday; Shared Legacy
Leo Bersamina: Lining Up III
Frederick Brayman: Loosenders' Last Summer
Mark Brown: Drakes Bay Vista; Half Dome; Mt. Shasta and Forest; Mt. Shasta Western Landscape
Vicky Chen: In Between; Road Side View
James Chronister: Large Snowy Forest
Patricia Claro: Momento
Elaine Coombs: Connection 1; Distill 10; Distill 11; Distill 13; Lively 1
Beatrice Coron: BZCT; Vertical Farming
Counterpoint Studio, LLC: 23 Cranes
Binh Danh: Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite, CA, May 15, 2012; Cathedral Rocks and Cathedral Spires, June 11, 2012; Lower Yosemite Fall October 13, 2011, 3:45pm
Eileen David: Bernal Slice #2; Castro Slice #4; Columbus / Francisco; Kite Hill; Potrero; Russian Hill #2
Michael Eade: Cape Arago, Southern Oregon Coast; Inlet; Mount Tabor; Vista
Evah Fan: A Crab in Scrabble; House-O-Rama; Job Seekers; Pet Grass; Ticks Attack Toes
Annie Galvin: Botany Bear; Cloud Bears; Transform
Cliff Garten: Radiolarian – Mace; Radiolarian - Twist 3; Suspect Figure 2
Carmen Lomas Garza: Baile en 1958; Cakewalk; Cumpleaños de Lala y Tudi; Empanadas; La Feria en Reynosa; Tamalada
Linda Gass: After the Gold Rush; Fields of Salt; Sanitary
Sheila Ghidini: Hummingbird Nest; Nest with Turquoise Ribbon; Robin's Nest 5
Stanley Goldstein: Late Afternoon; Rodeo Beach; Rodeo Beach- Fog; Spring in China Camp
Rachel Granofsky: One Part of Something to Another; Tenuous Divide; Mountain Stream
Isca Greenfield-Sanders: Tommy and the Ball
Michael Hall: Group
Ophelia Ho: Dragon Gate; Herbal Shop; Lantern Shop; Snowing; Tea with Friend
Josie Iselin: Bolinas Seaweeds; Botryocladia (Sea Grapes); Halosaccion Glandiforme (Sea Sacs)
Diane Jacobs: Bee, Magnolia, Bowl; Chicken & Egg; Farmland
Ivy Jacobsen: Anise; Bending Towards Light; Forest Mist; Night Flyer-web; Protea; Smoke Bush; Solstice; Summer Light; Perceptions #8
David Johnson: Bayview Boys and Wagon - 2; Bayview Girls Hopscotch - 6; Bayview Girls playing Hopscotch-1; Clarence
Todd Lanam: Church Window; Park School Rail; Schoolyard Mural
Beryl Landau: 22 Fillmore; Last Light; Memoria Pond; Pink Light; Primary Colors; San Francisco Skyline from San Bruno Mountain; The Real Thing; True to Form; Walking Along
Bovey Lee: Dragging Cows up A Tree
Katja Leibenath: Riverbank #18/2
Lisa Levine: At the Cove; Swim #3; The Adoration of the Waters
Hung Liu: Happy and Gay the Kite; New Old World Symphony Blue Foot; New Old World Symphony Pink Foot; New Old World Symphony Tender Foot
Peter Loftus: Above Cambria: Evening; Towards Morro: Evening
Steven Lopez: Shelf Life 003; Shelf Life 007
Sharon Louden: Community (3); Community (4); Community (6); Community (7)
Reagan Louie: Hangzhou; San Francisco
Paul Madonna: All Over Coffee #283 through our roads; All Over Coffee #485 Dipsea Trail 3; All Over Coffee #517 Guerrero Park; All Over Coffee #548 Golden Gate Park Carousel; All Over Coffee #572 Rocket
Kegan Marling: Duniya Dance and Drum Company, San Francisco City Hall; Gerry and Chris, Castro Street Fair; One Dance: Bay Area Dance Week
Adam McCauley: Cretian Hillside; Stavros Beach
Nikki McClure: Agree; Barter; Befriend; Home; Inhabit; Lunch; Practice; Rely
Robert Minervini: After Glow; Predator and Prey; United by Fate
Kelly Neidig: Chelsea; Sadie; Scully; Tone
Siddharth Parasnis: Boats and Lotus in the Shallow Water; Boats in the Shallow Water # 6; House near Railway – Crossing; White Street; Two Storied House with a Backyard
Maria Park: CN2_1; CN2_4
Michele Ramirez: Big Cloud, Ripon; Burned Hills 3; Outside Butano State Park; Turlock
Eric Rewitzer: Dogpatch; Golden Boy; Homeward Bound; One for the Fans; Yosemite Valley
Mary Robertson: Girl with Gear; River Lounge
Clare Rojas: Bleeding Hearts; Boundary Lines; Forget-Me-Not; Tulips
Ron Moultrie Saunders: Acacia Flower Blossoms; Dodonea Descending (Green); Pine Needles
Jenn Shifflet: An Eclipsed Wonder; Dreaming in Turquoise; In the Midst; Lumen; Wishing on the Wind
Deth Sun: Donut Cat; Loving You
Seiko Tachibana: Fern-21; Fern-22; Fern-3a; Fern-9
Jason Tannen: Food Take Out; Prepare; Sam Wo
David Tomb: Azure-breasted Pitta; Blue-capped Kingfisher; Collared Kingfisher; Philippine Trogon; Resplendent Quetzal; Rufous Hornbill; Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove
Martin Webb: The Fog Was Lifting
Pamela Wilson-Ryckman: Golden Gate Park; Lafyette Park
Sarah Winkler: Mesquite Sand Dunes; Sculpted Dune; Solar Harvest: 10 a.m.
