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Exhibitions (28)
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- New Work: Lucy McKenzie
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November 09, 2007
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February 24, 2008
In the latest installment of the New Work series, Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie blurs the boundary between reality and artificiality with paintings, drawings, and a unique…
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- Jeff Wall
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October 27, 2007
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January 27, 2008
Canadian artist Jeff Wall is widely recognized as an innovative picture-maker whose dynamic photographs, both color and black-and-white, have affinities with painting and cinema.…
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- Douglas Gordon: Pretty Much Every Film and Video Work from about 1992 until Now
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October 27, 2007
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February 24, 2008
This exhibition brings together nearly all of Glasgow-born Douglas Gordon's thought-provoking video works from the last 15 years in an ever-growing installation titled Pretty much…
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- Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination
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October 06, 2007
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January 06, 2008
A self-taught artist, Joseph Cornell relied almost exclusively on found materials. He collected items from books, newspapers, second-hand stores, exploratory walks — even…
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- Abstract Rhythms: Paul Klee and Devendra Banhart
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September 15, 2007
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April 13, 2008
Music was a consistent source of inspiration for Paul Klee, spanning the arc of his career and informing much of his practice. This exhibition features works by Klee that reveal…
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- Your tempo: Olafur Eliasson
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September 08, 2007
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January 13, 2008
Olafur Eliasson has created a new work of art as part of a long-running art car program sponsored by BMW. His work transforms BMW's H2R hydrogen-powered race car, shrouding the…
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- Take your time: Olafur Eliasson
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September 08, 2007
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February 24, 2008
Widely heralded as one of the most important artists of his generation, Olafur Eliasson nimbly merges art, science, and natural phenomena to create extraordinary multisensory…
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- New Work: Felix Schramm
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June 29
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September 30, 2007
German artist Felix Schramm creates the illusion of architecture gone awry. Made from drywall, paint, steel frames, and wood, his site-specific installations resemble the aftermath…
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- Matisse: Painter as Sculptor
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June 09
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September 16, 2007
Known primarily for his beautiful paintings, drawings, and works on paper, Henri Matisse was also an accomplished sculptor whose radical style left lasting marks on modern art…
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- Project, Transform, Erase: Anthony McCall and Imi Knoebel
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June 09
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September 30, 2007
Anthony McCall and Imi Knoebel both have used deceptively simple projections with strikingly complex effects. You and I, Horizontal (2005), a digital projection — and recent…
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- Martin Munkacsi: Think While You Shoot!
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May 12
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September 16, 2007
Martin Munkacsi's photographs celebrate the dynamism, speed, and energy of modern life. From his early years as a sports photographer in Hungary to his innovative photojournalism…
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- California College of the Arts at 100: Innovation by Design
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March 23
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August 26, 2007
Encompassing some of the most mesmerizing design objects from the Museum's collection and beyond, this exhibition showcases the innovation and boundless creativity manifested by…
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- California College of the Arts at 100: Fertile Ground
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March 23
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July 29, 2007
Throughout its long history, CCA has been both a breeding ground for and an embodiment of innovative approaches to architecture and design. It has nurtured creative expression in…
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- New Work: Sylvie Blocher
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February 23
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May 13, 2007
French artist Sylvie Blocher has been working on her ongoing Living Pictures video series since 1992. Each work follows a basic format: the artist recruits volunteers, then conducts…
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- A Hidden Picasso
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February 23
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July 31, 2007
This exhibition examines Picasso's Scéne de Rue, on view in Matisse and Beyond: The Painting and Sculpture Collection. During conservation work on the painting, X-rays revealed…
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- Picasso and American Art
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February 23
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May 28, 2007
Pablo Picasso has had an enormous impact on generations of artists, from his contemporaries to today's artistic senior statesmen. Among those who responded to his work are some of…
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- Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings
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February 23
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May 13, 2007
Among the most esteemed American artists working today, Brice Marden tirelessly pushes the bounds of his aesthetic, producing paintings and works on paper that display remarkable…
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- 2006 SECA Art Award: Sarah Cain, Kota Ezawa, Amy Franceschini, Mitzi Pederson, Leslie Shows
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January 27
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April 22, 2007
Celebrating contemporary art in the Bay Area, the SECA Art Award exhibition presents work by five extraordinary artists — Sarah Cain, Kota Ezawa, Amy Franceschini, Mitzi…
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- Henry Wessel: Photographs
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January 27
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April 22, 2007
For nearly 30 years, Bay Area photographer Henry Wessel has observed and documented the brilliant light, vernacular architecture, and social landscape of California. Wessel first…
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- Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth
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October 20, 2006
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January 21, 2007
Born in Germany in 1945, Anselm Kiefer is widely recognized as one of the most significant artists of our time. The first American survey of Kiefer's work in almost 20 years, this…
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- Charged Space: Jane and Louise Wilson/Fikret Atay
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October 20, 2006
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January 21, 2007
Charged Space features two video installations that allude to the loaded histories of specific sites. Both works confront the political subtexts of otherwise banal locations. Stasi…
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- Paul Klee
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October 14, 2006
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April 01, 2007
A changing selection of the work of Swiss-born Modernist Paul Klee has been a regular feature in SFMOMA's galleries since 1984, when Dr. Carl Djerassi initially placed his…
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- Alexander Girard: Vibrant Modern
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October 14, 2006
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February 25, 2007
As director of the Herman Miller textile division from 1952 to 1973, Alexander Girard brought a passion for ethnic motifs and extravagantly bright colors to the clean, streamlined…
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- New Work: Phil Collins
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September 16, 2006
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January 21, 2007
British artist Phil Collins has made work in conflicted geopolitical sites around the world, including Baghdad, Belfast, Bogotá, and Ramallah, creating nuanced representations…
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- Imposing Order: Contemporary Photography and the Archive
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September 02, 2006
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January 02, 2007
The ability to catalogue objects and capture exacting details has aligned the photograph with the archive. This exhibition highlights contemporary critiques of the notion of the…
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- Mexico as Muse: Tina Modotti and Edward Weston
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September 02, 2006
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January 02, 2007
For a few exhilarating years in the 1920s, two of the major figures in 20th-century photography, Tina Modotti and Edward Weston, shared a passionate partnership with each other.…
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- Matisse and Beyond: The Painting and Sculpture Collection
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July 01, 2004
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November 08, 2009
This changing selection of modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures, and works on paper includes artworks by 20th-century masters such as Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp,…
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- The Art of Design: The Architecture and Design Collection
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April 19, 2003
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July 29, 2007
SFMOMA's growing architecture and design collection focuses on the areas of architecture, industrial design, and graphic design and features both historical and contemporary works.…
