Closing Celebration: The Things We Use to Make the Things We Must

On the occasion of the closing of Leah Rosenberg’s The Things We Use to Make the Things We Must, join us for a celebration that dives into the stories embedded in the installation. Rosenberg borrowed inspiration from SFMOMA’s Artist Materials Collection — an archive compiled by the Conservation Department to document and preserve artists’ processes — as a jumping off point for the work. You’ll learn more about that collection, the materials on view in the installations, and why they have been saved and conserved for both posterity and inspiration.

About the Artist

Leah Rosenberg works across artistic media to spark new experiences of color. Using painting, installation, printmaking, sculpture, performance, and video, she invites viewers to consider how color can be perceived both multi-sensorially and multi-dimensionally. By creating such enriched encounters, her work strives to deepen our understanding of the emotional and psychological impact of color in everyday life. In such works as Everywhere A Color (2018) — a commissioned installation at San Francisco Airport’s International Terminal — and her book The Color Collector’s Handbook (2018, Chronicle Books), she guides each person to form individualized connections to the many hues. Rosenberg received a BFA from Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver, BC, and an MFA from California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

Accessibility Information

Accessibility accommodations such as American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and assisted listening devices are available upon request 10 business days in advance.

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