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| Images from left: Photo: Steve DiBartolomeo, Westside Studio Images. Henri Matisse, Woman with a Hat, 1905; Collection SFMOMA, bequest of Elise S. Haas; © 2011 Succession H. Matisse, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo: Ben Blackwell. Thérèse Bonney, Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein, ca. 1929; courtesy The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (1982.111.16 Stein, Gertrude-POR 14). TODCO Poets at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival; photo: John Spicer. |
Yerba Buena Neighborhood Celebrates Gertrude Stein
Join the Yerba Buena neighborhood this summer in celebrating the life of writer Gertrude Stein and her influence on modern art, literature, and culture. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival will each host related programming: from art exhibitions to opera, poetry readings to salons, there's definitely a there there. Check out the full schedule of events, program highlights, and special offers below.
Program Highlights
Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories
May 12 - September 6, 2011
Contemporary Jewish Museum
The Contemporary Jewish Museum debuts the first major museum exhibition to fully investigate the fascinating life and visual legacy of Gertrude Stein. Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories is an art-filled biographical exploration of Stein's identities as a literary pioneer, transatlantic modernist, Jewish American expatriate, American celebrity, art collector, and muse to artists of several generations.
Words + Voices
July 12, August 16, and September 20, 2011
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
As part of the Words + Voices free outdoor series, Litquake and TODCO Poets will pay tribute to and reflect on poet and writer Gertrude Stein.
Note: The Words + Voices Series: Litquake event has been rescheduled from May 17 to July 12, 2011.
The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde
May 21 - September 6, 2011
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Behind every canvas is a story. Behind this extraordinary exhibition, there is a revolution. As American expatriates in bohemian Paris when the 20th century was young, Gertrude Stein and her family were among the first to recognize the talents of avant-garde painters like Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. This landmark exhibition offers a rare, in-depth encounter with the artworks and the extraordinary people behind the birth of modern art.
UC Berkeley Extension Course on Gertrude Stein
June 2, 16, 23, and 30; July 7, 2011
UC Berkeley Extension
UC Berkeley Extension, together with the Contemporary Jewish Museum, offers a five-session course on the exhibition Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories. This art-filled educational experience examines the way Stein presented herself and how others depicted her in portraiture throughout her life. Each session will be held at the CJM and will feature guest lecturers, including curators Tirza True Latimer and Wanda M. Corn. One session will be held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with the exhibition The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde.
Four Saints in Three Acts: An Opera Installation
August 18 (preview), 19 - 21, 2011
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in association with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, presents a new production of Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein's opera, Four Saints in Three Acts, an experimental milestone in 20th-century music as well as a Broadway hit in 1934. Nodding to the original, the new production presents a rich artistic collaboration among the chamber opera organization Ensemble Parallèle (concept design by Brian Staufenbiel and conducted by Nicole Paiement), composer Luciano Chessa, and video and performance artist Kalup Linzy.
Seeing Gertrude Stein Ticket Offer
Present your SFMOMA ticket stub for The Steins Collect at the Contemporary Jewish Museum's admissions desk for $2 off an adult admission to Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories. Valid May 18 through September 6, 2011.
Members-Only Specials
From May 12 to September 6, 2011, CJM and SFMOMA members receive a 10% discount on new memberships at either organization. Please present a valid membership card. Discount is available on new memberships only and does not apply to renewals or gift membership purchases. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
As part of the Yerba Buena neighborhood celebration of Gertrude Stein, members of SFMOMA, CJM, and YBCA can enjoy special discounts for the following events:
David Greenspan's Plays (CJM)
May 26 and 29, 2011
Event details
Tickets: $20 general; $10 members. SFMOMA and YBCA members use promo code "SFMOMA2011" or "YBCA 2011" to receive the member discount when purchasing online or at the CJM box office. Please present a valid membership card at the box office.
Jesse Nathan's Dinner (CJM)
June 2 and 5, 2011
Event details
Tickets: $20 general; $10 member. Purchase online or at the CJM box office. SFMOMA and YBCA members use promo code "SFMOMA2011" or "YBCA 2011" when purchasing online or at the CJM box office. Please present a valid membership card at the box office.
UC Extension Course (CJM)
Thursdays, June 2 to July 7, 2011
Event details
SFMOMA, CJM, and YBCA members enjoy reduced course enrollment fees by calling the UC Berkeley Extension office at 510.642.4111 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and providing your membership number when you enroll (discount not available online).
Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture: Wayne Koestenbaum (SFMOMA)
June 2, 2011
Event details
Tickets: $10 general, $7 member. Purchase online (handling fee applies) or at the SFMOMA box office (no handling fee). When purchasing online, select the "Member ticket" category to receive the member discount. Please present valid membership card at the box office.
