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Exhibitions (23)

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  New Work: Rachel Harrison

  November 12, 2004 - March 13, 2005
  

  The second installment in the New Work series, this exhibition marks the West Coast debut of Brooklyn-based sculptor Rachel Harrison. Incorporating diverse and unusual materials…

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  Belles Lettres: The Art of Typography

  October 30, 2004 - April 17, 2005
  

  Literally "beautiful letters" in French, the term belles lettres aptly describes works of graphic design in which typography plays an aesthetic role, elevating print communication…

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  Roy Lichtenstein: All About Art

  October 23, 2004 - February 22, 2005
  

  Roy Lichtenstein's work first captured the world's attention in the 1960s, when he became known as one of America's foremost Pop artists. His signature style borrowed from mass…

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  Glamour: Fashion, Industrial Design, Architecture

  October 09, 2004 - January 17, 2005
  

  One of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in contemporary style, glamour is an ideal that permeates our visual culture. This exhibition radically revises our understanding of…

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  Double Feature: Mary Lucier and Gordon Matta-Clark

  October 07, 2004 - January 23, 2005
  

  This SFMOMA collection double feature presents video works that explore time and process. The exhibition includes Mary Lucier's seminal Dawn Burn, 1975, a seven-channel video…

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  William Eggleston: Los Alamos

  August 21, 2004 - January 04, 2005
  

  William Eggleston is known for his pioneering work in color photography, which he helped establish as a serious artistic medium. Using a color intense, dye-transfer printing…

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  New Work: Evan Holloway and Dave Muller

  July 01 - October 24, 2004
  

  Changing three times a year, New Work promises to engage audiences with the most innovative expressions of contemporary art. The first exhibition reintroducing the series features…

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  Matisse and Beyond: The Painting and Sculpture Collection

  July 01, 2004 - November 08, 2009
  

  This changing selection of modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures, and works on paper includes artworks by 20th-century masters such as Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp,…

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  What You See Is What You See: Frank Stella and the Anderson Collection at SFMOMA

  June 11 - September 06, 2004
  

  In 1964 Frank Stella said of his paintings, "What you see is what you see," coining a phrase that exemplified the minimalist movement. The eight works in this presentation span…

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  Contemporary German Art from the Collection

  June 11 - September 06, 2004
  

  This exhibition highlights works from SFMOMA's rich holdings of contemporary German art in a range of media — painting, sculpture, installation, and photography — by…

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  Larry Sultan: The Valley

  May 08 - August 01, 2004
  

  Bay Area photographer Larry Sultan's The Valley series focuses on the San Fernando Valley, where he grew up, and addresses the use of ordinary homes as sets for pornographic films.…

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  Yves Béhar fuseproject/design series 2

  March 26 - October 03, 2004
  

  As principal of the San Francisco-based design studio fuseproject, Yves Béhar focuses on communicating the emotional aspects of a product or company through storytelling, an…

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  Stir Heart, Rinse Heart: Pipilotti Rist

  March 06 - September 12, 2004
  

  Known for saturated colors, sensual images, and an unconventional use of space and scale, Pipilotti Rist's video installations are at once tangible and boundless — witnessed…

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  Pop! From San Francisco Collections

  March 06 - September 19, 2004
  

  During the second half of the twentieth century, mass media and popular culture gained an unprecedented influence in America; Pop art was both a product and a critique of this…

• The Art of Romare Bearden

  February 07 - May 16, 2004
  

  Romare Bearden's vibrant work was inspired by both personal experience and the culture of his surroundings. The rural South, Pittsburgh, Harlem — these places not only served…

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  Pirkle Jones and the Changing California Landscape

  December 20, 2003 - April 18, 2004
  

  In 1956 Pirkle Jones collaborated with his longtime friend Dorothea Lange on Death of a Valley, a series of photographs documenting the final year of a small town now submerged…

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  Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection

  December 13, 2003 - May 23, 2004
  

  Vicki and Kent Logan have collected some of the most challenging and culturally reflective works of the 1990s — a rich period in contemporary art marked by an unprecedented…

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  Primary Matters: The Minimalist Sensibility, 1959 to the Present

  November 08, 2003 - January 11, 2004
  

  Minimalism has been characterized by the use of new materials; an engagement with architecture, seriality, and scale; and an emphasis on the relationship between art object,…

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  Diane Arbus Revelations

  October 25, 2003 - February 08, 2004
  

  Diane Arbus (1923 – 1971) found most of her subjects in New York City and its environs during the 1950s and 1960s. Her portraits of couples, children, carnival performers,…

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  Fantasy and Function: The Furniture of John Dickinson

