Two new exhibits, ‘Firmament’ and ‘Looted’ at the CJM this fall

On Sept. 5, The Contemporary Jewish Museum will open two new exhibitions: Firmament, the first solo museum exhibition by local artist Nicki Green, and Looted, a multi-media instal... Read More

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Fort Mason Center and FOR-SITE present ‘Lexa Walsh at the Guardhouse’

By Sharon Anderson

Lexa Walsh at the Guardhouse will be the second installment of this year’s The Guardhouse Program. Three artists are selected annually to transform the former military guard sta... Read More

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Installation of Major Commission by Kara Walker opens at SFMOMA

By Sharon Anderson

SFMOMA’s Roberts Family Gallery is unveiling an installation by celebrated artist Kara Walker. The museum’s admission-free, street-level gallery is the location for the site-s... Read More

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Portrait by Lavinia Fontana acquired by the FAMSF

By Sharon Anderson

Lavinia Fontana was one of the most compelling portraitists of her time. As a painter, she was known for her exquisite descriptions of costumes and jewelry and her expressive port... Read More

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Art of Noise exhibit at SFMOMA celebrates groundbreaking music design

By Sharon Anderson

SFMOMA’s Art of Noise pays homage to the images that accompany our musical experiences. The exhibit features over 800 artworks and four audio installations, record albums and co... Read More

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The Asian Art Museum looks back 3,000 years in Phoenix Kingdoms: the Last Splendor of China’s Bronze Age

By Sharon Anderson

Exotic instruments, vessels, flamboyant ephemera in jade and silk, bronze bells and lacquered open-mouthed tigers transport the museumgoer to China’s Bronze Age in The Asian Art... Read More

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Major Irving Penn retrospective features Summer of Love photographs

By Sharon Anderson

Irving Penn’s direct, expressive portraits are celebrated among the most recognizable photographs of the 20th century. In a career that spanned 70 years, Penn was a regular cont... Read More

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‘Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style’

Haute couture meets history in the de Young’s latest exhibition

By Sharon Anderson

From bohemian styles to high-end evening wear, San Francisco’s location on the Pacific Rim combined with its creative, inclusive mindset helped to develop the unique fashion of ... Read More

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Eco-artist Bonnie Ora Sherk’s groundbreaking work

By Sharon Anderson

“Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames since 1970” is the first posthumous solo exhibition and first major survey in the Bay Area of the late artist’s work as an environmental educ... Read More

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‘Glow: Discover the art of light’ at the Exploratorium

By Sharon Anderson

The Exploratorium is bringing back luminous art in “Glow: Discover the Art of Light.” The show has returned to Pier 15 through Jan. 28, 2024, bringing with it a range of inter... Read More

Sandro Botticelli. The Devout Jews at Pentecost, ca. 1505. Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. (Photo: Wolfgang Fuhrmannek)

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A groundbreaking collection of Botticelli drawings at the Legion of Honor

By Sharon Anderson

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi — better known as Sandro Botticelli — is one of the most famous painters of the Renaissance era. He was a part of the aesthetic and tec... Read More

Paul Gordon’s “Sierra Echo,” (2021) appears in “The deYoung Open.” Image: courtesy of the artist

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Bay Area artists featured in community art exhibition

By Lynette Majer

“The de Young Open,” which debuted in 2020, has returned to the museum this fall. The juried exhibition features the work of Bay Area artists and “aspires to magnify the voi... Read More

“Unfamiliar People,” 2020–22, by Takashi Murakami. Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © 2020–22 Takashi Murakami-Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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San Francisco just got stranger: Takashi Murakami at the Asian Art Museum

By Sharon Anderson

Celebrated artist Takashi Murakami will have his first-ever solo exhibition in the Bay Area. “Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People — Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego” will r... Read More

Jay Blakesberg’s photographs of iconic musicians in the city includes Carlos Santana in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., June 1, 2003. Photo: © Jay Blakesberg.

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Rock photography of Jay Blakesberg at the CJM

By Sharon Anderson

San Francisco is synonymous with the music that grew out of the 1960’s counter culture. Through Jan. 28, 2024, The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents “RetroBlakesberg: The Mu... Read More

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Bay Area artists in ‘Crafting Radicality’

By Sharon Anderson

The de Young is presenting a series of exhibitions based on the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s Svane Family Foundation acquisition. The Svane acquisition brought 42 artwor... Read More

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