‘Nature x Humanity: Oxman Architects’ at SFMOMA

Aguahoja Pavilion by Neri Oxman and The Mediated Matter Group, 2018., Photo: courtesy San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - The Mediated Matter Group

SFMOMA’s new exhibition features sustainable architectural ideas for the 21st century. Oxman Architects addresses what it means to build, house, inform, and inspire eco-friendly... Read More

Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh in Marston's Mrs. Robinson. Photo: COURTESY San Francisco Ballet

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A notable season for S.F. Ballet

By Lynette Majer

It’s not only a big month for the San Francisco Ballet, but 2022 is an important year. The month begins with Program 1 (Feb. 1–12), which includes, after a two-year postponeme... Read More

Lawrence Weiner's ground-based murals encourage play, interaction, and learning. Photo: Charles Villyard, Courtesy Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

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Remembering Lawrence Weiner via ‘Out of Sight’ outdoor art space

By Sharon Anderson

Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, in the fall of 2021, set a goal to position art outside, creating a publicly shared art space. As an accessible resource to the community... Read More

Film still from dawn_chorusiii: the fruit they don’t have here by Sofía Córdova. Animation in collaboration with artist Kate Rhoades. Image: courtesy Sofía Córdova

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Sofia Córdova shines a light on women refugees at the Chinese Cultural Center

By Sharon Anderson

Sofia Córdova’s video installation dawn_chorusiii: the fruit they don’t have here depicts the stories of six Bay Area women who journeyed to the United States as refugees, fl... Read More

Detail of Wayne Thiebaud's Two and One-Half Cakes, 1972. IMage: courtesy of the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation

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‘Color into Line: Pastels from the Renaissance to the Present’ at the Legion of Honor

By Sharon Anderson

Currently on display at the Legion of Honor is a historical presentation representing five centuries of pastels from 16th-century Europe to the present day. Through rarely seen ho... Read More

Eric A. Lewis and the company of the North American Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar open Oct. 13 at the Golden Gate Theatre.Photo: Matthew Murphy

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Fall Arts season slowly returns

By Lynette Majer

Finally, the San Francisco arts world we once knew seems to be coming back to life. This month the city welcomes the return of October favorites Fleet Week, Outside Lands, Li... Read More

Bepar (Hop), 2019, by Gazelle Samizay and Labkhand Olfatmanesh, from "After Hope: Videos of Resistance." Courtesy: Asian Art Museum

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‘After Hope: Videos of Resistance’ and ‘TeamLab: Continuity’ at the Asian Art Museum

By Sharon Anderson

Through the end of the year, the Asian Art Museum will present video and interactive exhibits designed to drive us to imagine and create different worlds. A CONTINUOUS EXPERIEN... Read More

Detail of The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on This Continent (Pan American Unity) by Diego Rivera, 1940. Image Courtesy City College of San Francisco.

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Diego Rivera’s historic mural ‘Pan American Unity’ at SFMOMA

By Sharon Anderson

One of the greatest works of public art in San Francisco, Diego Rivera’s The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on This Continent, commonly called... Read More

Judy Chicago, Rainbow Picket.courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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Judy Chicago: A Retrospective at the de Young Museum

By Sharon Anderson

What kind of artist am I? I’m determined to follow my own vision. I’m willing to risk everything. I’m dedicated to making a contribution — art historically, culturally and... Read More

Leonard Cohen. Photo: courtesy Old Ideas LLC

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Experience Leonard Cohen at the Contemporary Jewish Museum

By Sharon Anderson

Musician, man of letters, and global icon Leonard Cohen will be remembered in four solo exhibitions of contemporary art highlighting the man and his career at the Contemporary Jew... Read More

Nam June Paik’s Sistine Chapel. Photo: Courtesy SFMOMA

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Exclusive U.S. retrospective of visionary artist Nam June Paik at SFMOMA

By Sharon Anderson

Nam June Paik has been a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades. If you know the expression “electronic superhighway,” you already know Paik, who is credited for coining the... Read More

Totemy by Alicja Biala and Iwo Borkowicz (2019). Photo: curatorsquaredvirtualviews.com

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The Museum of Craft and Design takes on the information age in ‘Imagining Data’

By Sharon Anderson

In an ambitious virtual exhibition, The Museum of Craft and Design is presenting information as visual poetry interpreted by an international group of artists. “Imagining Data�... Read More

Finally Know How to Speak by Kezia Harrell. Photo: Courtesy of artist

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SFAI 150 | ‘A Spirit of Disruption’

By Sharon Anderson

In celebration of its 150th anniversary, the San Francisco Art Institute presents “A Spirit of Disruption.” This exhibition, on view through July 3, reflects on the schools’... Read More

Left to right: Alexander Calder’s La Grande Vitesse, 1969; Pablo Picasso’s Woman Seated in a Red Armchair, 1932. Images: courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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Modern giants meet at the de Young

Exhibition explores similarities and distinctions between Calder and Picasso

By Sharon Anderson

Works by two of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, will be together in comparative exhibition. Not only the first of its kind in... Read More

Ice Fishing, Catskills, New York Photo: Margaret Cheatham Williams

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Award-winning photographer opens gallery on Sacramento Street

By Sharon Anderson

“I have faith that art is unwavering — and ‘essential’ — the word of 2020!”— Margaret Cheatham Williams Opening a gallery in 2021 is indeed a bold leap of faith. ... Read More

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