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Exhibitions (30)

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  New Work: Mai-Thu Perret

  November 21, 2008 - March 01, 2009
  

  For nearly a decade, Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret has been developing The Crystal Frontier, a fictional account of a group of women who found a small utopian community in the desert…

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  The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now

  November 08, 2008 - February 08, 2009
  

  Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public as essential collaborators in the…

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  Martin Puryear

  November 08, 2008 - January 25, 2009
  

  Made from a variety of natural materials — including wood, tar, rawhide, and stone — Martin Puryear's distinctive sculptures combine modernist geometry with…

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  The 1000 Journals Project

  November 01, 2008 - April 05, 2009
  

  The 1000 Journals Project is a participatory experiment that attempts to follow a thousand journals on their journeys around the world. Beginning as blank books and passing from…

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  Passageworks: Contemporary Art from the Collection

  October 25, 2008 - January 19, 2009
  

  Drawing from SFMOMA's collection, this exhibition considers themes particularly relevant in our world today: belonging and exile, mobility and immobility, and navigation and…

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  Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900

  October 11, 2008 - January 04, 2009
  

  Modern science and photography flowered simultaneously in the early 19th century, and photography was adopted as a scientific tool from the first years of its invention. Over the…

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  Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook

  September 27, 2008 - March 01, 2009
  

  In 1921 Paul Klee joined the teaching staff of the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany. There he developed lecture notes that would form the foundation of his teaching methods. These notes…

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  Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

  September 18, 2008 - January 04, 2009
  

  Half dream, half nightmare, Las Vegas captures a distinctively American mix of gumption and excess. Double Down presents a portrait of the city's spectacular environment through two…

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  New Work: Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, Mary Temple

  August 01 - November 04, 2008
  

  Working in distinct styles and media, Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, and Mary Temple explore the transformative properties of light, underscoring its ability to inform our…

• 

  Half-Life of a Dream: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection

  July 10 - October 05, 2008
  

  This selection of contemporary Chinese art from the Logan Collection reveals a spectrum of individual responses to the utopian dreams that have been driving Chinese society since…

• 

  Room for Thought: Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer

  July 10 - October 05, 2008
  

  Computer-generated video installations by Swiss artists Alexander Hahn and Yves Netzhammer reveal a fascination with internal landscapes of the mind. Hahn's interactive Luminous…

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  246 and Counting: Recent Architecture + Design Acquisitions

  July 10, 2008 - January 04, 2009
  

  This unorthodox exhibition showcases 246-plus objects acquired by SFMOMA's Architecture and Design Department since curator Henry Urbach joined the staff in September 2006.…

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  The Art of Lee Miller

  July 01 - September 14, 2008
  

  One of the most unconventional female artists of the 20th century, Lee Miller was admired for her classical beauty, intelligence, and photographic talent. This retrospective spans…

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  Frida Kahlo

  June 14 - September 28, 2008
  

  Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began painting in 1926, while recovering from a near-fatal bus accident, and soon became captivated by the medium's expressive possibilities. Kahlo's…

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  Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Collection

  April 24 - August 03, 2008
  

  It would be hard to overestimate the significance of the Elise S. Haas collection for SFMOMA. Made up of some 35 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, this group of stunning…

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  A Rooftop Garden for SFMOMA

  April 03 - October 26, 2008
  

  With construction of the museum's new 14,400-square-foot Rooftop Garden currently under way, this exhibition offers visitors an experiential glimpse of SFMOMA's expansion. A…

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  New Work: Paul Sietsema

  March 28 - June 22, 2008
  

  The latest installment in the New Work series debuts Los Angeles-based Paul Sietsema's most recent body of work, which includes sculptures, drawings, and a 16mm film. A conceptually…

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  In Collaboration: Early Works from the Media Arts Collection

  March 22 - June 08, 2008
  

  One of the first U.S. museums to embrace time-based media artworks, SFMOMA boasts a dynamic collection that spans the history of the genre. This exhibition brings together a number…

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  Friedlander

  February 23 - May 18, 2008
  

  Among photography's most prolific practitioners, Lee Friedlander is also heralded as one of the United States' finest. This retrospective assembles the most comprehensive array of…

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  Cut: Revealing the Section

  February 08 - June 08, 2008
  

  This dynamic selection drawn from the SFMOMA collection highlights the vital architectural concept of the section, a cross section of a building or object that illustrates spatial…

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  Gabriele Basilico: From San Francisco to Silicon Valley

  January 26 - June 15, 2008
  

  Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico creates beautiful, often haunting portraits of urban environments that favor areas of transition and transformation. His pictures are marked…

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  An-My Lê: Small Wars

  January 26 - May 04, 2008
  

  In her recent photographic series Small Wars and 29 Palms, Vietnamese American artist An-My Lê delves into Americans' complicated relationship with war by turning her lens on…

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  New Work: Lucy McKenzie

  November 09, 2007 - February 24, 2008
  

  In the latest installment of the New Work series, Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie blurs the boundary between reality and artificiality with paintings, drawings, and a unique…

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  Jeff Wall

  October 27, 2007 - January 27, 2008
  

  Canadian artist Jeff Wall is widely recognized as an innovative picture-maker whose dynamic photographs, both color and black-and-white, have affinities with painting and cinema.…

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  Douglas Gordon: Pretty Much Every Film and Video Work from about 1992 until Now

  October 27, 2007 - February 24, 2008
  

  This exhibition brings together nearly all of Glasgow-born Douglas Gordon's thought-provoking video works from the last 15 years in an ever-growing installation titled Pretty much…

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  Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination

  October 06, 2007 - January 06, 2008
  

  A self-taught artist, Joseph Cornell relied almost exclusively on found materials. He collected items from books, newspapers, second-hand stores, exploratory walks — even…

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  Abstract Rhythms: Paul Klee and Devendra Banhart

  September 15, 2007 - April 13, 2008
  

  Music was a consistent source of inspiration for Paul Klee, spanning the arc of his career and informing much of his practice. This exhibition features works by Klee that reveal…

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  Your tempo: Olafur Eliasson

  September 08, 2007 - January 13, 2008
  

  Olafur Eliasson has created a new work of art as part of a long-running art car program sponsored by BMW. His work transforms BMW's H₂R hydrogen-powered race car, shrouding the…

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  Take your time: Olafur Eliasson

  September 08, 2007 - February 24, 2008
  

  Widely heralded as one of the most important artists of his generation, Olafur Eliasson nimbly merges art, science, and natural phenomena to create extraordinary multisensory…

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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,…

Talks + Events (68)

• Exhibition Spotlight

  Joseph Cornell: A Present Tense

  Thursday, January 03, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Stephanie L. Taylor, assistant professor, modern and contemporary art history, New Mexico State University

  With his penchant for Victorian toy theaters and 19th-century ballerinas, Joseph Cornell is often presented as a singular, even eccentric artist caught up in a gauzy past. Taylor,…

• Artist Talk

  Douglas Gordon

  Thursday, January 10, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Russell Ferguson, adjunct curator, Hammer Museum, and professor and chair, Department of Art, University of California, Los Angeles
  Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, SFMOMA
  Douglas Gordon, artist

  Join Gordon and Ferguson for a discussion of the artist's diverse practice, which encompasses film, video, photography, performance, and text. The conversation addresses the roles…

• Sold Out

  Performance

  Devendra Banhart

  Thursday, January 17, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Devendra Banhart, musician and visual artist
  Special guests

