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Exhibitions (12) View all

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  Mark Bradford

  February 18 - June 17, 2012
  

  Crafting abstract paintings from fragments of the urban environment — permanent-wave end papers, billboard paper, posters, newsprint — Mark Bradford has built a body of…

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  Descriptive Acts

  February 18 - June 17, 2012
  

  Language, performativity, and process are preoccupations for many contemporary artists. The works in Descriptive Acts engage with both text and image, foregrounding complex and often…

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  Rineke Dijkstra: A Retrospective

  February 18 - May 28, 2012
  

   In works of classical simplicity and remarkable psychological depth, Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra presents a contemporary take on the genre of portraiture. Whether…

Talks + Events (12) View all

• Curator Talk

  Kent Roberts on Richard Serra's Gutter Corner Splash: Night Shift

  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Kent Roberts, exhibitions design manager and chief preparator, SFMOMA

  Get a singular take on a work of art each Thursday evening as one artist, curator, or specialist shares a perspective on one artwork. Talks last 20 minutes.

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  Special Event

  Pop-Up Lunch Break

  Friday, January 06, 2012
  11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA transforms into a neighborhood lunch break room to celebrate the final weeks of Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break, an exhibition that contemplates workers' activities during their…

• Curator Talk

  Gary Garrels on Richard Serra's Taraval Beach

  Thursday, January 12, 2012
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA

  Get a singular take on a work of art each Thursday evening as one artist, curator, or specialist shares a perspective on one artwork. Talks last 20 minutes.

Film (5) View all

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  Free Tuesday Screening

  Bay Area Lens: SECA Film Awards

  Tuesday, January 03, 2012
  noon
  

  Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA

  Tanya Zimbardo introduces a program of films culled from the SECA Film as Art Awards, which ran from 1973 to 1998, and discusses the role of the awards in relation to the museum's…

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  Film Screening

  Sharon Lockhart Films: Program 1

  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Pine Flat, Sharon Lockhart, 2005, 135 min., 16mm

  Filmed over the course of three years in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Pine Flat explores the interactions of children with their local surroundings. A quiet intimacy between camera…

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  Film Screening

  Sharon Lockhart Films: Program 2

  Thursday, January 12, 2012
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Podworka, Sharon Lockhart, 2009, 31 min., video
  No, Sharon Lockhart, 2003, 34 min., 16mm

  Podworka observes children in Lodz, Poland, as they transform parking lots, storage units, and other abandoned urban structures into centers of play. Views of a cold and…

For Families (2)

• Family Sunday

  Back to BASICS

  Sundays, January 8 - March 25, 2012
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Lines and colors and shapes, oh my! Discover how these building blocks of art stack up and create your own works of art. The fun will be elemental!

• Family Tours

  Collection Highlights Tours for Families

  Sundays, February 19, March 18, April 1 and 15, 2012
  1:00 p.m.

  Bring the kids! Tours of SFMOMA's galleries, tailored especially for families, are offered in conjunction with select Family Sundays. Tour topics change monthly; check the schedule…

For Members (4) View all

• Member Event

  Member for a Day

  Hours vary by location

  SFMOMA joins a selection of Bay Area cultural institutions to host Member for a Day on Saturday, January 21. SFMOMA members can enjoy reciprocal admission and special activities at…

• Member Event

  Contributing and Benefactor Member Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, February 15, 2012
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Contributing-level members and higher

  Please see your invitation for event details and RSVP information.

• Member Event

  Member Preview Day

  Thursday, February 16, 2012
  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  

  All members

  The exhibitions are open exclusively for members on this day. Regular member guest privileges apply.

For Educators (2)

• Teacher Program

  VTS Soiree

  Thursday, January 26, 2012
  5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA teams up with SF Bay VTS to offer VTS Soirees for educators of all levels. Using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitation method, these soirees encourage educators…

• Teacher Institute

  Certified Self-Guided Touring Workshop

  Saturday, January 28, 2012
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Ideal for high school and eighth grade teachers who would like to tour their students without a docent, this workshop acquaints educators with SFMOMA's collections and touring…

Artists Gallery at Ft. Mason (1)

• Artists Gallery Opening Reception

  Kim Frohsin, Claire Pasquier, Winni Wintermeyer

  Saturday, January 14, 2012
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Portraits of the Iconic and the Mundane comprises Kim Frohsin's most recent paintings, exploring instantly recognizable numbers, symbols, and commercial packaging for branded…