News
At Stanford, a New Initiative Will Study and Exhibit More Asian American Art
Marci Kwon got the idea for the initiative after creating a class she had always wanted to take but had never found in graduate school: one on Asian American art.
San Francisco
Art
Painting a Portrait Is “Like Falling in Love,” Says Jiab Prachakul
Prachakul paints friends and acquaintances who, like the artist, are part of the Asian diaspora.
News
Plan to Sell Diego Rivera Mural at San Francisco Art Institute Draws Backlash
What the board calls the San Francisco Art Institute’s “most liquid asset” is “not a commodity,” the adjunct faculty union says.
Art
At Bus Stops Around San Francisco, Radiant Photos of the City’s LGBTQ Communities
Marcela Pardo Ariza’s thoughtful intervention centers community and chosen family as generational roots within queer communities, one giving life to another.
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San Francisco’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan Includes a $1,000 Monthly Stipend for 130 Artists
The city will also set aside $265,000 to commission artists to paint murals on boarded-up businesses and performers to promote coronavirus-safe practices.
Books
The Ingenuity and Flair of Chinatown Seniors
We started Chinatown Pretty out of admiration for this overlooked community, for both their fashion blog–worthy outfits and their active and independent lifestyles.
Art
Artist Ronnie Goodman, Who Channeled Experiences of Houselessness and Incarceration
The unhoused artist died in San Francisco this August, just as his work was beginning to find new outlets in museums and scholarship.
Art
Photographers Capture the Haze and Red Skies of the California Wildfires
On the morning of September 9, Bay Area residents woke up to apocalyptic skies. Many photographers ventured out to capture the disturbing glow.
Art
Tauba Auerbach's Sculptural Art Books
Much like her bookworks, Auerbach's catalogue S v Z deserves to be examined as a sculptural object before we unfold its cover and consider its contents.
News
SFMOMA Workers Call for Major Reform During Public Board Meeting
“My experiences at SFMOMA made me never want to work at a museum ever again,” a former worker said in a meeting with the museum’s trustees.
News
After SFMOMA Cuts Salaries by 20%, Employees Call Out Major Loans Granted to Executives
Many SFMOMA salaries have barely kept pace with the city’s minimum wage, while executive salaries have multiplied.
Art
Debt Destabilized the San Francisco Art Institute. Could Your College Be Next?
Most assumed exceptionally bad decisions were made. But what if the decisions were actually commonplace among college administrations nationwide?