  Since his first release of spare and often folk-based songs in 2002, Banhart has explored the intersections of rock, psychedelia, and traditional music. He is also a visual artist,…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  New Work: Lucy McKenzie

  Thursday, January 24, 2008
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Alison Gass, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Exhibition curator Gass examines McKenzie's New Work exhibition, with a focus on the artist's collaboration with fashion designer Beca Lipscombe. Lipscombe's fall clothing line is…

• Discussion

  Documents: Silicon Valley

  Saturday, January 26, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Gabriele Basilico, artist
  Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography, SFMOMA
  Fred Turner, assistant professor, communication, Stanford University
  Richard A. Walker, professor, geography, University of California, Berkeley

  Proceeding from what the artist calls a "slow-paced gaze," Basilico's work most often focuses on cities, notably those in states of construction or decay. The subject of his latest…

• Teacher Workshop

  Certified Self-Guided Touring Workshop

  Saturday, February 02, 2008
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Ideal for teachers of grades 8 to 12 who would like to tour their students without a docent, this workshop acquaints educators with SFMOMA's collections and touring procedures.…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Topographic Photography from the Collection

  Tuesday, February 05, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Lisa Sutcliffe, assistant curator, photography, SFMOMA

  Beginning February 02, SFMOMA presents an exhibition of photographs from the museum's collection highlighting topographic photography that maps the natural and architectural…

• Sold Out

  Artist Talk

  Olafur Eliasson

  Thursday, February 07, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Olafur Eliasson, artist
  Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director, Museum of Contemporary Art,
  Chicago
  Special guests

  Eliasson's celebrated projects integrate art, science, and natural phenomena to create multisensory experiences that engage the observer. The first U.S. survey of his work, Take…

• Weimar New York

  Trannyshack Presents Ladies' Choice with Ana Matronic

  Tuesday, February 12, 2008
  9:00 p.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

  $8

• Live Art

  Weimar New York: A Golden Gate Affair

  Wednesday, February 13, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Justin Bond and Ana Matronic, emcees, Lance Horne, musical direction, Penny Arcade, Marga Gomez, Daniel Isengart, Taylor Mac, Ann Magnuson, Meow Meow, The Pixie Harlots, Tigger!, Holcombe Waller, . . . And many more!

  Main (general seating): $35 general; $30 SFMOMA members, students, and seniors. Café Section (perimeter table seating): $25 general, $20 SFMOMA members, students, and…

• Weimar New York

  SFMOMA CX Presents a Post-Performance Party with Heklina

  Wednesday, February 13, 2008
  9:00 p.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  

  $15; free for February 13 Weimar ticket holders.

• Weimar New York

  Weimar by Day

  Thursday, February 14, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  

  On the hour

  Free

• Weimar New York

  A Golden Gate Affair

  Thursday, February 14, 2008
  9:00 p.m.
  

  Featuring:
  Justin Bond and Ana Matronic, emcees
  Lance Horne, musical direction
  Penny Arcade
  Marga Gomez
  Daniel Isengart
  Taylor Mac
  Ann Magnuson
  Meow Meow
  The Pixie Harlots
  Tigger!
  Holcombe Waller
  . . . And many more!

  Main (general seating): $35 general; $30 SFMOMA members, students, and seniors. Café Section (perimeter table seating): $25 general, $20 SFMOMA members, students, and seniors.…

• Weimar New York

  The Morning After Weimar New York: Panel Discussion

  Friday, February 15, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Free with museum admission. Seating is first come, first served.

• Course

  Intersections in the History of Photography and Painting

  Thursday, February 21, 2008
  5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  

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

  Traditions of portraiture, landscape, and commemoration of historical or current events were central to the discipline of painting long before photography's emergence in the 1840s.…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  Cut: Revealing the Section

  Tuesday, March 04, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Henry Urbach, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA

  Join exhibition curator Urbach for a midday discussion of the current architecture and design presentation Cut: Revealing the Section. Learn about a variety of works in the SFMOMA…

• Reading

  Another Country: Poets, Place, Photography

  Thursday, March 13, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Camille Dungy, C.S. Giscombe, and Natasha Trethewey, poets

  Trethewey's latest poetry collection, Native Guard - winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for poetry - looks to her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi, to reflect on personal and…

• Artist Talk

  Foto/Film

  Thursday, March 20, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, SFMOMA
  Katharina Sieverding, artist

  Join Frieling and renowned German artist Sieverding, who is featured in the current exhibition In Collaboration: Early Works from the Media Arts Collection, for a discussion of…

• Free Tuesday Program

  This Is No Joke

  Tuesday, April 01, 2008
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, SFMOMA

  Organized in conjunction with the exhibition In Collaboration: Early Works from the Media Arts Collection, this April Fool's Day video-art program showcases the absurdist and…

• Artist Talk

  An-My Lê

  Thursday, April 03, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Corey Keller, associate curator, photography, SFMOMA
  An-My Lê, artist

  An-My Lê: Small Wars brings together 50 photographs from the two most recent series of works by Vietnamese American photographer Lê. Both series address the United…

• Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture

  Mike Davis

  Thursday, April 10, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Mike Davis, professor of history, University of California, Irvine

  Founded in 1995 through the generosity of Phyllis Wattis, this lecture series brings innovative thinkers to SFMOMA. Historian, activist, and urban theorist Davis is the author of …

• Bay Area Conversation

  Landscape Is Destiny

  Saturday, April 12, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Michael Light, photographer
  Trevor Paglen, artist
  Rebecca Solnit, writer

  Speakers from the rich intellectual and artistic communities of our region come together for a conversation on contemporary issues. This evening Solnit hosts Light and Paglen for a…

• Performance

  Erik Friedlander

  Thursday, April 24, 2008
  8:00 p.m.
  

  Erik Friedlander, musician

  In this performance cellist Friedlander showcases beautifully spare compositions from his new solo album accompanied by iconic images from his father, noted photographer Lee…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  New Work: Paul Sietsema

  Tuesday, May 06, 2008
  noon
  

  Apsara DiQuinzio, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
  Bruce Hainley, contributing editor, Artforum

  Marked by both conceptual acuity and material experimentation, Sietsema's artistic practice spans sculpture, photography, and film. The artist develops handcrafted objects from…

• Art Auction 2008

  Art Auction 2008

  Wednesday, May 14, 2008
  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…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Collection

  Tuesday, June 03, 2008
  noon
  

  John Zarobell, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  In 1990 SFMOMA received a very generous bequest from Elise S. Haas that greatly enhanced the breadth and prestige of the museum's holdings. The Haas collection includes Henri…

• Conversation + Screening

  Curating Lee Miller

  Tuesday, July 01, 2008
  noon
  

  Mark Haworth-Booth, exhibition curator
  Antony Penrose, author and son of Lee Miller

  A signature figure in the transatlantic circles of 20th-century art, Miller excelled as a model, muse, photojournalist, and photographic artist. The Art of Lee Miller gathers key…

• Lecture + Screening

  Discovering Lee Miller

  Thursday, July 03, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Antony Penrose, author and son of Lee Miller

  Penrose describes his remarkable discovery of photographs and materials that Miller, retreating from her photographic work after the shock of World War II, had hidden away both…

• Live Art

  Client 4.1: California Slender Salamander

  Sunday, July 06, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Architect and artist Fritz Haeg brings his latest interdisciplinary project to San Francisco for a month of workshops and events. Debuting at the 2008 Whitney Biennial, Animal…

• SFMOMA Community Day

  Sunday, July 13, 2008
  10:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA opens its doors to Bay Area residents and visitors alike on Community Day. The museum will be free all day, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.