  September 26, 2003 - March 07, 2004
  

  Notable for his imaginative fusion of austerity and fantasy, elegance and humor, San Francisco-based designer and decorator John Dickinson crafted some of the most innovative…

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  Reprocessing Information

  August 30, 2003 - February 08, 2004
  

  Based on a concept of mediascape, Reprocessing Information presents video works that explore information as landscape and medium. Examining television news in particular, the video…

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  The Art of Design: The Architecture and Design Collection

  April 19, 2003 - July 29, 2007
  

  SFMOMA's growing architecture and design collection focuses on the areas of architecture, industrial design, and graphic design and features both historical and contemporary works.…

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  The Seventh Art: New Dimensions in Cinema

  January 10, 2002 - August 12, 2004
  

  The Seventh Art presents motion pictures that stretch the formal conventions of cinema — works that reflect upon evolving technologies, create hybrid forms, or inspire new…

Talks + Events (75)

• Free Tuesday Program

  The Gallery as Canvas

  Tuesday, January 06, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  In the 1960s, the gallery space came to function as a kind of canvas for artists engaged with Minimalism. By creating artworks in the gallery (or in the natural landscape or city…

• Art Sandwiched In

  Collecting Contemporary Art: An Examination of Collectors' Philosophies

  Thursday, January 22, 2004
  11:00 a.m.
  

  Robert Bransten, Peter Michael, Lenore Pereira Niles, and Richard Niles, collectors
  Moderator: Neal Benezra, director, SFMOMA

  Using the Supernova exhibition as a starting point, this panel of experienced collectors discusses the philosophies, pleasures, and challenges of collecting contemporary art.
  
  $60
  
  …

• Artist Talk

  Pirkle Jones, artist

  Saturday, January 24, 2004
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  Robert Dawson, photographer
  Pirkle Jones, photographer
  Ellen Manchester, independent curator

  Join us for an informal conversation as photographer Robert Dawson and independent curator Ellen Manchester interview Pirkle Jones. Drawing on Jones's lengthy career, Dawson and…

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Winter Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Winter Architecture Lecture Series

  Thursday, January 29, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  

  William E. Massie

  Massie's groundbreaking works utilize computer technology to redefine formal architectural constructs. His experimentation with inexpensive materials and construction types has led…

• Art and Conversation

  Looking at the Body: Selected Works from the Logan Collection

  Friday, January 30, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Joshua Shirkey, curatorial assistant, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  One of the general trends of art of the 1990s - and in particular of works in the Logan Collection - is a return to the representation of the human form, often with explicit social…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Beyond Function

  Tuesday, February 03, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Darrin Alfred, curatorial associate, architecture and design, SFMOMA

  Characterized by a multiplicity of design approaches, the 1970s saw San Francisco-based designer John Dickinson at the peak of his career. Alfred presents several examples of…

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Winter Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Winter Architecture Lecture Series

  Thursday, February 05, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Douglas Garofalo, FAIA

  Garofalo's innovative practice explores architecture through a variety of media, including building, multidisciplinary collaboration, and product design. His creative approach has…

• Opening Day Curator Lecture

  A Bearden Celebration

  Saturday, February 07, 2004
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art

  In this opening-day lecture, exhibition curator Fine presents an illustrated overview of Bearden's complex and colorful images, introducing viewers to a body of work that is…

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Winter Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Winter Architecture Lecture Series

  Thursday, February 19, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Julie Eizenberg

  An internationally renowned architect, Eizenberg is recognized for her sympathetic approach to community design. Her award-winning firm focuses on small buildings that enhance…

• Teacher Institute

  Visual Improv: Romare Bearden

  Saturday, February 21, 2004
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  The interconnections between music and visual art are highlighted in this workshop offered in conjunction with The Art of Romare Bearden and in collaboration with San Francisco…

• Member Sessions

  SFMOMA + YBCA Progressive Art Party

  Thursday, February 26, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  

  5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  Grand Lobby, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

  Join us for a doubleheader celebration of Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection at SFMOMA and Tom Marioni at YBCA. Hop from one party to the next and enjoy DJs, live…

• Art and Conversation

  From Transcendence to Tract Homes: Pirkle Jones and the Changing California Landscape

  Friday, February 27, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Erin Garcia, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  Pirkle Jones and Dorothea Lange's 1956 Death of a Valley series, which documents the transformation of an agricultural community, set a precedent among photographers for a…

• Symposium

  Jay DeFeo and The Rose: Myth and Reality

  Saturday, February 28, 2004
  12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Bruce Conner, artist
  Walter Hopps, adjunct senior curator of twentieth-century art, Guggenheim Museum, and curator of twentieth-century art, The Menil Collection
  Leah Levy, independent curator and editor, Jay DeFeo and The Rose
  Greil Marcus, author and cultural critic
  Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography, SFMOMA
  Moira Roth, professor of art history, Mills College
  Richard Cándida Smith, professor of history and director of the Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley

