in addition to the thursday arts market and are in store front, the art commission recently launchedhe artery project. for the next year, the artery project will bring energy and excitement to market street, recalling the st.'s heyday as san francisco's vibrant and bustling theater district. >> un.n plaza during business hours seize hundreds of passing office workers and students, but the activity winds down at 5:00 every day. theater productions bring some but traffic, but central market is more of a thoroughfare than a destination after the sun goes down. on december 9, the artery project's launch brought a party atmosphere to market street, led by mayor gavin newsom, city officials flipped the switch on three new art installations that light up the st.'s architecture. a looping a video at 1119 market street was the first words to be some -- the first work to be seen that evening. before the unveiling, the director of cultural affairs spoke to artist jim campbell about the concepts behind bourbon reflection and how he created the work. >> i'm really excited to have your installatio

the public art component is a vital part of the city's art scene. and in addition, it really conveys an important message that providing public art, free accessible public art 24/7 is an essential city service. >> what if you could make a memorial that is more about information and you are never fixed and it can go wherever it wants to go? everyone who has donated to it could use it, host it, share it. >> for quite a great deal of team she was hired in 2005, she struggled with finding the correct and appropriate visual expression. >> it was a bench at one point. it was a darkened room at another point. but the theme always was a theme of how do we call people's attention to the issue of speci species extinction. >> many exhibits do make long detailed explanations about species decline and biology of birds and that is very useful for lots of purposes. but i think it is also important to try to pull at the strings inside people. >> missing is not just about specific extinct or endangered species. it is about absence and a more fundamental level of not

this is really an art object. there we go. >> besides the punball machine, what do you produce in limited edition? >> there is the slot machine. if you win the super jackpot, you have saved the world. >> what about work? >> the right design, it was three volumes with lithographs in each volume. the cab of count dracula with 20 lithographs inside and lined with beaver fur. really special. >> let's move on to the print shop. >> ok. the core of what we do is making things. this is an example. this is a print project that will be a fund-raiser for the contemporary music players. we decided to put it in the portfolio so you could either frame at or have it on your bookshelf. >> so nonprofits can come to you, not just visual are nonprofits, but just nonprofits can come to you, and you will produce prints for them to sell, and the profits, they can keep. >> the return on investment is usually four times to 10 times the amount of investment. this is for the bio reserve in mexico, and this is one of the artists we represen

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how can you possibly be a museum of latino art? >> well... >> hinojosa: what is latino art? i think that you're touching the most complex question of all, of course, and let me tell you how we try to address that at el museo. first of all, the important thing is to recognize that yes, if there is a big label called "latino," the label is to be made so we can define it-- so it's an active process of defining. >> hinojosa: and it's always changing. >> and it's... it will change. and... >> hinojosa: and we should be open to that change? >> to explore it, at least. and on the other side, we have a tremendous respect for the history, for the artistic contributions of individuals that have their own history. so what we try to do is balance a program in which individual expressions come. but what i feel is that we have so much more in common sometimes-- that the things that divide, sometimes, are communities. and so el museo has prided itself of always bringing the best of each of our artists, the best of our poets, the best of our writers, to share and partake in what we have. and

the los angeles museum of contemporary art. the museum of contemporary art in sydney. it is my great pleasure and honor to introduce to you tim hawkinson. >> thank you, jill. directors, thank you for the opportunity to present my concept. i think i would like to start by giving some examples of my previous work to set a context for the peace. -- piece. i use a lot of sound objects in my work. in this case, i used chicken skin. i liked to cook and i was interested in using this membrane to create something interesting, the fine volume. and then another piece in which i used my own body as the form, sort of a non-self portrait. i covered my body with latex and then peeled it off, turned it inside out. another interesting piece of work is taking on this mechanical project. in this case, a school desk is accompanied by a pile of paper. combining the mechanical, volume. my largest installation piece, it is called uber organ. it was for the massachusetts contemporary art museum. it is a sound-producing piece that has 12 warrants and it is activated by a player piano that cau

artists were commissioned to create 100 original works of art.s was for the gardens and courtyard areas. >> be artwork does more than just hang on the wall. it will enhance the therapeutics of the hospital and will include sensory stimulation, orientation, social interaction. >> it was set into like boxes to create color filled areas in the hospital. inspired by nature, the signature painting of native san francisco birds, clouds, and the surface of the ocean waves were translated into a variety of media including glass mosaic and tapestry. the playful clock encourages memory stimulation among the patients. they used the theme of the four elements as they relate to vocation. it is a direct homage to the historical murals in the original laguna honda building. it features to large tile walls. by observing residents, the gardens created a public artwork in the form of the handrail. in one of the outdoor courtyards, the circular grouping of -- with a smooth finish. this features ten unique button sculptures with different pastel colors that function

this was the center of art, commerce, and philosophy. in the fourth century at the end of the christian persecutions, emperor constantine ordered the excavation of the place where christians men raided the memory of st. paul. here, the figure of konstantin guards the basilica of rome even today. moving east to southern india, this is from the 10th century. this was carved from a single block of granite, 57 feet tall. it is dedicated and it is a picture of the mythological god of love and serenity, which attracts thousands of visitors every year. thinking about connections, love is a deep and powerful one. this is an image of how the figure is venerated in india. moving back to italy, in florence, dramatic figures anger the qwerty layout. a buddhist pilgrimage site that goes around the temple up to the top where the figures are revealed. it carries with it ideas of metaphorical ascension, ideas of nirvana, enlightenment. in austria, in front of the parliament building. embodied here is a notion of athena, a vessel of value. more contempor

