San Diego-based artist Patricia Patterson’s project showcased her career-long engagement with color on a monumental city-block scale. Working directly with the exterior of the entire Children’s Museum/Museo de los Niños of San Diego, Patterson selected a color pallet that would transform every surface of the museum. Titled Union market island front, according to the four city streets surrounding the footprint of the museum, the block came alive through the colors chosen by the artist.
The exterior transformation of the museum was part of larger effort to establish a lasting identity for the institution and as an extension thereof. Patterson collaborated simultaneously with graphic designer Leah Roschke in designing the logo that would likewise come to represent the museum.
Curator: Robert Sain
Organizer: Children’s Museum/Museo de los Niños
Venue: Children’s Museum/Museo de los Niños, San Diego
Additional project sponsors
Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Edwards