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Exhibitions (20)
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- Bill Fontana: Sonic Shadows
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November 20, 2010
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November 06, 2011
Commissioned for SFMOMA's 75th anniversary in 2010, a site-specific installation by San Francisco-based sound art pioneer Bill Fontana explores both visible and invisible features…
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- The More Things Change
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November 20, 2010
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November 06, 2011
The More Things Change draws from SFMOMA's collection to present an extraordinary range of works made since 2000, offering a selective survey of the art of the last 10 years and a…
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- How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now
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November 20, 2010
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April 17, 2011
How Wine Became Modern explores the visual culture of wine and its stunning transformation over the last three decades. Designed in collaboration with renowned architects Diller…
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- Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
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October 30, 2010
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January 30, 2011
An innovative artist, trailblazing photojournalist, and quintessential world traveler, Henri Cartier-Bresson ranks among the most accomplished and original figures in the history…
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- Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870
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October 30, 2010
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April 17, 2011
Investigating the shifting boundaries between seeing and spying, the private act and the public image, Exposed challenges us to consider how the camera has transformed the very…
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- New Work: R. H. Quaytman
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October 22, 2010
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January 16, 2011
In thought-provoking paintings, all made on small wood panels, R. H. Quaytman employs a variety of techniques and artistic vocabularies to explore the complex history of painting.…
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- Prints by Paul Klee (1946)
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August 07, 2010
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January 16, 2011
SFMOMA has had a longstanding commitment to the art of Paul Klee over its 75-year history. This exhibition re-creates a 1946 show of prints by the Swiss-born modernist held at the…
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- New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape
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July 17
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October 03, 2010
A turning point in the history of photography, the 1975 exhibition New Topographics signaled a radical shift away from traditional depictions of landscape. Pictures of transcendent…
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- New Work: Mika Rottenberg
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July 09
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October 03, 2010
Mika Rottenberg's immersive video installations address issues of gender and labor through outrageous narratives centered around real women (not actors or models) and their bodies.…
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- Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection
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June 25
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September 19, 2010
This past February, SFMOMA announced an unprecedented partnership to house and display the collection of Gap founders Doris and Donald Fisher — more than 1,100 works by…
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- Paul Klee: Three Exhibitions from the Djerassi Collection
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March 06
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August 01, 2010
Carl Djerassi's generous promise to give SFMOMA a substantial group of intimate works — mostly drawings, prints, and watercolors — by Paul Klee allowed the museum to…
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- Luc Tuymans
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February 06
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May 02, 2010
Influenced by the Northern European painting tradition as well as by photography, television, and cinema, Luc Tuymans blends filmic techniques with a mastery of painting to explore…
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- Focus on Artists
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January 16
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May 23, 2010
From its early days, SFMOMA has been devoted to fostering close relationships with artists, and these ties often have led to significant holdings of their works. This exhibition…
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- Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection
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January 16
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May 23, 2010
In Bruce Conner's electric THREE SCREEN RAY (2006), a new acquisition that premieres in this exhibition, Ray Charles's 1959 hit song "What'd I Say" is set to an ecstatic,…
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- Ewan Gibbs: San Francisco
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January 16
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June 27, 2010
This suite of drawings, commissioned by SFMOMA, offers an evocative glimpse of San Francisco's urban landscape and landmarks. British artist Ewan Gibbs has translated photographs…
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- The View from Here
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January 16
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June 27, 2010
Just as photography has been instrumental in shaping California's popular image, the state — and San Francisco, in particular — has played a key role in the history of…
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- The Anniversary Show
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December 19, 2009
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January 16, 2011
On January 18, 2010, SFMOMA marked its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. From mounting Jackson Pollock's first solo museum exhibition in 1945 to…
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- Dispatches from the Archives
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November 07, 2009
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February 27, 2011
How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This Koret Visitor Education Center exhibition showcases museum-produced ephemera,…
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- Between Art and Life: The Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Collection
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May 10, 2009
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January 03, 2010
Presenting a diverse range of artworks made in the last four decades and highlighting the endeavors of many artists working today, Between Art and Life takes its title from a…
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- Art in the Atrium: Kerry James Marshall
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February 26, 2009
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October 11, 2011
Specially commissioned for SFMOMA, Kerry James Marshall's monumental murals in the Haas Atrium show Mount Vernon and Monticello, the estates of American presidents George…
Talks + Events (108)
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Curator TalkDominic Willsdon on Robert Rauschenberg's Untitled (Glossy Black Painting)
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkGary Garrels on Doris Salcedo's Unland: irreversible witness
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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SFMOMA Artists Gallery Mobile ExhibitionThe Mike Shine Show
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January 16 - January 17, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Artist Mike Shine's street-inspired built environment — temporarily installed in a tent and a borrowed delivery truck — comes to SFMOMA for a two-day stop. On Sunday,…
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Sound InstallationBill Fontana: Sound Sculptures through the Golden Gate
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
On the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1987, San Francisco–based sound art pioneer Bill Fontana debuted his SFMOMA-commissioned Sound Sculptures through the…
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Special EventArt Supply Drive
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Ongoing Throughout the Anniversary Weekend
Extended through Friday, January 22, 2010Support the next generation of artists! Bring in new art supplies to be donated to San Francisco public schools. Drop them in the donation bins in the Haas Atrium. Accepted items…
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Gallery Talks75 Reasons to Live: Day 1
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
We invited 75 people from the Bay Area creative community with a passion for artworks in SFMOMA's collection to tell us about their favorites in 75 7.5-minute talks spread over…
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Live ArtAllison Smith: SMITHS: Fancy Work and Arts & Skills Service
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
noon - 10:00 p.m.
An ongoing project by artist Allison Smith, SMITHS gathers makers from tinsmiths to tunesmiths to share skills and stories. During the anniversary weekend, we feature two…
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Special EventSaturday Evening Celebration
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Performances by Zoë Keating at 7:00 p.m.
Loop!Station at 8:00 p.m.
Matmos at 9:30 p.m.The atrium comes alive after dark with performances by avant-cellist Zoë Keating and cello/vocals duo Loop!Station, both of whom created original music in response…
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Gallery Talks75 Reasons to Live: Day 2
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Everyone has his or her personal list. We invited 75 people from the Bay Area creative community with a passion for artworks in SFMOMA's collection to tell us about their favorites…
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Live ArtAllison Smith: SMITHS: Fancy Work and Arts & Skills Service
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
noon - 5:45 p.m.
SMITHS continues with Arts & Skills Service, an investigation of SFMOMA's World War II collaboration with the Red Cross to create a series of arts workshops for wounded…
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Gallery Talks75 Reasons to Live: Day 3
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Monday, January 18, 2010
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
We invited 75 people from the Bay Area creative community with a passion for artworks in SFMOMA's collection to tell us about their favorites in 75 7.5-minute talks spread over…
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Live ArtAllison Smith: SMITHS: Fancy Work and Arts & Skills Service
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Monday, January 18, 2010
noon - 5:45 p.m.
Arts & Skills Service continues with a look at art activities for soldiers and artists exploring military subjects and themes. Smith's project continues at the museum in…
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Special EventLooking Ahead to Preserve and Promote Community Arts in San Francisco
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Monday, January 18, 2010
2:00 p.m.
