A sculpture in San Francisco Bay points towards the future
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s island installation is part of a bid to attract cultural tourists
Viewed up close atop an island in San Francisco Bay, the city’s newest public artwork rises like a tapering needle of polished steel. From a different angle, it blazes like a beacon at sunrise and sunset. From the vantage of a departing visitor turning to look back, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s “Point of Infinity” seems to be matte blue and nearly disappears, leaving a faint outline like a doorway cut into the sky.
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Dreaming spire”
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