Saturday, December 20, 2008

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Afghanistan

Asian Art Museum10am - 5pm

A traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, this exhibition will explore…

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Ice Stories

Exploratorium1-2pm

The Exploratorium kicks off this Antarctic season with a series of nearly 20 Webcasts, every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, starting…

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Warhol's Jews

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am - 5:30pm

About the exhibition: Andy Warhol’s extraordinary series, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, portrays a pantheon of great Jewish…

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Brought to Light

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

Modern science and photography flowered simultaneously in the early 19th century, and photography was adopted as a scientific tool from the…

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The Gatherers: Greening Our Urban Spheres

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12 noon - 5 pm, till 8pm Thu - Sat

How do we ensure sustainability of nature for growing urban populations? The Gatherers is an exhibition that brings together work from a diverse…

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The Art of Participation

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

Looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public…

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Paul Klee's Social Creatures

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

With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating…

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Maya Lin

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's…

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Leonardo da Vinci

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

This is the first U.S. exhibition of one of the most significant collections of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The drawings from the Biblioteca…

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transPOP: Korea Vietnam Remix

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12 noon - 5 pm, till 8pm Thu - Sat

A rare opportunity to view cutting-edge contemporary art by critically acclaimed artists from three countries whose works explore representations…

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Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

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

Exhibit juxtaposes video works by Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean. This exhibition presents a complex portrait of America's most spectacular…

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Arts of the Islamic World from Turkey to Indonesia

Asian Art Museum10 am - 5 pm, till 9pm on Thu

The Islamic cultures of Asia are varied, rich and complex. This exhibition of approximately sixty paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, textiles,…

Sightings

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

Sightings is a multiple-channel, high-definition video installation that explores the relationship between works of art and museum visitors…

Martin Puryear

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

Made from a variety of natural materials — including wood, tar, rawhide, and stone — Martin Puryear's distinctive sculptures combine modernist…

The 1000 Journals Project

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

This exhibition celebrates The 1000 Journals Project, an ongoing collaborative and participatory experiment that follows 1,000 blank journals…

Passageworks

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

Drawing primarily from SFMOMA's collection, this exhibition considers themes particularly relevant in our world today: belonging and exile,…

246 and Counting

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

Exhibit showcases books, posters, furniture and other objects acquired since Henry Urbach joined the museum staff. This unorthodox exhibition…

Martin Puryear Prints

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Fri

Best known as a sculptor, Martin Puryear has returned in recent years to an exploration of printmaking, masterfully rendering his three-dimensional…

The Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon

Legion of Honor9:30am-5:15pm

This exhibition honors the cultural legacy of James Simon, perhaps the most important patron Berlin has ever known. Over 100 works, borrowed…

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