Press Room Archive
Exhibitions
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- Stir Heart, Rinse Heart: Pipilotti Rist SFMOMA Announces First West Coast Solo Exhibition Of Celebrated Video Artist
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Release date: November 19, 2003
From March 6 through September 12, 2004, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Stir Heart, Rinse Heart: Pipilotti Rist, the first solo exhibition on the West…
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- The Art Of Romare Bearden At SFMOMA
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Release date: October 30, 2003
The most comprehensive retrospective ever assembled of one of America's most vibrant and innovative 20th-century artists, The Art of Romare Bearden will be on view at SFMOMA from…
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- SFMOMA Presents Series Of Public Programs To Accompany diane Arbus Revelations Exhibition
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Release date: October 10, 2003
In conjunction with the Diane Arbus Revelations exhibition, on view from October 25, 2003, to February 8, 2004, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present the…
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- SFMOMA Presents primary Matters: The Minimalist Sensibility, 1959 To The Present
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Release date: September 22, 2003
From November 8, 2003 through January 11, 2004, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents Primary Matters: The Minimalist Sensibility, 1959 to the Present. This…
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- SFMOMA Presents supernova: Art Of The 1990s From The Logan Collection
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Release date: August 15, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents SUPERNOVA: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection, from December 13, 2003, through May 23, 2004. This exhibition of more…
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- SFMOMA Presents pirkle Jones And The Changing California Landscape Photographs By Pirkle Jones And Dorothea Lange
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Release date: August 15, 2003
From December 20, 2003, through April 18, 2004, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Pirkle Jones and the Changing California Landscape. The exhibition's…
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- SFMOMA Features Fanciful Designs In fantasy And Function: The Furniture Of John Dickinson
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Release date: August 6, 2003
Renowned for his imaginative fusion of austerity and fantasy, elegance and humor, John Dickinson (1920-1982) crafted many of the most innovative American interior and furniture…
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- SFMOMA Presents 33 Rpm: Ten Hours Of Sound From France
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Release date: July 31, 2003
From September 6 through September 14, 2003, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present 33 RPM: Ten Hours of Sound from France, a unique exhibition of electronic…
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- SFMOMA Presents Photographer Reagan Louie's Exploration Of The Asian Sex Trade
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Release date: May 30, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents The Photographs of Reagan Louie: Sex Work in Asia, an exhibition of the artist's large-scale color photographs representing…
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- SFMOMA Presents Reprocessing Information Utilizing Information As Landscape, Medium And Commentary
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Release date: May 20, 2003
From August 30, 2003, through February 8, 2004, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Reprocessing Information, an exhibition of artworks that employ…
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- SFMOMA To Be Sole American Venue For Major Retrospective Of Marc Chagall
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Release date: May 13, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will be the sole venue outside Paris for a major retrospective of the work of painter Marc Chagall from July 26 through November 4,…
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- Major Retrospective Of The Art Of Philip Guston Opens At SFMOMA June 28
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Release date: May 13, 2003
The most comprehensive survey to date of the work of Philip Guston will be on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from June 28 through September 28, 2003. Philip…
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- Education And Music Programs Illuminate The Art Of Paul Klee At SFMOMA
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Release date: April 9, 2003
A Passion for Paul Klee: The Djerassi Collection at SFMOMA is on view through June 8, 2003 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Klee's artistic and musical…
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- SFMOMA Highlights Holdings With The Art Of Design: Selections From The Permanent Collection Of Architecture And Design
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Release date: March 26, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will highlight its outstanding permanent collection of architecture and design with a newly installed, ongoing exhibition of works…
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- SFMOMA Presents Reel Sculpture: Film Into Art Installations By Eija-liisa Ahtila, Atom Egoyan And Abbas Kiarostami Explore New Ways Of Experiencing The Moving Image
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Release date: March 3, 2003
From April 5 to August 3, 2003 the San Francisco Museum of Art (SFMOMA) will present Reel Sculpture: Film into Art. Organized by Benjamin Weil, SFMOMA curator of media arts, this…
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- SFMOMA Presents Diane Arbus Retrospective Major Exhibition Highlights The Artist's Full Career
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Release date: February 11, 2003
From October 25, 2003, through February 8, 2004, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present the groundbreaking exhibition Diane Arbus Revelations. Co-organized by…
Events
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- eva Hesse: A Retrospective Video Screening And Conversation With Curator Elisabeth Sussman
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Release date: October 10, 2003
What On Thursday, October 23, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present a video screening of Eva Hesse: A Retrospective. Filmed at SFMOMA during the Museum's Eva…
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- Copyart: The Impact Of Copyright On New Media Art Panel Discussion At SFMOMA Features Artist Christian Marclay