  The recently published book Jay DeFeo and The Rose reexamines DeFeo's work, bringing new voices and scholarship to bear on one of the Bay Area's most original artists. This event…

• Free Tuesday Program

  In His Mind's Eye: The Art and Philosophy of Romare Bearden

  Tuesday, March 02, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Nashormeh Lindo, artist and art historian

  Drawing on conversations with the artist and his contemporaries, Lindo discusses Bearden's roots in the Harlem Renaissance and the South, the urban environment of his youth, his…

• Getting to Know Contemporary Art Lecture Series

  Making Art and Making Meaning: Artists in the Logan Collection

  Thursday, March 04, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  John S. Weber, The Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  Lecture 1 of 4 in a series
  Geared for people who are largely unfamiliar with art of the last decade but who want to learn more about it, these four classes can be taken either as a
  …

• Art Sandwiched In

  Architecture and Art: A Look at Landscape in the Twenty-first Century

  Monday, March 08, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  

  Jim Jennings, architect
  Tom Leader, landscape architect
  Michael Maltzan, architect
  Moderator: Joseph Rosa, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA

  While working with private patrons and public clients such as museums, architects are charged with the task of blending form, function, and environment with artistic design. These…

• Lecture Series

  Topics in the History of Photography

  Thursday, March 11, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Thursday, March 25, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Thursday, April 08, 2004
  7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  Thursday, April 22, 2004
  7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  Saturday, April 24, 2004
  10:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Corey Keller, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA

  Join us for the second annual presentation of this engaging lecture series. Keller provides a broad overview of the history of photography while exploring key topics and areas of…

• Getting to Know Contemporary Art Lecture Series

  Concept, Content, and Social Critique

  Saturday, March 13, 2004
  10:30 a.m. - noon
  

  John S. Weber, The Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  Lecture 2 of 4 in a series
  Geared for people who are largely unfamiliar with art of the last decade but who want to learn more about it, these four classes can be taken either as a
  …

• Book Signing at SFMOMA MuseumStore

  Next Generation Architecture: Folds, Blobs, and Boxes

  Thursday, March 18, 2004
  5:00 p.m.
  

  Joseph Rosa, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA

  At the forefront of architectural theory and practice, Rosa and his book, Next Generation Architecture: Folds, Blobs, and Boxes, help define a new era of organic shapes made…

• Getting to Know Contemporary Art Lecture Series

  The (Spectacularly) Undead: Painting in the Twenty-first Century

  Thursday, March 18, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  John S. Weber, The Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  Lecture 3 of 4 in a series
  Geared for people who are largely unfamiliar with art of the last decade but who want to learn more about it, these four classes can be taken either as a
  …

• Wine Auction and Art Auction 2004 Benefactor Party

  Wine Auction and Art Auction 2004 Benefactor Party

  Friday, March 19, 2004
  5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  

  Bonhams & Butterfields
  920 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco
  
  A fund-raising event to kick off SFMOMA's fifteenth biennial Art Auction on May 19, 2004, this spectacular evening is
  
  
  …

• Art and Conversation

  Romare Bearden: Media and Message

  Friday, March 26, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Jill Dawsey, curatorial associate of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Bearden's collages from the 1960s engage the artistic strategies of the time as well as the era's social concerns, including the rise of media culture and the civil rights and…

• Getting to Know Contemporary Art Lecture Series

  However You Figure It: Bodies in the Logan Collection

  Saturday, March 27, 2004
  10:30 a.m. - noon
  

  John S. Weber, The Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  Lecture 4 of 4 in a series
  Geared for people who are largely unfamiliar with art of the last decade but who want to learn more about it, these four classes can be taken either as a
  …

• Book Signing at SFMOMA MuseumStore

  Book Signing at SFMOMA MuseumStore

  Thursday, April 01, 2004
  5:00 p.m.
  

  Ed Ruscha

  Ruscha is best known for his fascination with the city of Los Angeles, yet despite a consistent theme, his work resists categorization. With more than 250 full-color reproductions, …

• Free Tuesday Program

  Making Ideas: Supernova and the Art of the 1990s

  Tuesday, April 06, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  John S. Weber, The Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  Weber discusses featured artists and broad trends presented in the exhibition Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection. His talk explores the wide range of methods,…

• Art Sandwiched In

  Conserving Contemporary Art: The Artist's Involvement in the Process

  Monday, April 12, 2004
  noon - 1:30 p.m.
  