it was for the massachusetts contemporary art museum. it is a sound-producing piece that has 12 warrants and it is activated by a player piano that causes it to play different melodies. my work has a wide range of scale. another piece using found material. this is a feather made out of hair. a bird skeleton made out of a fingernail clippings. a bull taco sherpa motorcycle. the idea was suggested by the fall of an ostrich plume, similar to a gas tank. knowing more primitive, using eggs to create a venus. one more example, a totem figure, in which i found water bottles. there is a spray mrmister at the top, and it sort of took on this anthropomorphic quality. it's sort of turned into this totem. now i would like to talk about something closer to the current design i am working on. inspired by driving through the desert, admiring whether granite boulders, -- suggesting animal parts, a teddy bear shapes. i was contacted by the stewart collection, a sculpture collection in san diego, and this was in the back of my mind. they were interested i

well, your--your art to date has been unorthodox, in the view of some. would your film work be the same? do you have a vision of film that might be different from what other people are doing currently? you know, it would probably be in line with a lot of the ideas and thoughts and feelings that have gone into my own work, you know, into my photographic work. and so it would not be so off-base, you know. but it would be film, which is different. but you also make precious objects. that is, you make limited editions of photographs. and when piss christ became a controversy, people thought it actually was a work, an object in three dimensions they would see. and they were startled to see a photograph. when you look at a technique or a medium, is it something for you that is changeable in film from photography-- in intention--as well? would you take us in a new direction or dimension through film? i'd certainly try, of course, you know. definitely. i--i find that--you know, i don't create too many art objects, but i have. and even though they will not, you k

her work combines elements of chicano portraiture and low writer art, rendered in upon new art style, or intricate drawings on handkerchiefs, also -- often associated with prison art. her portrait of three girls is among several of original posters by the exhibition artists, which are on view at various bart stations as part of a public campaign funded by the national endowment of the arts. from the outset, the curator felt it was important for the exhibition to have a public art components of the work could reach the widest possible audience. more than just a promotion, the posters connect the work of these powerful artists with new audiences, including the vital chicano and latino community. images can be found in bart stations located in san for cisco and oakland. >> it is enormously exciting for me personally and for the institution. the poster with up right after new year's, and i remember very vividly -- i am a regular rider, and i went into the station and vividly -- i am a regular rider, and i went into the station and

the los angeles museum of contemporary art. the museum of contemporary art in sydney. it is my great pleasure and honor to introduce to you tim hawkinson. >> thank you, jill.

if you would find out more or donate to the art carethe donate to the art carethe artsfartcommission.org. >> welcome to "culture wire." i'm here with james lee, and exhibiting artist, and we will have a chat today about the body of work you are presenting. after you left the military, what prompted you to go back to a place where the u.s. is engaged in military action? >> it is interesting. the population of afghanistan is around 29 million, and there's probably no more than 80,000 u.s. soldiers serving in afghanistan right now, but if you look at the stories that come out, you think the numbers are completely reversed. all the stories are about americans, and you see almost no images of stories about the afghan people themselves, so if you look at the dominant representational paradigm uc today, it is all about foreign soldiers. my idea was to try incurred counted to that a popularized narrative and focus on images and stories that really reflect that lived experience of conflict through the eyes of the afghan people. >> you are exhibiting with three other photographers. it is true all

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for the communities through a program called where art lives. for a full list of other in your locations and to learn more about the efforts to combat vandalism, visit >> i think it ae's public and private property. i'm against graffiti. >> who can get it out the most who can be noticed the most. >> i i've seen seniors doing graffiti. >> the city is art, other people who have their names tag -- >> [inaudible] our unit there are 2 sections we are doing one is abating and others are notice of violation to private property. all the utility boxes in public right-of-way we abate. >> we abate calls that come within 48 hours. >> we are a small group in g f graffiti. we don't have enough help. >> i have a group in town down and china town and the north tunnel. [inaudible] the graffiti we abate everything is coming up to the areas now. >> i'm willing to take it on. i think -- >> you are telling me you are ready for this? >> i think so. >> okay. >> there you go. >> all right. >> all right. >> ready to do it. let's go. >> want to get the gray signses this

some talent in art to be part of the project.t was presented to me as a mural by heidi. [video presentation being shown] [applause] >> i want to thank harry, who is here, with the special ed department to make sure we got the dvd here and chief technology officer who provided the technical assistance to get this shown. so i don't know if the board has any questions or comments for heidi and/or artistic director, who is on hand. >> i would like to point out that that video was created by students in the media department . our school has so much talent. thank you for having me here and showing the video. as rachel norton said, we are a community-based class that focuses on life skills and getting students prepared for after public education and getting ready for adult programs. and we look for our students' passions and learn to foster those passions. this was an incredible example of finding a talent and fostering that talent. being a community-based program, we are lucky we get to find the san francisco master arts program. we ar

art scenes. and we invite everyone to participate and to see the unique art works that have been developed. >> to learn more, visit because we have a great waste water system here in san francisco, we do about 80 million gallons of waste water here in san francisco, which means we basically fill

this is really an art object. there we go. >> besides the punball machine, what do you produce in limited edition? >> there is the slot machine. if you win the super jackpot, you have saved the world. >> what about work? >> the right design, it was three volumes with lithographs in each volume. the cab of count dracula with 20 lithographs inside and lined with beaver fur. really special. >> let's move on to the print shop. >> ok. the core of what we do is making things. this is an example. this is a print project that will be a fund-raiser for the contemporary musiay