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Talks + Events (55)

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

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

  Brigitte Shim, principal, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects

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

• Opening Program

  Artist Talk: Richard Long

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

  Richard Long, artist

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

• Sold Out

  Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

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

  William Kentridge, artist

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

• Art and Conversation

  Architectural Photography: Art and Image

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

  Ruth Keffer, curatorial associate, architecture and design, SFMOMA

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

• Artist Talk

  Artist Talk

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

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

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

• Teacher Workshop

  Certified Self-Guided Touring Workshop

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

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

• Free Tuesday Program

  Picturing Disaster: The 1906 Earthquake

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

  Corey Keller, assistant curator, photography, SFMOMA

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

• Lecture

  Preserving Motion Picture Palaces

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

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

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

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

  Sunday, February 19, 2006
  noon
  

  Laurent de Brunhoff

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

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

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

  Teddy Cruz, principal, Estudio Teddy Cruz

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

• Art and Conversation

  Coming Through: Filmed Street Actions

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

  Tanya Zimbardo, curatorial associate, media arts, SFMOMA

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

• Opening Program

  The Surreal Calder: A Natural

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

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

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

• Continuing Education

  Surrealism in Art

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

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

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

• Free Tuesday Program

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

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

  Terri Whitlock, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

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

• AIA SF/SFMOMA Architecture Lecture Series

  Steven Ehrlich

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

  Steven Ehrlich, FAIA

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

• Opening Program

  Digital Architecture: Mapping Contemporary Studio Practices

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

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

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

• Art and Conversation

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

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

  Tara McDowell, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

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

• Panel Discussion

  Disasters in Pictures

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

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

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

• Free Tuesday Program

  Fantastic Imagining: Calder's Surrealism

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

  Beth Dungan, independent curator

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

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

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

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

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

• Lecture

  Industrial Design Heavyweights

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

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

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

• Lecture

  Genre Trouble: Surrealist Photography

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

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

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

• Art and Conversation

  Now You See It, Now You Don't

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

  Julie Charles, manager of docent programs, SFMOMA

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

• Free Tuesday Program

  Blobjects and Beyond: The New Fluidity of Design

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

  Mara Holt Skov, independent curator

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

• Gala Reception

  13th Annual Artists Warehouse Sale

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

  Music and refreshments

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

  Peruse a huge selection of paintings,…

• Opening Program

  Western Exposures: Shomei Tomatsu and Postwar Japan

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

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

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

• Art Auction 2006

  Art Auction 2006

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

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

  The Modern Art Council, SFMOMA's premier…

• Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture

  World Enough and Time

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

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

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

• Art and Conversation

  Painting Masculinity

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

  Joshua Shirkey, curatorial associate, painting and sculpture, SFMOMA

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

• Free Tuesday Program: Special Video Screening

  Frank Gehry: An Architecture of Joy

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

  By Michael Blackwood, 2000, 58 min.

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

• Sold Out

  Opening Program

  Artist Talk: Matthew Barney

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

  Matthew Barney, artist

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

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

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

  Matthew Barney

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

• Art and Conversation

  The Art of Exhibitions: A Look Behind the Scenes

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

  Kent Roberts, exhibition design manager and chief preparator, SFMOMA

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

• Lecture

  Supply and Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey

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

  Shepard Fairey, artist and graphic designer

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

• Book Signing

  Book Signing

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

  Shepard Fairey

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

• Art and Conversation

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

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

  Elizabeth Gand, curatorial associate, photography, SFMOMA

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

• Free Tuesday Program

  Matthew Barney's Path of Performance

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

  Tanya Zimbardo, curatorial associate, media arts, SFMOMA

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

• Art and Conversation

  Familiar Faces

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

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

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

• Continuing Education

  Contemporary Art X 121

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

  Terri Cohn, writer, curator, and art historian

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

• Special Event

  College Night

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

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

• Lecture

  Artist Talk: Rex Ray

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

  Rex Ray, artist and designer

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

• Art and Conversation

  Artistic Freedom and Meaning

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

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

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

• Symposium

  Art Scavengers: A Stanford Symposium on Found Objects

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

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

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

• Free Tuesday Program

  SFMOMA Scavengers: An Urban Adventure

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

  Joshua Sofaer, artist

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

• Discussion

  The Impulse to Impose Order

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

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

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

• Film Screenings

  The Host

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

  Bong Joon-Ho, 119 min.

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

• Film Screenings

  The Kids Are Alright

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

  Total running time: 63 min.

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

• Film Screenings

  International Panorama

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

  Total running time: 70 min.

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

• Film Screenings

  The Iron Giant

  Sunday, October 15, 2006
  noon
  

  Brad Bird, 86 min.

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

• Opening Program

  Anselm Kiefer: Church and State

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

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

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

• Art and Conversation

  Tina Modotti in Mexico

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

  Patricia Albers, writer and independent curator

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

• Lecture

  Alvar Aalto: A Master of Scandinavian Modernism

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

  Markku Lahti, director, Alvar Aalto Foundation and Museum

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

• Free Tuesday Program

  Anselm Kiefer: Skepticism and Hope

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

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

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

• Lecture Series

  Luxurious Dining: The Design of Scott Kester

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

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

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

• Discussion

  Investigating the Boundaries of Charged Space

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

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

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