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Bay Bridge Troll

He spent 24 years working in dark, dank seclusion - all with the aim of protecting the public. Now, after two months cooling his heels in a safe house, the Bay Bridge troll has emerged from hiding. The troll was rolled into the Gallery of California...

Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay Exhibition

Featuring stunning black-and-white photographs chronicling the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction in the 1930s by American photographer Peter Stackpole, the exhibition Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay continues OMCA's ongoing series exploring contemporary topics in California through photography. On view in...

BAY BRIDGE PROJECT

Approach, Transition, Touchdown is a series of collaborative works by Hughen/Starkweather focusing on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. For two years, the artists researched maps, diagrams, photographs, and architectural/engineering drawings, and toured the construction area many times. They met with engineers, architects and others involved...

Hydraspan

The 40-foot long “Hydraspan Bridge Colony” installation (exhibited in the YBCA glass passageway overlooking Mission St - diagonally across from the Liebeskind designed Jewish Museum) is a quarter-scale model of the west span of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge. It is a speculative...