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Exhibitions (26)

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  Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth

  October 20, 2006 - January 21, 2007
  

  Born in Germany in 1945, Anselm Kiefer is widely recognized as one of the most significant artists of our time. The first American survey of Kiefer's work in almost 20 years, this…

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  Charged Space: Jane and Louise Wilson/Fikret Atay

  October 20, 2006 - January 21, 2007
  

  Charged Space features two video installations that allude to the loaded histories of specific sites. Both works confront the political subtexts of otherwise banal locations. Stasi…

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  Alexander Girard: Vibrant Modern

  October 14, 2006 - February 25, 2007
  

  As director of the Herman Miller textile division from 1952 to 1973, Alexander Girard brought a passion for ethnic motifs and extravagantly bright colors to the clean, streamlined…

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  Paul Klee

  October 14, 2006 - April 01, 2007
  

  A changing selection of the work of Swiss-born Modernist Paul Klee has been a regular feature in SFMOMA's galleries since 1984, when Dr. Carl Djerassi initially placed his…

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  SFMOMA Scavengers

  October 01 - October 03, 2006
  

  100 Clues. 50 Teams. $4K. SFMOMA teams up with British artist Joshua Sofaer to create the ultimate art scavenger hunt. With only nine hours and the seven-by-seven-mile area of San…

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  New Work: Phil Collins

  September 16, 2006 - January 21, 2007
  

  British artist Phil Collins has made work in conflicted geopolitical sites around the world, including Baghdad, Belfast, Bogotá, and Ramallah, creating nuanced representations…

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  Imposing Order: Contemporary Photography and the Archive

  September 02, 2006 - January 02, 2007
  

  The ability to catalogue objects and capture exacting details has aligned the photograph with the archive. This exhibition highlights contemporary critiques of the notion of the…

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  Mexico as Muse: Tina Modotti and Edward Weston

  September 02, 2006 - January 02, 2007
  

  For a few exhilarating years in the 1920s, two of the major figures in 20th-century photography, Tina Modotti and Edward Weston, shared a passionate partnership with each other.…

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  Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT

  June 23 - September 17, 2006
  

  SFMOMA is the only U.S. venue for this full-scale survey, the first to gather together multimedia artist Matthew Barney's entire DRAWING RESTRAINT series. Spanning almost 20 years, …

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  Shomei Tomatsu: Skin of the Nation

  May 13 - August 13, 2006
  

  Little known outside his home country, Shomei Tomatsu is widely considered the most important figure in Japanese postwar photography. His photographs span more than 50 years,…

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  Paul Klee: New to the Djerassi Collection

  May 05 - October 09, 2006
  

  A changing selection of the work of Swiss-born modernist Paul Klee has been a regular feature in SFMOMA's galleries since 1984, when Dr. Carl Djerassi initially placed his…

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  SFMOMA Sculpture Garden Competition

  April 21 - September 05, 2006
  

  On January 18, 1995, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art moved into its current building, designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta. With fifty thousand square feet of…

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  New Work: Tim Gardner, Marcelino Gonçalves, Zak Smith

  April 21 - September 05, 2006
  

  The latest exhibition in the ongoing New Work series presents the California museum premieres of three artists from across North America. Though they work independently, Tim Gardner…

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  Xefirotarch/design series 4

  March 31 - September 17, 2006
  

  Since its founding in 2001, Hernán Díaz Alonso's Los Angeles-based architectural firm, Xefirotarch, has attracted critical praise and global attention for its highly…

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  Beyond Real: Surrealist Photography and Sculpture from Bay Area Collections

  March 23 - May 21, 2006
  

  Organized in conjunction with The Surreal Calder, this exhibition includes more than 200 photographs and sculptures showcasing Surrealism's pinnacle in the 1920s and 1930s as well…

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  The Surreal Calder

  March 03 - May 21, 2006
  

  Living and working in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, Alexander Calder was naturally influenced by the burgeoning surrealist movement, and some of its most prominent voices —…

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  Richard Long: The Path Is the Place Is the Line

  January 21 - April 25, 2006
  

  Part of a generation of artists who engage the land as their artistic medium, Richard Long is known for idea-based works that take inspiration from his experiences in the…

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  1906 Earthquake: A Disaster in Pictures

