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Talks + Events (55)

• Lecture

  Architecture: Hernán Díaz Alonso

  Thursday, January 13, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Hernán Díaz Alonso, architect, Xefirotarch

  Noted for designs that are sometimes animalistic and often darkly baroque, architect Díaz Alonso infuses his practice with the narrative and aesthetic qualities of…

• Art Sandwiched In

  Teaching Artists and Showing Art:
  Museums, Art Schools, Artists, and Students

  Tuesday, January 18, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  

  Chris Bratton, San Francisco Art Institute
  Constance Lewallen, Berkeley Art Museum
  Michael Roth, California College of the Arts
  John Weber, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
  Moderator: John Killacky, San Francisco Foundation

  What role do studio art programs play in our local arts ecology? What is the interplay between arts presenters and teaching artists? These questions and more are addressed by a…

• Lecture

  Typecast: The Art of the Typographic Title

  Thursday, January 20, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  David Peters, founder and director, Design Films

  The use of typography to generate emotive response is not restricted to printed material; a number of films also rely upon ingenious application of the letter form. Peters presents…

• Community Day

  10th Anniversary Celebration

  Saturday, January 22, 2005
  10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Families are invited to celebrate the Museum's first 10 years on Third Street with music, performances, and hands-on art projects focusing on the architecture of the building.

• Art and Conversation

  The Unusual Suspect: The Sculpture of Rachel Harrison

  Friday, January 28, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Jill Dawsey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  As sculpture has evolved from Rodin's massive bronzes to Minimalism's machined surfaces, evidence of the artist's hand has been increasingly obscured. Using Harrison's unusual…

• Artist Talk: Kara Walker

  Artist Talk: Kara Walker

  Saturday, January 29, 2005
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Drawing on the antiquated art form of the silhouette, Walker creates provocative works that confront issues of race and gender. Her scenes of the antebellum South rendered in cut…

• Free Tuesday Program

  2004 SECA Art Award Winners in Conversation

  Tuesday, February 01, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Rosana Castrillo Díaz, Simon Evans, Shaun O'Dell, and Josephine Taylor, artists

  Join winners of the 2004 SECA Art Award as they introduce their work and answer audience questions. A book signing follows.

• Book Signing with 2004 Seca Art Award Winners

  Book Signing with 2004 Seca Art Award Winners

  Tuesday, February 01, 2005
  12:30 p.m.
  

  Rosana Castrillo Díaz
  Simon Evans
  Shaun O'Dell
  Josephine Taylor

  SECA Artists will be on hand to sign copies of the 2004 SECA Art Award, which features essays by curators Janet Bishop and Tara McDowell.

• Opening Day Program

  The Lens on the Land

  Saturday, February 05, 2005
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Benson, dean, School of Art, Yale University
  Wes Jackson, president, The Land Institute
  Geoffrey James, artist

  John Szarkowski’s photographic work draws on the heritage of the Midwest and an appreciation of the interrelatedness of people and the land. Panelists explore this…

• Book Signing with John Szarkowski

  Book Signing with John Szarkowski

  Saturday, February 05, 2005
  2:30 p.m.
  

  John Szarkowski will be in the Haas Atrium to sign John Szarkowski: Photographs.

• Opening Day Program

  A Conversation with Robert Bechtle

  Saturday, February 12, 2005
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Robert Bechtle, artist
  Jonathan Weinberg, artist and art historian
  Introduction by Janet Bishop, exhibition curator

  Bechtle's photorealist paintings of everyday life highlight the ongoing and often conflicted relationship between painting and photography. In this program, catalogue contributor…

• Book Signing with Robert Bechtle

  Book Signing with Robert Bechtle

  Saturday, February 12, 2005
  2:30 p.m.
  

  Robert Bechtle will be in the Haas Atrium to sign copies of the exhibition catalogue, Robert Bechtle: A Retrospective.

• Artist Talk: Jeremy Blake

  Artist Talk: Jeremy Blake

  Thursday, February 17, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Jeremy Blake has made a name for himself with complex digital animations that combine representation and abstraction to illustrate psychological narratives. In conjunction with the…

• Teacher Institute

  Life in Pictures: Robert Bechtle

  Saturday, February 19, 2005
  8:30 a.m.
  

