In the 1940s, Abstract Expressionism was an American painting movement that grew to have a global influence on the visual arts. During that same period, David Park filled his Ford... Read More
Bay Area museums and galleries closed their doors to the public in March and have instead offered virtual tours and online education experiences. Starting in late September, sever... Read More
Originally presented in the San Francisco Art Institute’s Walter and McBean Galleries earlier this year, SFAI and Oakland’s Aggregate Space Gallery have created an immersive v... Read More
Although the de Young museum remains closed, they continue to offer online art and articles to the general public through the Covid-19 shutdown. Recently, the museum has taken a p... Read More
I smile to myself. I know all that there is to know. I see all there is to feel. I am friendly with the ache in my belly. The answer to love is my voice. There is no Time... Read More
I’ve noticed that hard times give some people a genius for living and a lot of flair for the fun. Like so many of us these days, my only excursions outdoors consist of daily wal... Read More
You can’t make art by making art” is one of assemblage artist David Ireland’s best-known quotes used to describe his practices during his career. Ireland is known inter... Read More
The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents an immersive photography installation by Los Angeles-based artist Stephen Berkman. Shimmel Zohar was a 19-century Jewish immigrant and photo... Read More
The Asian Art Museum, in its latest exhibition, “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey toward Enlightenment” invites the public to open their eyes, wake up, and see the art of Tib... Read More
The San Francisco Art Institute was recently awarded a $94,000 Save America’s Treasures grant to restore and conserve two New Deal-era frescoes. The murals are located at SFAI’... Read More
The Museum of Craft and Design has two new compelling exhibitions dealing with the ways in which individuals are addressing climate change. “Survival Architecture and the Art o... Read More
The acclaimed “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” opens at the de Young on Nov. 9, 2019 and continues through March 15, 2020. Featuring more than 150 works by o... Read More
Through Feb. 9, the Legion of Honor will present the first reassessment of the paintings of James Tissot in over 20 years. The French painter and illustrator became known for genre... Read More
Site-specific installations are a merging of art and environment. Finding art in unexpected places outside of the traditional gallery and museum spaces invites the viewer to see th... Read More
Richard Prince’s “High Times” paintings will be on exhibit at the Gagosian through Aug. 23. These whimsical, color-saturated character studies are the end result of years of ... Read More