How did Victorian-era photographers convince people that their images captured supernatural phenomena? Well, for one thing, they shrouded their process in secrecy, writes Curator Emilia Mickevicius.
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How have artists and arts workers been conducting their careers and their lives during the last eighteen months? This issue features six snapshots of our current moment.
Before you see it on Floor 6, take a look through mystical illusions and fantasies of what lies beyond the physical realm in Polke’s Untitled (2003).
We’re passing the mic to East Oakland’s Babette Thomas in this new season of Raw Material.
Discover how blue-green agave, purple rock roses, and windswept trees from the Island of Corsica inspired one of the artist’s first three-panel masterworks.
The dilemmas — and delights — of writing about an artist who defies easy categorization.
Haven’t settled on a costume yet? We’ve got something that might help.
Learn about the artists and their SFMOMA commissions through interviews, videos, in-process photographs, and more.
Discover art from the museum's permanent collection through a series of focus essays.
Take a look at how our conservation team preserves and restores art in the museum's care.
