Sarah Sze’s Forever is Composed of Nows transforms SFMOMA’s Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Atrium into a shifting landscape where light, sound, and movement intertwine. Inspired by the ephemerality of images, the fragility of nature, and the passage of time, this site-specific, multisensory commission features three new monumental paintings and a dynamic flow of video projections and rhythmic, pulsating soundscapes that create a fully immersive experience spanning several spaces and multiple floors. The title references a 19th-century poem by Emily Dickinson, whose written work resonates with Sze’s own meditation on time as a continuum of present moments, each adding to the memory of forever.
Learn more about Sarah Sze’s new installation in An Architecture of Belonging: Sarah Sze Transforms the Atrium.
Lead support for Sarah Sze: Forever is Composed of Nows is provided by Randi and Bob Fisher.
Presenting support is provided by Dana and Bob Emery.
Major support is provided by Roberta and Steve Denning Commissioning Endowed Fund, Katie and Matt Paige, and Gary Steele and Steven Rice.
Significant support is provided by The John & Amy Griffin Foundation, Susan Karp and Paul Haahr, Alexandria and Kevin Marchetti, Jessica Moment and Sebastian Bredber, and Diana Nelson and John Atwater Commissioning Fund.
Meaningful support is provided by Alka and Ravin Agrawal, Ethan Beard and Wayee Chu, Dolly and George Chammas, Patricia W. Fitzpatrick Commissioning Endowed Fund, John M. Sanger, Carol Saper, Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg, Denise Littlefield Sobel Commissioning Endowed Fund, Susan Swig, Tippet Rise Fund of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation, Merryl and James Tisch, and Annie Robinson Woods and Montgomery Woods.
Header image: Sarah Sze, Forever is Composed of Nows (rendering); courtesy Sarah Sze Studio