Tenderloin – Page 3 – Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Windows into the Tenderloin

Posted by Cindy on July 14, 2011

Jul 142011

Windows into The Tenderloin – San Francisco Mona Caron Wandering the Tenderloin area of San Francisco you will come upon this mural on the corner of Jones and Golden Gate by Swiss born, San Francisco based, artist Mona Caron. The project was spearheaded by the North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District. The design was inspired by research and meetings with neighborhood residents, communities and organizations over the summer and fall of ’08. The mural was painted in ’09, and dedicated in March 2010. Standing on Golden Gate Avenue, this part of the mural shows a view looking North from Market Continue Reading

The Tenderloin National Forest

Posted by Cindy on July 13, 2011

Jul 132011

Still in the “Tenderloin National Forest”. The Alley is so narrow that getting the larger murals is pretty difficult, so I apologize for the quality of many of these, they just had to be taken on an angle to get them all into the frame. There is so little information available about the artists that did the murals, many of them are attributed to the “Trust your Struggle” collective. I wish I could bring you more information, but enjoy the murals. This one is titled “Bounce” This reads “Our Lady of the Alley” Why do I know there is a Continue Reading

The Tenderloin National Forest

Posted by Cindy on July 12, 2011

Jul 122011

Steel Gate by Kevin Leeper I stopped short when I saw this beautiful gate. It is the entry to Cohen Alley off Leavenworth, near Eddy. This is the Tenderloin, an area of town that starts many a conversation. It has a fascinating history, if you are interested, head over to wikipedia. I was amazed at the things I learned about this area. What most people think about the Tenderloin is high crime, but at the same time the high concentration of apartment buildings in the Tenderloin gives it the densest population (people per square mile) in the city, and also Continue Reading

Tenderloin – Fear Head Mural

Posted by Cindy on April 5, 2011

Apr 052011

Golden Gate and Market The Tenderloin This mural is entitled “Fear Head” it was installed as part of the Wonderland exhibit in 2009. The creators are Roman Cesario and Mitsu Overstreet. Wonderland was the brain child of a teacher at SF Art Institute, Lance Fung. Wonderland created a lot of interesting chatter in the blogsphere at the time. Adrienne Roberts of SFMOMA wrote of her concerns, that I felt were a tad highfalutin regarding bringing art to the tenderloin. You can read her article, Wonderland a World Turned Upside Down, here. For those that don’t live in San Francisco, it Continue Reading

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