Friday, August 29, 2008

Chaos A.D.

D.A. Artsn/a

Wall to wall, floor to ceiling, installation and utter chaos. The new occupant of DA Arts space is Bryan Schnelle, presenting a collection of…

The Art of Lee Miller

SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun

Exhibit showcases the greatest photographs, some never seen before, of Lee Miller and her unconventional life. One of the most unconventional…

Skittish

Stage Werx8pm

Skittish is six comedies each for two actors, two chairs, a table and a door. The show was written by The National Lampoon's Bruce Moody and…

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Frida Kahlo

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu

Exhibit showcases 50 paintings from the beginning of Frida Kahlo's career in 1926 to her death in 1954. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began…

Simply Shaker: The Ben and Toby Rose Collection of Shaker Arts and Crafts

Museum of Craft & Folk Art11 am – 5 pm

An exhibition that highlights masterpieces of Shaker furniture, and includes objects broadly representing Shaker life and Shaker style. Simply…

New Work: Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, Mary Temple

SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun

Working in distinct styles and media, Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, and Mary Temple explore the transformative properties of light, underscoring…

Trevor Paglen: The Other Night Sky / MATRIX 225

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Photography is an act of concentrated seeing, and by extension an act of knowing. Its origins are intrinsically linked to the idea of the “document,”…

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2boys.tv

New Conservatory Theatre8pm

The New Conservatory Theatre presents... 2boys.tv SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT! U.S. Premiere Direct From Montréal Written, Performed,…

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Power & Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty

Asian Art Museum10 am to 5 pm, Until 9 pm on Thurs

Why are Ming vases cherished as exquisite artworks of majestic perfection? Find out at this unique exhibition of more than 200 Ming treasures…

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"META"

Anno Domini12pm-5pm

Bruno 9Li (São Paulo, Brazil) returns to Anno Domini on August 1st, 2008 for his second solo exhibit in the United States. META, the title of…

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Josette Urso

Chandler Fine Art10am - 6pm

In these collage works, there is the desire to push the visual matrix to a crescendo just before breakdown, to find, in T.S. Eliot's phrase,"The…

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Alternavistas

Back to the Picture10am - 6pm

California artists Crystal Dent, Andy McPherson, Christos Nikopoulos, Brian Stannard, and Thilde Weems bring their alternate views of reality,…

Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson

White Wallsnoon - 7pm

August 9th, 2008 will mark the opening of a new show at White Walls featuring the artwork of Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson. Starting with…

El Superritmo

Make-Out Room10pm - afterhours

Make-Out Room host a weekly Saturday Night party with DJ Christopher Crossfader and special G=guests. They play Funk, Salsa, Bhangra, Descargas…

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Julie Heffernan & Adam Chapman

Catharine Clark Gallery10:30am - 5:30pm

Julie Heffernan - Broken Homes Julie Heffernan’s paintings reveal her preoccupation with Baroque sensibilities—the interior spaces of her…

Heat & Light

Art 94124 Galleryn/a

Art 94124 Gallery welcomes artists from the non-profit San Francisco glass school Public Glass. This group exhibition, Heat & Light, highlights…

Frida, naturaleza viva

Phyllis Wattis Theater at SFMOMA3pm

This fictional documentary investigates the agonies and ecstasies that punctuated—and, literally, punctured—Frida Kahlo’s life, in a series…

Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon examines the development of robot iconography in fine art over the past 50 years. In 1920, the term robot…

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HEART GALLERY ON DISPLAY AT THE METREON

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The stunning exhibit has been on display in different locations throughout the Bay Area since April, and will continue to tour the area through…

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Footcandy

FootcandyOpen to Close

Come to Santana Row this weekend and stop by Footcandy! We are inviting everyone to join us in celebration of our Grand Opening. Now…