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SFMOMA Director to Step Down After a Tumultuous Year at Museum
The museum has been criticized for its sweeping layoffs and furloughs during the coronavirus pandemic and accused of fostering a culture of racism and structural inequities.
San Francisco
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Why Is the California Attorney General Investigating the San Francisco Art Institute?
Hyperallergic acquired documents raising questions about board member self-interest and tax-exempt bond misuse at the crisis-stricken art college under investigation.
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.
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.
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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.