Design
Has the Golden Gate Bridge Been Ruined by These 'Ugly' Sculptures?
Some San Franciscans are not happy about the new public art at Crissy Field, which they claim obstructs views and looks like "giant steel droppings."
After much effort and interagency coordination, an outdoors exhibit of sculptures by Mark di Suvero finally went up this week in San Francisco's Crissy Field. Composed of eight clusters of steel beams, the installation marks the largest West Coast showing for di Suvero, a giant in the sculpture field who's exhibited at Chicago's Millennium Park, Paris' Le Jardin de Tuileries and has pieces in more than 100 museums and collections worldwide.
And to celebrate their bold new public art, some San Franciscans say: "Too ugly and imposing for such an open, natural space." And: "Clean up these giant steel droppings!"