  Snapshots, family experiences, and the Bay Area are frequent themes in Robert Bechtle's paintings. This Teacher Institute addresses how Bechtle's work can be discussed in the…

• Art and Conversation

  Spinning Around: The Architectural Uncanny

  Friday, February 25, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Darrin Alfred, curatorial associate, architecture and design, SFMOMA

  In conjunction with the new installation of The Art of Design, Alfred discusses media works such as Marco Brambilla's Cyclorama that question technological efficiency and its…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Framing the Work of John Szarkowski

  Tuesday, March 01, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Suzanne Feld, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  Before turning his eye to curatorial practice, Szarkowski was an accomplished photographer who captured images of the Midwestern landscape. In this lecture, Feld provides an…

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  Karim Rashid, Industrial Designer

  Thursday, March 03, 2005
  5:30 p.m.
  

  On March 3 at 6:30 pm the series concludes with Karim Rashid. A leading figure in the fields of product and interior design, fashion, furniture, lighting, and art, Rashid is best…

• Lecture

  Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe

  Saturday, March 05, 2005
  1:00 p.m.
  

  Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, art critic, journalist, and author, Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe

  One of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century, O'Keeffe made enormous contributions to modern art with her seminal paintings of flowers and landscapes. But behind her bold…

• Book Signing with Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

  Book Signing with Hunter Drohojowska-Philp

  Saturday, March 05, 2005
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Biographer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp calls upon previously unavailable sources to paint an insightful and informative portrait of the enigmatic O'Keeffe. Full Bloom: The Art and Life…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, March 24, 2005
  5:30 p.m.
  

  Gary Hill

  Hill's video works engage viewers on multiple levels, presenting alluring visuals and sounds while manipulating the audience's sense of time and space. Hill discusses his interest…

• Art and Conversation

  Martha Rosler: Art and Urban Space

  Friday, March 25, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Jill Dawsey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Conceptual artist Rosler uses video, photography, text, installation, and performance to investigate urban environments. Dawsey examines Rosler's interest in the city as a social…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Robert Bechtle: Painting as We Are

  Tuesday, April 05, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Janet Bishop, curator, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Known as a founding photorealist, Robert Bechtle paints quiet, evocative images of everyday life. In 1965, Bechtle began to use snapshot-like photographs of his Bay Area…

• Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture Series

  The Story of the Image

  Thursday, April 07, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Peter Schjeldahl, art critic, The New Yorker

  In 1981, Schjeldahl wrote, "[Robert] Bechtle's realism is symbolically vibrant. It makes a symbolic connection between the completely seen and the completely known." Using…

• Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture Series

  A Conversation with Peter Schjeldahl

  Friday, April 08, 2005
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Peter Schjeldahl, art critic, The New Yorker
  Neal Benezra, director, SFMOMA
  Janet Bishop, curator of painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Benezra and Bishop engage Schjeldahl in a wide-ranging discussion of photorealism and its role in the creation of contemporary art. A question and answer period with the audience…

• Art Sandwiched In

  The Critic

  Tuesday, April 19, 2005
  noon - 1:30 p.m.
  

  Kenneth Baker, art critic, San Francisco Chronicle
  David Littlejohn, independent journalist
  Tessa DeCarlo, independent journalist
  Moderator: Neal Benezra, director, SFMOMA

  What is the role of the critic in the arts community? What should it be? This group of esteemed arts writers examines the degree to which critics influence what we see in galleries…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, April 21, 2005
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Marilyn Minter, artist
  Joshua Shirkey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  By exaggerating the conventions of fashion advertising, Minter's paintings and photographs expose the seduction as well as the underside of glamour. Minter and Shirkey talk about…

• Opening Reception

  12th Annual Artists Warehouse Sale

  Wednesday, April 27, 2005
  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  

  This year's Artists Warehouse Sale at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery is the biggest yet, with paintings, sculptures, photographs, and an expanded selection of works on paper - all at…