  January 21 - May 30, 2006
  

  In commemoration of the centennial of the great earthquake that struck the San Francisco area on April 18, 1906, this exhibition brings together approximately 100 photographs drawn…

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  Todd Eberle: Architectural Abstractions

  December 16, 2005 - March 07, 2006
  

  Architectural abstractions — cropped details of ceilings, windows, tiling, and other surfaces — are the subject of Todd Eberle's most recent photographic series. His…

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  New Work: Wangechi Mutu

  December 16, 2005 - April 02, 2006
  

  Wangechi Mutu, a Kenyan-born artist based in New York, makes luscious yet unsettling pictures of female figures. Her painted and collaged works on Mylar function as potent social…

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  Kiki Smith: A Gathering, 1980-2005

  November 19, 2005 - January 29, 2006
  

  Best known for provocative depictions of the female body — both in anatomical fragments and in full figure — Kiki Smith has explored a broad range of subjects,…

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  Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967-2005

  November 19, 2005 - February 28, 2006
  

  A prolific and celebrated artist, Chuck Close has worked for nearly four decades within a carefully defined practice focused exclusively on portraiture. Close's own image, more…

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  Double Feature: Steve McQueen and Peter Sarkisian

  November 10, 2005 - May 21, 2006
  

  The Double Feature series juxtaposes two media works, revealing affinities and provoking unexpected associations between them while highlighting the individual perspective of each…

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  Robert Adams: Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration

  September 29, 2005 - January 03, 2006
  

  Inspired by the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition, photographer Robert Adams's most recent work presents a new look at the territory these explorers covered and the…

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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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  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.…

Talks + Events (55)

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  Thursday, January 12, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Brigitte Shim, principal, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects

  Shim's innovative Toronto-based firm integrates furniture, architecture, and landscape design. The firm's focus on the intersections between buildings and sites results in a…

• Opening Program

  Artist Talk: Richard Long

  Saturday, January 21, 2006
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Long, artist

  Since the late 1960s, Long has based his work on walks in such diverse places as the Scottish Highlands, the Alps, the Andes, and the Sahara desert. Using sculptures, maps, words,…

• Sold Out

  Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, January 26, 2006
  6:00 p.m.
  

  William Kentridge, artist

  South African artist Kentridge creates profound works deploying charcoal drawings as the basis for animated films. Kentridge's labor-intensive technique involves making a drawing,…

• Art and Conversation

  Architectural Photography: Art and Image

  Friday, January 27, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Ruth Keffer, curatorial associate, architecture and design, SFMOMA

  Many buildings and spaces are familiar to us only through representations: architectural renderings, illustrations, and photographs. Though photography is a tool for documentation,…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, February 02, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
  Wangechi Mutu, artist

  Mutu creates large-scale collages using ink, acrylic, and fragments of images she culls from glossy magazines. This layering technique allows for juxtapositions that explore mythic…

• Teacher Workshop

  Certified Self-Guided Touring Workshop

  Saturday, February 04, 2006
  8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  

  This workshop acquaints educators with SFMOMA's collections and touring procedures. Participating teachers receive a slide set and gallery worksheets to help prepare students for…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Picturing Disaster: The 1906 Earthquake

  Tuesday, February 07, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Corey Keller, assistant curator, photography, SFMOMA

  In the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fire, many photographers - both amateur and professional - took to the streets and documented the unimaginable damage. Keller presents…

• Lecture

  Preserving Motion Picture Palaces

  Thursday, February 09, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Alice Carey, owner and founder, Carey & Co. Inc.
  Michael Crowe, author and historic preservation consultant
  Katherine Petrin, architectural historian, Architectural Resources Group

  The golden age of motion pictures saw the development of opulent single-screen movie houses whose exotic architectural styles helped transport audiences to faraway places.…

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

  Sunday, February 19, 2006
  noon
  

  Laurent de Brunhoff

  Fifty years ago, Laurent de Brunhoff took the reins from his father, Jean, and became the creative force behind the lovable elephant Babar and his friends. He is the author of more…

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  Thursday, February 23, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Teddy Cruz, principal, Estudio Teddy Cruz

  Inspired by his studio's location near the border between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, Cruz explores the uniqueness of this bicultural territory in his design work.…

• Art and Conversation

  Coming Through: Filmed Street Actions

  Friday, February 24, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Tanya Zimbardo, curatorial associate, media arts, SFMOMA

