Oct 282011
Mission Bay
Brought to Light by Lawrence WeinerLawrence Weiner grew up in the Bronx and attended Stuyvesant High School, working as a longshoreman in the early mornings before classes. As a young man he hitchhiked to San Francisco and lived among the Beat poets. His earliest work was done in Mill Valley, in 1960.
BROUGHT TO LIGHT, grew out of a visit he made in 2009, when Weiner spent time walking the campus and speaking with researchers and others in the community. The work was proposed as “an essential gesture, to be stated here in a colored, light filled outdoor balcony”. It is high up on one of the main buildings of the UCSF campus, the Rutter Center, which was designed by Ricardo Legorreta. This piece is a part of the Bishop Collection, and is visible from several blocks away.
Subsequently allowed to DissipateThese discs are scattered throughout the campus and are part of the installation by Weiner.
I like the idea of the scattered discs, What a great way to add intrigue.
I love that bright spot of pink! It really draws your eye to his painting! Love the disks, they would be fun to wander and around and find!!
Great installation. Visible for miles yet other parts hiding underfoot!