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artMRKT San Francisco

Fri. 05/20 | 12:00PM - Sat. 05/19 @ San Francisco Design Center

artMRKT San Francisco returns to the Bay Area MAY 17 – 20 for its second year. Featuring over 70 galleries from around the nation, this 4-day art fair includes an Opening Night Benefit Preview…more»
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SF Modernism Show Summer 2012

Fri. 06/10 | 11:00AM - Sat. 06/09 @ San Francisco Design Center

The SF Modernism Show, is the largest 20th century design show on the west coast. This Mission to Modern event has almost 200 dealers selling items from circa 1910-1970. Furniture, Accessorie…more»
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Stanley Saitowitz: Judaica

Thu. 11/03 - Tue. 10/16 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)

Stanley Saitowitz: Judaica combines the Contemporary Jewish Museum’s ongoing commitment to presenting new perspectives on Jewish tradition with its dedication to working with contemporary arti…more»
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Manifest Destiny!

Sun. 11/13 - Wed. 10/31 @ Southern Exposure (map)

Location: 447 Bush Street @ Grant (Hotel des Arts) Jenny Chapman and Mark Riegelman’s Manifest Destiny! is a temporary rustic cabin occupying one of the last remaining unclaimed spaces of dow…more»
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California Dreaming Jewish Life in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present

Thu. 11/17 - Tue. 10/16 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)

Those who visit or live in the Bay Area often wonder at the spirit of innovation and adventure that moves the local Jewish community. From the creation of new kinds of synagogues and Jewish ri…more»
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Sacred Images and Chiefly Works from Central Polynesia

Wed. 11/30 | 7:00PM - Thu. 08/30 @ de Young Museum (map)

This exhibition of 20 rare works created, used and collected in the late 18th century and first decades of the 19th century in the Cook Islands, Austral Islands and the Society Islands high…more»
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THE TEQUILA DON JULIO COLLECTION

Sun. 01/01 | 12:00PM - Sun. 07/01 @ The Mexican Museum (map)

A Recent Acquisition to the Permanent Collection A contemporary art exhibition illuminating the cutting-edge vitality of some of today’s most engaging Mexican and Mexican American Artists. …more»
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Images: Independence and Revolution

Sun. 01/01 | 12:00PM - Sun. 07/01 @ The Mexican Museum (map)

Images: Independence and Revolution draws from the museum’s varied collections to celebrate the Bicentennial of Mexican Independence of 1810 and Centennial of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. “…more»
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Paul Klee

Sat. 01/14 - Sun. 06/03 @ SFMOMA (map)

This exhibition brings together a selection of works that illuminate Paul Klee's reimaginings of the traditional genre of portraiture. Over the course of his career, Klee (1879-1940) utilized …more»
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ArtGameLab

Sun. 01/15 - Sun. 08/12 @ SFMOMA (map)

Imagine a selection of crowdsourced games designed by SFMOMA's community, for SFMOMA's community. Last summer the museum put out an open call for inventive but simple and low-cost game ideas. …more»
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Super 8

Thu. 01/26 - Sat. 07/07 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)

Super 8 is a collection of video art in multi-channel formats, selected by a peer-to-peer curatorial process. Eight artists from eight cities across the globe were invited to present their vid…more»
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What Suits Us

Thu. 01/26 - Sun. 07/08 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)

At the point where long-held beliefs fall into decline and once-esteemed notions crumble, questions arise about those belief systems. It is at this point that John-Mark Ikeda begins his explor…more»
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New Dimensions: Prints and Multiples from the Anderson Collection

Sat. 01/28 - Sun. 07/01 @ de Young Museum (map)

The original objective of Los Angeles–based print workshop Gemini G.E.L. was to print and publish prints. During its first decade, however, collaborations with visiting Pop artists such as Jas…more»
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DIY Art: Felted Dolls

Fri. 02/03 | 1:00PM - Sun. 07/08 | 3:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)

