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SFMOMA Insights

SFMOMA Insights is a virtual program series for members, providing insider access to artists, curators, art world luminaries, and more.

We need art now more than ever — to inspire, teach, and remind us of what we all share. Wherever you are, join us for a dose of inspiration and connection.


SFMOMA Insights: Nature x Humanity: Oxman Architects

Take an inside look at the exhibition Nature x Humanity: Oxman Architects with artist and OXMAN studio founder Neri Oxman, in conversation with the Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher.

SFMOMA Insights: Exploring the World of NFTs

Join us for a fascinating conversation on creating and collecting NFTs, and their transformational potential as a medium. The online panel will be moderated by Marcus Fox, Global Managing Director of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s, and feature artist Tom Sachs, SFMOMA’s Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, and tech executive and art collector Ethan Beard.

SFMOMA Insights: Nam June Paik with Lynn Hershman Leeson, Kota Ezawa, and Rudolf Frieling

Explore the new exhibition Nam June Paik with artists Lynn Hershman Leeson and Kota Ezawa, in conversation with Curator of Media Arts Rudolf Frieling.

SFMOMA Insights: Cut Trees with Muzae Sesay, Janet Bishop, and Sarah Roberts

Join us for an in-depth discussion between Oakland-based artist Muzae Sesay, Janet Bishop, Thomas Weisel Family Chief Curator and Curator of Painting + Sculpture, and Sarah Roberts, Andrew W. Mellon Curator and Head of Painting + Sculpture.

SFMOMA Insights: Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis with Corey Keller and Tucker Nichols

Take a deep dive into the upcoming exhibition Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis with SFMOMA Curator of Photography Corey Keller and featured exhibition artist Tucker Nichols.

SFMOMA Insights with Cristina Iglesias and Neal Benezra

Tune in to hear Spanish installation artist and sculptor Cristina Iglesias in a conversation about her artistic process with Neal Benezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director of SFMOMA.

SFMOMA Insights with Janet Bishop on David Park: A Retrospective

Listen as Janet Bishop, Thomas Weisel Family Chief Curator and Curator of Painting + Sculpture, illuminates stories and background on the SFMOMA exhibition David Park: A Retrospective.

SFMOMA Insights with Cauleen Smith and Tanya Zimbardo

Tune in to hear from LA-based interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith in a one-on-one conversation with Tanya Zimbardo, Assistant Curator of Media Arts.

SFMOMA Insights with Rosana Castrillo Diaz

SFMOMA Artist Trustee Rosana Castrillo Diaz and Janet Bishop, Thomas Weisel Family Chief Curator and Curator of Painting + Sculpture, speak about Rosana’s history with SFMOMA and what’s influencing her work now.

SFMOMA Insights with Marc Porter

Marc Porter, Chairman of Christie’s Americas, shares his insights into the state of the art market and art world in 2020.

SFMOMA Insights with Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Painting and Sculpture, leads us on a deep dive into new works acquired from the recent deaccession and sale of Mark Rothko’s Untitled (1960).

SFMOMA Insights with Michelle Barger

Head of Conservation Michelle Barger gives an in-depth look at the art and science behind conserving Diego Rivera’s 74-foot-long mural Pan American Unity.

SFMOMA Insights with Neal Benezra

Neal Benezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director, shares the latest exhibition and program updates and how SFMOMA will welcome our local community when we (safely) reopen.

SFMOMA Insights with Adine Varah

Adine Varah, SFMOMA’s General Counsel, discusses the role the museum’s legal department plays in presenting, protecting, and preserving art for the public.

SFMOMA Insights with Janet Bishop

Janet Bishop, Thomas Weisel Family Chief Curator and Curator of Painting + Sculpture, shares behind-the-scenes stories about installing Vaseline with Matthew Barney, her first-ever exhibition here, and more.