The spirit of SFMOMA's anniversary celebration extends far beyond the museum walls. In 2009 SFMOMA commissioned murals for its Haas Atrium and sponsored a response mural by Oakland…
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Curator TalkRudolf Frieling on Bruce Conner's THREE SCREEN RAY
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkJennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Ewan Gibbs's San Francisco
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Free Tuesday Program1935: Modern Art Takes Flight in San Francisco
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
noon
Sarah Roberts, associate curator of collections and research, SFMOMA
SFMOMA celebrates its 75th anniversary based on the 1935 opening of its previous home on Van Ness Avenue, but the museum actually has roots reaching back to the 1915 Panama Pacific…
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Curator TalkTanya Zimbardo on Howard Fried's Inside the Harlequin: Approach-Avoidance III and II
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Exhibition SpotlightLuc Tuymans in Conversation
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Luc Tuymans, artist
Helen Molesworth, Chief Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, BostonWriting in The New Yorker about Tuymans's first retrospective, Peter Schjeldahl described the artist as "the most challenging painter in the recent history of art." What…
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Book SigningLuc Tuymans
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
8:30 p.m.
Luc Tuymans, artist
Considered by many to be the most significant painter working today, Tuymans's distinctive visual style and approach to history have influenced an entire generation of younger…
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Curator TalkLisa Sutcliffe on Jim Goldberg's The Orchard
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Lisa Sutcliffe, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkApsara DiQuinzio on Matthew Barney's Transexualis
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Apsara DiQuinzio, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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CoursesPickpocket Almanack: Spring 2010
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Courses take place between February 22 and May 30, 2010.
The Pickpocket Almanack is an experimental school-without-walls. Each season, a temporary faculty of artists, curators, writers and filmmakers create courses by selecting…
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Art Sandwiched InPrintmaking at the Heart of the Creative Process
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
noon
Kathan Brown, founder, Crown Point Press
Laura Owens, artist
Griff Williams, owner, Gallery 16/Urban Digital Color
Darren Waterston, artist
Moderator: Janet Bishop, curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMAMany prominent artists consider printmaking to be an integral part of their creative output. Not simply a way of making their work more accessible to collectors, working with a…
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Curator TalkCorey Keller on Penelope Umbrico's 5,377,183 Suns from Flickr
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Corey Keller, associate curator of photography, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On the Homefront: Rolling Bandages, Care Packages, and other “War Efforts”
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Elissa Auther, art historian and independent curator
Summer Brenner, poet and novelist
Amy Franceschini, artist
Allison Smith, artistExamining intersections of art-making and war efforts from the "trench art" practices of World War I to the Art and Skills Service program designed by SFMOMA and the Red…
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On the Homefront: Rolling Bandages, Care Packages, and other “War Efforts”
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Friday, February 26, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Joshua Muscat and Adriane Bovone, Western herbal-medicine practitioners
Examining intersections of art-making and war efforts from the "trench art" practices of World War I to the Art and Skills Service program designed by SFMOMA and the Red…
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On the Homefront: Rolling Bandages, Care Packages, and other “War Efforts”
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Examining intersections of art-making and war efforts from the "trench art" practices of World War I to the Art and Skills Service program designed by SFMOMA and the Red…
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Curator TalkCarrie Pilto on Henri Matisse's La fille aux yeux verts (The Girl with Green Eyes)
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Carrie Pilto, project assistant curator, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkJanet Bishop on Jeff Koons's Michael Jackson and Bubbles
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Janet Bishop, curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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SFMOMA: Now PlayingMy Barbarian
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Screening of Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection
9:00 p.m. Performance by My BarbarianExperience the museum animated by artists and luminaries. Tonight: whether re-establishing pagan rites in the desert, creating a song cycle for cross-dressing sailors and sequined…
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Curator TalkJohn Zarobell on Kara Walker's No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
6:30 p.m.
John Zarobell, assistant curator of collections, exhibitions, and commissions, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Special Event14th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Semifinals
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Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.This eagerly anticipated event spotlights the Bay Area's best young poets. Participating poets have overcome numerous challenges on the road to the semifinals, where they will vie…
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Curator TalkJennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Constant's New Babylon
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
SFMOMA regrets that Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher's talk has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On the Front Lines, or Quaker Guns, Camouflage, and Queer Craft
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Julia Bryan-Wilson, director, Visual Studies, UC Irvine
Sanjit Sethi, chair, Community Arts, California College of the ArtsIn a Thursday evening conversation, Bryan-Wilson and Sethi take up the relationship between artistic innovation and military technology. Musing on camouflage and the Quaker Gun, a…
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On the Front Lines, or Quaker Guns, Camouflage, and Queer Craft
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Friday, March 26, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Julia Bryan-Wilson, director, Visual Studies, UC Irvine
Sanjit Sethi, chair, Community Arts, California College of the ArtsIn a Thursday evening conversation, Bryan-Wilson and Sethi take up the relationship between artistic innovation and military technology. Musing on camouflage and the Quaker Gun, a…
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On the Front Lines, or Quaker Guns, Camouflage, and Queer Craft
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Julia Bryan-Wilson, director, Visual Studies, UC Irvine
Sanjit Sethi, chair, Community Arts, California College of the ArtsIn a Thursday evening conversation, Bryan-Wilson and Sethi take up the relationship between artistic innovation and military technology. Musing on camouflage and the Quaker Gun, a…
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Curator TalkErica Gangsei on Jasper Johns's Land's End
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Erica Gangsei, interpretation coodinator, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Free Tuesday ProgramOn Ewan Gibbs's Urban Portraiture
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
noon
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
British artist Ewan Gibbs has created an urban portrait of San Francisco in 18 drawings, currently on view on the third-floor landing. Using only pencil marks of slashes or circles…
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Curator TalkJulie Charles on Brice Marden's Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge)
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Julie Charles, associate curator of education, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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SFMOMA: Now PlayingLaetitia Sonami and SUE-C
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Screening of Douglas Gordon's Feature Film
9:00 p.m. Performance by Laetitia Sonami and SUE-CExperience the museum animated by artists and luminaries. Tonight: the collaborative work of Bay Area-based Laetitia Sonami and SUE-C focuses on the real-time creation of film-like…
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Curator TalkJennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Zaha Hadid's Metropolis
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkApsara DiQuinzio on Bruce Conner's LOOKING GLASS
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Apsara DiQuinzio, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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SymposiumIs Photography Over?
