SF’s Newest Exhibition “Here and There – Now and Then” at Fort Mason (Through Mar. 9)
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SF’s Newest Exhibition “Here and There – Now and Then” at Fort Mason (Through Mar. 9)
Remember the eerie sight of the COVID-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship entering the Bay in early March 2020? Or the powerful images of canoes paddling around Alcatraz in 2019?
Featuring two major video works and a captivating installation with photographic evidence of a legendary but lost art environment, the show highlights Ezawa’s ability to blend historical events with contemporary art practices. Here and There – Now and Then is the second exhibition collaboration between FMCAC and SFMOMA since their 2015 co-presentation of Janet Cardiff’s 40 Part Motet in FMCAC’s Gallery 308.
Kota Ezawa: Here and There – Now and Then
January 11-March 9, 2025
Gallery 308, Fort Mason Center for the Arts, 2 Marina Blvd., SF
Free and open to the publicOpen Wednesday through Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The site-specific includes Alcatraz Is an Idea (2024) – a collaboration with writer and activist Julian Brave NoiseCat; Merzbau 1, 2, 3 (2021); and Ursonate (2022), which SFMOMA recently acquired for its permanent collection, along with Grand Princess (2024) and nine other Ezawa works.
Here and There – Now and Then incorporates FMCAC’s physical location on San Francisco’s northern waterfront — where the Grand Princess sailed and a stone’s throw from Alcatraz Island — and explores its transformation from a military base to an artistic and cultural hub.
The Here and There – Now and Then is on view through March 9, 2025, in Fort Mason Center’s Gallery 308. The exhibition is free and open to the public Wednesday through Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Winter Art Walk at Fort Mason (2025)
Friday, January 24, 2025 | 6-8pm
Free AdmissionOn Friday, January 24, 2025, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., join Fort Mason Art, Arion Press, FOR-SITE, Goody Café, Haines Gallery, SF Camerawork, and the San Francisco Children’s Art Center for pop-up artist and curator talks, tours, two opening receptions, and a painting session at the free Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture (FMCAC) Art Walk.
The Art Walk opens at 6:00 p.m. and features pop-up artist and curator talks across campus; two new exhibitions in Landmark Buildings A and C; an opening reception; an exhibition and tours in Building B; an art workshop in Building C; an outdoor painting commission in the public art corridor between Buildings B and C; and a public mural commission in Building D. Check in at Building C to obtain drink tickets. Register at EventBrite.
About the Artist – Kota Ezawa (b. 1969 Cologne, Germany)
Best known for his light-boxes, works on paper, and animations that make use of found images, video, and film to comment on contemporary culture, appropriation, and historical events. Described by the artist himself as “moving paintings,” Ezawa’s works serve as conduits of historical and pop culture events, translating them into personal memories and experiences. His works can transcend the specificity of the image into a more universal realm by reducing the forms and content to their most basic elements. Long interested in the cultural weight of photography, Ezawa questions the medium’s validity as a mediator of actual events and experiences by reducing complex visual information to its most essential, two-dimensional elements. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the San Francisco Art Institute before getting his MFA from Stanford University. He lives and works in Oakland, California.
Other Ezawa Works On View
Ezawa’s National Anthem (2018/2024) — a single-channel video and vinyl wallpaper — is featured in Count Me In, one of seven related presentations inspired by sports currently at SFMOMA. Presented on the museum’s second floor, Count Me In together with an adjacent exhibition entitled When the World Is Watching (both on view August 17, 2024–May 4, 2025) highlight how international competitions — such as the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, the America’s Cup, World Cup, and the Gay Games — together with wider participation in sports by Indigenous, Black, disabled, and women athletes, mirror important societal conversations globally. National Anthem is a tribute to San Francisco 49ers then-quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 in silent protest of racial inequality and injustice — on and off the football field.
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Cost: FREE*