A twenty-foot LED-screen travelled the Bay Area’s waterways aboard a barge, displaying video portraits of twelve people who fled violence and discrimination in their homelands and were granted asylum in the U.S.
“San Francisco is a city of immigrants that continues to be defined today by our diverse communities. That diversity not only shapes the values that we hold as a city, it’s also reflected in the art and culture we produce. We’re excited to welcome Night Watch to San Francisco as a continuation of that expression of our values.”
— San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed
September 2021
Shimon Attie’s Night Watch
The Bay Area’s First Multi-City Art + Social Justice Event of 2021
Night Watch. a floating media arts installation co-presented by BOXBLUR and Immersive Arts Alliance, travelled the San Francisco Bay and the Oakland Estuary on the evenings of September 17, 18 and 19, 2021. During these nights, onshore activations — exhibitions, panels, and screenings — were presented by Night Watch partner organizations. A PBS News Hour program profiling Attie’s life and work features this SF premiere.