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Thursday, April 22, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 23, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.Photography has almost always been in crisis. In the beginning, the terms of this crisis were cast as dichotomies: is photography science or art? Nature or technology?…
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Art Sandwiched InNew Partnerships: SFMOMA and the Fisher Collection
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
noon
Neal Benezra, director, SFMOMA
Robert J. Fisher, trustee, SFMOMA
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMAWith the addition of the Fisher Collection from Gap founders Doris and Don Fisher, an expanded SFMOMA will become home to one of the world's foremost contemporary art collections.…
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Curator TalkApsara DiQuinzio on Gerhard Richter's Lesende
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Apsara DiQuinzio, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On Ammunition and Ornament
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Jane Kimball, historian
Highlighting the historical relationship of art-making and the war effort both at home and on the battlefield, this iteration of Arts & Skills Service considers trench art of…
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On Ammunition and Ornament
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11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Schwab Room
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Koret Visitor Education CenterAllison Smith's Arts & Skills Service has examined the relationship of art-making and war efforts both at home and on the battlefield, from knitting and bandage rolling to…
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Live ArtSMITHS: Arts & Skills Service: On Ammunition and Ornament
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Saturday, May 01, 2010
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tia Christopher, Swords to Plowshares
Nan Rohan, straw & wheat weaver
Allison Smith, artistWith Jane Kimball's Thursday night lecture on trench art in mind, we turn to arts and objects made by soldiers. Allison Smith hands over her own trench art collection for…
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Free Tuesday ProgramDispatches from Dispatches
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
noon
Stephanie Pau, manager of interpretation, SFMOMA
In this noontime program, Pau talks about several of the works on view in the Koret Center anniversary exhibition Dispatches from the Archives. The exhibition features design…
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Book SigningFurther
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Further presents the symbiotic relationship between seven artists and friends who share a visual dialogue: MARS-1, NoMe Edonna, Oliver Vernon, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Damon Soule,…
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Curator TalkCorey Keller on Alfred Stieglitz's Georgia O'Keeffe — Hands and Thimble
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Corey Keller, associate curator of photography, SFMOMA
SFMOMA regrets that Corey Keller's talk has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkAlison Gass on Adaline Kent's Presence
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Alison Gass, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Special Event75th Birthday Party
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Birthday Party Rooftop Dinner: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Birthday Bash: 9:00 p.m. - midnightWe invite you to join us at the museum for a once-in-a-lifetime gala celebration in honor of 75 years of groundbreaking art. On May 14, artists, patrons, and art enthusiasts will…
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Curator TalkHenry Urbach on Ewan Gibbs's San Francisco
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Henry Urbach, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkRudolf Frieling on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's "Untitled" (Golden)
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtSmiths: Arts & Skills Service
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
noon - 7:00 p.m.
Allison Smith, artist
Suellen Semekoski, art therapist, National Veterans Art Museum
Plus artists, civilians, crafters, makers, reenactors, soldiers, and veterans
Justin Nash on piano and Chris Skebo on trumpetRemarks by Allison Smith and Suellen Semekoski at noon and 6:00 p.m.
"Here in San Francisco over fifteen hundred men a month are being sent out from our three military hospitals with a new weapon in their hands: a skill or craft with which to…
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Curator TalkGary Garrels on Bruce Nauman's Wax Impressions of the Knees of Five Famous Artists
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkTanya Zimbardo on Catherine Wagner's Definitely Not Sterile from the series Art & Science: Investigating Matter
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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SFMOMA: Now PlayingChris Johanson
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Screening of Bay Area art documents, early 1990s to early 2000s
9:00 p.m. Chris Johanson presents the Mission supergroup The 17th & CappsExperience the museum animated by artists and luminaries. Tonight: Johanson, a key figure who emerged among San Francisco's Mission School artists, returns to the Bay Area to…
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Curator TalkJulie Charles on Robert Rauschenberg's Erased de Kooning Drawing
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Julie Charles, associate curator of education, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkJill Sterrett on Eva Hesse's Sans II
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Jill Sterrett, director of collections and conservation, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkFrank Smigiel on David Hockney's Shirley Goldfarb and Gregory Masurovsky
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Frank Smigiel, associate curator of public programs, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Free Tuesday ProgramIntroducing the Fisher Collection: Collecting History
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
noon
John Zarobell, assistant curator of collections, exhibitions, and commissions, SFMOMA
Zarobell traces the history and formation of the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection, which has just found a new home at SFMOMA. He discusses the significance of this extensive…
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Curator TalkJoseph Becker on Maarten Baas's Where There's Smoke Zig Zag chair (Reitveld)
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Joseph Becker, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkAlison Gass on Mika Rottenberg's Squeeze
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Alison Gass, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtInfinite City: Monarchs and Queens
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Thursday, July 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 11:00 a.m.With art by Mona Caron and an essay by Aaron Shurin, this broadside map juxtaposes the habitats of local butterflies with the shifting locations of queer public space. By…
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Curator TalkErin O'Toole on Frank Gohlke's Landscape, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Erin O'Toole, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkHenry Urbach on Full Circle: 75 Years of Wood Chairs
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Henry Urbach, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Book SigningDavid Choe
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
This dynamic monograph captures the frenetic raw energy and gorgeous, intense work of gallery and street artist David Choe. From dropping out of art school to a stint in Japanese…
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Free Tuesday ProgramRevisiting New Topographics
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
noon
Erin O'Toole, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
Widely considered a seminal event in the history of photography, the 1975 exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape featured the work of 10 photographers…
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Curator TalkGary Garrels on Andy Warhol's Triple Elvis
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkJohn Zarobell on Paul Klee's Der Verliebte (Man in Love)
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
6:30 p.m.
John Zarobell, assistant curator of collections, exhibitions, and commissions, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Book SigningMark Ryden
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Traverse Mark Ryden's vast wintry landscapes into the frigid domain of the majestic Snow Yak. Images from the artist's acclaimed Japanese Snow Yak Show are reproduced in large…
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Live ArtInfinite City: Right Wing of the Dove
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Thursday, August 12, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 14, 2010, 3:15 p.m.Upending the image of the Bay Area as a liberal safe haven, "Right Wing of the Dove" documents the muscular history of military centers and corporate-military…
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Curator TalkTanya Zimbardo on Sophie Calle's Autobiographical Stories (The Bed)
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkJennifer Dunlop Fletcher on Lewis Baltz's Industrial Parks series
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkPeter Samis on Sigmar Polke's Untitled (Magician)
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Peter Samis, associate curator of interpretation, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Free Tuesday ProgramWhere Was the Home Place? Wright Morris at 100
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
noon
Stephen Arkin, professor emeritus, San Francisco State University
Wright Morris (1910-1998) made his mark on the fields of both writing and photography — a multimedia man avant la lettre — and left a strong imprint in the Bay Area…
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Curator TalkJulie Charles on Chuck Close's Agnes
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Thursday, September 09, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Julie Charles, associate curator of education, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtInfinite City: Cinema City
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Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 11, 2010, various timesSeptember's "Cinema City" map charts the genesis of cinema at the hands of Eadweard Muybridge in 1870s San Francisco; the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo here in…
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Special EventSF20 Preview Gala Benefiting SFMOMA
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
The third annual San Francisco 20th Century Modernism Show & Sale (SF20) returns to Fort Mason this September. SF20 opens with a preview gala benefiting SFMOMA on September 16,…
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SFMOMA: Now PlayingMEN
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Screening by Ridykeulous
9:00 p.m. Performance by MENMEN's performance will feature ASL interpretation by Jennie Batchelder.
Brooklyn-based artist JD Samson has dubbed this evening her SFMOMA "takeover." In MEN, Samson (Le Tigre, Hirsute) joins Ginger Brooks Takahashi (LTTR, The Ballet) and…
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Curator TalkJill Sterrett on Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Picture)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Jill Sterrett, director of conservation and collections, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Curator TalkSarah Roberts on Robert Rauschenberg's White Painting (Three Panel)
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Sarah Roberts, associate curator of collections and research, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Open Space ThursdaysSuzanne Stein and Dominic Willsdon Host Art Writing in the Bay Area
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Suzanne Stein, community producer and managing editor of Open Space, SFMOMA
Dominic Willsdon, curator of education and public programs, SFMOMA, host
Brandon Brown, poet, translator, publisher, and Open Space columnist
Patricia Maloney, editor of Art Practical
Renny Pritikin, director and curator of the Nelson Gallery and Fine Art Collection at UC Davis, and Open Space columnist
Erin O'Toole, associate curator of photography, SFMOMA
Meg Shiffler, gallery director, San Francisco Arts CommissionOn this first evening, Renny Pritikin, Patricia Maloney, Brandon Brown, Meg Shiffler and Erin O'Toole join Dominic Willsdon and Suzanne Stein in conversation about art writing in…
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Live ArtSFMOMA Presents SCULPTURE L.A.