  Steve McQueen's video installation Drumroll looks at Manhattan through the unconventional eye of an oil drum. A formal investigation of motion, the piece also records spatial…

• Opening Program

  The Surreal Calder: A Natural

  Thursday, March 02, 2006
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Mark Rosenthal, adjunct curator of 20th-century art, The Menil Collection

  Organized by Rosenthal, The Surreal Calder places the artist back in the context of Surrealism, where his art began, to provide a more profound understanding of his achievements. In…

• Continuing Education

  Surrealism in Art

  Saturday, March 04, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  Saturday, March 11, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  Thursday, March 16, 2006
  4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  Saturday, March 18, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  Saturday, March 25, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

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

  This five-part course explores the influence of Surrealism on modern and contemporary art, beginning in the early 20th century and continuing through today. The exhibitions The…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Between Action, Object, and Record: The Art of Richard Long

  Tuesday, March 07, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Terri Whitlock, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  Long appropriates walking as an artistic gesture - an activity that fits somewhere between performance and sculpture. His works - serving as both art and record - adhere to a…

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  Steven Ehrlich

  Thursday, March 09, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Steven Ehrlich, FAIA

  Ehrlich's award-winning firm is internationally recognized for distinctive designs that fuse the traditions of architecture with cultural and environmental sensitivity. The firm's…

• Opening Program

  Digital Architecture: Mapping Contemporary Studio Practices

  Thursday, March 30, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Hernán Díaz Alonso, Xefirotarch
  Greg Lynn, Greg Lynn FORM
  Hani Rashid, Studio Asymptote
  Joseph Rosa, John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago

  Digital technology has made possible an almost unlimited vocabulary of architectural form. In this program, participants present early and recent case studies that survey the range…

• Art and Conversation

  Slow Time: Meditation, Duration, and Labor in Contemporary Art

  Friday, March 31, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Western society has been moving more quickly since the advent of industrialization. A number of artists, however, have chosen to resist this trend, making works that reflect…

• Panel Discussion

  Disasters in Pictures

  Saturday, April 01, 2006
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Corey Keller, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
  Robin Kelsey, assistant professor, history of art and architecture, Harvard University
  Mark Klett, artist and faculty, Arizona State University

  In commemoration of the centennial of the 1906 earthquake and fire that struck the Bay Area, panelists discuss the various ways catastrophic events are recorded, interpreted, and…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Fantastic Imagining: Calder's Surrealism

  Tuesday, April 04, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Beth Dungan, independent curator

  Dungan demonstrates how an examination of Calder's work through the lens of Surrealism enhances our understanding and appreciation of his oeuvre. Referencing surrealist photography…

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

  Thursday, April 06, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  David Choong Lee
  Damon Soule
  Mars-1
  Brett Amory
  Nome Edonna
  Oliver Vernon

  Like pages torn from each artist's sketchbook, Convergence provides a snapshot of street art from Los Angeles to New York. Meet the artists as they sign copies of this unique book.

• Lecture

  Industrial Design Heavyweights

  Thursday, April 13, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Robert Brunner, Partner, Pentagram Design, Inc.
  With special guests from Pentagram

  For nearly 10 years, Robert Brunner has been a partner in the world-renowned firm Pentagram, using it as a platform to practice his craft of industrial design. Pentagram is by…

• Lecture

  Genre Trouble: Surrealist Photography

  Thursday, April 20, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Tirza Latimer, independent curator and visiting assistant professor of visual studies, California College of the Arts

  With their perverse applications of photography, the Surrealists exposed Western narratives to critical scrutiny in the wake of the world's first large-scale war. Their…

• Art and Conversation

  Now You See It, Now You Don't

  Friday, April 28, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Julie Charles, manager of docent programs, SFMOMA

  Focusing on works in Matisse and Beyond and Between Art and Life, this program explores ideas of transparency, disintegration, invisibility, and the ephemeral in modern and…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity of Design

  Tuesday, May 02, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Mara Holt Skov, independent curator

  Turning away from the hard edges of modernism, "blobjects" reflect the growth of technology and optimism in the late 20th century. The explosion of amorphic, organic, and…

• Gala Reception

  13th Annual Artists Warehouse Sale

  Wednesday, May 03, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  Music and refreshments

  Sale continues over the weekend:
  Thursday and Friday, Noon - 8:00 p.m.
  Saturday, Noon - 5:30 p.m.
  Sunday, Noon - 4:00 p.m.