• Art and Conversation

  Van Deren Coke: Collecting 20th-Century Photography

  Friday, April 29, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Erin Garcia, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  The current installation of Picturing Modernity highlights photographs amassed during Coke's eight-year tenure as SFMOMA's director of photography (1979–87). Garcia examines…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Gary Hill's Mediated Media

  Tuesday, May 03, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Natasha Boas, PhD, independent curator and professor of curatorial practice, California College of the Arts

  In the 1970s Gary Hill began incorporating sound and eventually video elements into his sculptural works. The immediacy of sound and video recording appealed to him immensely, as…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Saturday, May 07, 2005
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Marco Brambilla, artist

  Brambilla's videos and installations investigate our contemporary culture of speed, technology, leisure, and consumption. Often characterized by an elliptical narrative structure…

• Art and Conversation

  Significant Others: Art and Influence

  Friday, May 27, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Julie Charles, manager of docent programs, SFMOMA

  Throughout history, artists have found inspiration from myriad sources; in the 20th century, these frequently include personal relationships between artists. In the exhibition …

• Opening Program

  Taking Place: A Collector's Point of View

  Thursday, June 02, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Douglas R. Nickel, director, Center for Creative Photography
  Paul Sack, collector
  Alan Trachtenberg, professor emeritus of English and American studies, Yale University

  One of the foremost photography collections in the United States, the Prentice and Paul Sack collection is unique in its focus on the built environment. In this opening program,…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Books, Buildings, and Branding: The Design of 2x4

  Tuesday, June 07, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Joseph Rosa, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
  Darrin Alfred, curatorial associate, architecture and design, SFMOMA

  Known for its rigorous analysis of message, context, and audience, the New York-based graphic design studio 2x4 has created environmental graphics, publications, and branding for…

• Art and Conversation

  Unruly Bodies: The Art of Marilyn Minter

  Friday, June 24, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Joshua Shirkey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Minter's paintings and photographs evoke images ranging from fashion advertising to pornography. In this slide lecture and discussion, exhibition curator Shirkey addresses Minter's…

• Opening Program

  The Art of Richard Tuttle: A Celebration

  Thursday, June 30, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Richard Tuttle, artist
  Madeleine Grynsztejn, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
  Katy Siegel, assistant professor of art history, Hunter College

  For more than 40 years, Richard Tuttle has playfully blurred the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and drawing. His art is characterized by a diverse and unorthodox use of…

• San Francisco Design Conference

  An Evening with Roy McMakin

  Wednesday, July 20, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Roy McMakin, artist

  Seattle-based artist Roy McMakin blurs the distinctions between art, design, and architecture in unique and provocative ways. In this program, McMakin discusses his work and the…

• San Francisco Design Conference

  Clodagh's Total Design

  Thursday, July 21, 2005
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Clodagh, designer

  The internationally acclaimed designer Clodagh, whose clients range from Robert Redford to major hotel companies, presents her philosophy of Total Design. Known for her…

• Art and Conversation

  Making Sense of Modern and Contemporary Art

  Friday, July 29, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Tana Johnson, producer and instructional designer, interactive educational technologies, SFMOMA

  SFMOMA's interactive media programs offer visitors a dynamic experience of art, aggregating voices and artifacts that give new dimensions to work and put it in an historical…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Taking Place in San Francisco

  Tuesday, August 02, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Erin Garcia, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  San Franciscans Prentice and Paul Sack have amassed a vast and historically significant photography collection centered on the themes of place and the built environment. Using…

• Art and Conversation

  Visually Sound: Modern and Contemporary Art and Music

  Friday, August 26, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Chrissie Bradley, education specialist, SFMOMA

  Visual art and music share a rich and often collaborative history. In the 20th century, experiments in both realms became the driving forces behind Modernism. Bradley discusses the…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Richard Tuttle: An Exposé

  Tuesday, September 06, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Tuttle's work has generated polarized opinions, scathing reviews, and one curator's dismissal. According to McDowell, these reactions reveal one of Tuttle's most radical…

• Lecture

  Industrial Design Heavyweights

  Thursday, September 15, 2005
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Bill Moggridge, cofounder, IDEO
  Special guests from IDEO

