Frog Woman Rock

The Presidio

SFMOMA is closed until 2016.  It is undergoing a $610 million expansion.  As a result they are scattering art around the city. The first exhibit was the di Suvero’s at Crissy Field.

This particular exhibit “Frog Woman Rock” is part of David Wilson’s Arrivals series.  Wilson will develop a series of intimately composed sites at six out door locations in San Francisco for the series.

Finding the art is half the fun.  You must begin at SFMOMA on 3rd street where David has installed a small kiosk.  In the kiosk are these wonderful hand drawn maps (one to appear about every 2 weeks). You are told how to catch the bus, and the sights you might see along the way.  You are guided as to where exactly to get off, and then where exactly to walk to find this piece sitting amongst a grove of Eucalyptus trees somewhere in the Presidio.

Once you arrive at the Presidio you find yourself wandering a lovely path…

meandering around with amazing views…

to happen upon art!

This framed landscape drawing is approximately 16 feet high, propped against a tree.  It is a treasure to behold.

The drawing is of a natural rock face north of Cloverdale, California.  It was made on site out of sumi ink, oil pastel and twenty four folded rice paper sheets.  The image will deteriorate quickly.  The drawing is covered with plexiglass, however, the frame is not tight, and condensation is already seeping in.

According to Wilson’s website:

Oakland based artist David Wilson engages with experience of place through a meditative drawing practice and through the orchestration of site-specific gatherings. The events that he organizes as ‘Ribbons’ grow out of long periods of space discovery and  en plein air study, and draw together a wide net of artists, performers, filmmakers, chefs, and artisans, into situation based collaborative relationships.

I am so thrilled with this new series, it really is out of the box for SFMOMA, I hope they continue with the idea long after they have their new additional 78,000 square feet of gallery space.