• Live Art

  Client 4.2: Peregrine Falcon

  Sunday, July 13, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Presentation and model home building with Allen Fish, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory; animal music and sound workshop with Carson Bell, California Library of Natural Sounds.

  The…

• Live Art

  Client 4.2: Peregrine Falcon

  Sunday, July 13, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Presentation and model home building with Allen Fish, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory; animal music and sound workshop with Carson Bell, California Library of Natural Sounds.

  The…

• Course

  Learning from Frida Kahlo: Exploring Identity in Modern and Contemporary Art

  Thursday, July 17, 2008
  6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
  

  Julie Charles, associate curator, education, SFMOMA
  Alison Gass, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Taking Kahlo's work as its starting point, this course explores how other artists tackle themes of identity. Charles and Gass position Kahlo within a broader context of art…

• Live Art
  Artist Talk

  Fritz Haeg on Animal Estates 4.0: San Francisco

  Thursday, July 17, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Fritz Haeg, architect and artist
  Frank Smigiel, associate curator of public programs, SFMOMA

  Engaging utopian and experimental practices in architecture and art, Haeg reimagines everyday space and its uses. In his Sundown Salons, his own home became the stage for classes,…

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

  Thursday, July 17, 2008
  7:30 p.m.
  

  Fritz Haeg

• Live Art

  Client 4.3: California Quail

  Sunday, July 20, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Presentation and model home building with Alan S. Hopkins, Golden Gate Audubon Society; animal movement workshop with Terre Parker and Taira Restar from Anna Halprin's Sea Ranch…

• Live Art

  Client 4.4: California Sea Lion

  Sunday, July 27, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Presentation and model home building with Ann Bauer, The Marine Mammal Center; writing workshop with Kendyll Naomi Pappas and Eugenie Howard-Johnston, 826 Valencia.

  This workshop…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  New Work: Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, Mary Temple

  Tuesday, August 05, 2008
  noon
  

  Alison Gass, assistant curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  In the current New Work exhibition, Kempinas, Shotz, and Temple explore the relationship between light and art, though none of the artists includes special light sources or…

• Open Auditions for Frida Kahlo Performance at SFMOMA

  Open Auditions for Frida Kahlo Performance at SFMOMA

  Saturday, August 09, 2008
  2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  

  In the spirit of the tableaux he created for the Mexican Museum's 1992 exhibition Pasión por Frida, artist and curator René Yañez will enlist models to enact Frida Kahlo paintings…

• Open Auditions for Frida Kahlo Performance at SFMOMA

  Open Auditions for Frida Kahlo Performance at SFMOMA

  Saturday, August 16, 2008
  2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  

  In the spirit of the tableaux he created for the Mexican Museum's 1992 exhibition Pasión por Frida, artist and curator René Yañez will enlist models to enact Frida Kahlo paintings…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  Mapping Kahlo's Legacy

  Tuesday, September 02, 2008
  noon
  

  Interactive Educational Technologies staff, SFMOMA

  Members of SFMOMA's Education Department track Frida Kahlo's career and legacy in a multimedia presentation that includes images and video interviews with artists and curators.

• SF20: San Francisco 20th Century Art and Design Show & Sale

  Wednesday, September 10, 2008
  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  San Francisco 20th Century Art and Design Show & Sale preview gala benefiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

• Live Art

  Live Competition

  Thursday, September 11, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  $10 general; $7 SFMOMA members, students, and seniors. Tickets are available at the Museum (with no surcharge) or online.

• Exhibition Spotlight

  Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

  Thursday, September 18, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean, artists
  Henry Urbach, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA

  Barbieri and Dean explore the unique nature of Las Vegas through their video pieces, site specific_LAS VEGAS 05 and No More Bets, featured in the exhibition Double Down: Two Visions…

• Keynote Lecture

  Hayden Herrera on Frida Kahlo's Legacy

  Thursday, September 25, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Hayden Herrera, art historian

  Herrera, art historian, biographer, and Frida Kahlo exhibition cocurator, discusses Kahlo's influence on a wide range of contemporary artists, tracking how her work has sparked new…

• Panel Discussion

  Homage: Presenting Frida Kahlo

  Friday, September 26, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rupert García, artist
  Carmen Lomas Garza, artist
  Amalia Mesa-Bains, artist
  René Yañez, artist
  Tere Romo, art historian

  In 1978 San Francisco's Galería de la Raza presented Homenaje a Frida Kahlo: El Día de los Muertos, a special Day of the Dead exhibition honoring Kahlo. At this…

• Colloquium

  Kahlo in America: Three Cities - Detroit, New York, San Francisco

  Saturday, September 27, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Whitney Chadwick, art historian
  Celia Stahr, art historian
  Amalia Mesa-Bains, artist
  Victor Zamudio-Taylor, curator

  Kahlo experienced the United States largely through three cities: Detroit, New York, and San Francisco. Each location was a setting for key events in her life: a miscarriage in…

• Performance

  Pasión por Frida

  Sunday, September 28, 2008
  2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  

  René Yañez, artist and curator

  In the spirit of the tableaux he created for the Mexican Museum's 1992 exhibition Pasión por Frida, Yañez will enlist models to enact Kahlo paintings or moments in the…

• Exhibition Spotlight

  Half-Life of a Dream

  Thursday, October 02, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Jeff Kelley, exhibition curator
  Guest artists

  Half-Life of a Dream showcases contemporary Chinese art from the Logan Collection that explores personal vision in the post-Mao era, looking at how artists foster individual dream…

• Film Series

  Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

  Saturday, October 04, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  River Without Buoys
  My Memories of Old Beijing

  River Without Buoys
  Wu Tian Ming, 1983, 89 min.
  River Without Buoys follows the lives of three male seamen traveling down the Xiao River during the Chinese Cultural Revolution…

• Film Series

  Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

  Saturday, October 04, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  River Without Buoys
  My Memories of Old Beijing

  River Without Buoys
  Wu Tian Ming, 1983, 89 min.
  1:00 p.m.
  River Without Buoys follows the lives of three male seamen traveling down the Xiao River during the Chinese Cultural…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Open Space, or the SFMOMA Blog

  Tuesday, October 07, 2008
  noon
  

  Suzanne Stein, community producer, SFMOMA

  Much has been made of the new modes of public interaction offered by social networking sites and technologies, and these new modes have caused museums to rethink basic ideas about…

• Film Series

  River Without Buoys

  Thursday, October 09, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Wu Tian Ming, 1983, 89 min.

  River Without Buoys follows the lives of three male seamen traveling down the Xiao River during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). This film narrates their experiences…

• Film Series

  Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

  Saturday, October 11, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Black Snow
  Woman Demon Human

  Black Snow
  Xie Fei, 1989, 99 min.
  Noted as cinematically prophetic in its narration of China during its post-Tiananmen Square era, Black Snow accounts the life of a young man…

• Film Series

  My Memories of Old Beijing

  Thursday, October 16, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Wu Yigong, 1983, 35mm, 89 min.

  Seen through the gaze of a curious eleven-year-old girl, My Memories of Old Beijing is Director Wu Yigong's homage to a China sixty-years gone. My Memories of Old Beijing is based on…

• Film Series

  Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

  Saturday, October 18, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  River Without Buoys
  My Memories of Old Beijing

  River Without Buoys
  Wu Tian Ming, 1983, 89 min.
  River Without Buoys follows the lives of three male seamen traveling down the Xiao River during the Chinese Cultural Revolution…

• Film Series

  Black Snow

  Thursday, October 23, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Xie Fei, 1989, 99 min.

