Thursday, May 09, 2013

Photo ID

Museum of Art and History11am-5pm

The Museum of Art and History welcomes you to its current exhibition, Photo ID. This Museum-wide photography exhibition is centered on the theme…

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China's Terracotta Warriors

Asian Art Museum-

Imperial leader. Fearsome tyrant. Military genius. Avid anti-intellectual. Obsessive star-gazer. Enduring mystery. The First Emperor, Qin…

The Elise S. Haas Bequest

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm

This exhibition of 35 works will showcase the collection of Elise Haas, including some of the cornerstones of the museum's holdings of modern…

Wood, Metal, Paint: Sculpture from the Fisher Collection

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm Wed-Sun; 11am-8pm Thurs

Beginning February 29th, Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center presents a new installation featuring work by John Chamberlain, Martin Puryear,…

Dive Deep: Eric Fischl and the Process of Painting

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

For its fall exhibition, the San Jose Museum of Art offers a rare opportunity to explore the practice of painting through the work of one of…

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Shih Chieh Huang: Synthetic Seduction

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12–8 pm

What [Shih Chieh Huang] generates in all of his work is a genuine sense of technology as life form” —Sally Butler, artlink.com Shih Chieh…

Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

This exhibition features images by Chinese photographers working in their homeland throughout the astounding social and economic transformation…

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Gallery Talk: Rising Dragon

San Jose Museum of Art12pm

Join the San Jose Museum of Art as they present another installment in their Gallery Talk series. In conjunction with the Museum's current exhibition,…

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The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect

Museum of the African Diaspora11:00AM - 6:00PM

The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect offers an inspirational journey through…

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SpeedGeeking for Social Change

Museum of Art and History6pm-8pm

Join students from UCSC and the Global Information Internship Program to learn how new technology can be used locally for social change. "SpeedGeeking…

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Butterflies & Blooms

Conservatory of Flowers10 AM - 4 PM

Get eye to eye with a butterfly in the exhibit Butterflies & Blooms coming to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park this spring and…

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Lebbeus Woods

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm

Acknowledging the parallels between society's physical and psychological constructions, architect Lebbeus Woods (1940 - 2012) depicted a career-long…

Garry Winogrand

SFMOMA11:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Widely acknowledged as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Garry Winogrand (1928-1984) captured moments of everyday…

Shaped by Water: Past, Present & Future

History | San Jose11am-4pm

History San Jose is proud to bring you its newest exhibition, "Shaped by Water: Past, Present & Future". Created by the Los Altos History Museum,…

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Darren Waterston: A Compendium of Creatures

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

This exhibition showcases the portfolio A Swarm, A Flock, A Host: A Compendium of Creatures, 12 color aquatints by noted artist Darren Waterston…

Artful Animals, Part 2

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Since the dawn of time, human beings have been fascinated with the animal world. Depictions of animals are some of the earliest known artistic…

Film of the Month: Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland

The Walt Disney Family Museum1:30PM, 4:00PM

See Walt Disney's 1951 surreal animated classic Alice in Wonderland. This film is shown in conjunction with Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit…

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A Fashion Show

University Club of Palo Alto11:30am-2:30pm

Enjoy an elegantly casual showing of beautiful fashions from Los Altos clothiers modeled by community members. Savor a delicious catered luncheon,…

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"Mid-Century Modern"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Many of the Peanuts comic strips of the 1950's and 1960's exude the mid-century modern aesthetic of the day. In a series of vignettes these…

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Conversations with Artists: Brett Cook and Jeff Chang on Kehinde Wiley, Portraiture, and the Hip-Hop Diaspora

The Contemporary Jewish Museum1– 2:30pm

Artist Brett Cook and award-winning journalist Jeff Chang (Can’t Stop Won’t Stop) discuss the changing perspectives on contemporary portraiture…

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