June Yokell: China Camp Hill; Crossing; Hayward Salt Flats
Moved: Chew/Keehn
The motion was unanimously approved
Motion: Motion to pay the following artists an honorarium of $1,000 in return for license to the City to make a limited edition reproduction of the following artworks for display in public waiting rooms and corridors at the General Hospital Acute Care Building:
Jessalyn Aaland
Nora Akino
Lennell Allen
Kathy Aoki
Deborah Aschheim
Amy Auerbach
Jo Babcock
Rob Badger
Hyun Ji Bae
Jennifer Bain
John Bankston
Tom Baril
Suzy Barnard
Brian Barneclo
Steve Bartlett
Louisiana Bendolph
Timothy Berry
Leo Bersamina
Marianne Bland
Val Britton
Christoper Brown
Mark Brown
Squeak Carnwath
Vicky Chen
James Chronister
Patricia Claro
Greg Colson
Elaine Coombs
Alika Cooper
Beatrice Coron
Binh Danh
Eileen David
Peter de Lory
Michael Eade
Christina Empedocles
Kota Ezawa
Evah Fan
Caio Fonseca
Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Annie Galvin
Cliff Garten
Carmen Lomas Garza
Linda Gass
Sheila Ghidini
Stanley Goldstein
Rachel Granofsky
Isca Greenfield-Sanders
Michael Hall
Frederick Hayes
Adrienne Heloise
Sonja Hinrichsen
Ophelia Ho
Cynthia Innis
Josie Iselin
Diane Jacobs
Ivy Jacobsen
Chris Johanson
David Johnson
Kevin B. Jones
Todd Lanam
Beryl Landau
Bovey Lee
Katja Leibenath
Lisa Levine
Hung Liu
Peter Loftus
Steven Lopez
Sharon Louden
Reagan Louie
Paul Madonna
Kara Maria
Kegan Marling
Vanessa Marsh
Adam McCauley
Nikki McClure
Robert Minervini
Kelly Neidig
Kelly Ording
Siddharth Parasnis
Maria Park
Hendrik Paul
Tahiti Pehrson
Counterpoint Studio
Michele Ramirez
Eric Rewitzer
Lance Rivers
Mary Robertson
Lordy Rodriguez
Clare Rojas
Ron Moultrie Saunders
Shan Shan Sheng
Jenn Shifflet
Tim Sullivan
Deth P. Sun
Seiko Tachibana
Jason Tannen
David Tomb
Martin Webb
Pamela Wilson-Ryckman
Sarah Winkler
Lena Wolf
June Yokell
Moved: Chew/Keehn
The motion was unanimously approved
9. San Francisco International Airport: Terminals 1 & 3 Two Dimensional Artwork
Zoë Taleporos, Susan Pontious
Action
Ms. Pontious presented the locations for two-dimensional artwork at San Francisco International Airport (“SFO”) Terminals 1 and 3. She explained that a selection panel chose six artists for further consideration. Subsequently, Arts Commission staff conducted studio visits with the artists to determine the final imagery for display. Ms. Pontious presented the artists’ work noting the installation location for each and possible fabrication method.
President Beltran asked if the artists will produce their work in a permanent material. Ms. Pontious responded that the work will be fabricated in lightfast, permanent materials since the Terminals have high light levels.
President Beltran called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the following artists recommended by the selection panel for the San
Francisco International Airport wall opportunities in Terminals 1 and 3, and the proposed site
locations for each artist:
Louisiana Bendolph: T3 East Departures, site #6; Gate 71B (north east)
Chris Johanson: T3 East Departures; site #6; Gate 71 A
Vanessa Marsh and Sanaz Mazinami: T3 East Departures; site #6; Gate 71 B (east)
Lordy Rodriguez: T3 East Baggage Claim, site #9
James Melchert: T1 Secure Connector
Moved: Chew/Keehn
The motion was unanimously approved
10. Project and Program Updates
Susan Pontious
Discussion
A. Civic Art Collection Inventory Plan
Ms. Pontious reported that an inventory of the Civic Art Collection was currently proceeding. She noted that condition assessments of artwork were being performed and estimates for conservation were being obtained while the inventory was tracked. Ms. Pontious added that she will return to VAC with policy recommendations for the Civic Art Collection.
B. Artist Selection for the Alameda Creek Watershed Public Art Project
C. Artist Selection for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminals 1 & 3 Sculpture Opportunity
Ms. Pontious announced that the Request for Qualifications/Proposals for the SFO Sculpture Opportunities and the Alameda Creek Watershed Public Art Project have been reopened to allow for additional artist recruitment.
D. Artist Portfolio Reviews
Ms. Pontious announced that Public Art Program staff will be offering portfolio reviews to previous applicants and provide advice on how to make their submissions more competitive. She noted that it is a service that is provided annually and has been met with favorable response from artists. Commissioner Chew noted that it was a great service to offer the public.
11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion
President Beltran announced that Commissioner Keehn will now chair the VAC.
Ms. Pontious announced that the Port Pier 92 Public Art Project by artist team Haddad Drugan will be dedicated on February 20, 2014.
12. Adjournment
Action
The meeting was adjourned at 4:02 p.m.
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