  Michelle Barger, objects conservator, SFMOMA
  Madeleine Grynsztejn, Elise S. Haas Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
  Moderator: Jill Sterret, director of collections and conservation, SFMOMA

  Much of the work of conserving contemporary art relies upon tried-and-true protocols. In some cases, however, the art challenges the fundamental assumptions behind these practices.…

• Fifteenth Annual Design Lecture Series

  Fifteenth Annual Design Lecture Series

  Monday, April 12, 2004
  7:30 p.m.
  

  Todd Waterbury, creative director, Weiden & Kennedy

  A creative director in advertising, Waterbury discusses his award-winning work, including ingenious print and television advertising for corporations throughout the world.
  
  $20
  
  …

• Lecture

  Rethinking the Implications of Pop Art

  Saturday, April 17, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  David Antin, poet, critic, and performance artist

  A veteran of the New York and Los Angeles 1960s art scenes, Antin is internationally known for his "talk pieces" — reflective performances mixing criticism, comedy,…

• Art and Conversation

  Where Do Artists Get Their Ideas for Making Art?

  Friday, April 30, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Julie Charles, manager of docent programs, SFMOMA

  Focusing on works from the SFMOMA collection (and paintings by Jasper Johns in particular), Julie Charles explores the question of how artists seek out, develop, accrue, and at…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Saturday, May 01, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Rachel Whiteread, artist

  Whiteread, whose work can be seen in Supernova, became internationally renowned in the 1990s for her poetic sculptures addressing domestic objects and architectural spaces. In this…

• Fifteenth Annual Design Lecture Series

  Fifteenth Annual Design Lecture Series

  Monday, May 03, 2004
  7:30 p.m.
  

  Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar, graphic designers

  The annual Design Lecture Series features talks by world-renowned "individuals of design," critical thinkers working in diverse creative fields.
  
  $20 general; $18 AIGA and SFMOMA
  
  …

• Free Tuesday Program

  Pipilotti's Wonder World

  Tuesday, May 04, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Peggy Phelan, Ann O'Day Maples Professor in the Arts, Stanford University

  Pipilotti Rist's site-specific video installations challenge spatial limits through an unusual and uncompromising use of materials. Moving images, sound, and physical objects…

• Lecture

  The Architect's Vision

  Thursday, May 06, 2004
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Mark Wigley, interim dean and professor, School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University

  Internationally respected architectural theorist Mark Wigley questions the vision of architects today, examining how decades of pervasive computer use have affected design,…

• Free Admission on Mother's Day

  Koret Day Around the Bay

  Sunday, May 09, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA will be free to all on Mother's Day in celebration of the Koret Foundation's 25th anniversary.
  
  

  
  

• Special Event

  The Bay Area Remembers Bearden

  Saturday, May 15, 2004
  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Mayhew, artist
  Raymond Saunders, artist
  Peter Selz, curator and historian
  Carl Worth, curator

  This closing event brings together a number of Bearden's associates and friends for a discussion of his work and legacy. Mayhew talks about the Spiral Group that Bearden cofounded…

• Art Auction 2004

  Art Auction 2004

  Wednesday, May 19, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  

  The Modern Art Council, SFMOMA's premier auxiliary, presents Art Auction 2004, its 15th biennial auction.

  This fundraising event will showcase fine works of art including paintings,…

• Fifteenth Annual Design Lecture Series

  Fifteenth Annual Design Lecture Series

  Monday, May 24, 2004
  7:30 p.m.
  

  John Baldessari, artist and filmmaker

  The annual Design Lecture Series features talks by world-renowned "individuals of design," critical thinkers working in diverse creative fields.
  
  $20 general; $18 AIGA and SFMOMA
  
  …

• Lecture

  Brand Fusion: The Industrial Design of Yves Béhar

  Thursday, May 27, 2004
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Joseph Rosa, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA

  Yves Béhar's narrative-based approach to design, unique product conceptualization, and ability to orchestrate corporate brand synergies distinguish him as one of the most…

• Member Sessions

  Member Sessions

  Thursday, May 27, 2004
  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  Join us for a celebration of Yves Béhar fuseproject/design series 2. Connect with members, curators, and the artist in The Schwab Room, decorated as a lounge for this event.…

• Art and Conversation

  Staging Domesticity: The Making of Fiction

  Friday, May 28, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Terri Whitlock, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  The question of photographic truth is a popular subject among contemporary artists. Larry Sultan's complex pictures of suburban homes used as sets for adult films negotiate the…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Warhol before the Brillo Box: Pre-Pop Art and Advertising

  Tuesday, June 01, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Meyer, associate professor, University of Southern California, and visiting professor, Stanford University

