SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda

 

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran
Gregory Chew
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar

 

1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes

2. Public Comment
Discussion

3. Consent Calendar 
Action 
Explanatory Documents: Item 1; Item 2; Item 3; Item 4; Item 5
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1. Motion to extend the display of the sculpture, Les Roses des Vents, by Jean Michel Othoniel at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park until June 30, 2017.

2. Motion to approve the design of Growing Together, a painted mural, by artists Susan Cervantes, Yuka Ezoe and Max Marttila that will be painted on an exterior wall of 272 McAllister Street; 47 ft. high by 25 ft. wide. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc.; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

3. Motion to approve the completed installation of the artwork entitled New Generation, 2015, a 9 ft. high by 16 ft. wide installation of ceramic tiles mounted on wood panels by Louisiana Bendolph at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3.

4. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork entitled New Generation, 2015, by Louisiana Bendolph. The artwork consists of ceramic tiles mounted on wood panels, measuring 9 ft. high by 16 ft. wide. The abstract geometric image was derived from a quilt designed by the artist,which was translated into an etching and then reproduced on ceramic tile. The artwork is located at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3, Gate 71.

5. Motion to approve Design Development and Construction Phase deliverables (revised location of artwork elements) by Wowhaus for Noe Valley Town Square.

6. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2016/17 Fiscal Year:
   Regina Almaguer, art consultant;
   Michael Arcega, artist;
   Lucinda Barnes, art consultant;
   Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Dena Beard, Director, The Lab
   Elisheva Biernoff, artist;
   Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Terry Berlier, artist; Associate Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
   Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture;
   Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco;
   Enrique Chagoya, artist; Full Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University
   Patricia Cariño, ‎Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art;
   Jonathan Calm, artist; Assistant Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
   Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Culture Center;
   Kevin Chen, artist; Artist Studio Residency Program and Public Programs Manager, de Young Museum
   René de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California; 
   Joseph del Pesco, Director, Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco;
   Lewis deSoto, artist; Professor of Art, San Francisco State University;
   Carlos Devillasante, Associate Professor of Studio Art – Painting, Sonoma State University;
   Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
   Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Acting Head of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Jennifer Easton, Art Program Manager, BART;
   Amy Ellingson, artist;
   Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts;
   Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro);
   Christian Frock, independent curator;  
   Rupert Garcia, artist;
   Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts; 
   Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Barbara Goldstein, Principal at Barbara Goldstein & Associates, Creative Placemaking and Public Art Planning;
   Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning;
   Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transport Authority;
   Melorra Green, independent curator;
   Stephanie Hanor, Director, Mills College Art Museum;
   Glen Helfand, independent writer, critic, curator, and educator;
   Dana Hemenway, artist;
   Kendal Henry, artist; Public Art Consultant in Residence at Maribyrnong City Council;
   Betti-Sue Hertz, independent curator ;
   Katie Hood Morgan, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager, Walter and McBean Galleries;
   Anthony Huberman, Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts;
   Steve Huss, Public Art Manager, Arts, Recreation & Community Services, City of Walnut Creek;
   Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Programs Director, Southern Exposure;
   Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center;
   Chris Johnson, artist; Professor of Photography and Fine Art, California College of the Arts;
   Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery;
   Stephanie Johnson, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art
   California State University, Monterey Bay - Visual and Public Arts Institute
   Ned Kahn, artist;
   Carrie Lederer, artist; Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery;
   Aimee Le Duc, art consultant; 
   Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of African Diaspora;
   Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco;
   Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
   Christina Linden, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Oakland Art Museum;
   Hung Liu, artist;
   Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
   Juan Luna-Avin, artist;
   Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts;
   Patricia Maloney, Executive Director, Southern Exposure;
   Leigh Markopoulos, Chair, California College of the Arts Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice;
   Jet Martinez, artist;
   Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium;
   Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute;
   Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
   Chuck Mobley, Director, SF Camerawork;
   Judy Moran, art consultant;
   Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
   Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University;
   Amy Owen, Curator, di Rosa;
   Marc Pally, Public Art Curator and Artistic Director, Glow;
   Matthew Passmore, artist;
   Justin Hoover, artist; Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture
   Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator; Contemporary Jewish Museum
   Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist;
   Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Associate Director and Senior Curator, MACLA;
   Amy Ress, Director, 1+ Public Architecture;
   Jerome Reyes, artist;
   Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
   Mary Rubin, Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose;
   Lucía Sanroman, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
   Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist;
   Norie Sato, artist;
   Richard Shaw, artist;
   Stephanie Syjuco, artist;
   Weston Teruya, artist;
   Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum;
   Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts;
   Po Shu Wang, artist
   Nate Watson, artist; Executive Director of Public Glass;
   Patricia Watts, Founder/West Coast Curator, ecoartspace;
   Shelly Willis, Interim Executive Director/Art in Public Places Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission;
   Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
   Tracy Wheeler, Co-Founder at Satellite Of. Love;
   Jenifer Wofford, artist;
   Anuradha Vikram, Director of Residency Programs, 18th Street Arts Center;
   Tanya Zimbardo, Assistant Curator of Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4. SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Document: Exhibition Overview
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of an upcoming exhibition in 2017 that focuses on the communities that support U.S. soldiers and veterans.