  Peruse a huge selection of paintings,…

• Opening Program

  Western Exposures: Shomei Tomatsu and Postwar Japan

  Saturday, May 13, 2006
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Ian Buruma, Henry R. Luce Professor of Human Rights and Journalism, Bard College

  Growing up in the Netherlands and Japan in the years following World War II, Buruma gained a unique perspective on how Western culture had infiltrated the East. The author of…

• Art Auction 2006

  Art Auction 2006

  Wednesday, May 17, 2006
  5:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
  

  
  5:00 p.m. Benefactor reception
  6:00 p.m. Cocktail reception and hors d'oeuvres
  7:00 p.m. Live auction
  5:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Silent auction

  The Modern Art Council, SFMOMA's premier…

• Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture

  World Enough and Time

  Thursday, May 18, 2006
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Robert Storr, Rosalee Solow Professor of Modern Art, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

  Founded in 1995 through the generosity of Phyllis Wattis, this annual program brings influential artists and thinkers to SFMOMA. This year's distinguished lecturer is 2007 Venice…

• Art and Conversation

  Painting Masculinity

  Friday, May 26, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Joshua Shirkey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Because of men's historical dominance in the art world, painting has long been associated with masculine identities - from the voyeurism of the 18th and 19th centuries to the macho…

• Free Tuesday Program: Special Video Screening

  Frank Gehry: An Architecture of Joy

  Tuesday, June 06, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  By Michael Blackwood, 2000, 58 min.

  Frank Gehry: An Architecture of Joy explores American architect Gehry's accomplishments since 1990, when he started working with a computer program to develop his signature fluid…

• Sold Out

  Opening Program

  Artist Talk: Matthew Barney

  Thursday, June 22, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Matthew Barney, artist

  Beginning with his first solo museum exhibition at SFMOMA in 1991, Barney has gained international attention on the contemporary art scene, developing a complex body of work that…

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

  Thursday, June 22, 2006
  8:00 p.m.
  

  Matthew Barney

  Matthew Barney will be on hand to sign copies of Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT Vol. 1, Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT Vol. 2, and Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT Vol. 3.

• Art and Conversation

  The Art of Exhibitions: A Look Behind the Scenes

  Friday, June 30, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Kent Roberts, exhibition design manager and chief preparator, SFMOMA

  Contemporary art often defies traditional categorization, extending beyond conventional notions of painting and sculpture. As a result, many artworks pose unique challenges during…

• Lecture

  Supply and Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey

  Thursday, July 06, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Shepard Fairey, artist and graphic designer

  In the 1990s Fairey became known for his Obey campaign, which unfolded before a worldwide audience. The guerrilla tactics and large, propaganda-like posters he employed for the…

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

  Thursday, July 06, 2006
  7:30 p.m.
  

  Shepard Fairey

  Shepard Fairey will be on hand to sign copies of Supply And Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey. A lecture by Fairey precedes the signing.

• Art and Conversation

  Change, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity: The Photographs of Shomei Tomatsu

  Friday, July 28, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Elizabeth Gand, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  Tomatsu came of age in postwar Japan, amid a culture shattered by World War II. His photographs of people, cities, and landscapes respond to momentous events, but in a poetic…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Matthew Barney's Path of Performance

  Tuesday, August 01, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Tanya Zimbardo, curatorial associate, media arts, SFMOMA

  Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT offers an in-depth look at the unifying role performance plays in the artist's multimedia practice. Barney has developed an innovative approach to…

• Art and Conversation

  Familiar Faces

  Friday, August 25, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Nancy Price, docent and director of marketing and communications, SFMOMA

  From Henri Matisse's Femme au Chapeau (1905) to Frida Kahlo's Frieda and Diego Rivera (1931), the SFMOMA collection houses many beloved art treasures. Join Price for a lively…

• Continuing Education

  Contemporary Art X 121

  Wednesday, September 13, 2006
  6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
  

  Terri Cohn, writer, curator, and art historian

  This 10-session course examines the materials, techniques, and ideas behind contemporary art, as well as the key movements in modern art history that provide context for more…