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Thursdays, September 30, and October 7, 14, and 21, 2010
6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.A New Work by Muistardeaux Collective
On Thursdays from September 30 to October 21, 2010, Muistardeaux Collective creates SCULPTURE L.A., a multimedia lecture and performance series. SCULPTURE L.A. features…
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Curator TalkFrank Smigiel on Robert Rauschenberg's Cy + Roman Steps (I-V)
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Frank Smigiel, associate curator of public programs, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Open Space ThursdaysJessica Tully Hosts The Brain in Her Arms: Octopus in Space
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Jessica Tully, artist
Richard Ross, biologist, Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences
Adam Werbach, environmental activistThis Thursday Jessica Tully asks us to consider the possible civic implications of the myths and metaphors surrounding the other-worldly octopus. The Brain in Her Ams: Octopus in…
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CoursesPickpocket Almanack: Fall 2010
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Courses take place between October 01 and December 15, 2010
Enrollment for the fall season begins September 20, 2010.
The Pickpocket Almanack is an experimental school-without-walls. Each season, a temporary faculty of artists, curators, writers and filmmakers create courses by selecting from…
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Curator TalkJoseph Becker on Bruce Nauman's Life Death/ Knows Doesn't Know
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Joseph Becker, assistant curator of architecture and design, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Special EventPickpocket Almanack: Addenda
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Thursdays, October 7 and 14, November 4, and December 16, 2010
7:00 p.m.An experimental school-without-walls. A set of journeys through Bay Area cultural life. A series of encounters with artists, writers, and performers. Pickpocket Almanack is at…
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Live ArtInfinite City: All Identity Is Local
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Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:30 p.m.Two maps about identity are featured in October. A joint project by Rebecca Solnit and artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña responds to the question "Who am I…
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Curator TalkJanet Bishop on Henri Matisse's sketch for Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life)
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Janet Bishop, curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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SFMOMA: Now PlayingBeth Custer Ensemble
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Films by Alexander Hammid with music by Beth Custer Ensemble
9:00 p.m. My Grandmother with music by Beth Custer EnsembleWhile the galleries await the installation of our fall exhibitions, roam the museum's open spaces recharged by artists. In the Phyllis Wattis Theater, San Francisco Cinematheque…
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Curator TalkDominic Willsdon on On Kawara's MAR. 16, 1993, from the Today series
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Open Space ThursdaysEric Heiman Hosts Design is Dead! (Long Live Design!)
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Eric Heiman, founder of Volume Inc, CCA design professor, Open Space contributor
Shawn Allen, Partner and Design Director, Stamen
Bob Aufuldish, Aufuldish & Warriner, Professor of Design, CCA
Guthrie Dolin, Odopod
Mike Simonian & Maaike Evers, Mike and Maaike
Joshua To, founder, Brute Labs
With Melina Jones, Hip-Hop (M)istress of (C)eremoniesTechnology is evolving more quickly than ever. The planet can't sustain our consuming ways anymore. We're still in a deep economic recession. And 40,000 design students are…
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Curator TalkApsara DiQuinzio on R. H. Quaytman
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Apsara DiQuinzio, assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Open Space ThursdaysJoseph del Pesco Hosts Everything Is Dangerous
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Jeff Khonsary, Fillip magazine
Kristina Lee Podesva, Fillip magazine
Hosted by Joseph del Pesco, program director, ArtNow/KadistDel Pesco hosts Fillip magazine's Podesva and Khonsary, who will discuss their new pamphlet series within the context of Fillip's magazine and publication projects. Discussing the…
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Free Tuesday ProgramLooking at Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance, and the Camera Since 1870
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Tuesday, November 02, 2010
noon
Lisa Sutcliffe, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
Examining Exposed, Sutcliffe takes us through the show's major themes and discusses how the history and pervasiveness of voyeurism have shaped and been shaped by the camera.
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Curator TalkCarrie Pilto on Guy Bourdin's Charles Jourdan Advertisement, Spring 1975
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Thursday, November 04, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Carrie Pilto, project assistant curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Book SigningHi-Fructose Collected Edition Volume 2
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The Schwab Room
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
After Party at Temple Nightclub, 540 Howard St.
9:00pmCamille Rose Garcia, artist
Audrey Kawasaki, artist
Mars-1, artist
Ferris Plock, artist
Amy Sol, artist
Annie Owens and Attaboy, Hi- Fructose founders/editorsJoin us to meet several of the artists featured in Hi-Fructose Magazine as they sign copies of Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Volume 2, featuring the best features, articles, and…
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Phyllis Wattis Distinguished LectureSusan Meiselas on the Ethics of Seeing
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Thursday, November 04, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Susan Meiselas, photographer
Sandra Philips, senior curator of photography, SFMOMAFounded in 1995 through the generosity of Phyllis Wattis, this lecture series brings innovative thinkers to SFMOMA. Best known for her coverage of the insurrection in Nicaragua and…
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SymposiumExposed Roundtable: The Future of Investigative Reporting
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Friday, November 05, 2010
3:00 p.m.
David Cohn, founder, Spot.us
Susan Meiselas, photographer
Robert Rosenthal, executive director, Center for Investigative Reporting
A. C. Thompson, reporter, ProPublica
Lola Vollen, cofounder, Voices of Witness, and founder, Life After Exoneration ProgramMeiselas, whose documentary photographs are on view in Exposed, joins a group of journalistic innovators to discuss new forms of investigative journalism. As traditional,…
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Special Event2010 Bay Area Treasure Award Luncheon Honoring William T. Wiley
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
noon - 2:00 p.m.
Neal Benezra, director, SFMOMA
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
William T. Wiley, artistReserve your tickets today for the annual Bay Area Treasure Luncheon.
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Curator TalkLisa Sutcliffe on Walker Evans's Subway Passengers, New York series
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Lisa Sutcliffe, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Live ArtInfinite City: Poison/Palate and OPENwater
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Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 14, 2010, 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.November's "Poison/Palate" map traces the Bay Area as an ecosystem of paired opposites: Napa vineyards versus Silicon Valley interiors, Chez Panisse abutting Chevron, San…
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Special EventSFMOMA Wishes Happy Birthday to Wayne Thiebaud
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Monday, November 15, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Treat yourself to a sweet break and join us to celebrate artist Wayne Thiebaud's 90th birthday! In honor of this special occasion, Blue Bottle Coffee Co. will serve their…
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Curator TalkErin O'Toole on Weegee's Their First Murder
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Erin O'Toole, assistant curator of photography, SFMOMA
Each Thursday evening, one of SFMOMA's curators or specialists shares a perspective on a single artist or artwork on view. Talks last 20 minutes.
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Film (36)
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Free Tuesday ScreeningRocky
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
noon
John G. Avildsen, 1976, 119 min., 35mm
This 1970s classic follows its title character, Rocky Balboa, a struggling small-time boxer, as he makes a go at the big time. When given a chance at a professional fight with…
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Film ScreeningRussian Ark
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Alexander Sokurov, 2002, 96 min., 35mm
In Russian with English subtitles.Considered Sokurov's finest film, Russian Ark tells a three-hundred-year Russian history within the confines of the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Renowned for…
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Film ScreeningHow to Steal a Million
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
7:00 p.m.
