Exhibitions
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Current Exhibitions
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- Dispatches from the Archives
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November 07, 2009
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July 06, 2010
How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the Koret Visitor Education Center showcases museum-produced…
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- Focus on Artists: Selections from the Collection
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October 22, 2009
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May 23, 2010
In the 1970s and 1980s, at a time when Philip Guston's art was extremely controversial, SFMOMA acquired several of his works and organized a full-scale Guston retrospective. The…
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- On View: Candice Breitz
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October 01
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December 20, 2009
Imagine 25 of the most ardent John Lennon fans simultaneously singing along to his first solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), from beginning to end. Artist Candice…
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- The Provoke Era: Postwar Japanese Photography
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September 12
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December 20, 2009
The tumultuous period following World War II proved fertile ground for a generation of Japanese photographers who responded to societal upheaval by creating a new visual language…
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- Photography Now: China, Japan, Korea
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September 12
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December 20, 2009
Drawn entirely from SFMOMA's collection, Photography Now showcases pictures by nearly 30 contemporary artists working in China, Japan, and Korea. Documentary work from China depicts…
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- Picturing Modernity: The Photography Collection
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September 12
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December 20, 2009
SFMOMA's photography collection includes pictures from the mid-1800s to the present that capture key moments in the development of the medium and reflect a wide range of practices.…
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- Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004
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July 11
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November 29, 2009
Whether photographing politicians, artists, writers, fashion models, or movie stars, Richard Avedon revolutionized the genre of portraiture. He rejected conventional…
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- Rooftop Garden
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Ongoing
SFMOMA's skyward sculpture garden showcases large-scale and more intimate pieces by artists such as Robert Arneson, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Ellsworth Kelly, Mario Merz,…
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- Between Art and Life: The Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Collection
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May 10, 2009
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January 03, 2010
Presenting a diverse range of artworks made in the last four decades and highlighting the endeavors of many artists working today, Between Art and Life takes its title from a…
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- Art in the Atrium: Kerry James Marshall
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Ongoing
Specially commissioned for SFMOMA, Kerry James Marshall's monumental murals in the Haas Atrium show Mount Vernon and Monticello, the estates of American presidents George…