  Noted as cinematically prophetic in its narration of China during its post-Tiananmen Square era, Black Snow accounts the life of a young man recently discharged from prison. The…

• Film Series

  Rediscovering the Fourth Generation

  Saturday, October 25, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Black Snow
  Woman Demon Human

  Black Snow
  Xie Fei, 1989, 99 min.
  Noted as cinematically prophetic in its narration of China during its post-Tiananmen Square era, Black Snow accounts the life of a young man…

• Film Series

  Woman Demon Human

  Thursday, October 30, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Huang Shuqin, 1987, 106 min.

  Considered China's "only genuine feminist film", Woman Demon Human stages an unorthodox biopic of famed Beijing Opera star Pei Yanling whose career was noted for her…

• Special Free-Tuesday Election Day Program

  C Red Blue J

  Tuesday, November 04, 2008, noon
  Screening only: Tuesday, December 02, 2008, 2:00 p.m.

  Chris Sollars, director
  Frank Smigiel, associate curator, public programs, SFMOMA

  Chris Sollars, 2008, 79 min.

  This documentary explores the red state/blue state divide as Sollars attempts to bridge the political gap within his family, juggling his beliefs and those of a sister who works…

• Live Art

  Tony Labat: I WANT YOU

  Tuesday, November 04, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
  Screening only: Tuesday, December 02, 2008, noon

  Tony Labat, artist
  Frank Smigiel, associate curator, public programs, SFMOMA

  Tony Labat, 2008

  Riffing on "I Want You" army recruitment campaigns, Labat asked Bay Area residents to make their own demands of the public in live performances. Five winners were chosen,…

• Performance

  4'33" by John Cage

  Daily (except Wednesdays), noon

  Guest performers

  Guest performers execute Cage's famous "silent" musical score 4'33" daily at a piano. Without instrumentation for 4 minutes and 33 seconds, the piece shifts attention…

• Opening Day Exhibition Spotlight

  Panel Discussion: Open Works

  Saturday, November 08, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Karl Heinz Jeron, artist
  Lynn Hershman Leeson, artist
  Jon Rubin, artist
  Rudolf Frieling, curator, media arts, SFMOMA
  Frank Smigiel, associate curator, public programs, SFMOMA

  The Art of Participation proposes that participatory art stems from a notion of indeterminacy — an openness to chance or change. A concept introduced by John Cage in the…

• D-Space Production

  Project Lessons: A D-Space Preview

  Saturday, November 08, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Lauren Crahan, Freecell
  John Hartmann, Freecell
  MTAA (M.River & T.Whid Art Associates)
  Brian Conley, artist
  Sarah Curran, arts programmer
  Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  Join artists, scholars, and SFMOMA staff to preview some of the interactive projects featured in D-Space.

• West Coast Premiere Film Screening

  Seven Easy Pieces

  Saturday, November 08, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Babette Mangolte, 2007, 93 min.

  In her 2005 performance Seven Easy Pieces, Marina Abramović reenacted five seminal 1960s and 1970s performance works by her peers and one by herself, while introducing a new work…

• Bay Area Treasure Award Luncheon

  Honoring Manuel Neri

  Wednesday, November 12, 2008
  noon - 2:00 p.m.
  

  Neal Benezra, director, SFMOMA
  Manuel Neri, artist

• Performance

  The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends Is the Highest Form of Art

  Thursdays through February 05, 2009 (except December 25, 2008, and January 01, 2009)
  5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

  Tom Marioni, artist
  Guest bartenders and performers

  Drink beer, meet people, and hang out with friends at this weekly informal gathering hosted by Marioni, a pioneering Bay Area conceptual artist who has been regularly staging free…

• 

  Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture

  RoseLee Goldberg on Visual Performance Art

  Thursday, November 20, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  RoseLee Goldberg, curator and art historian
  Peggy Phelan, Ann O'Day Maples Chair in the Arts and Professor of Drama and English, Stanford University

  Founded in 1995 through the generosity of Phyllis Wattis, this lecture series brings innovative thinkers to SFMOMA. Goldberg is the founder and director of PERFORMA, an…

Film (91)

• Daily Video Screenings

  Seeing yourself seeing: Olafur Eliasson

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 08, 2007 - February 24, 2008
  noon
  

• Daily Video Screenings

  The Films of Joseph Cornell

  Daily (except Wednesdays) October 06, 2007 - January 06, 2008
  noon
  

• Daily Video Screenings

  Jeff Wall: Retrospective

  Daily (except Wednesdays) November 01, 2007 - January 27, 2008
  noon
  

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, January 05, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  Point of Order, 1963, 97 min.
  Charge and Countercharge, 1968, 43 min.

  For his debut film, Point of Order, de Antonio pulled material from 188 hours of kinescopes of the 1954 Army-McCarthy Senate hearings. This collage of television footage was one of…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Art:21: Art in the 21st Century: Protest

  Daily (except Wednesdays) January 07 - May 04, 2008
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, January 12, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  Point of Order, 1963, 97 min.
  Charge and Countercharge, 1968, 43 min.

  For his debut film, Point of Order, de Antonio pulled material from 188 hours of kinescopes of the 1954 Army-McCarthy Senate hearings. This collage of television footage was one of…

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, January 19, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  Rush to Judgment, 1966, 98 min.
  In the Year of the Pig, 1968, 103 min.

  A seminal refutation of the Warren Commission Report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Rush to Judgment offers no definitive conclusions, but it simply and…

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Thursday, January 24, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  In the Year of the Pig, 1968, 103 min.

  Perhaps the most radical film ever nominated for an Academy Award, In the Year of the Pig examines the historical roots of the Vietnam War and argues polemically for its end. The…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Paul Klee

  Daily (except Wednesdays) January 28 - February 29, 2008
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Thursday, January 31, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Double feature
  America Is Hard to See, 1970, 90 min.
  Millhouse: A White Comedy, 1971, 92 min.

  America Is Hard to See offers de Antonio's take on the 1968 Democratic primaries, "seen from the POV of liberals and Eugene McCarthy." The film addresses the assassinations of…

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, February 02, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  America Is Hard to See, 1970, 90 min.
  Millhouse: A White Comedy, 1971, 92 min.

  America Is Hard to See offers de Antonio's take on the 1968 Democratic primaries, "seen from the POV of liberals and Eugene McCarthy." The film addresses the assassinations of…

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, February 09, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  Underground, 1976, 87 min.
  In the King of Prussia, 1982, 92 min.

  Sam Green introduced a new generation to the radical 1960s group the Weathermen with his 2002 film The Weather Underground, but de Antonio first highlighted the group in 1976's …

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, February 16, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  Underground, 1976, 87 min.
  In the King of Prussia, 1982, 92 min.

  Sam Green introduced a new generation to the radical 1960s group the Weathermen with his 2002 film The Weather Underground, but de Antonio first highlighted the group in 1976's …

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Thursday, February 21, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Painters Painting, 1972, 116 min.

  In Painters Painting, de Antonio and cinematographer Ed Emshwiller chronicle the work of 13 painters in New York through interviews and substantial studio observation. As one…

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Saturday, February 23, 2008
  noon
  

  Double feature
  Painters Painting, 1972, 116 min.
  Mr. Hoover and I, 1989, 90 min.