William Wyler, 1966, 123 min., 35mm
In this museum heist film with a twist, Nicole must steal Cellini's Venus from a prestigious Paris museum to avoid its being revealed as a forgery made by her grandfather. She is…
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Special ScreeningAn Evening with the Prelinger Archive: Know Your World
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Rick Prelinger, archivist, writer, filmmaker, and founder, Prelinger Archives
Beginning in 1943, SFMOMA presented hundreds of now mostly forgotten films in a seven-year-long series called Know Your World. Drawing from art films, government propaganda,…
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Film ScreeningDressed to Kill
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Brian De Palma, 1980, 105 min., 35mm
De Palma's film weaves a macabre tapestry of horror, mystery, and suspense centered around the brutal murder of a sexually frustrated New York City housewife (Angie Dickinson)…
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Film ScreeningThe Europeans: Creating a Context
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
7:00 p.m.
The Smiling Madame Beudet, Germaine Dulac, 1922, 35 min., 16mm
Study No. 7, Oskar Fischinger, 1931, 3 min., 16mm
Rain, Joris Ivens, 1929, 15 min., 35mm
Composition in Blue, Oskar Fischinger, 1935, 4 min., 35mm
Carmen, Lotte Reiniger, 1932, 11 min., 16mm
A Colour Box, Len Lye, 1935, 5 min., 35mm
The Vampire, Jean Painlevé, 1945, 9 min., 35mm with English subtitles
Swinging the Lambeth Walk, Len Lye, 1940, 3 min., 35mm
Curated by Scott MacDonald, film historian
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Film ScreeningSome American Experiments
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Gertie the Dinosaur, Winsor McCay, 1914, 9 min., 16mm
Le retour à la raison, Man Ray, 1923, 5 min., 16mm
Steamboat Willie, Ub Iwerks/Disney Studio, 1928, 5 min., 16mm
The River, Pare Lorentz, 1937, 30 min., 16mm
Ritual in Transfigured Time, Maya Deren, 1946, 15 min., 16mm
Light Reflections, Jim Davis, 1949, 15 min., 16mm
The Bells of Atlantis, Ian Hugo, 1953, 9 min., 16mm
Zig Zag, Frank Stauffacher, 1948, 8 min., 16mm
Curated by Scott MacDonald, film historian
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Film ScreeningThe Bay Area Arrives
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Zig Zag, Frank Stauffacher, 1948, 8 min., 16mm
Mother's Day, James Broughton, 1948, 23 min., 16mm
No. 2 and No. 3, Harry Smith, 1947, 5 min., 16mm
Sausalito, Frank Stauffacher, 1949, 10 min., 16mm
Lead Shoes, Sidney Peterson, 1949, 17 min., 16mm
Notes on the Port of St. Francis, Frank Stauffacher, 1952, 20 min., 16mm
Mandala, Jordan Belson, 1953, 7 min., 16mm
Allures, Jordan Belson, 1961, 8 min., 16mm
Curated by Scott MacDonald, film historian
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Free Tuesday ProgramOn Film at SFMOMA: 75 Years in the Dark
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
noon
Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA
Notes on the Port of St. Francis, Frank Stauffacher, 1952, 20 min., 16mm
Zig Zag, Frank Stauffacher, 1948, 8 min., 16mmIn 1937, SFMOMA's first director, Grace McCann Morley, set up a screen and some chairs in the rotunda of the War Memorial Veterans Building (the museum's first home) and showed…
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Film ScreeningMaterial and Illusion
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Introduction by Steve Anker, Dean Film/Video, CAL ARTS
Arnulf Rainer, Peter Kubelka, 1958-60, 6.5 min., 16mm
Mothlight, Stan Brakhage, 1963, 4 min., 16mm
A Man And His Dog Out For Air, Robert Breer, 1957, 3 min., 16mm
Colour Flight, Len Lye, 1938, 4 min., 16mm
Surfacing On The Thames, David Rimmer, 1970, 8 min., 16mm
Reverberation, Ernie Gehr, 1969, 23 min., 16mm
Castro Street, Bruce Baillie, 1966, 10 min., 16mm
Saugus Series, Pat O'Neill, 1974, 18 min., 16mm
A Study In Choreography For Camera, Maya Deren, 1945, 3 min., 16mm
Take The 5:10 To Dreamland, Bruce Conner, 1977, 6 min., 16mm
Frame Line, Gunvor Nelson, 1984, 22 min., 16mmTotal running time: 107 min.
This survey primarily features non-local, avant-garde artists (Bay Area filmmakers will be the focus of a major Pacific Film Archive and S.F. Cinematheque series in fall 2010).…
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Film ScreeningBush Mama
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification, Barbara McCullough, 1979, 4 min., DVD
Bush Mama, Haile Gerima, 1976, 97 min., 16mm
Introduction by Billy Woodberry, filmmaker
Curated by Bérénice Reynaud and Irina LeimbacherEthiopian-born Haile Gerima was not yet 30 when he completed Bush Mama, an early manifesto of the "Los Angeles Rebellion" of black filmmakers who were influenced by…
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Film ScreeningPoetry Meets Politics: The Essay — Chris Marker's Le joli mai
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Le joli mai, Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme, 1963, 123 min., 16mm
Curated, presented and introduced by Irina LeimbacherPresented at the museum in May 1976, Le joli mai is one of Chris Marker's great but lesser-known essay films. Mixing voice-over commentary with a series of interviews with Parisians…
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Exhibition Spotlight ScreeningStreets of San Francisco: Filmic Journeys
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA
Visions of a City, Lawrence Jordan, 1957/78, 8 min., 16mm
North Beach, Henry Hills, 1978, 12 min., 16mm
Motel L, Dean Snider, 1981, 2.5 min., 16mm
Secrets from the Street: No Disclosure, Martha Rosler, 1980, 12.2 min., DVD
Following an Orange, Felipe Dulzaides, 1999, 1.4 min., DVD
Woodward's Gardens, Katherin McInnis, 2007, 10 min., mini-DV
Untitled No. 4, Greg Sharits, ca. 1975, 9.5 min., R8mmTotal running time: 56 min.
Throughout the 75th anniversary exhibitions, artists take up San Francisco's cityscapes as subject and muse. This program of experimental films and videos from the late 1950s to…
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Film ScreeningPortraits of Women Program 1
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Zanan-e bedun-e mardan (Women without Men), Shirin Neshat, 2009, 95 min., 35mm
In Farsi with English subtitles.Neshat's first feature film, derived from Shahrnush Parsipur's novel published immediately after the 1979 revolution in Iran, portrays the lives of three women who choose to seize…
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Film ScreeningPortraits of Women Program 2
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Office Killer, Cindy Sherman, 1997, 82 min., 35mm
Sherman's photographic work is rooted in cinema: her careful staging of self-portraits that evoke stereotypical images of women also addresses issues of transformation, fantasy,…
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Special ScreeningTransitions: San Francisco Art Institute MFA Films
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
4:00 p.m.
