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Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal
Sat. 07/28 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/23 @ Legion of Honor (map)
Plato considered both art and athletics to be gifts from the gods, and the connection between art and sports in ancient Greece can be viewed as an aspect of its religious beliefs as well as it…more»
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Lunchtime Lecture: Ekphrasis: Making Connections with Poetry
Sat. 11/10 | 12:00PM - Sun. 11/10 | 1:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Ekphrasis is a response to one work of art through another medium, in which the response is also a unique work of art—for example, a poem about a painting. In honor of National Poetry Month, S…more»
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Don't Be Shy, Don't Hold Back
Sat. 12/08 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ SFMOMA (map)
Showcasing nearly 40 major works from the 1960s to the 1990s, this exhibition celebrates the 15th anniversary of a gift of contemporary art from renowned collectors Vicki and Kent Logan that t…more»
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~ On view on the Kalmanovitz Hall Rooftop Sculpture Terrace ~
Fri. 01/18 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/04 @ Thacher Gallery at USF (map)
January 18–August 4, 2013 Strange Attractors: New Work by Mark Baugh-Sasaki Baugh-Sasaki’s sculptures use a combination of industrial and natural materials and processes to create fantas…more»
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Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis
Sat. 01/26 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ de Young Museum (map)
The de Young will be the first venue in the American tour of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. This jewel box of a museum, housing one of the world's most presti…more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
April 24, 2013The girl in Johannes Vermeers painting Girl with a Pearl Earring has inspired a best-selling historical novel, a play, and a movie starring Scarlett Johannson. Now you too have…more at voiceplaces.com
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Public Tour: SJMA Reads
Sat. 02/02 | 1:30PM - Sun. 06/30 @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
The spring selection for SJMA Reads is Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li (Random House, 2010). Join us for SJMA’s alternative version of a book club and explore artworks related to the book’s…more»
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Project One Walls
Thu. 02/07 | 7:00PM - Mon. 07/01 @ Project One Gallery (map)
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Kehinde Wiley | The World Stage: Israel
Thu. 02/14 | 7:00PM - Mon. 05/27 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum (map)
On view February 14–May 27, 2013 Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977) has turned the art of portraiture into an international cultural performance, reordering connections between art a…more»
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Exhibition: Without Reality There Is No Utopia
Fri. 02/15 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)
In the Age of Information, actual reality has been supplanted by virtual reality, computer simulation, and false narratives. Since the concept of utopia is based on the improvement of reality,…more»
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Lebbeus Woods, Architect
Sat. 02/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ SFMOMA (map)
Architect Lebbeus Woods (1940-2012) dedicated his career to probing architecture's potential to transform the individual and the collective. His visionary drawings depict places of free though…more»
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Mail Order Brides (M.O.B.)
Thu. 02/21 | 12:00PM - Sun. 08/25 | 1:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Eliza Barrios and Jenifer Wofford, two-thirds of the artist collective Mail Order Brides (M.O.B.), will speak about their work, which is featured in upcoming exhibition New Stories from the Ed…more»
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DIY Art: Flip Books
Thu. 02/21 | 11:00AM - Sun. 08/25 | 2:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Learn how you can turn photographs into a movie in the palm of your hand. Create a story using still images and put them together to make a flip book. Draw creative inspiration from the new me…more»
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Gallery Talk: This/That
Thu. 02/21 | 12:00PM - Sun. 08/25 @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Senior Curator Monica Ramirez-Montagut will tour visitors through the latest exhibition in the series New Stories from the Edge of Asia.
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Third Thursday: Previously Secret Information
Thu. 02/21 | 5:00PM - Sun. 08/25 @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Narrative is the common theme that unites the exhibitions New Stories from the Edge of Asia: This/ That, Rising Dragon, and Dive Deep. Whether through a photograph, a carefully constructed pai…more»
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Lunchtime Lecture: Mail Order Brides/M.O.B.
Thu. 02/21 | 12:00PM - Sun. 08/25 | 1:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Eliza Barrios and Jenifer Wofford, two-thirds of the artist collective Mail Order Brides/M.O.B., will speak about their work, which is featured in upcoming exhibition New Stories from the Edge…more»
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CHINA'S TERRACOTTA WARRIORS The First Emperor's Legacy
Fri. 02/22 | 7:00PM - Mon. 05/27 @ Asian Art Museum (map)
Discover why the Terracotta Warriors are the eighth wonder of the world. The Asian Art Museum presents some of the terracotta army’s finest generals, cavalrymen, and archers in China’s Terraco…more»
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
February 20, 2013He unified China, started construction on the Great Wall, introduced innovations like chariots and swords, built roads, and had his enemies buried alive. The First Emperor, Qin Shihuang, started planning for his death when he was 13 and built himself a…more at voiceplaces.com
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Erin Shirreff: Lake
Fri. 03/01 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/30 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)
Erin Shirreff, informed by her training in sculpture, explores the physical and technical aspects of image production in an effort to extend and examine the act of looking. This practice can b…more»
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The Elise S. Haas Bequest
Sat. 03/23 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ SFMOMA (map)
Elise S. Haas's art collection reflected a personal sensibility cultivated through years of looking at art and even making work in the studio. This exhibition sheds new light on the formation …more»
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
Sat. 03/30 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ SFMOMA (map)
In 2001 SFMOMA commissioned Agent Ruby — an artificial intelligence web agent — by acclaimed San Francisco artist Lynn Hershman Leeson for its online platform e.space. Since then, this web pro…more»
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Featured Review from San Francisco Bay Guardian
March 27, 2013The story of the humanoid and the human goes way back — Pinocchio, that relationship between Skywalker and his robot companions. Now, we can add Lyne Hershman Leeson’s Agent…more at sfbg.com
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Darren Waterston: A Compendium of Creatures
Sat. 03/30 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/29 @ Legion of Honor (map)
This exhibition showcases the portfolio A Swarm, A Flock, A Host: A Compendium of Creatures, 12 color aquatints by noted artist Darren Waterston and text plates featuring a poem by award-winni…more»
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Sandra Ono In Residence
Mon. 04/01 | 7:00PM - Thu. 05/30 @ Southern Exposure (map)
Residency: April 1 – May 30, 2013 Artist Open Studio Hours: Fridays, April 5 – May 24, 2013 12:00 – 6:00 pm, In addition to these Friday hours, Sandra will be working at SoEx at other variou…more»
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Out Of The Park
Thu. 04/04 | 7:00PM - Sat. 05/25 @ George Krevsky Fine Art (map)
16th Anniversary Exhibition April 4 - May 25, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 4th
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Christian Marclay
Sat. 04/06 | 7:00PM - Sun. 06/02 @ SFMOMA (map)
SFMOMA will present the San Francisco premiere of artist Christian Marclay's internationally heralded masterpiece — and winner of the Golden Lion at the 2011 Venice Biennale — The Clock (2010)…more»
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Lunchtime Lecture: Matta and the Post-Colonial Odyssey
Thu. 04/18 | 12:00PM - Sun. 11/03 | 1:00PM @ San Jose Museum of Art (map)
Apryl Berney, lecturer at De Anza Community College, Cupertino, California, and SJSU, will discuss Roberto Matta, whose work is featured in the upcoming exhibition Swans, Swine, and Sirens. L…more»
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