  During the 1950s Andy Warhol worked as a successful commercial illustrator in New York City, creating album covers, Christmas cards, book jackets, and, most notably, a continuing…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Saturday, June 05, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Larry Sultan, artist

  For more than 30 years, Larry Sultan has explored the boundaries of documentary practice. His previous bodies of work have taken many forms, including books, public art projects,…

• 2004 Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture Series

  Stella's Shapes and Melville's Words: The Quadrant and Moby-Dick

  Thursday, June 10, 2004
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Robert K. Wallace, professor of literature and language, Northern Kentucky University

  Wallace leads off the Wattis Series with this talk about Stella's monumental series of works based on Herman Melville's American classic, Moby Dick. Comprising more than 250…

• 2004 Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture Series

  Frank Stella on Art

  Saturday, June 12, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Frank Stella, artist

  Known as one of the most literate and passionately articulate artists of his era, Frank Stella has written and spoken extensively on contemporary art, architecture, the work of his…

• Artist Reception

  Artist Reception

  Saturday, June 12, 2004
  4:00 p.m.
  

  Frank Stella, artist
  Robert K. Wallace, professor of literature and language, Northern Kentucky University

  The Wattis Series concludes with a reception for Stella and Wallace. Refreshments will be served.

• Special Event

  Diamond Dust

  Saturday, June 12, 2004
  8:00 p.m. - noon
  

  Presented in conjunction with Pop!, this gala celebrates the culture of Pop art and the "silver dream" glamour of Andy Warhol's notorious Factory. The event features an elaborate…

• Art and Conversation

  Conserving the Collection

  Friday, June 25, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA conservation staff

  As the Museum prepares to show one of the most extensive exhibitions of its collection, conservators work to maintain the integrity of the pieces on view, ensuring that future…

• Art and Conversation

  Double Take: New Work by Evan Holloway and Dave Muller

  Friday, July 30, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Dave Muller moves fluidly between margins and centers, engaging sites ranging from the urban landscape to the white cube. Evan Holloway's humorous, beautiful, and strange…

• Free Tuesday Program

  The Dynamics of Installation Art

  Tuesday, August 03, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Joshua Shirkey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  The term installation art refers to an eclectic range of artworks that viewers can literally enter and experience. Incorporating diverse materials and media, installations extend…

• Video Screening: 2004 Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture

  Frank Stella on Art

  Saturday, August 07, 2004
  1:00 p.m.
  Saturday, August 14, 2004
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Known as one of the most literate and passionately articulate artists of his era, Frank Stella has written and spoken extensively on contemporary art, architecture, the work of his…

• Art and Conversation

  A Closer Look: Frank Stella

  Friday, August 27, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Nancy Price, docent, SFMOMA

  For more than 40 years, Frank Stella has explored the boundaries of abstract art, creating an extraordinary body of work. Learn more about Stella and his art in this lunchtime…

• Special Event

  Seeing Peace

  Saturday, September 11, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Kamler, artist

  In commemoration of the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, artist-activist Richard Kamler discusses his visionary initiative "Seeing Peace, Artists Collaborate with the United…

• Sold Out

  Special Event and Book Signing

  Snapshots of William Eggleston

  Saturday, September 18, 2004
  3:00 p.m.
  

  William Christenberry, artist
  Andy Grundberg, critic and photography chair, Corcoran College of Art and Design

  Capturing images of everyday Southern life and vernacular culture, William Eggleston developed a highly personal style that flirts with the banal and exploits the visual vocabulary…

• Art and Conversation

  Between Art and Life: Biography As Artwork?

  Friday, September 24, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Beth Dungan, independent scholar and postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley

  In this participatory presentation, Dungan asks how biography can influence artwork. Looking at the work of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, and Jay DeFeo, Dungan explores questions of…

• College Night

  Focus on the SFMOMA Painting and Sculpture Collection

  Thursday, September 30, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  

  The Museum invites the college community to view the recently reconceived SFMOMA collection exhibitions Matisse and Beyond and Between Art and Life, as well as the special exhibition …

• Artist Talk

  Cultural Cartographers: Dave Muller and Evan Holloway

  Thursday, September 30, 2004
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Evan Holloway, artist
  Dave Muller, artist
  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Dave Muller and Evan Holloway both use art to chart the cultural and physical terrain that surrounds them. In this evening program in conjunction with College Night, they are…

• Free Tuesday Program

  William Eggleston: At War with the Obvious

  Tuesday, October 05, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Corey Keller, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA

  When Eggleston's photographs were first exhibited in 1976, they provoked a critical response that ranged from admiration to outright condemnation. His medium, subject matter, and…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, October 07, 2004
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Mary Lucier, artist

  Known for elegant, thought-provoking video installations, Lucier began her artistic career as a sculptor, photographer, and performance artist before turning to electronic media in…

• Opening Day Panel Discussion

  Fabricating Affluence

  Saturday, October 09, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Phil Patton, author, journalist, and contributing editor, I.D. Magazine
  Virginia Postrel, author, The Substance of Style
  Joseph Rosa, The Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
  Valerie Steele, director, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

  Glamour catalogue contributors Patton, Postrel, Rosa, and Steele examine the concept of glamour in three disciplines - fashion, industrial design, and architecture - from its…

• Art Sandwiched In

  Commissioning Art

  Thursday, October 14, 2004
  noon - 1:30 p.m.
  

