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Article: A breath of fresh art.(art world)(San Francisco Museum of Modern's new garden)(Metropolitan Museum of Art new rooftop installation )
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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The summer months a/ways sec a spike in outdoor art events. This year, two museum rooftops anda courtyard offer justa few amon9 many opportunities to get your culture in the sun.
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On May 10, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened its new scu[pture garden, Iocated on top of an adjacent parking garage (which the museum doesn't own but to which it has roof rights). Designed by Mark Jensen, the 14,400-square-foot garden includes oub door space and ah indoor sculpture pavilion. It is connected to the museum's fifth-fLoor galleries by a glass-and-steel bridge. Currently on display are works by Robert Arneson, Louise Bourgeois, ...