Art
Refashioning the Kimono, from Fine Art to Pop Culture
Kimono Refashioned asks what it is about the kimono that has captivated designers worldwide, for well over a century.
San Francisco
Art
How the Re-Opening of the Public Domain "Has Allowed Us to Have Our Culture Back”
In 2019, thousands of artworks from 1923 entered the public domain. Speakers from Creative Commons, the Internet Archive, and other places share why this matters.
Art
A 1960s Sustainable Community Outside San Francisco and Its Struggle to Survive
Designers wanted to create a community that was equitable, affordable, and open-minded. But over the years developers began courting wealthy weekenders, and today units sell at stratospheric prices.
Art
A Choreographer Bills His Dances as "Services"
Adam Linder stresses the labor of dance whenever he offers up his "choreographic services" to museums.
Announcement
Joan Jonas's They Come to Us without a Word at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
San Francisco's Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture will host the US Premiere of They Come to Us without a Word. On view through March 10, 2019.
Art
Photos Reveal How San Francisco and LA Dramatically Grew After 1850
An exhibition documents how California and photography grew up together, and how photos influenced the rest of the country’s perception of the state’s two leading cities.
Art
Stream 15 Independent Chinese Documentaries Selected by Ai Weiwei
SFMOMA has partnered with Kanopy to stream the films screening at the museum.
Art
Artist Installs Bells Throughout Oakland that Detect Air Pollution
Rosten Woo hopes the bells will help create political pressure about air quality in West Oakland, which is circled by freeways and diesel trucks.
Art
A Feminist Workshop on How to Paint Anatomy and Nudes
The class, part of The Feminist School of Painting at KADIST, challenged traditional ideals of beauty.
Interview
A Museum Architect Sees Himself as a Matchmaker Between Artists and Art Lovers
Kulapat Yantrasast, who is designing the expansion for San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, prefers his museum designs to "take a backseat" to the art and visitors.
Art
San Francisco’s New Transit Center Features Public Art by Jenny Holzer, Julie Chang, and Ned Kahn
A new transit center filled with on-site public art opens in San Francisco.
Art
Art Historians Discuss Strategies for Dealing with Work by Abusive Artists
San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum invited historians to respond to its Casanova exhibit and share ideas for how to reinterpret and display art history.