• Special Event

  College Night

  Thursday, September 21, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA and Noise Pop invite the college community to visit the Museum for a special evening of art and music to celebrate a selection of rock posters on view in the architecture…

• Lecture

  Artist Talk: Rex Ray

  Thursday, September 21, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rex Ray, artist and designer

  San Francisco-based artist Ray has exhibited paintings and drawings in numerous galleries and museums. He is also a celebrated graphic designer who has created works featuring…

• Art and Conversation

  Artistic Freedom and Meaning

  Friday, September 29, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Terri Cohn, writer, curator, and visiting faculty, San Francisco Art Institute

  What is the significance of artistic freedom, for artists and the world at large? Cohn examines various forms of artistic expression through the years and how artists' choices of…

• Symposium

  Art Scavengers: A Stanford Symposium on Found Objects

  Sunday, October 01, 2006
  2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Pamela Lee, associate professor of art and art history, Stanford University
  Chris Chafe, professor of music, Stanford University
  Michael Shanks, professor of archeology, Stanford University
  Juliana Spahr, poet

  In 1917 Marcel Duchamp shocked the art world with an overturned urinal entitled Fountain. In 2001 Found magazine was launched, inspired by a note left mistakenly on Davy Rothbart's…

• Free Tuesday Program

  SFMOMA Scavengers: An Urban Adventure

  Tuesday, October 03, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Joshua Sofaer, artist

  On September 30, artist Joshua Sofaer and SFMOMA join forces for the ultimate scavenger hunt, sending 50 teams through the streets of San Francisco armed with clues that pertain to…

• Discussion

  The Impulse to Impose Order

  Thursday, October 05, 2006
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Barnes, artist
  Erin Garcia, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA
  Doug Hall, artist
  Nigel Poor, artist
  Terri Whitlock, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  The exhibition Imposing Order presents work by contemporary photographers who examine archival practices. Diverse in approach and subject matter, these photographers share an…

• Film Screenings

  The Host

  Thursday, October 12, 2006
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Bong Joon-Ho, 119 min.

  One of the most fertile genres in cinema and television, animation is a hub for cross-pollination among artistic, commercial, and industrial media. It encompasses special effects,…

• Film Screenings

  The Kids Are Alright

  Saturday, October 14, 2006
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Total running time: 63 min.

  Award-winning shorts from abroad meet up with Student Academy Award and Student Emmy winners from the United States, demonstrating the originality and innovation of the next…

• Film Screenings

  International Panorama

  Saturday, October 14, 2006
  3:30 p.m.
  

  Total running time: 70 min.

  Featuring the finest narrative, abstract, and experimental animation, this program valorizes the beautiful and sometimes strange works made by independent animators from around the…

• Film Screenings

  The Iron Giant

  Sunday, October 15, 2006
  noon
  

  Brad Bird, 86 min.

  Highlighting SFMOMA's semiannual Family Day, this screening features a pristine archival print of Bird's family and cult classic about the touching relationship between a boy and a…

• Opening Program

  Anselm Kiefer: Church and State

  Thursday, October 19, 2006
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Michael Auping, chief curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

  The organizing curator of Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth, Auping offers a deeper reflection on the artist's long-running fascination with the relationship between heaven and earth,…

• Art and Conversation

  Tina Modotti in Mexico

  Friday, October 27, 2006
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Patricia Albers, writer and independent curator

  Albers, author of the biography Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti, examines Tina Modotti's activism and artistic productivity in Mexico. Albers addresses Modotti's…

• Lecture

  Alvar Aalto: A Master of Scandinavian Modernism

  Thursday, November 02, 2006
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Markku Lahti, director, Alvar Aalto Foundation and Museum

  One of the first and most influential practitioners of Scandinavian Modernism, Alvar Aalto was known for his humanistic approach to design, whether working in the realm of…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Anselm Kiefer: Skepticism and Hope

  Tuesday, November 07, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Janet Bishop, curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
  Peter Samis, associate curator, interpretation, SFMOMA

  Born in 1945, Kiefer belongs to a generation of Germans for whom, he has said, "there is always hope, but that must be combined with irony and, more important, skepticism." In this…

• Lecture Series

  Luxurious Dining: The Design of Scott Kester

  Thursday, November 16, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  This event has been cancelled.
  Scott Kester, president, Kester Inc.