  Janet Bishop, curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Bishop leads a panel of experts in an in-depth discussion of commissioning art. This event is hosted by the Modern Art Council (MAC), an auxiliary of SFMOMA, and is the first in a…

• Teacher Institute

  Living Large: Glamour

  Saturday, October 16, 2004
  9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  

  This program examines how notions of glamour have evolved to include high-end design, an affinity with street culture, and a penchant for risk taking by looking at the objects in …

• Panel Discussion

  Merging Perspectives: A Collaboration of Design Genres

  Thursday, October 21, 2004
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Carol Koffel, industrial designer, Gingko Design
  Phyllis Martin-Vegue, interior designer, SMWM
  Marsha Maytum, architect, Leddy Maytum Stacy
  Joseph Rosa, The Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
  Lucille Tenazas, graphic designer, Tenazas Design

  Four accomplished designers from diverse disciplines examine the convergence of their professions from a holistic design perspective in a discussion moderated by curator Joseph…

• Sold Out

  Special Lecture

  Fashion: Zac Posen

  Friday, October 22, 2004
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Zac Posen, designer

  After only three seasons, New York designer Zac Posen has established a completely new aesthetic that is both elegant and eccentric. In this program Posen talks about his…

• Opening Day Lecture

  From the Ferus Gallery to the Auction Block: Roy Lichtenstein and the 1960s Art Scene

  Saturday, October 23, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Irving Blum, art dealer and collector

  As director of Los Angeles's Ferus Gallery from 1957 to 1966, Irving Blum was one of the most influential art dealers of his time, giving Pop art its start by showing the work of…

• Art and Conversation

  How Can We Find Meaning in a Work of Art?

  Friday, October 29, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Julie Charles, manager of docent programs, SFMOMA

  Focusing on works in Between Art and Life, Charles explores the question of how viewers find meaning in contemporary art, which can sometimes be quite challenging. Charles provides…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Letters as Art: The Prints of Jack Stauffacher

  Tuesday, November 02, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Darrin Alfred, curatorial associate, architecture and design, SFMOMA

  Stauffacher has been a preeminent figure in the fields of fine book design and letterpress printing for more than 40 years. Featured in Belles Lettres, Stauffacher's The Vico…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, November 04, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Doris Salcedo, artist

  Through sculpture and installation, Colombian artist Salcedo creates poetic meditations on physical and psychological violence. Although Salcedo's work is based on particular…

• Artist Talk

  Rachel Harrison's Mixed-Up Media

  Thursday, November 11, 2004
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Jill Dawsey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
  Rachel Harrison, artist

  Often suffused with humor and a provocative visual presence, Harrison's idiosyncratic sculptural work resists facile categorization. Drawing upon numerous sources, Harrison creates…

• Member Sessions Party

  New Work: Rachel Harrison

  Thursday, November 11, 2004
  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  

  Join us in celebrating New Work: Rachel Harrison. Connect with members, curators, and the artist and enjoy DJs, live music, and complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. All…

• Teacher Program

  Seeing Through the Mass Media: Roy Lichtenstein

  Saturday, November 13, 2004
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Lichtenstein was one of the first artists to examine the way culture is experienced through mass media. This program looks at cultural iconography and media-based imagery in the…

• Bay Area Treasure Luncheon

  Honoring Larry Sultan

  Wednesday, November 17, 2004
  10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Corey Keller, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
  Larry Sultan, artist

  Sultan, whose photographic series The Valley was recently on view at SFMOMA, has emerged as a major artist over the last 30 years, creating complex pictures that are at times…

• Panel Discussion

  The Open-Source Paradigm

  Thursday, November 18, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Greg Niemeyer, assistant professor for new media, UC Berkeley
  Neeru Paharia, assistant director, Creative Commons
  Jon Phillips, open-source developer and artist
  Moderator: Linda Jacobson, chief officer, Glass House Studio

  As a reaction to the restrictions of intellectual property rights, the Open Source Initiative provides free computer software via the Web and allows anyone to contribute software…