Motion: Motion to approve artist honoraria to the following artists participating in a fall 2017 SFAC Galleries exhibition focusing on the communities that support U.S. soldiers and veterans: $2000 each to Jason Hanasik and Whitney Lynn; $1000 each to Amber Hoy, Ehren Toole, Michael Hall and Rodney Ewing; $400 each to Althea Thauberger, Amanda Lucier, Jennifer Karady, Jessica Hines, Julie McCarthy, Monica Haller and Suzanne Opton.

5. Art/Lit Living Innovation Zone 
Justine Topfer; Cassie Hoeprich, San Francisco Planning Department; Allison Wyckoff, Asian Art Museum; and Youth Art Exchange
Action
Explanatory Document: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the Art/Lit Living Innovation Zone project overview.

Motion: Motion to approve Art/Lit LIZ, a temporary public art sculpture to be located on Fulton Street, in front of the Asian Art Museum from July 2016 – July 2018.

6. Transbay Terminal – Jenny Holzer
Director of Cultural Affairs Tom DeCaigny on behalf of Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation and update on the development of an LED artwork by Jenny Holzer for Transbay Terminal.

Motion: Motion to approve the modification of the Arts Commission’s Intergovernmental Agreement with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority to authorize the Arts Commission to issue and manage the fabrication agreement for an LED artwork by Jenny Holzer for the new Transbay Terminal.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Arts Commission to issue and manage the fabrication agreement for an LED artwork by Jenny Holzer for the new Transbay Terminal.

7. Art on Market St Kiosk Poster Series – Jeffrey Canham
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Jeffrey Canham’s six final poster designs for his Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, The Best Show in Town.

Motion: Motion to approve the six final poster designs for Jeffrey Canham’s Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, The Best Show in Town, July 4 – October 3, 2016.

8. 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Images by Selected Finalists
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Posters Series as recommended by the Art on Market Street Selection Panel: Deborah Aschhiem, Kate Haug, Sarah Hotchkiss, Whitney Lynn, Jovi Schnell and Martin Venezky.

10. Civic Art Collection: Recent Conservation Projects

A. Mother’s Building
Jennifer Correia
Staff Report
Explanatory Documents: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Recreation and Parks Department assessment of the artwork Noah and His Ark, 1934 by Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli and Helen Forbes (Accession No. 1936.4) at the San Francisco Zoo, Mother’s Building.

B. San Francisco International Airport
Allison Cummings
Staff Report
Explanatory Documents: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes.

Project updates on the re-installation of multiple artworks: Hesperides, 1981 by Bruce Beasley (Accession No. 1979.39);  Azul, Azul Y Hacer, 1978 by Gustavo Rivera (Accession No. 1979.36); Letter's Missing, 1985 by Raymond Saunders (Accession No. 1986.24); and Storm, Stars and Stripes, 1960 by David Simpson (Accession No. 1979.37) at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3 East.

11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

12. Adjournment
Action

JDC 6/01/16; 6/15/16; Revised Consent Calendar.

Notices

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