  Working in the tradition of Alexander Girard, who designed a complete environment for the restaurant La Fonda del Sol, Kester creates sophisticated dining and lounge settings…

• Discussion

  Investigating the Boundaries of Charged Space

  Thursday, November 30, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, SFMOMA
  Deniz Göktürk, professor of German and film studies, University of California, Berkeley
  Hou Hanru, director of exhibitions and public programs, San Francisco Art Institute

  Moderated by new SFMOMA media arts curator Frieling in conjunction with Charged Space, this program explores art and politics on the perimeter of European identity. The speakers…

Film (25)

• Art:21: Stories: Kiki Smith

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 19, 2005 - January 29, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 19, 2005 - February 28, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

  Since 1969, when Close's first series of black-and-white portraits was exhibited, his paintings have fascinated the public. Working from Polaroid photographs, Close paints colossal…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Chuck Close: A Portrait in Progress

  Tuesday, January 03, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  By Marion Cajori, 1997, 57 min.

  Since 1969, when Close's first series of black-and-white portraits was exhibited, his paintings have fascinated the public. Working from Polaroid photographs, Close paints colossal…

• Stones & Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

  Daily (except Wednesdays) January 30 - March 02, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

• American Masters: Alexander Calder

  Daily (except Wednesdays) March 03 - May 21, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Daily Video Screenings

  Early Films of San Francisco, Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire, 1896-1915

  Daily (except Wednesdays) March 03 - May 30, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Special Film Screening

  Beyond Real: Surrealist Films

  Thursday, April 06, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  This evening program features short surrealist films, including Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí as well as films by Joseph Cornell, Maya Deren,…

• Frank Gehry: An Architecture of Joy

  Daily (except Wednesdays) May 22 - June 22, 2006
  noon
  

• Paul Klee

  Daily (except Wednesdays) May 29 - June 22, 2006
  noon
  

• Studio: Olafur Eliasson

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 01 - June 22, 2006
  noon
  

• DRAWING RESTRAINT 9

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 23 - September 17, 2006
  noon
  

  Set on a whaling ship in Nagasaki Bay, Japan, DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 follows the transformations of a couple brought on board and an enormous petroleum jelly sculpture created on the…

• Nagasaki from a 45 Degree Angle: The Photographer Shomei Tomatsu

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 23 - August 13, 2006
  noon
  

• The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 23 - September 17, 2006
  noon
  

• Matisse Picasso

  Daily (except Wednesdays) July 01 - August 31, 2006
  noon
  

• Film Screening

  Matthew Barney: No Restraint

  Thursday, July 13, 2006
  6:30 p.m.
  

  By Alison Chernick, 2005, 72 min.

  Filmmaker Alison Chernick follows Matthew Barney to Japan to document the making of his latest film, DRAWING RESTRAINT 9. Known for ambitious and elaborate works of art, Barney…

• Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius

  Daily (except Wednesdays) August 14 - August 31, 2006
  noon
  

• Tina in Mexico

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 02, 2006 - January 02, 2007
  noon
  

• Free Tuesday Program

  Film Screening: Matthew Barney: No Restraint

  Tuesday, September 05, 2006
  noon
  

  Alison Chernick

  Chernick chronicles the action behind the scenes in Matthew Barney's film DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 as the artist navigates cultural divides and challenging logistics to realize his…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Documentaries on Frida Kahlo

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 18 - October 20, 2006
  noon
  

• Expressionism

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 21, 2006 - January 21, 2007
  noon
  

• Film Screening

  Is It Really So Strange?

  Thursday, October 26, 2006
  7:00 p.m.
  Saturday, October 28, 2006
  2:00 p.m.
  

  By William E. Jones, 2004, 80 min.

  Jones's insightful documentary examines the cult following of Stephen Morrissey - the former front man and singer/songwriter of British band The Smiths - that flourishes in the…

• Films by Charles and Ray Eames

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 01 - December 31, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Werner Herzog Retrospective

  Werner Herzog Retrospective

  Thursday, November 09, 2006
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  By Werner Herzog, 1972, 93 min.

  An ill-fated 1560 expedition into the Peruvian jungle provides the narrative genesis for Herzog's groundbreaking Aguirre, which imagines a grueling trek along the Amazon River by…

• Werner Herzog Retrospective

  Werner Herzog Retrospective

  Saturday, November 11, 2006
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Signs of Life and Early Shorts by Werner Herzog
  Last Words, 1968, 13 min.
  Precautions Against Fanatics, 1969, 12 min.
  Signs of Life, 1968, 90 min.