  Designer of the first laptop computer, Moggridge is a stalwart of industrial design who believes interdisciplinary teams are the current heavyweights of the field, their…

• Teacher Institute

  Art InSight: Richard Tuttle

  Saturday, September 17, 2005
  9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA, Art:21, and SPARK invite educators to a half-day event looking at the work of contemporary artist Richard Tuttle. Enjoy The Art of Richard Tuttle via an exhibition tour and…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, September 22, 2005
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Michael Rock, partner, 2x4, and professor of design, Yale University School of Art

  Founded in 1994 by Michael Rock, Susan Sellers, and Georgianna Stout, the design studio 2x4 has developed a reputation for innovative work that focuses on culture and spans print,…

• Art and Conversation

  African American Conceptual Art and Its Legacies

  Friday, September 30, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Jill Dawsey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

  Conceptual art, in which ideas take precedence over material forms, offered artists of the 1960s and 1970s a critical framework for exploring social issues. Alienated by the…

• College Day

  Focus on Richard Tuttle

  Saturday, October 01, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA invites the college community to visit the Museum and view The Art of Richard Tuttle. Spend time in the galleries looking at art, learn more about upcoming exhibitions and…

• Special Event

  Responses to the Art of Richard Tuttle

  Saturday, October 01, 2005
  2:00 p.m.
  

  Bill Berkson, poet and faculty member, San Francisco Art Institute
  Okwui Enwezor, dean of academic affairs, San Francisco Art Institute
  Pamela M. Lee, associate professor, art history, Stanford University
  Lawrence Rinder, dean of graduate studies, California College of the Arts

  In this special afternoon program, faculty members from Bay Area institutions share their reactions to and thoughts about Richard Tuttle's radical and innovative work.

• Free Tuesday Program

  Building a Collection: Past, Present, and Future

  Tuesday, October 04, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Deborah Loft, professor of art history, College of Marin

  Since SFMOMA opened its doors in its current location on Third Street 10 years ago, the Museum's permanent collection has grown significantly. The building allows for the enjoyment…

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

  Thursday, October 27, 2005
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Edgar Arceneaux, artist

  Arceneaux's work is fueled by his fascination with language and science and his interest in establishing unexpected connections between words, objects, places, and people. At once…

• Art and Conversation

  Mending Memories: Conserving a Sculpture

  Friday, October 28, 2005
  noon - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Michelle Barger, conservator of objects, SFMOMA

  What happens when a complicated artwork made of unconventional materials is put on view? Such a work, Atrabiliarios by Colombian artist Doris Salcedo, was recently installed on the…

• Free Tuesday Program

  Re-exploration and Preservation: The Photography of Robert Adams

  Tuesday, November 01, 2005
  11:00 a.m. - noon
  

  Terri Whitlock, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

  In his photographs, Adams documents a new a subject we think we already know, the landscape of western North America. His approach encourages us to reconsider notions of grandness…

• Book Signing

  Thursday, November 10, 2005
  5:00 p.m.
  

  Ryan McGinness

  Ryan McGinness will be at the MuseumStore to sign copies of his book installationview, a 288-page, full-color volume that is a creative hybrid of artist book and catalogue,…

• Artist Talk: Peter Sarkisian

  Artist Talk: Peter Sarkisian

  Thursday, November 10, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Peter Sarkisian, artist

  Featured in the 2002 Whitney Biennial, Sarkisian's time-based media pieces explore the spatial relationships between object, projected image, and observer. In this program, the…

• Book Signing

  Saturday, November 19, 2005
  3:00 p.m.
  

  Chuck Close and Kiki Smith

  Artists Chuck Close and Kiki Smith will be in The Schwab Room to sign copies of Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967–2005 and Kiki Smith: A Gathering, 1980–2005.

  Chuck Close:…

• Lecture

  A Man of Few Words: The 30-Year Journey of Robert Adams

  Thursday, December 01, 2005
  6:00 p.m.
  

  Colin Westerbeck, independent curator

  In addition to exhibiting photographs, presenting pictures in book format has been a significant theme in Adams's career. Westerbeck traces 30 years of the artist's work through…