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SFMOMA 75th Anniversary Overview of Exhibitions and Events

Release date: September 23, 2009
January 18, 2010, marks the 75^th anniversary of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Throughout the anniversary season, SFMOMA will present a series of exhibitions and programs…
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SFMOMA CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF LOOKING FORWARD WITH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

Release date: September 22, 2009
Celebrating the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)'s impact on modern and contemporary art, the exhibition The Anniversary Show traces the art and individuals that have…
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SFMOMA AND WEXNER CENTER TO PRESENT FIRST U.S. RETROSPECTIVE OF THE WORK OF LUC TUYMANS

Release date: September 21, 2009
The first U.S. retrospective of the work of Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans—and the most comprehensive presentation of his work to date—will be on view at the…
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SFMOMA CELEBRATES ITS RICH AND COLORFUL HISTORY OF EPHEMERA AND GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY

Release date: September 21, 2009
From November 7, 2009, to July 6, 2010, in conjunction with the museum's 75^th anniversary, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Dispatches from the Archives…
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SFMOMA TO SHOWCASE EXTRAORDINARY CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION AS PART OF 75TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITIONS

Release date: September 21, 2009
As part of its 75th anniversary celebration from January 16 through June 27, 2010, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present The View from Here, a large-scale…
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SFMOMA COMMEMORATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH EXHIBITION EXPLORING IN-DEPTH CONCENTRATIONS OF WORK BY LEADING ARTISTS

Release date: September 21, 2009
On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents Focus on Artists, an exhibition celebrating the museum's close ties with modern and…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS LONG PLAY: BRUCE CONNER AND THE SINGLES COLLECTION AS PART OF 75TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITIONS

Release date: September 20, 2009
From January 16 to May 23, 2010, in conjunction with the museum's 75th anniversary, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present the exhibition Long Play: Bruce…
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SFMOMA COMMISSIONS SUITE OF DRAWINGS BY BRITISH ARTIST EWAN GIBBS FOR HIS FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION

Release date: September 20, 2009
From January 16 to June 27, 2010, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Ewan Gibbs: San Francisco. Made up of works commissioned for the museum's 75^th…
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SFMOMA FEATURES TWO EXHIBITIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Release date: August 20, 2009
From September 12 through December 20, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present two exhibitions organized by Lisa Sutcliffe, SFMOMA's assistant curator of…
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SFMOMA CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF LOOKING FORWARD

Release date: August 6, 2009
In 2010, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will mark its 75th year as a pioneering force in art worldwide and an unparalleled destination for the people of the San…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS VIDEO INSTALLATIONS BY CANDICE BREITZ

Release date: July 30, 2009
From October 1 through December 20, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents On View: Candice Breitz, an exhibition featuring two video installations by the…
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SAN FRANCISCO CELEBRATES HUNDREDTH YEAR OF FUTURIST MANIFESTO

Release date: July 24, 2009
From October 14 to 18, 2009, the legacy of Futurism—one of the seminal and most controversial avant-garde art movements of the twentieth century—will be celebrated in…
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VINCENT FECTEAU MINES RARELY SEEN GEMS FROM SFMOMA’S COLLECTION FOR NEW WORK SERIES

Release date: May 20, 2009
In a marked departure from past New Work exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection presents drawings,…
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SFMOMA REVISITS BETWEEN ART AND LIFE: CONTEMPORARY WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION

Release date: May 18, 2009
From May 10, 2009 to January 3, 2010, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents the reinstallation of the exhibition Between Art and Life in the museum's fifth-floor…
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SFMOMA FEATURES VIDEO WORKS THAT EXPLORE THE ARTIST IN CONVERSATION

Release date: May 13, 2009
From July 3 to September 13, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents The Studio Sessions, a group exhibition showcasing conceptually-driven video works by…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS RICHARD AVEDON: PHOTOGRAPHS 1946–2004

Release date: April 28, 2009
As a highlight of its summer exhibitions schedule, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to present Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946–2004, on view from…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS SENSATE: BODIES AND DESIGN

Release date: April 17, 2009
From August 7, 2009 through November 8, 2009, SFMOMA will present Sensate: Bodies and Design, an exhibition of works by architects, designers and artists that represent new ways of…
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SFMOMA’S LIVE-ART PROGRAM PRESENTS
TODAY IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL, BY NEW HUMANS

Release date: April 17, 2009
For three days (May 10–12, 2009), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Schwab Room, part of SFMOMA's public atrium, will be transformed into a hybrid installation/film…
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SFMOMA UNITES TWO CELEBRATED ARTISTS

Release date: March 9, 2009
From May 30 to September 7, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities, an exhibition that examines the…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS LOOKING IN: ROBERT FRANK’S “THE AMERICANS”

Release date: February 27, 2009
Exhibition Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Photography Book

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to present Looking In: Robert Frank's "The…
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NEW WORK BY RANJANI SHETTAR TO BE FEATURED AT SFMOMA

Release date: February 25, 2009
From March 21, 2009 to July 7, 2009, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present New Work: Ranjani Shettar, the first exhibition on the West Coast of…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS OPERA IN CONJUNCTION WITH WILLIAM KENTRIDGE EXHIBITION

Release date: February 12, 2009
Museum Brings Artist's Restaging of The Return of Ulysses to San Francisco

Acknowledging the importance of theatrical work in William Kentridge's oeuvre, the San Francisco…
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SFMOMA TO OPEN ROOFTOP SCULPTURE GARDEN