  In Painters Painting, de Antonio and cinematographer Ed Emshwiller chronicle the work of 13 painters in New York through interviews and substantial studio observation. De Antonio's…

• Film Series

  The Films of Emile de Antonio

  Thursday, February 28, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Mr. Hoover and I, 1989, 90 min.

  De Antonio's final film, Mr. Hoover and I, is a combination personal essay and documentary exposé of J. Edgar Hoover. Without collage or biting juxtaposition, the filmmaker…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Bernd and Hilla Becher: Four Decades

  Daily (except Wednesdays) March 01 - April 30, 2008
  11:00 a.m.
  

• Film Series

  Double Feature

  Saturday, March 01, 2008
  noon
  

  For a Few Dollars More, Sergio Leone, 1965, 132 min.
  Il Mercenario (A Professional Gun), Sergio Corbucci, 1968, 110 min.

   

  Perhaps no other artistic genre is as rich in American mythologies as the Western. It contains the spirit of the pioneer, the confrontation with nature, individualism, family…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Thursday, March 06, 2008
  5:30 p.m.
  

  El Topo, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1971, 125 min.

  Gunfighter el Topo (the Mole), played by Chilean director Jodorowsky, sets out with his son (played by his actual son, Brontis Jodorowsky) to avenge his dead wife in this Mexican…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, March 08, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  El Topo, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1971, 125 min.

  Gunfighter el Topo (the Mole), played by Chilean director Jodorowsky, sets out with his son (played by his actual son, Brontis Jodorowsky) to avenge his dead wife in this Mexican…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, March 15, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  A Girl Is a Gun (Une Aventure de Billy le Kid), Luc Moullet, 1971, 100 min.

  Sometimes described as an "acid Western," A Girl Is a Gun is certainly a weird trip. French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud stars as Billy the Kid, attempting to escape capture…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Thursday, March 20, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  A Girl Is a Gun (Une Aventure de Billy le Kid), Luc Moullet, 1971, 100 min.

  Sometimes described as an "acid Western," A Girl Is a Gun is certainly a weird trip. French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud stars as Billy the Kid, attempting to escape capture…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, March 22, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Sholay, Ramesh Sippy, 1975, 162 min.

  Sholay is Bollywood's landmark contribution to the Western genre. It remains the highest-grossing film in the history of Hindi cinema and was declared "film of the millennium" by…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Thursday, March 27, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Summer Love, Piotr Uklanski, 2006, 93 min.

  The conceptual Polish artist Uklanski describes Summer Love, his debut film, as "the first Polish Western." Shot in southern Poland with a Polish cast, the film explores the Western…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Friday, March 28, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Summer Love, Piotr Uklanski, 2006, 93 min.

  The conceptual Polish artist Uklanski describes Summer Love, his debut film, as "the first Polish Western." Shot in southern Poland with a Polish cast, the film explores the Western…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, March 29, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Exiled, Johnnie To, 2006, 110 min.

  In Exiled, four hit men - childhood friends - find themselves reunited and struggling to survive a gangland turned against them. Set in Macau circa 1998, on the eve of the…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Thursday, April 03, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Sholay, Ramesh Sippy, 1975, 162 min.

  Sholay is Bollywood's landmark contribution to the Western genre. It remains the highest-grossing film in the history of Hindi cinema and was declared "film of the millennium" by…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Friday, April 04, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Summer Love, Piotr Uklanski, 2006, 93 min.

  The conceptual Polish artist Uklanski describes Summer Love, his debut film, as "the first Polish Western." Shot in southern Poland with a Polish cast, the film explores the Western…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, April 05, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Lemonade Joe, Oldrich Lipsky, 1964, 99 min.

  Made in Czechoslovakia, Lemonade Joe is arguably the sharpest and funniest satire of the Western to have come out of the Eastern bloc during the Cold War. From East Germany to…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Friday, April 11, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Summer Love, Piotr Uklanski, 2006, 93 min.

  The conceptual Polish artist Uklanski describes Summer Love, his debut film, as "the first Polish Western." Shot in southern Poland with a Polish cast, the film explores the Western…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Lemonade Joe, Oldrich Lipsky, 1964, 99 min.

  Made in Czechoslovakia, Lemonade Joe is arguably the sharpest and funniest satire of the Western to have come out of the Eastern bloc during the Cold War. From East Germany to…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Friday, April 18, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Summer Love, Piotr Uklanski, 2006, 93 min.

  The conceptual Polish artist Uklanski describes Summer Love, his debut film, as "the first Polish Western." Shot in southern Poland with a Polish cast, the film explores the Western…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, April 19, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Lemonade Joe, Oldrich Lipsky, 1964, 99 min.

  Made in Czechoslovakia, Lemonade Joe is arguably the sharpest and funniest satire of the Western to have come out of the Eastern bloc during the Cold War. From East Germany to…

• Film Series

  Non-Western Westerns

  Saturday, April 26, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa, 1961, 110 min.

  In his wildly popular and influential Yojimbo, Kurosawa reimagined the period samurai film as a darkly comic if existential tale. Toshiro Mifune's drifter, Sanjuro, is a masterless…

• Daily Video Screenings

  The Medium and the Body: Chris Burden, Peter Campus, Joan Jonas, and Steina Vasulka

  Daily (except Wednesdays) May 01 - June 13, 2008
  noon
  

  Program includes Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74 (Chris Burden, 1971-75, 35 min.), Left Side Right Side (Joan Jonas, 1972, 9 min.), Three Transitions (Peter Campus, 1973, 5…

• Live Art

  The Rape of the Sabine Women

  Thursday, May 01, 2008
  8:00 p.m.
  

  Program 1: Opening Screening and Post-screening Performance
  Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, 2006, 82 min.
  Geoff Gersh, Eric Hubel, Algis Antanas Kizys, Scott Moore, Katerina…

• Live Art

  The Rape of the Sabine Women

  Friday, May 02, 2008
  8:00 p.m.
  

  Program 1: Opening Screening and Post-screening Performance
  Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, 2006, 82 min.
  Geoff Gersh, Eric Hubel, Algis Antanas Kizys, Scott Moore, Katerina…

• Live Art

  The Rape of the Sabine Women

  Saturday, May 03, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Program 2: Screening and Panel Discussion
  Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, 2006, 82 min.

  Program 3: Screenings
  Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, 2006, 82 min.
  Fridays,…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Home Movies: Vito Acconci, William Wegman, and Lawrence Weiner

  Daily (except Wednesdays) May 05 - June 13, 2008
  noon
  

  Program includes Home Movies (Vito Acconci, 1973, 33 min.), Green as Well as Blue as Well as Red (Lawrence Weiner, 1976, 18 min.), and Selected Works 1970-78 (William Wegman, 1981, 19…

• Film Series

  One P.M.

  Thursday, May 08, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  D. A. Pennebaker with Jean Luc Godard and Richard Leacock, 1971, 95 min., Beta SP

  It has been 40 years since May 1968. In political history and popular memory, that month has come to stand for a whole era of political protest. It was the month of les…

• Live Art

  The Rape of the Sabine Women

  Every Wednesday May 09 - June 27, 2008
  noon
  

  SFMOMA is pleased to host the West Coast premiere of the acclaimed video musical The Rape of the Sabine Women. The work recasts Rome's founding myth of abduction and peaceful…

• Film Series

  Around '68

  Saturday, May 10, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  One P.M.
  D. A. Pennebaker with Jean Luc Godard and Richard Leacock, 1971, 95 min., Beta SP

  Originally titled One A.M. (One American Movie), this collaboration among Pennebaker, Leacock, and Godard hoped to capture Vietnam War protests and what Godard believed to be…

• Film Series

  Rojo amanecer (Red dawn)

  Thursday, May 15, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Jorge Fons, 1989, 96 min., DVD

  Set during the October 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre, just weeks before Mexico City was to host the Olympic Games, Rojo amanecer follows the lives of a middle-class Mexican family living…

• Film Series

  Around '68

  Saturday, May 17, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Rojo amanecer (Red dawn)
  Jorge Fons, 1989, 96 min., DVD

  Set during the October 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre, just weeks before Mexico City was to host the Olympic Games, Rojo amanecer follows the lives of a middle-class Mexican family living…

• Film Series

  If . . .

