PLEASE NOTE, THIS EVENT IS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ONLY.

The general public is invited to attend a special talk by Maya Lin during the Academy’s weekly, 21 and over NightLife event at 7:00 pm on September 17. Click here for more information and to purchase a ticket to NightLife.

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MEDIA ADVISORY
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Media Contacts:
Kate Patterson, San Francisco Arts Commission
Tel: 415/252-4638 Email: kate.patterson@sfgov.org

Helen Taylor, California Academy of Sciences
Tel: 415/379-5128 Email: htaylor@calacademy.org

Renowned Artist Maya Lin to Debut Final Public Memorial at the California Academy of Sciences

Press Preview on Thursday, September 17 at 9:00 a.m.

Memorial is dedicated to raising awareness around biodiversity and habitat loss.

WHAT: World-renowned artist Maya Lin will debut her last public memorial at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Entitled What is Missing?, the permanent site-specific sculpture is the international debut of the first component of a multi-sited, multimedia artwork dedicated to raising awareness about the current crisis surrounding biodiversity and habitat loss. The dedication of the sculpture, which was commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, coincides with the Academy’s one-year anniversary in its new facility designed by Renzo Piano. The Academy is the only institution in the world to house two permanent sculptures—an artwork and a memorial—by Lin.

WHO:

• Artist Maya Lin
• Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences Dr. Gregory Farrington
• San Francisco Arts Commission President P.J. Johnston

WHEN:  9:00-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2009
Formal comments will be followed by a Q&A with Maya Lin.
Light refreshments will be served.

WHERE: California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
Cross streets: Between Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. and JFK Drive
*Please enter through the business entrance on Middle Drive East, at the back of the building.

RSVP: By Monday, September 14 to Kate Patterson at 415/252-4638
Kate.Patterson@sfgov.org

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