Curator Talks

March 05, 2009 - April 29, 2010
One on One

At multiple locations

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

Check our blog, Open Space, for occasional One on One blog posts from curators and staff.

Free with museum admission.

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Lisa Sutcliffe on Jim Goldberg's The Orchard

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Apsara DiQuinzio on Matthew Barney's Transexualis
Apsara DiQuinzio on Matthew Barney's Transexualis

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Corey Keller on Penelope Umbrico's 5,377,183 Suns from Flickr (Partial) 4/28/09

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Carrie Pilto on Henri Matisse's La fille aux yeux verts (The Girl with Green Eyes)
Carrie Pilto on Henri Matisse's La fille aux yeux verts (The Girl with Green Eyes)

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Janet Bishop on Jeff Koons's Michael Jackson and Bubbles
Janet Bishop on Jeff Koons's Michael Jackson and Bubbles

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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John Zarobell on Kara Walker's No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels...
John Zarobell on Kara Walker's No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels...

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Henry Urbach on Constant's New Babylon

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Sarah Roberts on Elmer Bischoff's Untitled

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Julie Charles on Brice Marden's Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge)

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Zaha Hadid's Metropolis

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Apsara DiQuinzio on Bruce Conner's LOOKING GLASS

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Gary Garrels on Gerhard Richter's Lesende

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Past

Sandra S. Phillips on Judith Joy Ross in Face of Our Time

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Simon Ungers's Silent Architecture

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Rudolf Frieling on William Kentridge's What Will Come (Has Already Come)

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Apsara DiQuinzio on Trevor Paglen's Symbology III

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Henry Urbach on J. MAYER H. in Patterns of Speculation

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Lisa Sutcliffe on Guy Tillim in Face of Our Time

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Elizabeth Gand on Leo Rubinfien in Face of Our Time

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Sarah Roberts on Robert Rauschenberg in Matisse and Beyond

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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John Zarobell on Sargent Johnson's Forever Free

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Joseph Becker on Otl Aicher

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Julie Charles on Jasper Johns, Land’s End

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Gary Garrels on Ernesto Neto, My Little Castle . . . Blue (two times for infinity)

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Peter Samis on Ranjani Shettar, Sing Along

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Janet Bishop on Sherrie Levine, La Fortune: After Man Ray 1

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Corey Keller on Robert Frank, Trolley—New Orleans

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Erin O'Toole on Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Alison Gass on Kiki Smith, Lilith

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Dominic Willsdon on Jasper Johns, Flag

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Sandra S. Phillips on Ansel Adams, Frozen Lake and Cliffs

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Alison Gass on Julie Mehretu, Stadia I

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Apsara DiQuinzio on Andrea Zittel's A to Z 1995 Travel Trailer Unit
Apsara DiQuinzio on Andrea Zittel's A to Z 1995 Travel Trailer Unit

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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John Zarobell on Mario Merz's Lens of Rotterdam
John Zarobell on Mario Merz's Lens of Rotterdam

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Tanya Zimbardo on Lawrence Weiner's Pearls Rolled Across the Floor ...

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Frank Smigiel on Jim Hodges's Even Here 1-12

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Sarah Roberts on Robert Rauschenberg's Port of Entry

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Joseph Becker on Andrew Kudless's P_Wall
Joseph Becker on Andrew Kudless's P_Wall

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes and take place in the galleries.

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Neal Benezra on Clyfford Still's 1947-H-No. 3
Neal Benezra on Clyfford Still's 1947-H-No. 3

Don't miss SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra's take on Clyfford Still's 1947-H-No. 3 — the painting that first prompted Benezra to ponder a career in art.

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Michelle Barger on Robert Arneson's No Pain
Michelle Barger on Robert Arneson's No Pain

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Henry Urbach on Alex Schweder's A Sac of Rooms All Day Long

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Apsara DiQuinzio on Lynda Benglis's Lambda
Apsara DiQuinzio on Lynda Benglis's Lambda

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Lisa Sutcliffe on Daido Moriyama's Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori
Lisa Sutcliffe on Daido Moriyama's Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Sarah Roberts on Philip Guston's Back View
Sarah Roberts on Philip Guston's Back View

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Janet Bishop on David Ireland's Broom Collection with Boom
Janet Bishop on David Ireland's Broom Collection with Boom

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Rudolf Frieling and artist Candice Breitz on Breitz's Working Class Hero (A Portrait of John Lennon)
Rudolf Frieling and artist Candice Breitz on Breitz's Working Class Hero (A Portrait of John Lennon)

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Michelle Barger on Robert Overby's Hall painting, first floor

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Robert Overby's Hall painting, first floor
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Robert Overby's Hall painting, first floor

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last…

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Lisa Sutcliffe on Naoya Hatakeyama's Untitled, Osaka

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last…

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Peter Samis on Mario Merz's The Lens of Rotterdam

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last…

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Jill Sterrett on Robert Ryman's Surface Veil
Jill Sterrett on Robert Ryman's Surface Veil

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last…

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Gary Garrels on Mel Bochner's Expanse

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last…

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Dominic Willsdon on Kerry James Marshall's Souvenir III

Hear the backstory on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last…

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Dominic Willsdon on Robert Rauschenberg's Untitled (Glossy Black Painting)

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Gary Garrels on Doris Salcedo's Unland: irreversible witness

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Rudolf Frieling on Bruce Conner's THREE SCREEN RAY
Rudolf Frieling on Bruce Conner's THREE SCREEN RAY

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Ewan Gibbs's San Francisco

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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Tanya Zimbardo on Howard Fried's Inside the Harlequin: Approach-Avoidance III and II
Tanya Zimbardo on Howard Fried's Inside the Harlequin: Approach-Avoidance III and II

Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.

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