  Thursday, May 22, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Lindsay Anderson, 1968, 111 min., 35mm

  The cult classic that launched the career of Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), If... tells the tale of an armed rebellion at a traditional British school. Echoing the May 1968…

• Film Series

  Around '68

  Saturday, May 24, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  If . . .
  Lindsay Anderson, 1968, 111 min., 35mm

  The cult classic that launched the career of Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), If... tells the tale of an armed rebellion at a traditional British school. Echoing the May 1968…

• Film Series

  Les Amants Réguliers (Regular Lovers)

  Thursday, May 29, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Philippe Garrel, 2005, 178 min., 35mm

  A love letter both to French New Wave cinema and to late 1960s French youth culture, Philippe Garrel's Regular Lovers stars the director's son (Louis Garrel, of Bertold Bertolucci's …

• Film Series

  Les Amants Réguliers (Regular Lovers)

  Saturday, May 31, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Philippe Garrel, 2005, 178 min., 35mm

  A love letter both to French New Wave cinema and to late 1960s French youth culture, Philippe Garrel's Regular Lovers stars the director's son (Louis Garrel, of Bertold Bertolucci's …

• Film Series

  Program 1

  Thursday, June 05, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 1-3, 199 min.

  Part 1: The Punishment Begins
  Part 2: How Is One to Live If One Doesn't Want to Die
  Part 3: A Hammer Blow on the Head Can Injure the Soul

  Personal anguish finds rich expression in…

• Film Series

  Program 1

  Saturday, June 07, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 1-3, 199 min.

  Part 1: The Punishment Begins
  Part 2: How Is One to Live If One Doesn't Want to Die
  Part 3: A Hammer Blow on the Head Can Injure the Soul

• Film Series

  Program 2

  Thursday, June 12, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 4-7, 240 min.

  Part 4: A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
  Part 5: A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God
  Part 6: Love Has Its Price
  Part 7: Remember: An Oath Can Be Amputated

• Daily Video Screenings

  The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

  Daily (except Wednesdays) June 14 - September 28, 2008
  noon
  

• Film Series

  Program 2

  Saturday, June 14, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 4-7, 240 min.

  Part 4: A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
  Part 5: A Grim Reaper with Powers from Almighty God
  Part 6: Love Has Its Price
  Part 7: Remember: An Oath Can Be Amputated

• Film Series

  Program 3

  Thursday, June 19, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 8-11, 240 min.

  Part 8: The Sun Warms the Skin but Burns It Sometimes, Too
  Part 9: About the Eternities between the Many and Few
  Part 10: Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
  Part 11: …

• Film Series

  Program 3

  Saturday, June 21, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 8-11, 240 min.

  Part 8: The Sun Warms the Skin but Burns It Sometimes, Too
  Part 9: About the Eternities between the Many and Few
  Part 10: Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
  Part 11: …

• Film Series

  Program 4

  Thursday, June 26, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 12-13 and Epilogue, 240 min.

  Part 12: The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
  Part 13: The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of Fear
  Epilogue: The Death of a Child and the Birth of a Worthwhile Human…

• Film Series

  Program 4

  Saturday, June 28, 2008
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
  Parts 12-13 and Epilogue, 240 min.

  Part 12: The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
  Part 13: The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of Fear
  Epilogue: The Death of a Child and the Birth of a Worthwhile Human…

• Live Art

  The Rape of the Sabine Women

  Saturday, June 28, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Final Screening
  Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, 2006, 82 min.

• Live Art
  WEST COAST PREMIERE

  The Rape of the Sabine Women

  Saturday, June 28, 2008
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Final Screening
  Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, 2006, 82 min.

  $5 general, students, and seniors; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission (requires a free ticket, which can be picked up in the Haas Atrium). Tickets are available at…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Lee Miller: Through the Mirror

  Daily (except Wednesdays) July 01 - September 14, 2008
  noon
  

• Film Series

  Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy

  Saturday, July 05, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Le Sang d'un poète (Blood of a Poet)
  Jean Cocteau, 1930, 55 min.
  A landmark of surrealist cinema, Cocteau's first film attempts to reveal the inside of a poet's mind and…

• Film Series

  Orphée (Orpheus)

  Thursday, July 10, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Jean Cocteau, 1949, 95 min.

  This is, without a doubt, Cocteau's best film. Orphée is clearly based on the ancient myth in which Orpheus (Jean Marais) descends into the underworld to rescue his wife,…

• Film Series

  Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy

  Saturday, July 12, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Le Sang d'un poète (Blood of a Poet)
  Jean Cocteau, 1930, 55 min.
  A landmark of surrealist cinema, Cocteau's first film attempts to reveal the inside of a poet's mind and…

• Film Series

  Le Testament d'Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus)

  Thursday, July 17, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Jean Cocteau, 1959, 80 min.

  In the film that completes the cycle, Cocteau plays an 18th-century poet who travels in time. This is a wry, self-deprecating work, with the 70-year-old poet portraying his dreams,…

• Film Series

  Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy

  Saturday, July 19, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Le Sang d'un poète (Blood of a Poet)
  Jean Cocteau, 1930, 55 min.
  A landmark of surrealist cinema, Cocteau's first film attempts to reveal the inside of a poet's mind and…

• Film Series

  Le Testament d'Orphée (The Testament of Orpheus)

  Thursday, July 24, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Jean Cocteau, 1959, 80 min.

  In the film that completes the cycle, Cocteau plays an 18th-century poet who travels in time. This is a wry, self-deprecating work, with the 70-year-old poet portraying his dreams,…

• Film Series

  Jean Cocteau: The Orphic Trilogy

  Saturday, July 26, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Orphée (Orpheus)
  Jean Cocteau, 1949, 95 min.
  This is, without a doubt, Cocteau's best film. Orphée is clearly based on the ancient myth in which Orpheus…

• Film Series

  Nazarín

  Thursday, July 31, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Luis Buñuel, 1959, 94 min.

  Buñuel's film is a study of religious idealism and harsh social realities at the end of the 19th century. Father Nazarín is a priest who lives in a Mexico City slum. His…

• Film Series

  Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film

  Saturday, August 02, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Nazarín
  Luis Buñuel, 1959, 94 min.

  Buñuel's film is a study of religious idealism and harsh social realities at the end of the 19th century. Father Nazarín is a priest who lives in a Mexico City slum. His…

• Film Series

  El Puño de hierro (The Iron Fist)

  Thursday, August 07, 2008
  8:00 p.m.
  

  Gabriel García Moreno, 1927, 77 min.

  This rare, remarkable silent adventure opens with a young man experiencing his first shot of morphine. To try to describe the rest of the breathless plot would be futile, but…

• Film Series

  Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film

  Saturday, August 09, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  ¡Que viva México!
  Sergei Eisenstein, 1931/1979, 85 min.