Reciprocal Member Day (All)
June 4, 2011
Event details
SFMOMA, CJM, and YBCA members receive complimentary admission for two people per membership at any of the three participating institutions on Saturday, June 4, 2011. Please present a valid membership card.
Steven Watson Prepares for Saints (SFMOMA)
August 11, 2011
Event details
Tickets: $10 general; $7 member. Purchase online (handling fee applies) or at the SFMOMA box office (no handling fee). When purchasing online, select the "Member ticket" category to receive the member discount. Please present valid membership card at the box office.
Calendar of Events
View all of Yerba Buena neighborhood’s exciting Stein events in May, June, July, and August!
| Host | Category | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Member Event | Seeing Gertrude Stein: Member Reception | 5/12/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Families | Drop-In Art-Making: Artist Trading Cards | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Curator Panel | The Steins Collect: Curator Panel | 5/19/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Member Event | The Steins Collect: Member Preview Days | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Member Event | The Steins Collect: Member Opening Party | 5/20/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Performance | David Greenspan's Plays | Multiple dates |
| June | |||
| SFMOMA | Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture | Wayne Koestenbaum | 6/2/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Performance | Jesse Nathan's Dinner | Multiple dates |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Course | UC Extension Course: Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Curator Talk | Jared Ledesma on Henri Matisse's Boy with a Butterfly Net | 6/2/2011 |
| Multiple locations | Member Event | Reciprocal Member Day | 6/4/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Special Event | Living Room | 6/4/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Special Event | Gertrude Stein Epic Reading | 6/4/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Panel Discussion | Queer Culture and Artists' Circles | 6/4/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Free Tuesday Talk | Gertrude Stein Live! | 6/7/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Curator Talk | Suzanne Stein on Marie Laurencin's Apollinaire and His Friends… | 6/9/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Film Screening | Stein High/Stein Low: The Sun Also Rises | 6/9/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Teacher Institute | 6/11/2011 | |
| SFMOMA | Curator Talk | Janet Bishop on Henri Matisse's Portraits of Sarah and Michael Stein | 6/16/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Film Screening | Stein High/Stein Low: The Moderns | 6/16/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Talk | The Poetry of Sound: Anthony Tommasini with the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony | 6/16/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Talk | Gertrude Stein and the Popular Imagination | 6/19/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Curator Talk | Carrie Pilto on Le Corbusier's Villa Stein-de Monzie | 6/23/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Film Screening | Stein High/Stein Low: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! | 6/23/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Curator Talk | Kate Mendillo on Henri Matisse's Blue Nude: Memory of Biskra | 6/30/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Film Screening | Stein High/Stein Low: The Virgin Machine | 6/30/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Talk | Gertrude Stein and Contemporary Queer Culture | 6/30/2011 |
| July | |||
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Families | Drop-In Art-Making: The Art of Portraiture | 7/3/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Free Tuesday Program | Le Corbusier's Villa Stein-de Monzie: A New Standard for Modern Luxury | 7/5/2011 |
| Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | Poetry Reading | Words + Voices Series: Litquake (rescheduled from May 17, 2011) |
7/12/2011 |
| SFMOMA | Families | What's the STORY? | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Poetry Reading | Pop-Up Poets | Multiple dates |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Families | Drop-In Art-Making: Mini-Salon Dioramas | Multiple dates |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Event | RitLab: Magnetic Poetry Slam | 7/21/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Families | LGBT Family Morning of Stein | 7/24/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Talk | The Jewish Stein, The Local Stein | 7/24/2011 |
| August/September | |||
| SFMOMA | Lecture Series | Matisse, Picasso, Stein | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Film Series | Opera on Film | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Free Tuesday Program | Gertrude Stein's Reality | 8/2/2011 |
| SFMOMA and Contemporary Jewish Museum | Special Event | An Evening in Gay Paris | 8/4/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Families | Drop-In Art-Making: Magnetic Poetry | Multiple dates |
| SFMOMA | Live Art | Steven Watson Prepares for Saints | 8/11/2011 |
| Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | Poetry Reading | Words + Voices: TODCO Poets | 8/16/2011 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Talk | The Art of Four Saints in Three Acts | 8/18/2011 |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | Live Art | Four Saints in Three Acts: preview | 8/18/2011 |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | Live Art | Four Saints in Three Acts | Multiple dates |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | Families | Drop-In Art-Making: Design with Objects | Multiple dates |
| Yerba Buena Gardens Festival | Poetry Reading | Words + Voices: TODCO Poets | 9/20/2011 |
These programs are generously underwritten by community leaders, corporations, and foundations. For a complete list of sponsors, please visit each organization's website.
