More Than your Selfie
NUMU MuseumWednesday 1pm-5pm Thursday 11am-8pm Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm
The selfie is an ancient medium of art that only recently has been trivialized. Rembrandt painted himself throughout his life, capturing the…
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Shifting Currents: Highlights from the 20th-Century Chinese Collection
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
The Cantor's Asian collection features works in a variety of media. With especially strong holdings of Chineseand Japanese art, the collection…
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Plus One: Pop Duplications
Cantor Arts Center11 AM - 5 PM; 11 AM- 8PM Thursdays; closed Tuesdays
In the early 1960s, American artists increasingly drew on popular imagery, commercial signage, and product design as source material and creative…
Promised Land: JACOB LAWRENCE at the Cantor. A Gift from the Kayden Family
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am - 5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
This exhibition features an exceptional group of 56 works by the 20th-century American artist, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), and one by his spouse,…
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Drama of Heaven and Earth: The Theatrical Traditions of Japan
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
During medieval and early-modern times, the Japanese theatrical art of Noh developed from a form of popular performance to the solemn, abstract…
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Imagining the Oceans
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
Ocean environments have nourished the imagination of visual artists across history and cultures, yielding a dramatic spectrum of influential…
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American Battleground: Photographs of the Civil War, 1861-1865
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
Photography was invented in France more than two decades before the Civil War erupted in America. By the 1860s, visual culture and fine art…
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Animating Comics Exhibition at the Schulz Museum
Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center10:00am - 5:00pm
Animating Comics May 2 through October 15, 2015 | Downstairs Changing Gallery Over 40 animated Peanuts specials have been released since 1965.…
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Animating Comics Exhibition at the Schulz Museum
Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center10:00am - 5:00pm
Animating Comics May 2 through October 15, 2015 | Downstairs Changing Gallery Over 40 animated Peanuts specials have been released since 1965.…
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Opening Reception for Terra Incognita: 2015 MFA Exhibition
Mills College Art Museum6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Mills College Art Museum invites you to join us this Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 PM for the opening reception of Terra Incognita:…
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In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art—Anthony Discenza and Peter Straub
The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am–5pm
Dialogue has always been an integral part of learning in traditional Jewish contexts. Now, The Contemporary Jewish Museum repurposes the centuries-old…
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Exquisite Nature: 20 Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings
Asian Art Museum10:00am-5:00pm Closed on Mondays
The Asian Art Museum presents 20 masterpieces of Chinese paintings from 14th to 18th centuries, representing the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.…
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IN-GALLERY TALKS & LECTURES Talk: Japanese Theater
Asian Art Museum1–2:30 PMSamsung Hall
The artistic director of San Francisco-based theater company Theatre of Yugen, Tanroh Ishida, presents an informal talk on the Japanese theater…
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Operation Babylift: Perspectives & Legacies
Presidio Officers' Club10AM - 6PM; Closed Mondays
Operation Babylift: Perspectives and Legacies explores the diverse experiences and lasting impacts of a dramatic airlift that removed more than…
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Arboreal Architecture: A Visual History of Trees
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
From the earliest stages of human history, trees have provided resources for civilization, symbolic structure to families, spatial logic for…
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Bravo!: Music and Theater in Enlightenment Europe
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
Patronage for acting and music flourished across Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Monarchs and city governments sponsored…
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Interaction of Color: Josef Albers Highlights from the Marmor Collection
Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues
Over the last decade, the Marmor family and its Foundation have given the Cantor approximately 200 contemporary artworks, primarily prints.…
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Shana Moulton: Picture Puzzle Pattern Door
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Varies
New York-based artist Shana Moulton works in video, performance, and installation. Her practice investigates the relationship between American…
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Sanaz Mazinani: Threshold
Asian Art Museum10:00am-5:00pm Closed on Mondays
Sanaz Mazinani: Threshold features a new site-specific installation by the dynamic San Francisco artist, whose work—primarily photography, video…
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Fatal Laughs: The Art of Robert Arneson
Cantor Arts Center11 AM-5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM, CLOSED TUESDAY
Robert Arneson revolutionized the medium of clay, transforming it from a “craft” medium into “fine art.” Over a career of more than…
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