An exhibition at the San Francisco Opera House pairs the work of incarcerated artists with Beethoven’s story of unjust imprisonment.
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A Final Show Honors the Legacy of a Bay Area Art Legend
Hung Liu, an artist who “defied the stereotype that’s thrust on Asian women.”
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How Berkeley’s Countercultural Movement Shaped Artist David Huffman
Afro Hippie examines Huffman’s time at Berkeley and how it continues to influence him today.
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A San Francisco Muralist Painting “Latino Culture In All Its Beauty”
Josué Rojas came from El Salvador as a toddler, and his family settled in the Mission.
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“Dear America, Fix Your Racism”: Asian American Artists Project Messages Around Bay Area
A new project headed by Christy Chan is “unapologetically taking up a lot of space.”
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SFMOMA Cuts Beloved Film Program and More, Leaving Many in Shock
Artists, art lovers, and employees expressed disbelief and outrage, saying the programs were ones that genuinely included the community.
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Diego Rivera’s Largest Portable Fresco Mural Is Now at SFMOMA
The museum has 76 of Rivera’s works, and next summer, many will be on display when it hosts the show Diego Rivera’s America.
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“It Makes One Speechless”: 350 Sculptures Invoke First Enslaved Africans
Dana King’s sculptures surround a plinth in San Francisco that formerly held a statue of Francis Scott Key, an anti-abolitionist.
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After Pregnancy, an Artist’s Work Changes Course
“You turn inward because you’re focused on this new life that’s housed inside of you,” said Kimia Ferdowsi Kline.
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In This Show, “Queerness Becomes Something You Cannot Ignore”
WOMEN我們: From Her to Here features Asian diasporic LGBTQ+ artists from New York, the Bay Area, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
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Mills College, a Pioneer in the Arts, Closes After 169 Years
Students and faculty describe the college as one-of-a-kind, citing the renowned book arts program and experimental music and dance departments.
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Curators at San Francisco Art Institute Challenge “Same Old History” of “White Painter Dudes”
“A Spirit of Disruption” hopes to “archive a new history,” said curator Leila Weefur.