by Frances Phillips | Feb 1, 2014
Working with five acclaimed landscape architects, independent curator Leah Levy and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s (SFMOMA’s) then Curator of Architecture and Design, Aaron Betsky, created Revelatory Landscapes. Five site-specific projects placed...
by Frances Phillips | Jan 24, 2014
Currently a master plan is being developed for the environmentally sensitive Benicia, California waterfront that will integrate the historical downtown area with the adjacent marshlands and park. Through an 18-month residency with Arts Benicia, artist Mark Brest van...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 27, 2013
Photographer Robert Dawson will spend one year documenting the culture of public libraries and literacy in San Joaquin County—collaborating with the Library and Literacy Foundation for San Joaquin County (the Foundation) and in partnership with the Stockton-San...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 15, 2013
Felipe Dulzaides and New Langton Arts collaborated to create “Double Take, A Billboard Project,” a new public artwork that featured eight site-specific artworks displayed throughout the Bay Area. With the help of city developer David Prowler, Dulzaides scouted out...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 6, 2013
East Palo Alto is a vibrant, artistic, and culturally rich minority-majority city that suffers from violence, economic hardship, substance abuse, and educational inequality. In the summer of 2013 during a surge of violence, the city manager and police chief approached...