  Hollywood was never a natural home to Eisenstein, and with several projects rejected, it took little to persuade him to follow Upton Sinclair south to create a film celebrating…

• Film Series

  ¡Que viva México!

  Thursday, August 14, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Sergei Eisenstein, 1931/1979, 85 min.

  Hollywood was never a natural home to Eisenstein, and with several projects rejected, it took little to persuade him to follow Upton Sinclair south to create a film celebrating…

• Film Series

  Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film

  Saturday, August 16, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  ¡Que viva México!
  Sergei Eisenstein, 1931/1979, 85 min.

  Hollywood was never a natural home to Eisenstein, and with several projects rejected, it took little to persuade him to follow Upton Sinclair south to create a film celebrating…

• Film Series

  Aventurera

  Thursday, August 21, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Alberto Gout, 1949, 101 min.

  One of the most popular Mexican films ever made, the cult sensation Aventurera is a famous example of cabaretera, a curious film noir and musical hybrid wildly popular in Mexico in…

• Film Series

  Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film

  Saturday, August 23, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Aventurera
  Alberto Gout, 1949, 101 min.

  One of the most popular Mexican films ever made, the cult sensation Aventurera is a famous example of cabaretera, a curious film noir and musical hybrid wildly popular in Mexico in…

• Film Series

  Frida, naturaleza viva

  Thursday, August 28, 2008
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Paul Leduc, 1984, 108 min.

  This fictional documentary investigates the agonies and ecstasies that punctuated - and, literally, punctured - Frida Kahlo's life, in a series of dramatized flashbacks as she lies…

• Film Series

  Angel of Fire: Kahlo, Mexico, and Film

  Saturday, August 30, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Double Feature
  Enamorada (A Woman in Love)
  Emilio Fernández, 1946, 99 min.

• Film Screening

  Double Feature: Lost Indulgence and Lost in Beijing

  Saturdays, September 06, 13, and 20, 2008 1:00 p.m.

  Lost Indulgence
  Zhang Yibai, 2008, 96 min.
  Lost in Beijing (Ping Guo)
  Li Yu, 2007, 112 min.

  The latest feature by one of China's up-and-coming directors, Lost Indulgence offers a visually captivating meditation on loss and a moving portrait of relationships. When a taxi…

• Daily Video Screenings

  The Pencil of Nature

  Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.

  Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1989, 26 min.

• 

  Film Screening

  Sebastiane

  Saturday, November 01, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
  Thursday, November 06, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

  1976, 86 min.

  Sebastiane is hailed as the first film to portray unconcealed homosexuality in a positive light and also the first film entirely in Latin. Taking place in 300 A.D. in a womanless…

• 

  Film Screening

  Jubilee

  Saturdays, November 01 and 15, 2008, 3:00 p.m.

  1977, 103 min.

  Queen Elizabeth I time travels to the late 20th Century only to find herself smack dab in the middle of a punk wasteland. Anarchy, rampant sexuality, nihilism, and…

• Daily Video Screenings

  Ant Farm: Early Underground Adventures with Space, Land, and Time

  Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:30 p.m.

  Elizabeth Federici and Laura Harrison, 2008, 30 min.

• Daily Video Screenings

  The World of Lygia Clark

  Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:00 p.m.

  Eduardo Clark, 1973, 27 min.

• Daily Video Screenings

  A Tribute to John Cage

  Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m.

  Nam June Paik, 1973/1976, 29 min.

• Daily Video Screenings

  Art:21: Art in the Twenty-First Century: Time

  Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:30 p.m.

  Featuring Martin Puryear
  Art:21, 2003, 60 min.

• Daily Video Screenings

  The Misfits: 30 Years of Fluxus

  Daily (except Wednesdays), 3:00 p.m.

  Lars Movin, 1993, 76 min.

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  Film Screening

  Caravaggio

  Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
  Saturday, November 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m.

  1986, 93 min.

  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian baroque artist known as much for his glowing realistic paintings as his rebellious and dangerous ways. This film is a fictionalized…

• 

  Film Screening

  The Tempest

  Saturday, November 15, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  1979, 92 min.

  A punk inspired adaptation of Shakespeare's Tempest. Much of the Shakespearian dialogue has been removed and haunting images successfully take its place. Filmed in Stoneleigh Abbey,…

• Film Screening

  The Last of England

  Saturday, November 22, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  1988, 87 min.

  Using all the elements of film that he was known for — non-linear narrative, arresting images, punk, homosexuality, and visual poetry — Jarman tackles the subject of…

• Film Screening

  The Garden

  Saturday, November 29, 2008
  1:00 p.m.
  

  1990, 92 min.

  One of Jarman’s last films, The Garden follows the story of a gay couple who face public ridicule, humiliation, and death. Intertwined with the couple’s trials are…

• 

  Film Screening

  Wittgenstein

  Saturday, November 29, 2008
  3:00 p.m.
  

  1993, 75 min.

  A theatrical interpretation of the life and ideas of the 20th Century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Through sketches, Jarman presents Wittgenstein as a child, a lover of young…

Tours (4)

• 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.

• Olafur Eliasson, Joseph Cornell, Jeff Wall, and SFMOMA Collection Highlights

  Daily (except Wednesdays) September 08, 2007 - February 24, 2008
  noon
  

  This self-guided audio tour introduces Olafur Eliasson's immersive installations with commentary by scientists and songs by local musicians. The audio program also includes a…

• Multimedia Tour

  Frida Kahlo, The Art of Lee Miller and SFMOMA Collection Highlights

  Daily (except Wednesdays)

  The self-guided multimedia tour of Frida Kahlo complements Kahlo's paintings and personal photos with video and audio commentary by the exhibition's cocurators, artists, musicians,…

• Cell Phone Audio Tour

  The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now

  Daily (except Wednesdays)

  Yoko Ono, John Cage, Tom Marioni, and other artists introduce their work in this audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. This exciting tour also features commentary by…

For Families (21)

• Citywide Family Appreciation Day

  Ready to Wear: Lucy McKenzie

  Sunday, January 13, 2008
  10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA is pleased to participate once again in Mayor Gavin Newsom's citywide family celebration by offering free museum admission and hands-on art activities for the whole family.…

• The Family Studio

  Olafur Eliasson: Kaleidoscope Fun

  Sunday, January 20, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  January's Family Studio investigates the work of Eliasson through a kaleidoscope-making art project, with a special 2:00 p.m. presentation of The Color Tree, by Denise Bennett…

• The Family Studio

  Paul Klee: Creature Creations

  Sunday, February 03, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  The Family Studio focuses on the creatures created by Klee and features a hands-on sculpture-making project; the afternoon includes a video screening of Maurice Sendak's classic…

• The Family Studio

  Lucy McKenzie: Hats Off

  Sunday, February 17, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  Inspired by the work of McKenzie, this program explores environmentally conscious fashion - come ready to make your own hat! The afternoon includes a reading of Aliens Love…

• The Family Studio

  Split That House!

  Sunday, March 02, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  

  Taking a cue from the architecture and design exhibition Cut: Revealing the Section, we focus on what is revealed when a home is split vertically. The afternoon includes a screening…

• The Family Studio

  Sprouting Sculpture

  Sunday, March 16, 2008
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Celebrate construction of SFMOMA's new rooftop sculpture garden by creating your very own garden model. Then enjoy a reading of Roberto the Insect Architect, by Nina Laden. The…

• The Family Studio

  Art with Andy

  Sunday, April 06, 2008
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Explore the colorful works of Andy Warhol through painting and repetition, then watch Puffer the Puffin interview Warhol in Dropping In on Andy Warhol, by Pam Stephens and Jim…

• The Family Studio

  Paul Klee: Creature Creations

  Sunday, April 20, 2008
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Use sculpture to explore the whimsical creatures created by Paul Klee, then enjoy a video screening based on Maurice Sendak's classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are.

