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Stephanie Syjuco's International Orange Commemorative Store (A Proposition)
For the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, Spark-featured artist Stephanie Syjuco was commissioned by the FOR-SITE foundation to create an artistic response to San Francisco's famous orange landmark. Syjuco produced an expansive shop of souvenirs, all in a monochrome palette: the memorable orange hue of the Golden Gate Bridge. Working with the same paint used to keep the bridge looking fresh, Syjuco's installation features all things reddish-orange: teacups, jewelry, postcards and tchotchkes that are surprisingly not for sale, but presented together as a conceptual art installation. This project contributes to the artist's oeuvre, which instigates dialogue about consumerism and our natural desire for objects and mementos.
We stopped by Syjuco's studio and interviewed her about her International Orange project and got a behind-the-scenes look at her collaborative process. Her project is part of several artworks to be installed at Fort Point in celebration of the Bridge's milestone anniversary.
If you're an educator, head over to KQED's EdSpace for an Educator Guide with lesson plan ideas related to Syjuco's work and other International Orange artists' projects.
Visit KQED's Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary page for more coverage. The International Orange projects will be on view starting May 25, 2012. For more information visit international-orange.org.
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Art Review | May 21, 2013
Mills College MFA Exhibition, a 'Compound Vision'
Highlights from this year's Mills College MFA Exhibition include towers of speakers, ambiguous objects, impressive ceramics, and immersive installations. By Kristin Farr
Theater Review | May 21, 2013
Choose Your Own Playlist at Impact's 'Jukebox Stories'
Playwright Prince Gomolvilas and singer-songwriter Brandon Patton dish up a hilarious evening of Jukebox Stories with a new playlist every night. By Sam Hurwitt
Event | May 20, 2013
Björk Brings 'Biophilia' to Richmond
Björk performs Biophilia and pieces from other albums at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, a former Ford assembly plant and a fitting otherworldly setting for the artist's expansive stage productions. By Ben Marks
Book Review | May 20, 2013
Eve Ensler: 'In the Body of the World'
The activist and playwright takes readers on a journey to near-death and back, following her work in the Congo and her own battle with cancer in her poetic memoir In the Body of the World. By Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Art Review | May 19, 2013
SFAI MFA Students Overtake the Old Mint in 'Currency'
Don't miss the SFAI class of 2013 and their year-end MFA exhibition at the strange and wonderful Old Mint building. By Sarah Hotchkiss
Art & Design
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'Nanogardens' Sprout Up On The Surface Of A Penny
Engineers have figured out a way to get crystals to form rose and tulip sculptures, each smaller than a strand of hair. The gardens sprout up on a penny dipped in a salt solution. The technique is similar to 3-D printing and could one day be used to make any complex shape.
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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
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Litterbugs Beware: Turning Found DNA Into Portraits
A dropped cigarette butt, a chewed-up piece of gum, a stray hair. Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg uses DNA from trash she's picked up around New York City to generate 3-D portraits of those who left it behind.
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Banksy Mural May Be Coming To U.S. After All
The stencil of a young boy sewing the Union Jack is the centerpiece of an exhibition in London, after which it will head to the U.S. where it is to be part of a private collection. Organizers say Slave Labour is not being put up for sale, but residents of the London neighborhood from which it disappeared want it back.
Also on KQED.org this week ...
KQED Art Event Picks
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - Reverse Rehearsals at Southern Exposure
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - Film Screening: Community Cinema Presents the Revolutionary Optimists
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - The End of Intelligence with Peter Coyote
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - Auerbach World Premiere
- Tue, May 21, 2013 - San Jose Repertory Theatre presents The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
- Thu, May 23, 2013 - The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Marin Theatre Company
- Thu, May 30, 2013 - Countdown Celebration at SFMOMA
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