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Release date: September 24, 2003
What The San Francisco Media Arts Council (SMAC), in conjunction with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Education Department, will host a panel discussion…
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- SFMOMA Announces Family Day A Celebration Of Family, Fun And Art For The Whole Family
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Release date: August 20, 2003
What SFMOMA hosts its semi-annual Family Day, a special museum-wide celebration featuring hands-on art projects, music and performances for the whole family. Children are free, with…
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- SFMOMA Presents amorales Vs. Amorales (challenge 2003) A Masked Wrestling Performance
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Release date: July 31, 2003
On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 8 p.m., the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Amorales vs. Amorales (Challenge 2003), a wrestling performance by Carlos…
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- SFMOMA Announces Family Day, A Celebration Of Family, Fun And Art On Father's Day
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Release date: April 23, 2003
What This Father's Day, SFMOMA hosts its semi-annual Family Day, a special museum-wide celebration featuring hands-on art projects, music and performances for the whole family.…
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- SFMOMA's Contemporary Extension Hosts Vertigo, A Gala Event And Silent Auction
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Release date: April 16, 2003
What Join the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)'s young professional auxiliary Contemporary Extension (cx) for VERTIGO, a star-studded photography exhibition, silent…
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- Fifth Annual Keeping It Reel Festival To Showcase Young Local Talent At SFMOMA
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Release date: April 9, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Teen Visionaries (SFMOMA_tv) and the Youth Leadership Institute's Friday Night Live (FNL) program will present youth-made films and…
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- Celebrating Family, Fun And Art At SFMOMA's Family Studio
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Release date: April 9, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) continues its popular Family Studio activities on the third Sunday of the month from noon to 3 p.m. Each month a different hands-on…
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- SFMOMA Artists Gallery Presents The Tenth Annual Artists Warehouse Sale May 7–11, 2003
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Release date: February 27, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery presents its tenth annual Artists Warehouse Sale from May 7 through 11, 2003, at Fort Mason Center, Building A.…
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- Michael Kimmelman, New York Times Chief Art Critic, To Speak At SFMOMA As 2003 Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecturer
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Release date: February 27, 2003
Since its inception in 1995, the Phyllis Wattis Distinguished Lecture Series at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has brought scholarship and art commentary of the…
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News
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- SFMOMA Welcomes Corey Keller As New Assistant Curator Of Photography
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Release date: November 10, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Corey Keller as assistant curator of photography. Keller started at the Museum in November…
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- SFMOMA Announces Return To Regular Hours
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Release date: November 6, 2003
On Thursday, November 6, 2003 the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) returns to regular operating hours, opening to the public at 11 a.m. daily (except Wednesdays when the…
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- SFMOMA Boasts Record Numbers For Marc Chagall More Than 360,000 People View Popular Exhibition
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Release date: November 5, 2003
On view from July 26 through November 4, 2003, the exhibition Marc Chagall at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)—the only North American venue—has been a…
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- SFMOMA Announces Major Gift Of Photographs Works By Arbus, Cameron, Sherman, Man Ray, Strand, Warhol And Others Greatly Impact Photography Collection
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Release date: October 10, 2003
Neal Benezra, director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), recently announced the Museum's acquisition of a major collection of photographs and photography-based…
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- SFMOMA Artists Gallery Celebrates 25 Years Of Supporting Bay Area Artists With 25th Anniversary Exhibition
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Release date: September 24, 2003
From November 5 through December 23, 2003, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a commemorative exhibition at…
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- SFMOMA Appoints Paul Johnson Deputy Director, Development And External Affairs
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Release date: August 11, 2003
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Johnson as the Museum's new deputy director, development and external affairs.…
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- SFMOMA Welcomes Summer And Special Exhibition With Expanded Hours
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Release date: May 19, 2003
As always, beginning Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 24, 2003), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will open its galleries, MuseumStore and Caffè Museo at 10…
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- SFMOMA Strengthens Postwar Holdings With Acquisition Of Two Important American Works
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Release date: April 14, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 14, 2003—The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) announced today the acquisition of two seminal works by American postwar artists—Robert…
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- SFMOMA Appoints New Trustees Carl Pascarella, Ira Hirschfield, Charles H. Smith And Michael W. Wilsey
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Release date: April 7, 2003
At their April 3 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) elected Carl Pascarella as a new member of the Board. Pascarella has served as…
