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Exhibitions (29) View all

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  South Africa in Apartheid and After: David Goldblatt, Ernest Cole, Billy Monk

  December 01, 2012 - March 05, 2013
  

  This exhibition illuminates a vital, difficult, and contested period in the recent history of South Africa from the perspectives of three photographers: David Goldblatt, Ernest…

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  Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective

  November 03, 2012 - February 03, 2013
  

  This retrospective offers a revelatory, in-depth encounter with the work of Jay DeFeo (1929-1989), one of the most important and innovative artists of her generation, but one who…

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  Jasper Johns: Seeing with the Mind's Eye

  November 03, 2012 - February 03, 2013
  

  For nearly 60 years, Jasper Johns has found new ways to explore, as he once put it, "how we see and why we see the way we do." This major exhibition — the artist's…

Talks + Events (97) View all

• Curator Talk

  Kent Roberts on Richard Serra's Gutter Corner Splash: Night Shift

  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Kent Roberts, exhibitions design manager and chief preparator, SFMOMA

  Get a singular take on a work of art each Thursday evening as one artist, curator, or specialist shares a perspective on one artwork. Talks last 20 minutes.

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  Special Event

  Pop-Up Lunch Break

  Friday, January 06, 2012
  11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA transforms into a neighborhood lunch break room to celebrate the final weeks of Sharon Lockhart: Lunch Break, an exhibition that contemplates workers' activities during their…

• Curator Talk

  Gary Garrels on Richard Serra's Taraval Beach

  Thursday, January 12, 2012
  6:30 p.m.
  

  Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA

  Get a singular take on a work of art each Thursday evening as one artist, curator, or specialist shares a perspective on one artwork. Talks last 20 minutes.

Film (37) View all

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  Free Tuesday Screening

  Bay Area Lens: SECA Film Awards

  Tuesday, January 03, 2012
  noon
  

  Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA

  Tanya Zimbardo introduces a program of films culled from the SECA Film as Art Awards, which ran from 1973 to 1998, and discusses the role of the awards in relation to the museum's…

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  Film Screening

  Sharon Lockhart Films: Program 1

  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Pine Flat, Sharon Lockhart, 2005, 135 min., 16mm

  Filmed over the course of three years in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Pine Flat explores the interactions of children with their local surroundings. A quiet intimacy between camera…

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  Film Screening

  Sharon Lockhart Films: Program 2

  Thursday, January 12, 2012
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Podworka, Sharon Lockhart, 2009, 31 min., video
  No, Sharon Lockhart, 2003, 34 min., 16mm

  Podworka observes children in Lodz, Poland, as they transform parking lots, storage units, and other abandoned urban structures into centers of play. Views of a cold and…

Video Screenings (12) View all

• Daily Video Screenings

  Wer ist Mr. Braun? (Who is Mr. Braun?)

  Daily (except Wednesdays and Sundays), 2:00 p.m.

  Susanne Mayer-Hagmann, 2008, 44 min.

• Daily Video Screenings

  Beautiful Losers

  Daily (except Wednesdays and Sundays), 3:00 p.m.

  Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard, 2008, 90 min.

• Daily Video Screenings

  Reflections: R. Buckminster Fuller

  Daily (except Wednesdays and Sundays), 2:00 p.m.

  Robert Snyder and Jamie Snyder, 1977, 60 min.

Tours (3)

• Special Exhibition Mobile Tour

  Cindy Sherman

  Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday July 14 - October 08, 2012
  All day
  

  This in-depth look at Sherman's work features behind-the-scenes video and insights from the artist.

• Special Exhibition Mobile Tour

  Jasper Johns: Seeing with the Mind's Eye

  Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 03, 2012 - February 03, 2013
  All day
  

  Hear about Johns's evolution as an artist from scholars who know him well and the artist himself.

• Special Exhibition Mobile Tour

  Jay DeFeo: A Retrospective

  Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday November 03, 2012 - February 03, 2013
  All day
  

  Listen to archival audio of DeFeo, mixed with the voices of exhibition curators and personal friends.

For Families (9) View all

• Family Sunday

  Back to BASICS

  Sundays, January 8 - March 25, 2012
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Lines and colors and shapes, oh my! Discover how these building blocks of art stack up and create your own works of art. The fun will be elemental!

• Free Family Day

  Back to BASICS

  Sunday, March 04, 2012
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  

  Welcome to our free open house for families! Take part in inventive art projects, hands-on gallery activities, and loads of family fun. What a way to spend the day!

• Family Sunday

  What's the Big IDEA?

  Sundays, April 1 - June 24, 2012
  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

  Ideas are one thing, what happens as a result is another. See what can happen when you transform your big ideas into art. Let your imagination run with it. It all starts with an…

For Members (23) View all

• Member Event

  Member for a Day

  Hours vary by location

  SFMOMA joins a selection of Bay Area cultural institutions to host Member for a Day on Saturday, January 21. SFMOMA members can enjoy reciprocal admission and special activities at…

• Member Event

  Contributing and Benefactor Member Preview and Reception

  Wednesday, February 15, 2012
  7:00 p.m.
  

  Contributing-level members and higher

  Please see your invitation for event details and RSVP information.

• Member Event

  Member Preview Day

  Thursday, February 16, 2012
  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  

  All members

  The exhibitions are open exclusively for members on this day. Regular member guest privileges apply.

For Educators (11) View all

• Teacher Program

  VTS Soiree

  Thursday, January 26, 2012
  5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  

  SFMOMA teams up with SF Bay VTS to offer VTS Soirees for educators of all levels. Using the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) facilitation method, these soirees encourage educators…

• Teacher Institute

  Certified Self-Guided Touring Workshop

  Saturday, January 28, 2012
  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…

• Teacher Institute

  Mark Bradford

  Saturday, February 25, 2012
  9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  

  Mark Bradford is the first museum survey of the work of the Los Angeles-based artist whose work explores the structures of urban society, often defined by race, gender, and class.…

Artists Gallery at Ft. Mason (6) View all

• Artists Gallery Opening Reception

  Kim Frohsin, Claire Pasquier, Winni Wintermeyer

  Saturday, January 14, 2012
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  Portraits of the Iconic and the Mundane comprises Kim Frohsin's most recent paintings, exploring instantly recognizable numbers, symbols, and commercial packaging for branded…

• Artists Gallery Opening Reception

  Amid A Space Between: Irish Artists in America

  Saturday, March 10, 2012
  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

  San Francisco-based curators Al Cosio and Monique Delaunay organized this exhibition of work by six Irish artists living in America, whose ambiguous and multifaceted Irish…

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  Special Event

  19th Annual Artists Warehouse Sale

  Thursday, May 10, noon - 8:00 p.m.
  Friday, May 11, noon - 8:00 p.m.
  Saturday, May 12, noon - 5:30 p.m.
  Sunday, May 13, noon - 4:00 p.m.

  A huge selection of original artworks at a savings of up to 75 percent!

  Preview
  Wednesday, May 9, 2012
  6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  Don't miss your first chance to purchase art by more…