• Lecture

  Industrial Design: Ross Lovegrove

  Saturday, November 20, 2004
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Ross Lovegrove, designer

  Known for designs that marry beauty and logic, London-based Lovegrove favors an organic, highly sculptural aesthetic. The Welsh designer, who describes himself as a futurist and a…

• Book Signing

  Supernatural: The Work of Ross Lovegrove

  Saturday, November 20, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Ross Lovegrove

  Lovegrove - whose work is featured in the Glamour exhibition - will be on hand to sign copies of his new book, Supernatural. This comprehensive monograph, filled with more than 300…

• Art Sandwiched In

  Critical Digital Regionalism and the Bay Style of San Francisco Architecture

  Tuesday, November 30, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  

  Elizabeth Ranieri, Kuth/Ranieri Architects
  Thom Faulders, Beige Design
  Lisa Iwamoto, IwamotoScott Architecture
  Stanley Saitowitz, Stanley Saitowitz Office/Natoma Architects Inc.
  Moderator: Joseph Rosa, The Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA

  San Francisco architecture is returning to its radical and experimental design roots, moving beyond the innovative designs of Charles W. Moore, Bernard Maybeck, and William Wurster…

Film (14)

• Video Screenings

  Going Where I've Never Been: Photography of Diane Arbus

  Thursday, November 06, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, November 07, 2003
  noon
  Friday, November 07, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, November 08, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, November 08, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, November 13, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, November 14, 2003
  noon
  Friday, November 14, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, November 15, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, November 15, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, November 20, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, November 21, 2003
  noon
  Friday, November 21, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, November 22, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, November 22, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, November 27, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, November 28, 2003
  noon
  Friday, November 28, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, November 29, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, November 29, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, December 04, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, December 05, 2003
  noon
  Friday, December 05, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, December 06, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, December 06, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, December 11, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, December 12, 2003
  noon
  Friday, December 12, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, December 13, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, December 13, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, December 18, 2003
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, December 19, 2003
  noon
  Friday, December 19, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, December 20, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, December 20, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Friday, December 26, 2003
  noon
  Friday, December 26, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, December 27, 2003
  noon
  Saturday, December 27, 2003
  2:00 p.m.
  Friday, January 02, 2004
  noon
  Friday, January 02, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, January 03, 2004
  noon
  Saturday, January 03, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, January 08, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, January 09, 2004
  noon
  Friday, January 09, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, January 10, 2004
  noon
  Saturday, January 10, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, January 15, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, January 16, 2004
  noon
  Friday, January 16, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, January 17, 2004
  noon
  Saturday, January 17, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, January 22, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, January 23, 2004
  noon
  Friday, January 23, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, January 24, 2004
  noon
  Saturday, January 24, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, January 29, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, January 30, 2004
  noon
  Friday, January 30, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, January 31, 2004
  noon
  Saturday, January 31, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Thursday, February 05, 2004
  6:00 p.m.
  Friday, February 06, 2004
  noon
  Friday, February 06, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  Saturday, February 07, 2004
  noon
  Saturday, February 07, 2004
  2:00 p.m.
  

  By Camera Three Productions, 1989

  This documentary explores Arbus's work and ideas through her own words, spoken by Marieclare Costello Arbus, and the reflections of those who knew her best: Doon Arbus (daughter),…

• Pop Art: The Test of the Object

  Daily (except Wednesdays) July 01 - August 31, 2004
  noon
  

  Jasper Johns' icon of the familiar, Robert Rauschenberg's "combines" of art and life, Claes Oldenburg's soda-pop themes, Andy Warhol and his "Factory" - these and other aspects of…

• Free Tuesday Program: Film Screening

  Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  Tuesday, July 06, 2004
  noon
  

  By Chuck Workman, 1990
  Executive producer: Marilyn Lewis
  87 minutes

  This documentary chronicles Andy Warhol's life and career from his childhood in Pittsburgh to his meteoric rise in the art world. The film includes several enigmatic interviews…

• L.A. Suggested by the Art of Ed Ruscha

  Daily (except Wednesdays) August 01 - August 15, 2004
  noon
  

• Special Program

  The Films of Bruce Conner

  Thursday, August 12, 2004
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Bruce Conner, artist
  Anthony Reveaux, writer and critic

  This special program features a comprehensive selection of the work of pioneering artist and filmmaker Bruce Conner. Conner will be present to introduce the program as well as…

• Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  Daily (except Wednesdays) August 16 - August 31, 2004
  noon
  

  This stylish and definitive documentary shows a look at "Factory" life and several enigmatic interviews given by Warhol over the years, as well as a dazzling array of images form…

• Claes Oldenburg "Happenings": Ray Gun Theater 1962

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 01 - September 19, 2004
  noon
  

  Early in 1962, Claes Oldenburg offered a remarkable series of ten "Happenings" in a store on East Second Street in New York City. Saroff has compressed the rich and sprawling…

• art:21 — Art in the Twenty-First Century

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 02 - September 30, 2004
  noon
  

  This series focuses on artists Barry McGee, Bruce Nauman, Kara Walker, and Louise Bourgeois. Creative innovators whose works defy categorization, these artists represent a striking…

• Free Tuesday Program: Video Screening

  Matta: The Eye of a Surrealist

  Tuesday, September 07, 2004
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  By Jane Crawford, 2004, 60 min.