Create a funny character with a personality of its own. Learn the basic techniques of felting with local artist Christine Benjamin. Buy tickets nowAll materials are included. Space is limited…more»
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Community Day

Fri. 02/03 | 11:00AM - Sun. 07/08 | 5:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)

Bring the entire family and take part in the fun as you experience art-making stations, live jazz performances, artists’ demonstrations, and more.
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ArtRage: Mardi Gras

Fri. 02/03 | 7:00PM - Sun. 07/08 | 10:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)

Laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll) and enjoy Mardi Gras-inspired entertainment, cocktails, and creative art experiences. Live Music by Tom Rigney & Flambeau Buy tickets …more»
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Do Not Destroy: Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought An Exhibition and the Dorothy Saxe ...

Thu. 02/16 - Mon. 05/28 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)

Do Not Destroy: Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought is an exciting opportunity to explore the subject of the tree in Jewish tradition through the lens of contemporary artists who enable us to see t…more»
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- Featured Review from SF Weekly
  February 11, 2012
  The tree, as a motif, repeatedly appears in mythology and ancient tales, often representing a powerful aspect of nature. There’s Yggdrasil in Norse cosmology — a tree that is central to all that exists ~~- as well as the one in the Garden of Eden that Adam and Eve weren’t supposed to touch~~ -san-francisco-bay-area-2969278-e/">more at voiceplaces.com
Mark Bradford

Sat. 02/18 - Sun. 06/17 @ SFMOMA (map)

Crafting abstract paintings from fragments of the urban environment — permanent-wave end papers, billboard paper, posters, newsprint — Mark Bradford has built a body of work that is richly lay…more»
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Rineke Dijkstra

Sat. 02/18 - Mon. 05/28 @ SFMOMA (map)

In works of classical simplicity and remarkable psychological depth, Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra presents a contemporary take on the genre of portraiture. Whether adolescents, soldiers, or ne…more»
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Descriptive Acts

Sat. 02/18 - Sun. 06/17 @ SFMOMA (map)

Language, performativity, and process are preoccupations for many contemporary artists. The works in Descriptive Acts engage with both text and image, foregrounding complex and often fraught a…more»
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Audience as Subject, Part 2: Extra Large

Sat. 02/18 - Sat. 05/26 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)

The rock band on the stage, the athlete on the soccer field, the politician at the podium — all command the attention of huge crowds, not to mention cameras. Audience as Subject, Part 2: Extr…more»
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- Featured Review from SF Weekly
  February 11, 2012
  “Audience” does not always equal “spectator.” Have you ever bulled into the thick of a mosh pit, body-surfed at an outdoor festival, or thrilled to the collective power of a political rally? These scenarios and others are… more at voiceplaces.com
Mark Bradford

Sat. 02/18 - Sat. 05/26 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)

Mark Bradford transforms found material — much of it paper from sources such as billboards, newspapers, and hairdressing supplies — into large-scale collages and installations. His work incorp…more»
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Spring Opening Reception

Fri. 03/30 | 7:00PM - Sun. 09/23 | 8:30PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)

Celebrate the opening of Mexicanisimo through Artists’ Eyes and the spring exhibitions Renegade Humor; To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk’s Divine Comedy; and Frank Lobdell: Wonderland. Members ar…more»
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DIY Art: Altar’d Emblems: Pop Tin Art

Fri. 03/30 | 1:00PM - Sun. 09/23 | 3:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)

Transform a celebrated logo or pop-culture icon into a traditional tin art piece. Make dot patterns, add embellishments, and play with color as you create an object of personal devotion. Buy …more»
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The Utopian Impulse

Sat. 03/31 - Sun. 07/29 @ SFMOMA (map)

The Bay Area has long attracted dreamers, progressives, nonconformists, and designers. Buckminster Fuller was all of these, and although he never lived in San Francisco, his ideas have spawned…more»
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