• The Family Studio

  Sprouting Sculpture

  Sunday, May 04, 2008
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Celebrate construction of SFMOMA's new Rooftop Garden by creating your very own garden model. Then join us for a 2:00 p.m. reading of Roberto the Insect Architect, by Nina Laden.

• The Family Studio

  Split That House!

  Sunday, May 18, 2008
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Taking its cue from the architecture and design exhibition Cut: Revealing the Section, this Family Studio focuses on what is revealed when a home is split vertically. The afternoon…

• Target Family Day

  A Sense of Place

  Sunday, June 01, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Join us for a daylong celebration filled with activities centered on the work of photographer Gabriele Basilico and artists in the SFMOMA collection. Discover how these artists…

• The Family Studio

  The Many Faces of Frida

  Sunday, June 15, 2008
  noon - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Celebrate the many faces of Frida Kahlo through the artist's self-portraits. Participate in a hands-on art activity and community installation in our studios, then settle in for a…

• The Family Studio

  Animal Estates

  Sunday, July 06, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Working with special guest artist Fritz Haeg as part of his Animal Estates 4.0: San Francisco project, this Family Studio focuses on creating model homes for the California slender…

• The Family Studio

  Animal Estates

  Sunday, July 20, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Working with special guest artist Fritz Haeg as part of his Animal Estates 4.0: San Francisco project, these Family Studios focus on creating model homes for the California quail.…

• The Family Studio

  Me, Myself, and I

  Sunday, August 03, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Discover the various ways artists portray themselves in self-portraits. Using works from the SFMOMA collection as inspiration, create your own unique self-portrait. Don't miss a…

• The Family Studio

  Me, Myself, and I

  Sunday, August 17, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Discover the various ways artists portray themselves in self-portraits. Using works from the SFMOMA collection as inspiration, create your own unique self-portrait. Don't miss a…

• The Family Studio

  Maravillas de México (Mexican Marvels)

  Sunday, September 07, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the art of Frida Kahlo, whose work is proudly rooted in Mexican culture. Learn how…

• The Family Studio

  Maravillas de México (Mexican Marvels)

  Sunday, September 21, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the art of Frida Kahlo, whose work is proudly rooted in Mexican culture. Learn how…

• The Family Studio

  Flash! Science and Photography

  Sunday, October 05, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  This Family Studio explores what happens when science and photography collide. Prepare for school picture day with a…

• Target Family Day

  The Speed of Light

  Sunday, October 19, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Does energy have shape? What do sound waves look like? Delve into the wonders of science and art through the special exhibition Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible,…

• The Family Studio

  Magnificent Mobiles

  November 02 and 16, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
  Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.

  This Family Studio focuses on the work of Alexander Calder, engaging families with a medley of colors and shapes. The afternoon includes a screening of Calder's Circus, produced by…

For Members (13)

• Joint Member Day

  Joint Member Day

  Sunday, January 20, 2008
  10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA is partnering with fellow cultural institutions in the Yerba Buena neighborhood to host a Joint Member Day in January. SFMOMA members can enjoy reciprocal admission and…

• Member Preview and Reception for Friedlander

  Friday, February 22, 2008
  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  All members

  Members are invited to explore the monumental photography exhibition Friedlander at an evening preview and reception before the exhibition opens to the public. The exclusive event…

• Contributing Member Reception

  Contributing Member Reception

  Tuesday, March 11, 2008
  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 in Building A at Fort Mason Center. Enjoy wine,…

• SFMOMA Sessions

  Summer Love

  Thursday, March 27, 2008
  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  In conjunction with the screening of Piotr Uklanski's Summer Love, dubbed the first Polish Western, SFMOMA Sessions invites you to saddle up and savor this new take on a singularly…

• MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  Saturday, April 12, 2008
  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…

• Member Appreciation Day

  Member Appreciation Day

  Saturday, April 12, 2008
  9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  

  This spring the museum invites you to attend a special daylong celebration in your honor! The day offers members-only perks throughout the museum, including special tours, a…

• SFMOMA Sessions

  SFMOMA Sessions

  Thursday, May 29, 2008
  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  May's SFMOMA Sessions celebrates the museum's collection and highlights some of the masterpieces currently on view in our galleries. Take a complimentary audio tour of the…

• Upper-Level Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, June 11, 2008
  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Thursday, June 12, 2008
  10:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
  Friday, June 13, 2008
  10:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
  Friday, June 13, 2008
  7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
  

• Members-Only Viewing Hours

  Members-Only Viewing Hours

  Sunday, September 28, 2008
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  

  Enjoy private weekend viewing hours, reserved especially for members, throughout the run of Frida Kahlo.

• Member Event

  First Sunday Connections

  The first Sunday of the month, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

  Join us for complimentary breakfast refreshments and a special docent-led tour at these members-only events. Relax, enjoy art, and meet other SFMOMA members!

  Complimentary…

• Special Event

  MuseumStore Members-Only Sale

  Friday and Saturday, November 07 and 08, 2008
  10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and during the Martin Puryear Member Preview and Reception

  Save 20 percent — twice the usual member discount — on all purchases in the SFMOMA MuseumStore at this exclusive two-day sale. The MuseumStore offers an extensive…

• Special Event

  Member Preview Day

  Friday, November 07, 2008
  11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.
  

  All Members

• Special Event

  Member Preview and Reception

  7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. upper-level members
  8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. general members
  Artist’s Circle and Director’s Circle members may enter at 6:15 p.m.

For Educators (6)

• Teacher Institute

  Friedlander

  Saturday, March 08, 2008
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  A prolific photographer, Lee Friedlander explores themes that surround everyday life through social landscapes. This half-day workshop for educators at all levels includes a…

• Teacher Institute

  Frida Kahlo

  Saturday, June 28, 2008
  8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  

  Using ArtThink, SFMOMA's new student/teacher curriculum site and focusing on the themes Art and Social Change and Self and Society: Tracing Identity, educators will explore Kahlo's…

• Teacher Open House

  Teacher Open House

  Thursday, September 11, 2008
  4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  Teachers are invited to visit the galleries and the Koret Center to learn about museum tours, teacher programs, and available classroom materials. Light refreshments will be…

• Teacher Institute

  Certified Self-Guided Touring Workshop

  Saturday, October 04, 2008
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Ideal for teachers of grades 8 through 12 who would like to tour their students without a docent, this workshop acquaints educators with SFMOMA's collections and touring…

• Teacher Institute

  Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900

  Saturday, October 25, 2008
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Ideal for teachers of grades 8 through 12 who would like to tour their students without a docent, this workshop acquaints educators with SFMOMA's collections and touring…

• Teacher Institute

  Martin Puryear

  Saturday, November 15, 2008
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Educators of all levels are invited to join us for a journey into the exquisitely crafted, large-scale sculptures of American artist Martin Puryear. This workshop focuses on themes…

Artists Gallery at Ft. Mason (1)

• Artists Gallery Opening Reception

  30th Anniversary Exhibition

  Wednesday, November 05, 2008
  5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  When the SFMOMA Artists Gallery got its start 30 years ago, ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me" dominated the airwaves and David Bowie's "Heroes" could be had on…