Art
Troy Lamarr Chew II Depicts Social Invisibility
The artist’s transparent portraits reveal the larger forces of culture and society that define and marginalize his Brown and Black subjects.
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News
SF’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Announces Temporary Closure
The institution said it is facing a “challenging financial landscape” and will begin reducing staff before shuttering for at least one year.
Art
The Larger-Than-Life Art of Tamara de Lempicka
Marrying synthetic Cubism with 16th-century Italian Mannerism and the sensuality of Jean-Dominique Ingres, the artist's work and life seem made for the silver screen.
News
The Illusive Films of Sergei Parajanov
Each of the director’s films adapts a folktale, short story, or novel, or pays tribute to a historical figure — but never in a straightforward way.
Art
David Bayus’s AI-Infused Gender Burlesque
The artist unspools a playful and dark-edged narrative that refracts art deco and noir melodrama through the late-modern styles of video games, manga, and fantasy.
Art
The Feminist Multiverse of Chitra Ganesh’s Art
There are boundless ways to interpret the artist’s works, each populated with fierce femmes and curious chimera, and layered with symbols.
Art
Inside the Bay Area’s Church of Magic Mushrooms
At Oakland’s controversial Church of Ambrosia, a mural that documents the religion’s doctrine is meant to “recreate a psychedelic trip.”
News
San Francisco “Start-Up” Museum Moving Into Former Bank Building for Free
The Institute of Contemporary Art will relocate into a building known as The Cube housed in a complex co-owned by Donald Trump.
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She Bends: Neon as Soulcraft Is on View at the Museum of Craft and Design
The San Francisco exhibition illuminates the process and dedication involved in bending neon, as explored through student-teacher artist residencies across the US.
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San Francisco Art Book Fair Is Back in July With Its Seventh Edition
Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, SFABF boasts 145 exhibitors from around the world, more in-depth programming, and an expanded footprint.
News
Artist Breaks Her Sculpture in Protest at San Francisco Jewish Museum
Anti-Zionist Jewish artists withdrew their work from the Contemporary Jewish Museum earlier this month, demanding divestment from entities affiliated with Israel.
News
Staffers Demand SFMOMA Break Silence on Palestine
They join similar calls by workers at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.