The FOR-SITE Foundation’s interrogation of the cultural specificity of carpets and floor coverings bumps against some of the most pressing contemporary social issues, from the Muslim ban to the refugee crisis.
The Presidio, once tasked with defending San Francisco from naval attack, is now the site of a powerful exhibit critiquing the national security state.
Home Land Security A year after its wildly successful Ai Weiwei exhibit on Alcatraz, which flooded the former prison complex with artwork that raised…
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been a vocal critic of his government, particularly the limits placed on free speech and expression. In…
In May 2010, the For-Site Foundation (“art about place”) put up a large-scale art exhibition. “Presidio Habitats” commissioned a group of artists to make…