The San Francisco Art Institute presents a wideranging selection of films and videos created by this year's graduating master of fine arts students. SFAI's 2010 class of emerging…
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Film ScreeningPortraits of Women, Program 3
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Pepperminta, Pipilotti Rist, 2009, 80 min., 35mm
In German with English subtitles.Rist's first name is a conflation of her given name, Charlotte, and that of Pippi Longstocking, a feisty children's book character who has been a longtime inspiration for the…
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Film ScreeningCalifornia Highs, California Lows Program 1
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Bucky (episodes 1 and 2), Paul Clipson and Adam Heavenrich, 1996-98, 2 min. each, 8mm
Model Shop, Jacques Demy, 1969, 97 min., 35mmDirector Demy's only American film, Model Shop tracks a day in the life of Los Angeles native George Matthews (Gary Lockwood). Unemployed and unhappy in love, George's bleak future…
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Free Tuesday Film ScreeningHardcore
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010, noon and 12:30 p.m.
Hardcore, Walter De Maria, 1969, 28 min.
Hardcore was made in the spirit of cinematographic experimentation. Director De Maria, who also composed the film's soundtrack, explores video as a medium for aesthetic observation…
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Film ScreeningCalifornia Highs, California Lows Program 2
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Bucky (episodes 1 through 6), Paul Clipson and Adam Heavenrich, 1996 - 98, 2 min. each, 8mm
East Coast, West Coast, Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson, 1969, 22 min., digital video
Man With a Gun, Railroad, and Food for Working, Reece Camp Carter, 2010, 12 min., video
Gas Station, Robert Morris, 1969, 33 min., 16mmIn East Coast, West Coast, earthwork artists and real-life couple Holt and Smithson play-act as cliché East and West Coast artists. Holt argues for pragmatic, systematic…
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Film ScreeningCalifornia Highs, California Lows Program 3
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Bucky (episodes 3 and 4), Paul Clipson and Adam Heavenrich, 1996-98, 2 min. each, 8mm
Play Misty for Me, Clint Eastwood, 1971, 102 min., 35mmAgainst the backdrop of California's beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, radio disc jockey Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) faces the unforeseen repercussions of a one-night stand with a…
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Film ScreeningCalifornia Highs, California Lows Program 4
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Bucky (episodes 5 and 6), Paul Clipson and Adam Heavenrich, 1996-98, 2 min. each, 8mm
The Cool School, Morgan Neville, 2008, 86 min., digital videoThe Cool School traces the emergence of Los Angeles' artistic avant-garde during the mid-20th century. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, John Baldessari, and Frank Gehry were inspired by…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 1
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Hans Richter, 1946, 96 min., 16mmIt took Richter three years to complete Dreams That Money Can Buy while teaching at the Institute of Film Techniques at the City College of New York. The result is a blockbuster of…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 2
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
7:00 p.m.
The Chelsea Girls
Andy Warhol, 1965, 200 min., 16mmThis art-house classic, Warhol's most commercially successful film, features 16mm films projected split screen with a single audio track. In choreographed scenarios at the Chelsea…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 3
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
7:00 p.m.
A Bigger Splash
Jack Hazan, 1974, 105 min., 16mmIn this hybrid of documentary and fictional filmmaking, actors play themselves in situations that may or may not have occurred in real life. Originally banned for its homosexual…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 4
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Gabriel
Agnes Martin, 1976, 72 min., DVDIn this rarely screened film directed by Martin, the artist delves into a theme that has long predominated in her paintings: nature. With no dialogue, the camera follows a young…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 5
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Part 1 of the Louise Bourgeois Trilogy
Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World
Mary Lance, 2002, 57 min., DVDChère Louise
Brigitte Cornand, 1995, 50 min., videoIn French with English subtitles.
Martin was in the final decade of her life when Mary Lance began interviewing her for Agnes Martin. The sole figure in the film, Martin reflects on her philosophy, inspiration,…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 6
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Part 2 of the Louise Bourgeois Trilogy
La Rivière Gentille
Brigitte Cornand, 2007, 100 min., videoCornand introduces the screening.
In French with English subtitles.La Rivière Gentille is an unusual narrative biography of Bourgeois. Complementing excerpts from diaries Bourgeois had kept since 1923, Cornand captures understated…
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Film ScreeningA Portrait of the Artist, or Fisher-Inspired Films: Program 7
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Part 3 of the Louise Bourgeois Trilogy
The Whispers of the Whistling Water
Brigitte Cornand, 2004, 92 min., videoIn French with English subtitles.
Ninety-one years old when this film was made, Bourgeois recalls her inspirations and family history while providing a tour of her deeply personal artworks. The film follows her on…
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Film ScreeningDaft Punk on Screen
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Introduced by Megan Brian, education and public programs coordinator, SFMOMA
Electroma, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, 2006, 74 min, 35mm.
The directorial debut of electronic music duo Daft Punk (Bangalter and De Homem-Christo), Electroma is the cinematographically stunning chronicle of two robots on a quest to become…
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Film ScreeningReturn to Canyon
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Anticipated guests: Bruce Baillie, Lawrence Jordan, and Robert Nelson
On a summer day in 1961, in the East Bay community of Canyon, California, filmmaker Baillie shined a light on a bedsheet screen and Canyon Cinema was born. Over the years,…
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Sound and Film PerformancePaul Clipson Presents THE ELEMENTS
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Paul Clipson, filmmaker
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Portraits, musiciansAn evening of multidimensional film, sound, and live performance, featuring short films by Clipson. Clipson's largely improvised, in-camera-edited Super-8mm films often employ…
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Free Tuesday ScreeningCity Symphonies
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
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Manhatta, Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand, 1921, 6 min., 16mm
Berliner Stilleben, László Moholy-Nagy, 1931, 9 min., DVD
Under the Brooklyn Bridge, Rudy Burckhardt, 1955, 15 min., 16mm
San Francisco, Anthony Stern, 1968, 5 min., 16mmCity symphonies are cinematic events that evoke urban space and pace through kaleidoscopic imagery and dynamic visual rhythm. Sheeler and Strand's Manhatta is a quintessential…
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Film ScreeningJordan Belson: Films Sacred and Profane
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Introduced by Cindy Keefer, archivist and curator, Center for Visual Music
Since 1947, Bay Area artist Belson has explored consciousness, transcendence, and light in an extraordinary body of abstract films that has been called "cosmic cinema."…
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Halloween ScreeningWitches!
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Introduced by Gina Basso, public programs associate, SFMOMA
Season of the Witch, George Romero, 1973, 85 min., 35mm
Suspiria, Dario Argento, 1977, 92 min., 35mmStart the Halloween weekend early with this bewitching double feature of rarely screened 1970s horror classics. In Season of the Witch Romero brings us the engrossing tale of a…
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Film ScreeningBay Area Ecstatic
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Introduced by Brecht Andersch, filmmaker and historian
Triptych in Four Parts, Lawrence Jordan, 1958, 12 min., 16mm
Chinese Firedrill, Will Hindle, 1968, 25 min., 16mm
Filmpiece for Sunshine, John Luther Schofill, 1968, 23 min., 16mm
Invocation of My Demon Brother, Kenneth Anger, 1969, 11 min., 16mm
Looking for Mushrooms (short version), Bruce Conner, 1959-1967, 3 min., 16mm
The Crossing, Timoleon Wilkins, 2007, 7 min., 16mm
Firepage, Bruce Cooper, 1991, 3 min., 16mm
Retrospectroscope, Kerry Laitala, 1997, 5 min., 16mmThe San Francisco Bay Area has for decades been the epicenter of a branch of mystically inclined experimental filmmaking that seeks to induce ecstasy in viewers. Andersch conceived…
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Video Screenings (15)
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Daily Video ScreeningsMarcel Duchamp, Iconoclast
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m.
Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004, 27 min.
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Daily Video ScreeningsSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:00 p.m.
Chuck Workman, 1990, 87 min.
