A Serra Sets the Stage at SFMOMA
The Snøhetta designed expansion of the SFMOMA building has been in the works since 2009. Encompassing 460,000 square feet, the new SFMOMA is the largest contemporary art museum in the country. San Franciscan artist Richard Serra’s work was fittingly the first to be installed in the new expansion—before the rest of the construction was even complete. Installed in March of 2015 and consisting of twelve separate pieces, Serra’s monumental Sequence (2006) weighs around a half-million pounds in total. About the work Serra states, “You become the subject matter of your own experience.” Watch the process as it gets installed in its new home.
Built to house countless masterpieces, like Serra’s epic sculpture, SFMOMA will now have increased space for performances, a new education center, as well as a two-story conservation center. Sequence will be on view in the Howard Street gallery, which will be free to the public to enjoy.
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