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07/14/2026

Two site-specific exhibitions, one iconic destination, and a beautiful redwood park in the heart of downtown SF. Whether you complete the loop in one visit or return again and again, itโ€™s a free and accessible art experience for everyone.

Lily Kwong: EARTHSEED DOME closes July 26
Tara Donovan: Stratagems closes July 31

๐Ÿ“ ICA SF at Transamerica Pyramid Center (600 Montgomery St, San Francisco)

Our season at Transamerica Pyramid Center is soon coming to a close. Join us in celebrating the final weeks of ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘ซ๐’๐’๐’...
07/12/2026

Our season at Transamerica Pyramid Center is soon coming to a close. Join us in celebrating the final weeks of ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘ซ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’: ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’Ž๐’” and ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’๐’š ๐‘ฒ๐’˜๐’๐’๐’ˆ: ๐‘ฌ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘บ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ ๐‘ซ๐‘ถ๐‘ด๐‘ฌ.

Here are three reasons to experience these remarkable, site-specific works in person.

1. STAND INSIDE A 3D PRINTED LANDSCAPE
โ€จ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’๐’š ๐‘ฒ๐’˜๐’๐’๐’ˆ: ๐‘ฌ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘บ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ ๐‘ซ๐‘ถ๐‘ด๐‘ฌย transforms art, ecology, and technology into a large-scale environment you can move through. Ancient systems converge with 3D-printed fabrication to realize a space for gathering and connection amongst the redwoods.

Exhibition closes July 26

2. SEE THE ART SHIFT RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES
โ€จ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘ซ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’: ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’Ž๐’” is experienced by everyone slightly differently. Installed in the glass gallery at Transamerica Pyramid Center, the site-specific works respond to natural light, so every experience is uniquely your own.

Tara Donovan Exhibition closes July 31

3. CELEBRATE ART FOR ALL, EVERYWHERE
โ€จThis season at Transamerica Pyramid Center reflects our commitment to accessibility, collaboration, and expanding how contemporary art is experienced. Our nomadic model debut with Lily Kwong and Tara Donovan was just the beginning, reaffirming our belief that art thrives through artists, communities, and place. Weโ€™re excited for whatโ€™s next!

07/07/2026

Sometimes the best part of public art isnโ€™t just seeing it. Itโ€™s finding it. ๐Ÿ‘€

Tucked behind IRL tree branches is a serene vignette hidden within the bustle of downtown. Rupy C. Tutโ€™s ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ offers viewers a shared meal nestled into a landscape of forests, mountains, and water.

Start with the bigger picture, then let your eyes wander. Can you find the blanket? The samosas? The thermos of chai? What other details reveal themselves the longer you look?

Visit the mural at the corner of 4th and Mission at the City College of San Francisco Downtown Center, and let us know!

07/02/2026

Carry Lily Scout Kwong EARTHSEED DOME beyond the park!

Before the exhibition closes later this July, take home a seed packet and become a human pollinator. Each planting extends the spirit of the work into new places, connecting communities through care, ecology, and participation.

Visit EARTHSEED DOME through July 26

When ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ: ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด closes on July 31, every step taken to install the exhibition will be retraced in reverse....
06/26/2026

When ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ: ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด closes on July 31, every step taken to install the exhibition will be retraced in reverse. Thatโ€™s rightโ€”every CD gets padded. A meticulous anf manual process to preserve the works for its next journey.

See the exhibition before the process begins. Open daily, 10am to 5pm, at the Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery.

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Photo ID: Tara Donovan and Expert Art Service art handlers installing stratagem sculptures in an architectural glass gallery space.

06/23/2026

Did you know the redwoods are woven into the story of EARTHSEED DOME?

Inspired in part by Lily Kwongโ€™s early encounters with Californiaโ€™s redwoods, the installation invites visitors to consider our relationship to the complex, wise, and interdependent living systems that connect us. Situated within Transamerica Redwood Park, the dome enters into dialogue with the grove that surrounds it.

DJ mia moretti has created a playlist inspired by the installation and its setting. Listen among the trees, inside the dome, or wherever you find yourself seeking a moment of connection with the natural world.

๐ŸŽง Listen to the playlist via the link in bio

06/19/2026

A peaceful hidden art walk right under the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.

These art exhibitions close in late July. Have you checked them out yet?

06/16/2026

Rarely does a work retain its power across such distinct mediums. ICA SF Founding Director & Chief Curator, Ali Gass, speaks to how in ๐˜›๐˜๐˜๐˜š ๐˜‰๐˜œ๐˜™๐˜•๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž ๐˜ž๐˜–๐˜™๐˜“๐˜‹ (2026), Jeffrey Gibson preserves the cinematic scale and emotional resonance of the original video installation while reimagining it as a monumental public artwork.

View the installation on Mission Street side of the former Bloomingdaleโ€™s building at the San Francisco Centre.

Across our exhibitions and public projects this year, artists have invited us to see familiar materials, landscapes, and...
06/11/2026

Across our exhibitions and public projects this year, artists have invited us to see familiar materials, landscapes, and public spaces in new ways. To pause, look closer, reconnect with our surroundings, and gather with one another.

From reflections on innovation and obsolescence, to moments of rest amid the city, to the power of community and convening, contemporary art is not only about what we see, but how we experience this world together.

Visit ICA SF exhibitions throughout downtown SF. Check our bio or visit icasf.org for more info!

06/09/2026

More than three years after its debut at ICA SF Dogpatch, Jeffrey Gibsonโ€™s ๐˜›๐˜๐˜๐˜š ๐˜‰๐˜œ๐˜™๐˜•๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž ๐˜ž๐˜–๐˜™๐˜“๐˜‹ continues to resonate in its current large scale public art iteration in Downtown SF at Mission Street (former Bloomingdaleโ€™s) asking a timely question:

How might we care for the earth if we understood it as family, rather than a resource?

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