What to See in San Francisco Art Week

Natasha Boas, Hyperallergic, January 16, 2025
A symbol of regeneration and resilience, the calla lily is a recurring motif for the Mumbai-born Ashwini Bhat, who now lives and works in the foothills of Sonoma Mountain in the North Bay. “What Will It Take / For Us To Awake?” (2024), which consists of a bronze bell shaped like a calla lily and an accompanying patinated-steel installation, was commissioned by the Society for Art & Cultural Heritage of India (SACHI) for the Asian Art Museum in the City Hall area of SF. Originally made as a reminder of the California fire season, this bell — which museum visitors can toll — suggests a wake-up call that resonates ever more loudly as the SoCal fires continue to rage. The installation is swathed in light, making it feel like you’re in the glass enclosure of a hothouse, a feeling deepened by the fact that it can be seen by passersby in the surrounding busy Civic Center neighborhood through the window. 
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