  Two rarely seen early shorts provide the context for Herzog's acclaimed first major feature film, Signs of Life. Set during the Nazi occupation of Greece, Signs of Life is a strange…

• Werner Herzog Retrospective

  Werner Herzog Retrospective

  Saturday, November 18, 2006
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Stroszek
  By Werner Herzog, 1977, 107 min.

  In one of Herzog's most moving films, Bruno Stroszek is a remote and fragile street musician who flees ordinary persecution in Berlin for a new but unimproved life in the American…

Tours (3)

• 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.

• SFMOMA Highlights

  Daily (except Wednesdays) March 23 - May 21, 2006
  11:00 a.m.
  

  This special self-guided audio tour offers critical insights into the exhibition The Surreal Calder, as well as information on works in the SFMOMA collection. After visiting The…

• Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 23 - September 17, 2006
  noon
  

  Gain a deeper understanding of Matthew Barney's DRAWING RESTRAINT project by taking an audio tour. Access the tour one of three ways: download a podcast to your personal MP3 player;…

For Families (11)

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, January 15, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA's Family Studio explores art through hands-on projects for kids. The January studio looks at the art of Kiki Smith and how an artist's work can affect our communities.…

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, February 19, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA's Family Studio explores art through hands-on projects for kids. The February studio focuses on Chuck Close, examining how our experiences shape our self-perception. Studio…

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, March 19, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  How does art connect us to the artist? To ourselves? To each other? To the world? SFMOMA's Family Studio explores these questions through hands-on art projects for kids. Studio…

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, April 16, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  How does art connect us to the artist? To ourselves? To each other? To the world? SFMOMA's Family Studio explores these questions through hands-on art projects for kids. Studio…

• The Family Studio

  Exploring Surrealism

  Sunday, May 21, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  How does art connect us to the artist? To ourselves? To each other? To the world? SFMOMA's Family Studio explores these questions through hands-on art projects for kids. In…

• Family Day

  Family Day

  Sunday, June 18, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Twice a year, the Museum opens its doors for a daylong celebration of creativity in all forms. Join us as we explore the concept of identity and how artists look at themselves and…

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, July 16, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  How can we find meaning in a work of art? Where do artists get their ideas for making art? SFMOMA's Family Studio explores these questions through hands-on art projects for kids.…

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, August 20, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  How can we find meaning in a work of art? Where do artists get their ideas for making art? SFMOMA's Family Studio explores these questions through hands-on art projects for kids.…

• The Family Studio

  Elements of Self

  Sunday, September 17, 2006
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Artists throughout the ages have created likenesses of themselves and the people around them. This month's Family Studio uses portraits in SFMOMA's collection as the impetus for…

• Family Day

  Harmony, Rhythm, and Rhyme: Parallels of Art and Music

  Sunday, October 15, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Ever wonder what the color red might sound like or what noises wavy lines might make? What song do you hear when you look at your favorite painting? Join us for a day of family fun…

• The Family Studio

  The Family Studio

  Sunday, November 19, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA's Family Studio explores art through hands-on projects for kids and docent-led tours. The November Family Studio focuses on Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth, inviting families…

For Members (23)

• Members-Only Lecture Series

  In Honor of Robert Adams: The New Topographics and American Photography of the 1970s

  Tuesday, January 10, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Saturday, January 14, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, February 07, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Tuesday, February 21, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  Saturday, February 25, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

  Corey Keller, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA

  With all-new material, this third annual photography lecture series covers four key areas of SFMOMA's photography collection and concludes with a special viewing of works from the…

• Contributing Member Reception

  Contributing Member Reception

  Tuesday, January 17, 2006
  4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  

  A special reception at the Artists Gallery gives members at the Contributing level and higher a chance to view paintings and installations by Bay Area artists Carlos Villa, Peter…

• SFMOMA Sessions

  SFMOMA Sessions

  Thursday, February 02, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  

  Wangechi Mutu, artist

  Join artist Wangechi Mutu for a celebration of her New Work installation. Visit the galleries, then stop by the party to meet the artist, sample cocktails, connect with members and…