Release date: January 29, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will open a new rooftop sculpture garden on May 10, 2009, one year before the museum's 75th anniversary. The Rooftop Garden will not…
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SFMOMA CELEBRATES 75th ANNIVERSARY WITH TWO SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS IN 2010

Release date: January 21, 2009
In celebration of the museum's 75th anniversary (on January 18, 2010), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present two special exhibitions tracing the…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS 2008 SECA ART AWARD EXHIBITION Tauba Auerbach, Desirée Holman, Jordan Kantor, Trevor Paglen

Release date: January 12, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to present the 2008 SECA Art Award exhibition, on view February 12 through May 10, 2009. The exhibition features works by…
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SFMOMA REVITALIZES ITS HAAS ATRIUM WITH NEW WORK BY KERRY JAMES MARSHALL

Release date: January 12, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to present Art in the Atrium: Kerry James Marshall. Over the course of two weeks (February 9–23, 2009), renowned…

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SFMOMA PRESENTS STAR-STUDDED FALL LINE UP OF PROGRAMS AND FILM SERIES

Release date: October 14, 2009
LIVE ART: MARTHA COLBURN RESIDENCY
November 5–12, 2009
In Martha Colburn's animated films, collages, paintings, and installations, textbook histories and heroic figures…
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SFMOMA CELEBRATES 75th ANNIVERSARY WITH FREE WEEKEND CELEBRATION

Release date: September 21, 2009
January 18, 2010, marks the 75^th anniversary of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). In honor of this special occasion, the museum will present a free weekend…
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SFMOMA PRESENTS PICKPOCKET ALMANACK

Release date: August 19, 2009
Continuing its position as a catalyst for learning and inspiration in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce Pickpocket Almanack, a new…
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SFMOMA Remembers David Ireland

Release date: August 14, 2009
On September 14, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will host a memorial service in honor of Bay Area artist David Ireland, who passed away last spring. Ireland is…
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SFMOMA’S MODERN ART COUNCIL HONORS BILL FONTANA WITH TENTH ANNUAL BAY AREA TREASURE AWARD

Release date: August 12, 2009
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On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, the Modern Art Council of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will host the 2009 Bay Area Treasure Award luncheon, honoring esteemed…
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SFMOMA Artists Gallery New Shows Opening June 4

Release date: May 18, 2009
Lori Del Mar, Susan Martin, Canan Tolon
June 4 - July 10, 2009
Main gallery

Opening reception:
Thursday, June 4, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m

These three artists share an interest…
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SFMOMA ANNOUNCES SIXTEENTH ANNUAL ARTISTS’ WAREHOUSE SALE

Release date: March 25, 2009
"Sweet 16 Annual Event Features Hundreds of Original Works by Bay Area Artists all Sale Priced"

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery will hold…
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SFMOMA MOURNS LARRY SULTAN

Release date: December 16, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Trustee Larry Sultan passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009, due to complications from cancer. Raised in the San Fernando Valley,…
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SFMOMA MUSEUMSTORE ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES OF ARTIST-DESIGNED PRODUCTS

Release date: October 26, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) MuseumStore is pleased to feature a special product series designed by local artist Martin Venezky. Venezky kicks off the second…
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SFMOMA Rose to International Prominence Under Leadership of Henry T. Hopkins (Director, 1974–86)

Release date: September 29, 2009
Former San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) director Henry T. Hopkins passed away on September 27, 2009. During his twelve-year tenure (1974–86), Hopkins sought to…
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SFMOMA 75th Anniversary Overview of Exhibitions and Events

Release date: September 22, 2009
January 18, 2010, marks the 75^th anniversary of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Throughout the anniversary season, SFMOMA will present a series of exhibitions and programs…
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CORRECTION TO LUC TUYMANS CATALOGUE

Release date: September 15, 2009
The media line for the Luc Tuymans painting Gaskamer (pictured here) in the catalogue for the Luc Tuymans exhibition (on view at SFMOMA February 6 through May 2, 2010) is incorrect.…
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SFMOMA MUSEUMSTORE OFFERS INSPIRED GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Release date: September 9, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's (SFMOMA) MuseumStore is the premier destination for holiday shopping. Drawing on the finest local talent as well as top international…
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SFMOMA NAMES NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Release date: August 24, 2009
At its June meeting, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) elected Larry Sultan as the museum's second Artist Trustee. Sultan joins six others who…
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SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2009-2010 ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Release date: June 25, 2009
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. To confirm dates and information, call the SFMOMA Communications Department at 415.357.4170.

2009–2010 EXHIBITIONS
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SFMOMA WELCOMES SUMMER WITH EXPANDED HOURS

Release date: May 22, 2009
Beginning on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25, 2009), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will open its galleries at 10 a.m.—one hour earlier than usual—to…
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SFMOMA OPENS BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE BAR IN NEW ROOFTOP GARDEN

Release date: May 8, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce the opening of the Rooftop Garden Blue Bottle Coffee Bar. The Rooftop Garden will not only serve as a dynamic…
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SFMOMA ANNOUNCES PLANNING PHASE FOR NEW WING TO DOUBLE GALLERY SPACE AND EXPAND EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Release date: April 3, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced that it is moving into the next phase of planning for an expansion of its facility in downtown San Francisco. The…
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SFMOMA APPOINTS MARNIE BURKE DE GUZMAN AS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND AUDIENCE STRATEGY

Release date: March 5, 2009
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Marnie Burke de Guzman as the museum's new director of marketing and audience strategy.

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