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Exhibitions (27) View all

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  New Work: Richard Aldrich

  November 18, 2011 - April 03, 2012
  

  The latest installation in our New Work series brings together an array of paintings by New York-based artist Richard Aldrich. Aldrich revels in the possibilities of painting, using…

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  The Air We Breathe

  November 05, 2011 - February 20, 2012
  

  In the belief that art can promote dialogue and enable understanding, The Air We Breathe brings together visual artists and poets to reflect on the subject of equal rights for…

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  Francesca Woodman

  November 05, 2011 - February 20, 2012
  

  Francesca Woodman (1958-1981) was an artist decisively of her time, yet her photographs retain an undeniable immediacy. Thirty years after her death, they continue to inspire…

Talks + Events (110) View all

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  Free Tuesday Program

  75 Reasons to Live Revisited

  Tuesday, January 04, 2011
  11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  

  Remember the end of Manhattan, when Woody Allen asks himself what makes life worth living? Last January, during SFMOMA's three-day 75th anniversary celebration, 75 people from the…

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  Curator Talk

  Julie Charles on Louise Bourgeois's The Nest

  Thursday, January 06, 2011
  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.

• Curator Talk

  Alison Gass on Alyson Shotz's The Structure of Light

  Thursday, January 13, 2011
  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.

Film (34) View all

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  Film Screening and Discussion

  A Fire in My Belly

  Tuesday, January 04, 2011
  5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  

  Rudy Lemcke, artist
  Rudolf Frieling, Curator of Media Arts, SFMOMA
  Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA

  David Wojnarowicz, A Fire in My Belly, 1986-87, 13 min.

  David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) was a New York-based artist and AIDS activist whose work was famously targeted as obscene in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Jesse Helms and the…

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  Film Screening

  Cinemania

  Thursday, January 06, 2011
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Introduced by Stella Lochman, education and public programs assistant, SFMOMA

  Angela Christlieb and Stephen Kijak, 2002, 83 min., video

  Christlieb and Kijak's engaging documentary dives deep into the culture of cinephilia by examining the lives of five extreme movie fans in New York. "Film is a form of…

• Film Screening

  Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Spanish Civil War: Program 1

  Thursday, January 20, 2011
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Victoire de la vie, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Herbert Kline, 1937, 47 min., video
  L'Espagne vivra, Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1938, 44 min., video
  With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Herbert Kline, 1938, 21 min., video

  These films evidence Cartier-Bresson's committed support for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War. The photographer's first foray into motion pictures, Victoire de la vie…

Video Screenings (11) View all

• Daily Video Screenings

  California Impressions

  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.

• Daily Video Screenings

  Southern Exposures

  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.

• Daily Video Screenings

  Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye

  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.

Tours (1)

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  Special Exhibition Mobile Tour

  The Steins Collect

  Available daily in the Haas Atrium

  Available in English, French, and Spanish.

  Who were the Steins, what was it like to be a part of their salons, and how far did their influence reach? The paintings on the wall have become classics, but what was it like…

For Families (11) View all

• Family Sunday

  TAKE PART in Art

  Sundays, January 2 and 16, 2011
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.

  Today, your presence is the most important part of the art. The works wouldn't be complete without you, breathtaking you!

• Family Sunday

  TUNE IN

  Sundays, February 6 and 20, 2010
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Family tour at 1:00 p.m.

  Can you hear it? From boiler-room rumbles to the popping of a painting or a sculpture's soaring song, tune in to the museum's kinetic symphony.

• Free Family Day

  Keeping It REAL

  Sunday, March 06, 2011
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Welcome to our open house! Sometimes artists pick up the pieces of real life to present new perspectives. How? By making art out of everyday objects (think everything from paper…

For Members (21) View all

• Member Event

  Member for a Day

  Hours vary by location

  On Saturday, January 15, 2011, eight San Francisco cultural institutions are teaming up to offer their members reciprocal admission, tours, and discounts. Members can enjoy…

• Member Event

  Private Evening Viewing Hours

  January 24 and February 7, 2011
  6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

  Upgrade your membership to the $250 Supporting level and enjoy exclusive after-hours viewing of How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now.

• Member Event

  Upper-Level Member Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, February 23, 2011
  7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  

  Contributing-level members and higher

For Educators (9) View all

• Teacher Event

  Visual Thinking Strategies Soirees

  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…

• Teacher Institute

  The More Things Change

  Saturday, March 12, 2011
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  In this workshop, educators will investigate contemporary works from SFMOMA's collection on view in The More Things Change and discuss ways in which themes from the exhibition can…

• Teacher Institute

  The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde

  Saturday, June 11, 2011
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  The Contemporary Jewish Museum partners with SFMOMA to present a Teacher Institute exploring how leading artists of early 20th-century Paris, such as Henri Matisse and Pablo…

Artists Gallery at Ft. Mason (5) View all

• Artists Gallery Opening Reception

  Mirang Wonne, Jenn Shifflet, Kathryn St. Clair

  Thursday, January 13, 2011
  5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  We feature three Bay Area artists who observe the world around us but interpret it using very different media. Mirang Wonne creates drawings on stainless-steel mesh by burning the…

• Special Event

  Valentine's Day Photo Portrait Event

  February 13 and 20, 2011
  10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  Back by popular demand with a second date added, gallery artist and documentary photographer Jason Winshell will photograph you and your significant other.

• Artists Gallery Opening Reception

  Tom Bolles, Katherine Westerhout

  Thursday, March 10, 2011
  5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  

  The SFMOMA Artists Gallery presents Katherine Westerhout and Tom Bolles in a exhibition that highlights each artist's ability to manipulate atmospheric and implicit light. Tom…