Vertical Gardens (curated by Exit Art, New York) is traveling to the San Francisco headquarters of the American Institute of Architects.
Please stop by if you are in the area!
February 18 - May 14, 2010 | Opening February 25, 6:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, Hallidie Building
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
Click here for directions.
HOURS: The gallery is free and open to the public Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
As seen in:
Dwell Magazine:
http://www.dwell.com/articles/events-this-weekend-218-21.html
San Francisco Weekly:
http://www.sfweekly.com/events/vertical-gardens-1863862/
The past decade has seen an overwhelming emergence of green roofs and vertical gardens, designed to combat the lack of flora in the city. Buildings around the world—from the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco—have embraced green walls or roofs for their economical, environmental, and aesthetic values. Vertical farms and gardens are also being envisioned as new ways to feed local and organic foods to city dwellers. Largely based on the principles of hydroponics, vertical gardens are mostly self-sustaining because they capture large amounts of natural sunlight and water, and use wind as an energy source. In a country where cities are suffocated by high rises, cement and industrial materials, where can green space exist? As this exhibition demonstrates, one possible answer is “up.”
Vertical Gardens features over two dozen projects, both imaginary and real by an international array of artists and architectural practitioners, including: Abruzzo Bodziak Architects; ATOPIA with The Harrison Studio; Bob Bingham and Claire Hoch; Patrick Blanc; Bohn & Viljoen Architects; Dickson Despommier, Eric Ellingsen, SOA Architects, Blake Kurasek; Lisa Lee Benjamin; Evo Design with Mica Gross and Rogers Design Group; Todd Haiman; Haus-Rucker-Inc.; Edmundo Ortega and Dianne Rohrer; Claude Boullevraye de Passillé; Oda Projesi; Rael San Fratello Architects; Naomi Reis; Roomservices; and SITE (Denise MC Lee, Sara Stracey and James Wines).
Curated by
Exhibition originally conceived by Papo Colo and curated by Jeanette Ingberman, Lauren Rosati, and Herb Tam of Exit Art Gallery in New York as part of its SEA (Social-Environmental Aesthetics) program—a unique endeavor that presents a diverse multimedia exhibition program and permanent archive of artworks that address social and environmental concerns.
Exhibition Support
Exit Art Gallery, New York, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Bloomberg LP, Carnegie Corporation, Jerome Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, O'Grady Foundation, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Public Funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, Starry Night Fund at The Tides Foundation.
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
Courtesy Bruce Damonte Photography
