6th Annual Holiday Group Exhibit

Daily thru Tuesday, Feb. 3 Paul Mahder Gallery (3378 Sacramento St.) View over 20 artists in a variety of media in this annual show. 415-474-7707, www.paulmahdergallery.com ... Read More

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Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy

Tue–Sun thru Jan. 13, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Asian Art Museum Long considered the most sublime art form in China, calligraphy is like a carefully choreographed with calligraphe... Read More

Arts & Culture, Major Events

Risk Is This… The Cutting Ball Experimental Plays Festival

They are at it again this month, those daring young men and women on the metaphorical flying trapeze of The Cutting Ball Theater, where their adventurous Risk Is This … The Cutti... Read More

Arts & Culture, Major Events

San Francisco Fine Print Fair at Fort Mason Center

During Jan. 18 through Jan. 20, come view fine art and interact with dealers who will be displaying five centuries of fine prints, from Old Masters to contemporary art. This fair p... Read More

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This World Is Not My Home: Photographs by Danny Lyon

Thru Jan. 27, 2013 de Young Museum This exhibition of more than 60 photographs and photographic montages from 1962 to the present traces Lyon’s fascinating and wide-ranging c... Read More

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A Taste for Modernism

Thru Dec. 30 M.H. de Young Museum This selection of major works from the Museum of Modern Art in New York features works of Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, and Henri M... Read More

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25th Annual Stillwell Student Exhibition

Wed–Sat, Nov 13–Dec 6, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Fine Arts Gallery, SFSU This peer-juried exhibition features students’ latest work in video, photography, textiles, m... Read More

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Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance

Tue–Sun thru Feb 17 De Young Museum Dedicated to the life and work of the legendary dancer and choreographer, this exhibition showcases more than 80 costumes and 50 photograp... Read More

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Motion Pictures

Daily thru Jan 13 Steve Silver Music Center, S.F. Main Library This exhibition of prints by Berkeley artist David Jouris represents a cross-section of local dance companies, and st... Read More

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Artist Kim Frohsin Exhibition

Tue–Sat thru Dec 22, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Paul Thiebaud Gallery (645 Chestnut St.) This artist’s work in mixed media, print making and figure drawing is displayed in se... Read More

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The Extraordinary Life of Performance Objects

Wed–Sat thru Dec 15, 1–5 p.m. Museum of Performance & Design, Veterans Bldg. (401 Van Ness Ave.) This exhibition celebrates MPD’s 65th anniversary and showca... Read More

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International Vintage Poster Fair

Fri–Sun, Oct 26–28 Bldg. A, Fort Mason Center Devoted exclusively to original vintage posters, this fair features over 20 dealers from six countries offering more than ... Read More

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Smuin Ballet debuts its fall season Oct. 5–14

The legacy of the brilliant Michael Smuin lives on with his ballet company bringing its original and courageous style of choreography to the Palace of Fine Arts this month. The bil... Read More

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Litquake shakes up San Francisco Oct. 5–13

It’s a quake that’s been promised, And all the best writers will be quaking or shaking So get ready to tremble get ready to shake, The hour has come. — Lawrence F... Read More

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Painter Rick Nederlof’s show at Kings Gallery

The Presidio, the Bay Bridge and Half Moon Bay all the way to France: Rick Nederlof’s paintings can see for miles. A longtime San Francisco resident, Nederlof’s vivid... Read More

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