The Olive Grove
July 2024 – March 2, 2025
Hawks and Doves by Philip Krohn and AUXART is a site-specific sculptural installation taking shape in di Rosa’s Olive Grove and Sculpture Meadow. Installation and fabrication began on site in early July and will continue to evolve through the summer, completing fabrication in early September and remaining on view through March 2, 2025.
Hawks and Doves explores concepts of flight lines, points of view, separation and intersection, and rhythm and resolution. Extending over 150 yards, and weaving through and between trees and brush, the work cannot be seen in one piece. It is instead experienced as a passage through time and movement through space.
About the Artist
Philip Krohn is a cross-disciplinary artist and arts producer and founder of AUXART. He creates large-scale sculptural settings that often incorporate immersive sound design and music performance. He has created site-specific installation works in California at sites including the San Rafael Community Center, Berkeley Center for New Media Commons, Studio 34 in Oakland, and the Herbst Pavilion in San Francisco, and in Portland, OR at Building 5 and Zidell Yards. He has exhibited nationally at Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA; Marx-Zavatero Gallery, San Francisco; The Drawing Center, New York; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR; The Art Gym, Portland, OR; The Austin Galleries, Austin, TX, and elsewhere. He is the founder of several community projects, including Orlo and The Bear Deluxe magazine, Portland, OR; WOW Farm and WOW Farm Youth Program, Oakland, CA; and Earth Sticker and the EARTH media project. He works bi-regionally in Central Oregon and in West Sonoma County, where he currently resides.
Related Programs and Events
Hawks & Doves Live
Saturday, September 21 | 12 – 2 p.m.
The Olive Grove & Sculpture Meadow
$35 General
$30 Seniors, Military, Students
$15 Minors Ages 5 – 17
$10 Members; Teachers, Faculty, and Educational Staff
Free for Children Under Five
Join us September 21 for a special performance by an ensemble of the Bay Area’s most adventurous musicians. Exploring the themes of the installation, the group will build an improvised sound conversation moving from isolated percussion calls to full-throated musical oration, dissonant argument, rhythmic engagement, and a volleying of last words.
Featuring:
Scott Amendola: Drums, Percussion
Mark Clifford: Vibraphone, Marimba
Tara Flandreau: Viola, Violin
Fred Frith: Guitar
Ben Goldberg: Clarinet
Aurora Josephson: Voice
Robert Lopez: Percussion
Lisa Mezzacappa: Acoustic Bass
Larry Ochs: Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
Crystal Pascucci: Cello
Karen Stackpole: Gongs, Tam Tams, Percussion
Willie Winant: Percussion, Glockenspiel
Philip Krohn: Artistic Direction
