Maya Lin’s First Multimedia Artwork, What is Missing?, Raises Awareness about the Current Environmental Crisis
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Maya Lin’s First Multimedia Artwork, What is Missing?, Raises Awareness about the Current Environmental Crisis
San Francisco, March 10, 2009 - Luis R. Cancel, Director of Cultural Affairs of the San Francisco Arts Commission is pleased to announce the installation of a new sculpture by artist Michael Carey titled, Woman with Birds. Located on the front lawn of J.P. Murphy Clubhouse at 1960 9th Avenue near Pacheco Street, the 6-foot sculpture features a patina-finished cast bronze human figure with outstretched arms supporting three birds. The figure stands atop an 8-foot patina-finished mild-steel obelisk with twelve cut-out and reattached bird shapes.
On January 12th, over 300 individuals met at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for a timely and critical discussion on the economic recession and its impact on the arts community in San Francisco. The event was intended as the first step in a multiple-objective process linking local government, the philanthropic community, businesses, and [...]