  Initially associated with the Surrealists, painter Roberto Matta went on to stimulate the development of Abstract Expressionism and to influence artists around the world with his…

• Film Screening

  52 Spaces

  Thursday, September 09, 2004
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Performance with projection by Scanner

  Commissioned by The British School at Rome for film director Michelangelo Antonioni's 90th birthday in 2002, 52 Spaces uses sounds of the city of Rome and elements of The Eclipse,…

• Four Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 20 - October 31, 2004
  noon
  

  A collective portrait of four artists linked only by their intention of expressing ideas through art, unconnected to traditional concepts of beauty, storytelling, or pictorial…

• Roy Lichtenstein in Context

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 23, 2004 - February 22, 2005
  noon
  

  
  October 23 - December 31, 2004:
  Weekdays (except Wednesdays): 3:00 p.m.
  Weekends: 1:00 p.m.

  January 01 - February 22, 2005:
  Weekdays (except Wednesdays): 4:00 p.m.
  Thursdays: 7:30 p.m.
  …

• Glamour in Context

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 01, 2004 - January 17, 2005
  11:00 a.m.
  

  This series of videos reflects on facets of historical and contemporary concepts of glamour.

• Mary Lucier: Selected Works, 1975–2000

  November 06 - December 18, 2004
  11:00 a.m.
  

  
  These screenings provide a comprehensive view of Lucier's video explorations of landscape, memory, and the cycles of life.

  November 6-27, 2004:
  The 1970s: Phenomena, 56 min.

  December…

Tours (5)

• Highlights from Pop! From San Francisco Collections

  Highlights from Pop! From San Francisco Collections

  Daily (except Wednesdays) March 06 - September 19, 2004
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Spotlight Tours

  The Painting and Sculpture Collection Tour

  Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, noon - 12:30 p.m.

  These innovative lunchtime tours give you food for thought, beginning with a short video clip of a featured artist and then moving into the galleries for viewing and discussion.

• Roy Lichtenstein: All About Art

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 23, 2004 - February 22, 2005
  noon
  

  Narrated by the artist's son Mitchell Lichtenstein, this self-guided audio tour offers a lively look at Lichtenstein's art, with recordings of the artist discussing his work and…

• Highlights from Roy Lichtenstein

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 23, 2004 - February 22, 2005
  noon
  

• Glamour: Fashion, Industrial Design, Architecture

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 23, 2004 - January 17, 2005
  noon
  

  This self-guided audio tour offers critical insights into Glamour, with commentary by Joseph Rosa, SFMOMA Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, and SFMOMA…

For Families (10)

• Family Studio

  Family Studio

  Sunday, January 18, 2004
  11:00 a.m.
  

  On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.
  
  
  
  …

• Family Studio

  Family Studio

  Sunday, March 21, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.
  
  
  
  …

• Family Studio

  Family Studio

  Sunday, April 18, 2004
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.
  
  
  
  …

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, May 16, 2004
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.
  
  Free with Museum admission. For more
  
  …

• Family Day

  Family Day

  Sunday, June 20, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  This daylong celebration coinciding with Father's Day features hands-on art projects, docent-led gallery activities, and live music and theater performances for the whole family.
  
  $2
  
  …

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, July 18, 2004
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.
  
  
  
  …

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, August 15, 2004
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  On the third Sunday of every month, families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, September 19, 2004
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Families are invited to drop in for a hands-on art studio directed by guest artists. Activities may include drawing, collage, and assemblage.

• Family Day

  Family Day

  Sunday, October 17, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  This daylong celebration features hands-on art projects, docent-led gallery activities, and live music and theater performances for the whole family.

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, November 21, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  This family studio will focus on Glamour. Join local artist Mimi Tsang for a hands-on activity that will be sure to dazzle your eyes!

For Educators (1)

• Fall Teacher Open House

  Teacher Block Party!

  Saturday, September 18, 2004
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  This year, SFMOMA, the California Academy of Sciences, and Zeum invite Bay Area educators to preview fall exhibitions at each institution.

  From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at SFMOMA, educators…