From September 2021 to January 2022, Fort Mason Art presented OUT OF SIGHT, a participatory outdoor art installation by celebrated artist Lawrence Weiner, presented free to the public at multiple San Francisco locations.
In his ground-based mural OUT OF SIGHT, Weiner created a hopscotch pattern board combining wit and whimsy in a game-like format. The work encouraged learning and self-actualization through graphical phrases, allowing viewers to stand, walk, or jump from position to position while interpreting the work. For San Francisco, the artist created a new color suite presented in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish.
“A person coming in with whatever situation they find themselves in, the minute they have any thoughts about themselves going FROM HERE TO THERE, they will be able to stand in front of the marelle (French for hopscotch) and realize they first have to imagine themselves doing it, that’s assuming a position,” said the artist.
RELATED PROGRAMMING
OUT OF SIGHT was presented at Fort Mason Center (September 17, 2021–January 30, 2022), the Exploratorium at Pier 15 (late September 2021–January 30, 2022), and Minnesota Street Project Atrium (October 16, 2021–January 22, 2022). The Minnesota Street installation was presented by McEvoy Foundation for the Arts in conjunction with Next to You, an exhibition celebrating the performing arts.
Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942, South Bronx; d. December 2, 2021) is considered a central figure in the development of conceptual art during the 1960s. Renowned for his predominantly language-based artworks, which he presents as sculpture, Weiner’s decision to replace traditional 3-dimensional objects with ideas presented in language allows viewers to source meanings from their own experience.
Fort Mason Arts Fall 2021 exhibitions were made possible by generous support from Dunn-Edwards Paints.
All Fort Mason Art Programs are generously supported by San Francisco Grants for The Arts and the FMCAC Board of Directors.
From September 21, 2021 to January 30, 2022, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC) presented OUT OF SIGHT, a participatory outdoor art installation by celebrated artist Lawrence Weiner. OUT OF SIGHT was free and open to the public.
Lawrence Weiner’s OUT OF SIGHT:
OutOfSight.org
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