SFMOMA Artcasts

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SFMOMA Artcast February 2013: Art from South Africa

Our February Artcast centers on the art of South Africa. David Goldblatt, a photographer featured in the exhibition South Africa in Apartheid and After, reflects on the challenges…

February 2013
SFMOMA Artcast December 2012: Johns and DeFeo

Our December Artcast focuses intensely on the careers of Jasper Johns and Jay DeFeo. In 1959 both artists were included in the exhibition Sixteen Americans at the Museum of Modern…

December 2012
SFMOMA Artcast September 2012: Identity and Performance

Our September Artcast focuses on two exhibitions: Cindy Sherman and Stage Presence: Theatricality in Art and Media. First, artist Cindy Sherman talks with her friend, the filmmaker…

September 2012
SFMOMA Artcast June 2012: Game-changers

In this episode we'll examine three game-changers – an exhibition, an artist, and a visionary thinker — that have fed the culture of experimentation in the Bay Area.…

June 2012
"Mark Bradford" Gallery Exploration

Join the artist on a tour of selected works the artist leads visitors on a tour of selected works in the exhibition Mark Bradford. His enlightening commentary about his process and…

April 2012
"Rineke Dijkstra: A Retrospective" Gallery Exploration

This gallery-by-gallery tour of the exhibition Rineke Dijkstra: A Retrospective features insights from the artist as well as commentary by SFMOMA curator Lisa Sutcliffe. The…

April 2012
SFMOMA Artcast March 2012

In this episode we hear three artists discuss the role of observation in their work. First, Dora García and two of her volunteer collaborators discuss the experience of…

March 2012
SFMOMA Artcast January 2012

In this episode we'll explore the ways artists relate to reality, either by documenting and responding to shared experience or by creating alternate worlds. First, we'll consider a…

January 2012
SFMOMA Artcast August 2011

In this episode we examine early twentieth-century salon culture. Our story begins with the gatherings of artists and patrons hosted by the Stein family — author Gertrude…

August 2011
Tobias Wong Gallery Exploration

During his short career, Tobias Wong provoked designers and consumers by subverting the conventional function of everyday objects. His untimely death in 2010 at the age of 35 left…

June 2011
SFMOMA Artcast April 2011

When did the museum become a marketplace? In this episode of SFMOMA Artcasts we hear from the artists and workers involved with Stephanie Syjuco's installation ShadowShop — an…

April 2011
Eadweard Muybridge Gallery Exploration

Join us on a stroll through the life and career of film and photography pioneer Eadweard Muybridge. Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change will be on view on museum's third…

April 2011
SFMOMA Artcast January 2011

In this episode we hear from the artists and curators involved with the exhibitions The More Things Change and Bill Fontana: Sonic Shadows. First up, artist Tacita Dean describes her…

January 2011
SFMOMA Artcast November 2010

This episode features takes on photography's past, present, and future. First up, we bring you an excerpt from "Is Photography Over?" a symposium hosted by SFMOMA in…

November 2010
SFMOMA Artcast August 2010

Co-founder of Gap Inc. Donald G. Fisher and his son Bob reflect on the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection, on view at SFMOMA this summer. First, we look at two of Don's favorite…

August 2010
SFMOMA Artcast June 2010

Curators Corey Keller and Sarah Roberts recount the exhibitions and outreach efforts SFMOMA organized during World War II. Artist Allison Smith adds to this story by discussing Arts

June 2010
Kara Walker Gallery Exploration

Hear curator Gary Garrels in conversation with artist Kara Walker about her 1999 work No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels at having been Cast into

May 2010
SFMOMA Artcast March 2010

Catch up with the curators of The Anniversary Show, Janet Bishop, Corey Keller, and Sarah Roberts, as they share a few stories about SFMOMA's founding director, Grace McCann Morley.…

March 2010
SFMOMA Artcast June 2009

To get ready for the museum's 75th anniversary in 2010, we'll be presenting a new series of Artcasts that spotlight the collection.  This episode uses the museum's rooftop…

June 2009
SFMOMA Artcast March 2009

This episode features three artists whose work explores the impact of politics and history on individual lives. Art in the Atrium artist Kerry James Marshall shares the art…

March 2009
Kerry James Marshall on Painting the Founding Fathers

Art in the Atrium artist Kerry James Marshall lends his voice to this audio guide, which explores the museum's new mural commission. In this stop Marshall explains the mural…

February 2009
Kerry James Marshall on Visual Games and Puzzles

Art in the Atrium artist Kerry James Marshall lends his voice to this audio guide, which explores the museum's new mural commission. In this stop Marshall talks about his use of…

February 2009
SFMOMA Artcast January 2009

This episode focuses on the museum as a venue for democracy and explores how works of art can be changed through interaction, interpretation, collaboration, and reinvention. We…

January 2009
SFMOMA Artcast November 2008

Corey Keller, associate curator of photography, highlights a favorite work from Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900. Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts,…

November 2008
Brought to Light Gallery Exploration Guide

In this gallery exploration guide associate curator of photography Corey Keller takes us through the exhibition Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900, which…

November 2008
Rudolf Frieling on The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now.  Stop 400: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, introduces the exhibition. Available for download in an…

November 2008
Rudolf Frieling on Hans Haacke's News

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 401: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses Hans Haacke's installation work News (1969 / 2008).…

November 2008
John Cage discusses 4'33"

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now.  Stop 402: John Cage discusses his silent composition, 4'33" (1952). Available for download in an enhanced…

November 2008
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Rudolf Frieling on Nam June Paik's Participation TV

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 403: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses Nam June Paik's Participation TV (1963 / 1998).…

November 2008
Robert Rauschenberg's White Paintings

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 404: Robert Rauschenberg discusses his White Painting series and his friend and fellow artist John Cage…

November 2008