- March 05, 2009 - April 29, 2010
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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.
Upcoming
- Lisa Sutcliffe on Jim Goldberg's The Orchard
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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.
Read moreThursday, February 11, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Apsara DiQuinzio on Matthew Barney's Transexualis
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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.
Read moreThursday, February 18, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Corey Keller on Penelope Umbrico's 5,377,183 Suns from Flickr (Partial) 4/28/09
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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.
Read moreThursday, February 25, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Carrie Pilto on Henri Matisse's La fille aux yeux verts (The Girl with Green Eyes)
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 04, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Janet Bishop on Jeff Koons's Michael Jackson and Bubbles
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 11, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- John Zarobell on Kara Walker's No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels...
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 18, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Henry Urbach on Constant's New Babylon
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 25, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Sarah Roberts on Elmer Bischoff's Untitled
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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.
Read moreThursday, April 01, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Julie Charles on Brice Marden's Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge)
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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.
Read moreThursday, April 08, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Zaha Hadid's Metropolis
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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.
Read moreThursday, April 15, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Apsara DiQuinzio on Bruce Conner's LOOKING GLASS
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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.
Read moreThursday, April 22, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Gary Garrels on Gerhard Richter's Lesende
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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.
Read moreThursday, April 29, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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Past
- Sandra S. Phillips on Judith Joy Ross in Face of Our Time
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 05, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Simon Ungers's Silent Architecture
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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.
Check our blog, Open Space,
Read moreThursday, March 12, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Rudolf Frieling on William Kentridge's What Will Come (Has Already Come)
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 19, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Apsara DiQuinzio on Trevor Paglen's Symbology III
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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.
Read moreThursday, March 26, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Henry Urbach on J. MAYER H. in Patterns of Speculation
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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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Read moreThursday, April 02, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Lisa Sutcliffe on Guy Tillim in Face of Our Time
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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.
Check our blog, Open Space,
Read moreThursday, April 09, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Elizabeth Gand on Leo Rubinfien in Face of Our Time
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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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Read moreThursday, April 16, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Sarah Roberts on Robert Rauschenberg in Matisse and Beyond
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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.
Read moreThursday, April 23, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- John Zarobell on Sargent Johnson's Forever Free
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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.
Check our blog, Open Space,
Read moreThursday, April 30, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Joseph Becker on Otl Aicher
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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.
Check our blog, Open Space,
Read moreThursday, May 07, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Julie Charles on Jasper Johns, Land’s End
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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.
Check our blog, Open Space,
Read moreThursday, May 14, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Gary Garrels on Ernesto Neto, My Little Castle . . . Blue (two times for infinity)
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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.
Read moreThursday, May 21, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Peter Samis on Ranjani Shettar, Sing Along
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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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Read moreThursday, May 28, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Janet Bishop on Sherrie Levine, La Fortune: After Man Ray 1
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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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Read moreThursday, June 04, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Corey Keller on Robert Frank, Trolley—New Orleans
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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.
Read moreThursday, June 11, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Erin O'Toole on Ansel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
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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.
Read moreThursday, June 18, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Alison Gass on Kiki Smith, Lilith
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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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Read moreThursday, June 25, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Dominic Willsdon on Jasper Johns, Flag
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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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Read moreThursday, July 02, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Sandra S. Phillips on Ansel Adams, Frozen Lake and Cliffs
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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.
Read moreThursday, July 09, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Alison Gass on Julie Mehretu, Stadia I
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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.
Read moreThursday, July 16, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Apsara DiQuinzio on Andrea Zittel's A to Z 1995 Travel Trailer Unit
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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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Read moreThursday, July 23, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- John Zarobell on Mario Merz's Lens of Rotterdam
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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.
Read moreThursday, July 30, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Tanya Zimbardo on Lawrence Weiner's Pearls Rolled Across the Floor ...
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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.
Read moreThursday, August 06, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Frank Smigiel on Jim Hodges's Even Here 1-12
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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.
Read moreThursday, August 13, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Sarah Roberts on Robert Rauschenberg's Port of Entry
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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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Read moreThursday, August 20, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Joseph Becker on Andrew Kudless's P_Wall
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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.
Read moreThursday, August 27, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Neal Benezra on Clyfford Still's 1947-H-No. 3
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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.
Each Thursday evening, one
Read moreThursday, September 03, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Michelle Barger on Robert Arneson's No Pain
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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.
Read moreThursday, September 10, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Henry Urbach on Alex Schweder's A Sac of Rooms All Day Long
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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.
Read moreThursday, September 17, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Apsara DiQuinzio on Lynda Benglis's Lambda
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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.
Read moreThursday, September 24, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Lisa Sutcliffe on Daido Moriyama's Stray Dog, Misawa, Aomori
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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.
Read moreThursday, October 01, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Sarah Roberts on Philip Guston's Back View
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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.
Read moreThursday, October 08, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Janet Bishop on David Ireland's Broom Collection with Boom
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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.
Read moreThursday, October 15, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Rudolf Frieling and artist Candice Breitz on Breitz's Working Class Hero (A Portrait of John Lennon)
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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
Read moreThursday, October 22, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Michelle Barger on Robert Overby's Hall painting, first floor
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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.
Read moreThursday, October 29, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Robert Overby's Hall painting, first floor
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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
Read moreThursday, November 05, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Lisa Sutcliffe on Naoya Hatakeyama's Untitled, Osaka
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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
Read moreThursday, November 12, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Peter Samis on Mario Merz's The Lens of Rotterdam
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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
Read moreThursday, November 19, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Jill Sterrett on Robert Ryman's Surface Veil
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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
Read moreThursday, December 03, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Gary Garrels on Mel Bochner's Expanse
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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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6:30 p.m.
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- Dominic Willsdon on Kerry James Marshall's Souvenir III
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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
Read moreThursday, December 17, 2009
6:30 p.m.
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- Dominic Willsdon on Robert Rauschenberg's Untitled (Glossy Black Painting)
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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.
Read moreThursday, January 07, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Gary Garrels on Doris Salcedo's Unland: irreversible witness
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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.
Read moreThursday, January 14, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Rudolf Frieling on Bruce Conner's THREE SCREEN RAY
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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.
Read moreThursday, January 21, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Ewan Gibbs's San Francisco
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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.
Read moreThursday, January 28, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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- Tanya Zimbardo on Howard Fried's Inside the Harlequin: Approach-Avoidance III and II
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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.
Read moreThursday, February 04, 2010
6:30 p.m.
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