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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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Jim Campbell

Sat. 11/05 - Tue. 09/25 @ SFMOMA (map)

This new installation by acclaimed San Francisco-based artist Jim Campbell explodes the moving image into three dimensions, illuminating the Haas Atrium with a flickering grid of light that is…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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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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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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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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“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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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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Parra

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

With its vibrant color, curvaceous lines, and eccentric, distinctive imagery, the bold and playful work of Dutch graphic artist Parra has garnered a substantial cult following since it first a…more»

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San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

Mon. 04/02 | 1:00PM - Sun. 05/20 @ AT&T Park (map)

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Broadside Attractions | Vanquished Terrains: Gallery Exhibition

Wed. 04/11 | 12:00PM - Sat. 05/26 | 6:00PM @ Intersection for the Arts (map)

Broadside Attractions | Vanquished Terrains, a group exhibition that features twelve pairs of visual artists and writers creating new collaborative work that takes inspiration from the histori…more»

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April 02, 2012
Broadsides were feather-thin sheets of paper printed on one side and plastered to walls. For 350 years they were the Western worlds premium form of public… more at voiceplaces.com

New Work: Katharina Wulff

Fri. 04/13 - Tue. 09/04 @ SFMOMA (map)

Imbued with whimsy and gloom, vulnerability and strength, Katharina Wulff's figurative paintings blend myriad art historical styles, depicting imaginary, far-off locales often populated by str…more»

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The One Who Sees Blindly

Fri. 04/20 - Sat. 06/30 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)

An iconoclastic artist, Nathalie Talec moves between live performance, installation, sculpture, and painting. The One Who Sees Blindly, her first solo exhibition in the United States, brings t…more»

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San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres

Fri. 04/27 | 1:00PM - Sun. 09/23 @ AT&T Park (map)

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Elizabeth Eicher and Hélène Schlumberger in The Ramp Gallery,

Mon. 04/30 - Mon. 05/21 @ SOMArts Cultural Center (map)

Presented by STADIUM, ”Awards Presentation” explores ideas within the competitive natures of accomplishment and failure. The show displays various tokens of achievements. STADIUM wants to lea…more»

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Opening Reception: The Future is Now: Asian America on Its own Terms

Thu. 05/03 | 5:00PM - Fri. 05/25 @ SOMArts Cultural Center (map)

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center presentsThe Future is NOW: Asian American on its own termsOpening ReceptionDate: May 3, 2012Time: Thursday, 5-8pmCome enjoy the art and refreshments on o…more»

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Tomokazu Matsuyama - The Future is Always Bright

Thu. 05/03 - Sat. 06/30 @ Frey Norris (map)

Powered by communications technologies such as e-mail, texting, and mobile phones, urban centers are becoming increasingly a patchwork of intermingling cultural signifiers. These signifiers dr…more»

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Jagannath Panda - Cults of Serendipity

Thu. 05/03 - Sat. 06/30 @ Frey Norris (map)

A pair of figures from antiquity seem modestly bound in love-making among floating foliage in the upper right corner of one of Jagannath Panda’s newest mixed media paintings; the rest of the c…more»

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Custom Toy Vinyl Show @ 1AM, "Most Wanted: Behind the Hype"

Fri. 05/11 | 6:30PM - Sun. 06/10 @ 1AM Gallery (map)

1AM, with curators Manny Rivas and James Brown, are proud to present “Most Wanted: Behind the Hype”, a toy vinyl show featuring the best customizers in the game. More than 25 artists were gi…more»

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