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Enrique Chagoya: Borderlandia

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Mickey Mouse, Aztec gods, and Superman among the icons featured in this first comprehensive exhibition of the lively satirical work by Mexican-born,…

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Parting the Curtain: Asian Art Revealed

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

“Asian art” is not one but many diverse expressions of culture, religion, and aesthetics. The broad geographical range of Asia, from the subcontinent…

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PICASSO: ETCHINGS OF LOVE AND DESIRE

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

Love and desire are themes that fascinated the twentieth-century master Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973). Born in Malaga, Spain, Picasso studied…

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Cut: Revealing the Section

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

This dynamic selection drawn from the SFMOMA collection highlights the vital architectural concept of the section, a cross section of a building…

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Annie Leibovitz

Legion of HonorTuesday through Sunday, 9:30am – 5:15pm

For decades, Annie Leibovitz has artistically captured the icons of popular culture with her award-winning photography. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s…

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Protest in Paris 1968: Photographs by Serge Hambourg

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)Wednesday-Sunday 11a-5p

“While I was a journalist, I had always worked as a documentary reporter, but at the same time as a photographer seeking to make personal creative…

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Drama and Desire

Asian Art MuseumTues -Sun 10 am to 5 pm, Thurs until 9 pm

They lived for the moment: beautiful geisha, flamboyant actors, seductive courtesans. Meet the denizens of the "Floating World" -- the theater…

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The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies

Conservatory of Flowers9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays

Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit…

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GOYA’S CAPRICHOS: DREAMS OF REASON AND MADNESS

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

Utilizing satire and a dark imagination, Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya published Los Caprichos, a series of 80 etchings in 1799.…

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On Gold Mountain

Asian Art MuseumTues - Sun 10 am to 5 pm, Thurs until 9 pm

Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars' rocks,”…

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In Our Own Backyard

Oakland Museum of California10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun

The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped…

New Work: Paul Sietsema

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

The latest installment in the New Work series debuts Los Angeles-based Paul Sietsema's most recent body of work, which includes sculptures,…

In Collaboration

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

One of the first U.S. museums to embrace time-based media artworks, SFMOMA boasts a dynamic collection that spans the history of the genre.…

Friedlander

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

Among photography's most prolific practitioners, Lee Friedlander is also heralded as one of the United States' finest. This retrospective assembles…

Gabriele Basilico

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

Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico creates beautiful, often haunting portraits of urban environments that favor areas of transition and…

Metals in Motion

The Collectors Gallery of the Oakland Museum of California Wednesday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m

Treat yourself to a unique experience viewing the work of over 50 studio jewelers, metal artists and sculptors of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts…

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Joan Jonas: The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

One of the most ancient and revered of Hopi traditions is the snake dance, an intense and magical ritual performed at the close of a sixteen-day…

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