Companies using excessive electricity during the energy crisis are usually the first to experience blackouts when resources run dry. A museum dependent on electricity for its technology exhibit seems to be an exception.
The rolling blackouts plaguing California will not claim any of the installations at SFMOMA's new media art show, "010101: Art in Technological Times."
That's not just random luck or because the exhibition has been singled by some politician concerned about the lights going out on a city treasure. It's because the museum is in a no-blackout zone due to its proximity to the convention center, said David Ross, director of the museum.
Besides, he said, "This exhibition is not as much of a power hog as you would think."
Ross said he's as concerned as anyone about the energy crisis, and the museum has taken steps to help conserve energy. SFMOMA has motion detection devices installed in its offices that automatically turn off the lights if someone is not there.
Across the street from SFMOMA, The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts was also not affected by the blackouts, said Kena Frank, a publicist for the museum.
