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SF CITY HALL - CIVIC CENTER PLAZA - PARK LIFE

04.15.16

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San Francisco Arts Commission at City Hall: McNair Evans - In Search of Great Men

Comment by AB: Over a four-year period, McNair Evans rides Amtrak all over America in annual two-week trips, documenting every aspect of his journeys including the people he meets, the tales they tell, and what he sees out the window as America flies by. The show is gloriously ordinary, monumentally impressive, and so completely convincing I feel like I've been riding the rails myself. Worth seeing.

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Portraits of Amtrak riders by McNair Evans at San Francisco Arts Commission.

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Photographs of train travelers and passing scenery by McNair Evans.

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Handwritten stories from train riders & photos by McNair Evans.

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Portrait of an Amtrak rider by McNair Evans.

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McNair Evans and his photographs at San Francisco City Hall.

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McNair Evans exhibition completely fills the halls of the City Hall basement.

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Portrait photograph by McNair Evans.

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Train travelers and their tales c/o McNair Evans.

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McNair Evans photography.

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Attendance figures - McNair Evans photography show at SF City Hall.

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Blow-ups of McNair Evans photos in the main City Hall reception room.

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San Francisco Arts Commission at Civic Center Plaza: Amanda Parer - Intrude

Comment by AB: Five huge inflatable illuminated rabbits by Tasmanian artist Amanda Parer are whimsically wonderful on the one hand, but also remind us that everything we do impacts the earth and all its creatures in infinite ways.

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Big bunny art by Amanda Parer c/o San Francisco Arts Commission.

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Amanda Parer inflatable rabbit installation at SF Civic Center Plaza.

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Park Life: Mark Mulroney - Mark Likes Baseball

Comment by AB: This heartfelt, humorous and educational ode to baseball encompasses family, growing up, childhood memories, life in America and more. Every artwork tells a story. Good show.

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Carved painted commemorative baseball plate art by Mark Mulroney at Park Life.

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Vintage baseball trading cards of managers shouting "HEY!" at Park Life

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Carved painted moving sculpture by Mark Mulroney commemorates a baseball brawl.

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Mark Mulroney and his art at Park Life.

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Trading card display by Mark Mulroney.

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Pinkie cam detail of real card and painted card in above image.

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Baseball intersects with family memories by Mark Mulroney.

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Artified baseball player by Mark Mulroney.

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Demographics and a cranky baby - Mark Mulroney art show at Park Life.

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