• Sunday Morning Private Viewing Hours

  Sunday Morning Private Viewing Hours

  Sunday, February 05, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  

  Beginning in February, SFMOMA opens its doors early on the first Sunday of every month exclusively for members at the Contributing level and higher. Celebrate the launch of this…

• The Surreal Calder Member Events

  Upper-Level Member Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, March 01, 2006
  5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  

  6:00-7:30 p.m. Artists Circle members
  7:30-9:00 p.m. upper-level members

• The Surreal Calder Member Events

  Member Preview Day

  Thursday, March 02, 2006
  10:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  

• The Surreal Calder Member Events

  Member Reception

  Friday, March 03, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  Open to all members

• The Surreal Calder Member Events

  Contributing Member Private Viewing Hours

  Sunday, March 05, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  

  Contributing members

• The Surreal Calder Member Events

  Contributing Member Private Viewing Hours

  Sunday, April 02, 2006
  10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

  Contributing members

• SFMOMA Sessions: Beyond Real

  Thursday, April 20, 2006
  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  Join SFMOMA in fêting the exhibition Beyond Real: Surrealist Photography and Sculpture from Bay Area Collections. Visit the galleries, then stop by the party to enjoy a…

• Member Appreciation Day

  Member Appreciation Day

  Saturday, April 22, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  

  The Museum hosts a special daylong celebration in honor of SFMOMA members. The day offers members-only perks throughout the Museum, including special tours, a raffle, happy-hour…

• MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  Saturday, April 22, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  

  The semiannual Members-Only Sale increases your buying power by increasing your discount to 20 percent on all store merchandise. Shop early for the best selection, and don't forget…

• Contributing Member Private Viewing Hours

  Contributing Member Private Viewing Hours

  Sunday, May 07, 2006
  10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  Sunday, June 04, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  

  Contributing members

  SFMOMA opens its doors early on the first Sunday of every month for members at the Contributing level and higher.

• Member Events

  Member Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, June 21, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  

  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Artist's Circle members
  7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. upper-level members
  8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. general members

• Member Events

  Member Preview Day

  Thursday, June 22, 2006
  10:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
  

• Member Events

  Members-Only Film Screening: DRAWING RESTRAINT 9

  Thursday, June 22, 2006
  2:00 p.m.
  

  By Matthew Barney, 2005, 135 min.

  Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• SFMOMA Sessions

  SFMOMA Sessions

  Thursday, July 20, 2006
  7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  Xefirotarch

  SFMOMA Sessions brings a lounge vibe to a world-renowned art institution. This month, discover the cutting-edge designs of Hernán Díaz Alonso while celebrating the…

• SFMOMA Sessions

  Matthew Barney

  Thursday, September 14, 2006
  7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA Sessions brings a lounge vibe to a world-renowned art institution. Mark the final Thursday evening screening of Barney's DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 with a special late-night…

• Contributing Member Reception

  Contributing Member Reception

  Thursday, September 28, 2006
  5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA invites members at the Contributing level and higher to attend an exclusive reception at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery, located along the San Francisco waterfront at Fort…

• Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth Member Events

  Member Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, October 18, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  

  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Artist's Circle members
  7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. upper-level members
  8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. general members

• Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth Member Events

  Member Preview Day

  Thursday, October 19, 2006
  11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
  

  All members

• MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  Friday, November 10, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  Saturday, November 11, 2006
  9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  

  The semiannual Members-Only Sale increases your buying power by increasing your discount to 20 percent on all store merchandise. Shop early for the best selection, and don't forget…

• Member Events

  SFMOMA Sessions: Alexander Girard

  Thursday, November 16, 2006
  6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA Sessions brings a lounge vibe to a world-renowned art institution. This month, celebrate the brilliant designs of Alexander Girard, featured in the exhibition Alexander…

For Educators (2)

• Teacher Institute

  Surreal Roots: Alexander Calder

  Saturday, March 18, 2006
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  This program offers teachers an opportunity to view the exhibition The Surreal Calder and consider Alexander Calder through the lens of Surrealism.

• Teacher Institute

  Art and Poetry: Anselm Kiefer

  Saturday, November 11, 2006
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Khalil Anthony, Arts-in-Education managing director,Youth Speaks
  Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  SFMOMA and local writing and performance group Youth Speaks invite educators to take a closer look at the work of Anselm Kiefer at this half-day workshop. Learn about how Kiefer…