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The Must-See Light Art in 北海滩, 唐人街, 联合广场, 和 头山

Brian Goggin和Dorka Keehn, 2008

永久

“鸟的语言” is a permanent site-specific sculpture installed at a pedestrian plaza linking 唐人街 和 北海滩. Each of the artwork’s suspended “books” mimic a bird in motion, with various wing positions created by the forms of the pages 和 bindings. 从羊群下面走过, pedestrians will notice words 和 phrases embedded in the plaza floor, which appear to have fallen from the pages above. 仔细观察, 堕落的词汇都是英语, 意大利语和汉语, 和 were selected from the neighborhood’s rich literary history. At night, LED lights embedded within the books create visual patterns. 在不同的时间, one might see the flock subtly pulsing or giving off a spectacular zoetrope effect. It is the first solar power-offset public artwork in California; the artists teamed with scientist David Shearer 和 Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Bookstore to provide solar power to the city’s grid, 抵消艺术品所消耗的能量.

Best Viewing: St和 on the west side of Columbus Avenue north of Broadway. 上下看看，以捕捉全部效果.

吴玉文，2022

永久

Yu-Wen Wu has created 29 illustrated lanterns that brighten one of 唐人街's busiest streets 和 commemorate the neighborhood's history, 文化, 和社区. Among the notable Chinese-Americans depicted on these lanterns are actor Bruce Lee, 作者谭恩美, 记者海伦·齐亚, 还有餐厅老板张柏芝. Wu has allowed local artists to use some of her lanterns as their canvas. These artists include Philip Hua, Lenora Lee, Summer Mei Ling Lee, Cathy Lu, 和 Christine Wong Yap. “灯的故事” is part of a national project of encouraging civic dialogue 和 social justice around issues facing America's Asian communities.

最佳观赏时间:天黑后

埃尔文·雷德尔，2022年

永久

The artwork by Erwin Redl for the 联合广场 / Market Street Station titled “天空中的露西” is an illuminated installation comprised of hundreds of translucent 10-by-10-inch light panels, 每个都包含一组彩色led. The light panels are suspended along the entire length of the concourse level corridor’s ceiling in a diamond-shaped pattern 和 are computer programmed to slowly change color 和 display simple patterns 和 animations.

Best Viewing: Anytime you pass through on your way to explore more of San Francisco!

乔治·齐西亚迪斯(2019)

临时

As light emanates from the eaves directly above Grace Cathedral’s famed labyrinth, visitors look upward through a slight atmospheric haze 和 are enveloped in a 100-foot-tall shifting curtain of light. Visitors will lie down within the labyrinth or st和 just outside the light curtains to experience a 15-minute journey of synchronized light 和 sound.

Best Viewing: There are no viewings scheduled in December 2021. Tickets for January 2022 viewings will be released on Wednesday, 12月15日中午通过Eventbrite.