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Daily Video ScreeningsArt:21: Art in the Twenty-first Century: Compassion
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:00 p.m.
Art:21, 2009, 60 min.
Featuring William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and Carrie Mae Weems
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Daily Video ScreeningsLuc Tuymans: Early Film Excerpts
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.Luc Tuymans, 1980-81, 15 min.
Tuymans stopped painting between 1980 and 1985, instead experimenting with filmmaking. This compilation, created especially for Tuymans's U.S. retrospective, consists of Super-8…
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Daily Video ScreeningsArt:21 — Art in the Twenty-first Century: Systems
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:00 p.m.
Featuring John Baldessari and Julie Mehretu
Art:21, 2009, 60 min.
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Video ScreeningLight in the West: Photographers of the American Frontier 1860-1880
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May 3 -June 27, 2010
Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m.
Thursdays, 7:00 p.m.Michael Blackwood, 1981, 58 min.
Light in the West rediscovers the infancy of photography in the American West through the eyes (and camera lenses) of the extraordinary men who were the first photographers to…
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Video ScreeningPhilip Guston: A Life Lived
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:00 p.m.
Michael Blackwood, 1981, 58 min.
Narrated by the artist, Philip Guston: A Life Lived was filmed as Guston organized what would be his last exhibition, his 1980 retrospective at SFMOMA. Mixing footage shot in San…
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Daily Video ScreeningsChuck Close: A Portrait in Progress
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Daily, except Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m.
Marion Cajori, 1997, 58 min.
Since Close's first portraits were exhibited in 1969, his paintings have fascinated the public. Working from Polaroid photographs, he paints colossal portraits of his family, his…
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Daily Video ScreeningsBernd and Hilla Becher: Four Decades
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 3:00 p.m.
Michael Blackwood, 2006, 58 min.
In 1957 German husband-and-wife photography team Bernd and Hilla Becher began documenting water towers, silos, barns, and other industrial architecture. Their objective…
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Daily Video ScreeningsAmerican Art in the 1960s
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:00 p.m.
Michael Blackwood, 2007, 60 min.
This documentary explores a critical decade in American life, when an explosion of artistic energy produced Pop art, Minimalism, Color-field painting, and hard-edged abstraction.…
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Daily Video ScreeningsArt:21: Art in the 21st Century: Ecology
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 3:00 p.m.
Art:21, 2007, 60 min.
Artists explore how our understanding of the natural world becomes deeply cultural. Featured artists include Ursula von Rydingsvard, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Mark Dion, and New…
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Daily Video ScreeningsCalifornia Impressions
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:00 p.m.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1969-70, 23 min.
Cartier-Bresson tracks his travels through California and the American South.
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Daily Video ScreeningsSouthern Exposures
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1969-70, 22 min.
Cartier-Bresson tracks his travels through California and the American South.
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Daily Video ScreeningsHenri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 3:00 p.m.
Heinz Bütler, 2003, 72 min.
This documentary captures Cartier-Bresson's reflections and anecdotes from a lifetime shooting images in varied locales around the globe.
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Daily Video ScreeningsUnfinished
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Daily (except Wednesdays), 4:30 p.m.
Sophie Calle in collaboration with Fabio Balducci, 2005, 30 min.
When Exposed artist Sophie Calle receives a series of photographs taken by an ATM security camera, she becomes involved in a perplexing 15-year investigation.
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Tours (6)
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Spotlight ToursThe Painting and Sculpture Collection Tour
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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.
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Audio TourRooftop Garden Audio Tour
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Available daily through May 2, 2010
Available in English only.
Get some fresh air and a fresh look at art as artists and curators guide you on an exploration of sculptures in SFMOMA's Rooftop Garden.
Available for download to your personal MP3…
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iPhone + iPad AppRooftop Garden iPhone + iPad Tour
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Please note: The Rooftop Garden will close on May 3 and reopen June 25 with a selection of sculptures from the Fisher Collection.
Explore SFMOMA's skyward Rooftop Garden from all angles with this tour available for both the iPhone and the iPad. Discover the artwork and the careful planning that went into…
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Multimedia TourLuc Tuymans Mobile Tour
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Available daily in the Haas Atrium.
Available in English only.
Tuymans and curators Helen Molesworth and Alison Gass reflect on selected works in the artist's retrospective exhibition.
Also available as part of the Making Sense of Modern Art…
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School ToursSummer Youth Tours
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Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
SFMOMA is pleased to offer summer youth tours of The Anniversary Show and Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection. These tours are designed to engage young visitors…
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iPhone AppSFMOMA Mobile
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Available daily
Get a multilayered, multimedia introduction to the artists and artworks featured at SFMOMA with our free app. Artists, curators, and creative luminaries provide an up-close and…
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For Families (15)
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Family SundayTaking It to the STREET
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Sunday, January 03, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Mod-erators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Free Family Day75th Anniversary Celebration
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Join in the museum's 75th anniversary festivities! Connect with San Francisco's unique history of design, poetry, film, and cafe culture with hands-on activities, family-friendly…
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Family SundayLicense to STEAL
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Sundays, February 7 and 21, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Mod-erators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Family SundayMight as well JUMP
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Sundays, March 7 and 21, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Mod-erators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Family SundayLESS Is Best
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Sundays, April 4 and 18, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Mod-erators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Family SundayThe Joy of JUNK
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Sunday, May 02, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Mod-erators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Free Family DayThe Joy of JUNK
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Celebrate International Museum Day by bringing the family to SFMOMA. We're all for recycling, especially if your green approach turns trash into treasure. Artists are often expert…
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Family SundayFocus on BLUR
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Sundays, June 6 and 20, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Mod-erators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Family SundaySUPERSIZE, If You Dare
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Sunday, July 04, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Moderators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Target Family DayTarget Arts & Wonder
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010This summer, seven San Francisco cultural destinations are teaming up with Target for one big weekend of free family fun and learning. On July 16 through 18, 2010,…
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Family SundayA Sense of BALANCE
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Sundays, August 1 and 15, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Moderators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Family SundayLet It DRIP
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Sundays, September 5 and 19, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Moderators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Family SundayCould You REPEAT That?
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Sunday, October 03, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Moderators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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Free Family DayCould You REPEAT That?
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Welcome to our open house! See how artists cast spellbinding effects with multiple images and repetition of form and action. Enjoy art activities, presentations, and performances…
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Family SundayMIRROR, Mirror
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Sunday, November 7 and 21, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Family tour at 1:00 p.m.
Special presentation at 2:00 p.m.Moderators lead participatory art projects and provide supplies and support as you create your own works of art. Docents conduct engaging, family-friendly gallery tours. Special…
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For Members (19)
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Member Event75th Anniversary Member Celebration
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7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Upper-level members
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. General members
Artist's Circle and Director's Circle donors may enter at 5:45 p.m.
Entire museum open until 10:45 p.m.Join fellow members for a spectacular evening of art, entertainment, and birthday surprises. Be among the first to see our full lineup of anniversary exhibitions, plus enjoy:
Live…
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Member EventLuc Tuymans Member Preview Day
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Enjoy the first U.S. retrospective of Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans before it opens to the public.
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Member EventArtists Gallery Reception
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Friday, February 26, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
SFMOMA members at the Contributing level and higher are invited to attend a private evening reception at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery. Enjoy wine, hors d'oeuvres, and artwork by…
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Member EventJoint Member Day
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
On Saturday, March 20, 2010, seven San Francisco cultural institutions are teaming up with SFMOMA to offer members reciprocal admission, tours, and discounts. SFMOMA members…
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Member EventMuseumStore Members-Only Sale
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The semiannual members-only sale increases your buying power by doubling your discount to 20 percent on all store merchandise. Come early for the best selection of housewares,…
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Member EventJewelry Designer Trunk Show
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Preview wares from top jewelry designers.
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Member EventMembers-Only Spotlight Tours
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:00 and 3:00 p.m.Enrich your visit with half-hour docent tours. Meet at the membership desk.
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Member EventReception and Wine Tasting
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Round out the day with a glass of wine and live music.
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Special EventBenefactor Day Tour
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Saturday, June 05, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Benefactor members and higher
Join assistant curator John Zarobell and fellow Benefactor members for a day of art and conversation with gallery owners and local artists. The itinerary includes visits to…
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Member EventUpper-Level Member Preview and Reception
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Artist's Circle and Director's Circle members may enter at 5:45 p.m.
Enjoy gallery viewing, a hosted reception, and music by United Brassworkers Front.
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Member EventMember Preview Day
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
All members
Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection is open exclusively to members at this time. Regular member guest privileges apply.
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Member EventMember Opening Reception
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Friday, June 25, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
All members
Celebrate the opening of the Fisher Collection exhibition with a Warhol-style photo booth and a musical lineup by Tyson Vogel featuring live performances by the Blank Tapes, the…
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Member EventPrivate Evening Viewing Hours
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Mondays, July 19 and August 16, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Upgrade your membership to the $250 Supporting level and enjoy exclusive after-hours viewing of Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection.
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Member EventArtists Gallery Member Sale
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October 16 - October 30, 2010
Tuesday - Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Show your SFMOMA membership card and receive 20 percent off the purchase of an artwork at the Artists Gallery. Choose one piece from the large selection available in the gallery.…
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Member EventUpper-Level Member Preview and Reception
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Contributing-level members and higher
Artist's Circle and Director's Circle members may enter at 5:45 p.m.
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Member EventMember Preview Day
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
All members
The exhibitions are open exclusively to members at this time. Regular member guest privileges apply.
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Member EventMember Preview Days
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Thursday, November 18, 11:00 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Friday, November 19, 11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.All members
How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now is open exclusively to members on these days. Regular member guest privileges apply.
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Special EventMuseumStore Members-Only Sale
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Friday, November 19, 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 20, 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.Save 20 percent — twice the usual member discount — on all purchases in the SFMOMA MuseumStore at this special two-day sale in conjunction with the member preview of How…
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Member EventMember Opening Reception
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Friday, November 19, 2010
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
All members
Celebrate How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now with tastings from local wineries Berryessa Gap, Bonny Doon, Paul Dolan, Field Recordings, and Hobo; tastings are $2…
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For Educators (9)
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Teacher InstituteCertified Self-Guided Touring Workshop
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Ideal for high school and eighth grade teachers who would like to tour their students without a docent, this workshop acquaints educators with SFMOMA's collections and touring…
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Teacher InstituteLuc Tuymans
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join us for a journey into the world of Tuymans, a contemporary Belgian artist whose powerful work explores history, memory, photography, and painting. Following a private gallery…
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Teacher InstituteBay Area Artists
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This special institute introduces works by contemporary Bay Area artists represented in SFMOMA's collection. The morning includes a walkthrough of several museum galleries led by…
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Special WorkshopKerry James Marshall
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join SFMOMA and KQED to explore contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall's compelling and colorful work. Commissioned for SFMOMA's Haas Atrium, Marshall created two murals that…
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Teacher EventTeacher Open House
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Educators are invited to visit the galleries and the Koret Visitor Education Center to learn about museum tours, teacher programs, and available classroom materials. Light…
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Teacher EventVisual Thinking Strategies Soirees
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Thursdays, September 23 and November 18, 2010; January 20, March 3, and April 21, 2011
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.SFMOMA teams up with SF Bay Visual Thinking Strategies to offer VTS Soirees for educators of all levels. Using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitation method, these…
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Teacher InstituteKerry James Marshall
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Saturday, October 02, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Copresented by SFMOMA and KQED, this special workshop focuses on the work of contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall. Marshall's two murals commissioned for SFMOMA's Haas Atrium, …
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Special Film ScreeningWilliam Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
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Saturday, October 09, 2010
2:00 p.m.
SFMOMA and KQED are proud to present a preview screening of Art21's new film. William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and creative…
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Teacher InstituteHenri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This workshop examines the work of the renowned photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. From his Surrealist images of the early 1930s to his photojournalism after World War II,…
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Artists Gallery at Ft. Mason (13)
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionJessalyn Haggenjos, John Yoyogi Fortes, Mike Narciso, Pamela Belknap, George Pfau, Jason Winshell
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionForeclosure, USA: The Great Recession
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Inspired by the dust bowl photographs of the Great Depression, Kirk Crippens photographed the home foreclosure crisis of 2008 and 2009; Stockton, CA, an epicenter of the…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionInfix: The Grammar of Insertion
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Revolving around the linguistic concept of the infix, an affix inserted within a word, this exhibition looks at the works of six Bay Area artists as infixes inserted within the…
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Special EventValentine's Day Photo Portrait Event
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Make your Valentine's Day picture-perfect at the second annual Valentine's Day Photo Portrait Event at the Artists Gallery. Book your reservation today for an intimate portrait…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionLisa Curet, Keira Kotler, Indira Martina Morre
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Bay Area-artist Lisa Curet's work channels and incorporates qualities found in pattern painting. Layer upon layer of shapes and color are applied, creating a tension between the…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionAllison Adams, Pia Stern
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
If Adams is the earth, Stern is the sky in this exhibition featuring two bodies of work created from very different mediums. Adams's fiber, filaments, and reclaimed plastic bags…
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Special Event17th Annual Artists Warehouse Sale
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Wednesday, May 5 - Sunday, May 9, 2010
Join us for a gigantic five-day sales event supporting Bay Area artists as well as SFMOMA’s exhibitions and programs. Artworks are available in all media from a wide range of…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionEdmund Wyss
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
It could be argued that few inventions have had as much influence on our culture as the camera. Bay Area painter Edmund Wyss explores this modern tool in a series of exquisitely…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionChristopher Romer, Serena Mitnik-Miller, Jamie Spinello
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The work of sculptor Christopher Romer feels right at home in the Bay Area. Working primarily with wood and paint, Romer constructs abstract shapes that individually and…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionWondrous Strange: A Twenty-first Century Cabinet of Curiosities
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The sixteenth century's cabinets of curiosities, precursors to today's museums, were encyclopedic collections of specimens from the natural world, as well as man-made artifacts.…
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Special EventWondrous Strange: Closing Event in Honor of Goethe's Birthday
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The sixteenth century's cabinets of curiosities, precursors to today's museums, were encyclopedic collections of specimens from the natural world, as well as man-made artifacts.…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionClare Rojas: Male Preserve
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
In the exhibition Male Preserve, Clare Rojas presents a body of work dedicated to the male nude. Sometimes referred to as folk, sometimes cartoon, Rojas's work is of a vernacular…
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Artists Gallery Opening ReceptionSara Bright, Stella Ebner, Patrick D. Wilson
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Nocturnal dream-like landscapes inhabit the paintings of Sara Bright. Her terrains — filled with mountains, rocks, streams and occasional wildlife — are that of the…
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