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To Do List: November

Nov 1, 2016 In: To Do List Tags: Altman Siegel, Ana Mendieta, BAMPFA, deYoung Museum, Frank Stella, SFAI, Southern Exposure By: Kerri Hurtado, Curator

Frank Stella “Harran II” 1967, polymer and flourescent polymer paint on canvas. Image courtesy the de Young Museum.

November 5th to February 26th – Frank Stella: A Retrospective at the de Young Museum: Frank Stella: A Retrospective surveys the career of this towering figure in post-WWII American art. Fifty works, including paintings, reliefs, sculptures and maquettes, will be displayed at the de Young, representing Frank Stella’s prolific output from the late 1950s to the present day. This will be the first comprehensive U.S. presentation devoted to the artist since 1970. For almost six decades Frank Stella has been one of the most important and influential figures in the evolution of modern art, expanding the definitions of art and challenging its conventions. Exploring pictorial space—how paintings can seem to expand or contract, lie completely flat or envelop the viewer, suggest movement or foster stillness—has led to some of Stella’s most significant innovations. In its examination of his work, this exhibition considers Stella’s long-standing interest in the picture plane, presenting early paintings that reference the spaces where he lived and worked; his groundbreaking use of color, shape, and volume to map new possibilities for abstraction; and finally his use of advanced technology to evoke new conceptions of space.

Ana Mendieta still from "Creek" 1974, super 8 film, color, silent. Courtesy BAMPFA.

Ana Mendieta still from “Creek” 1974, super 8 film, color, silent. Image courtesy BAMPFA.

November 9th to February 12th – Covered in Time and History: The Films of Ana Mendieta at BAMPFA: During her brief career, from 1971 to 1985, Ana Mendieta (1948–1985) produced a stunning body of work that included performances, drawings, sculptures, installations, and photographs. Less known, however, is her remarkable and prolific production of more than one hundred films. Covered in Time and History brings together twenty-one recently preserved films—many of which have had little previous exposure—in addition to a selection of related photographs; it is the largest grouping of the artist’s films ever presented in an exhibition in the United States. Download the exhibition brochure and list of films here.

Installation shot from the 2015 juried exhibition. Image courtesy of Southern Exposure.

Friday, November 11th 7:00 – 9:00 pm – Me and You and This Other Thing at Southern Exposure: Opening reception for Me and You and This Other Thing, Southern Exposure’s 25th Annual Entry-Fee-Free Juried Exhibition of new works by Northern California artists. This annual event is the premier showcase of contemporary artwork by promising local talent. With a different theme each year, artists are encouraged to pursue a broad range of artistic expression across media. This year, the title of the juried show is an imperative! Southern Exposure supports artists working together. The presented works will be made in collaboration by at least two people. Guest juror Francisco Cordero-Oceguera selected the works by blind process, choosing pieces across media that responded to this year’s focus on collaborative visual art practices. The exhibit runs from November 5th – 23rd, Southern Exposure is located at 3030 20th Street in San Francisco.

Shannon Ebner “Will and Be Going To” 2016, archival pigment prints, two parts. Image courtesy Altman Siegel Gallery.

November 11th to December 17th – Will and Be Going To at Altman Siegel’s new space: This will be the inaugural exhibition of the gallery’s new space at 1150 25th Street. Will and Be Going To includes new works by each of the gallery artists, drawing together painting, sculpture, photography and video in a multidimensional celebration of Altman Siegel’s gallery program. Since 2009, the gallery has offered a platform for international artists to exhibit in San Francisco, often for the first time, while fostering the growth of local artists through participation in international art fairs and museum exhibitions. In early November, the gallery will relocate from 49 Geary Street, to the third industrial warehouse of the innovative new Minnesota Street Project. Designed by Katkin Architecture, the new location will occupy one third of a warehouse currently under renovation by Jensen Architects. The expansive building features natural light, original I-beam bracing and 40-foot ceilings. With 5,000 square feet of exhibition and viewing rooms, the new space will more than double the gallery’s current size. The opening reception is Friday, November 11th from 6 – 8 pm.

SFAI artists from last year’s event. Image courtesy of SFAI.

November 12th and November 13th – Concentrate: An Uncommon Art Sale + Festival at SFAI: In this once a year event, SFAI is transformed into an all-campus art sale by current undergraduate and graduate student artists. Come for diverse offerings in art, enlivening conversation, local food and drink, and celebrating emerging artists. Saturday night opens with a first-look at the expansive, salon-style student art sale, plus the juried alumni exhibition in the Diego Rivera Gallery. Sunday, the sale continues with activities for SFAI alumni to reconnect. The opening reception and sale kickoff is Saturday, November 12th from 5 – 8 pm. SFAI is located at 800 Chestnut Street in San Francisco.

To Do List: January

Jan 4, 2016 In: To Do List Tags: 500 Capp Street Foundation, BAMPFA, David Ireland, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, FOG Design + Art Fair, Meghann Riepenhoff, SF Camerawork, SFAC Galleries, SFMOMA, Tsherin Sherpa By: ArtSource Inc.

Fog Design + Art Fair at Fort Mason. Image courtesy of www.fogfair.com and Joseph Driste photography.

Fog Design + Art Fair at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion. Image courtesy of www.fogfair.com and Joseph Driste photography.

January 14th – 17th – FOG Design + Art 2016 at Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion: The third annual celebration of innovative design will feature exhibits, installations, and discussions with the country’s top gallerists, design dealers, artists, architects, and style-makers. FOG Design + Art is once again collaborating with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with proceeds from the FOG Preview Gala and fair supporting SFMOMA’s programming. Purchase tickets for the January 13th Preview Gala here.

David Ireland and interior elements of his 500 Capp Street house. Images courtesy of 500 Capp Street Foundtaion.

David Ireland and interior elements of 500 Capp Street. Images courtesy of 500 Capp Street Foundation.

January 15th – 17th – 500 Capp Street Foundation/ The David Ireland House opening events: The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street, located in San Francisco’s culturally dense Mission District, was Ireland’s residence for 30 years and his best-known work of art. This transformed modest two-story 1886 Edwardian-Italianate served simultaneously as the artist’s environmental artwork, social sculpture, and home. After completion of a two-year construction and preservation effort that began in 2014, visitors will now be able to experience the home and its embedded artworks as Ireland intended, immersing themselves in an enigmatic, 360-degree portrait of one of the West Coast’s most important practitioners of conceptual and installation art. In the spirit of Ireland, the 500 Capp Street Foundation will conduct public tours and events, host a residency program, and maintain a permanent archive of personal papers, photographs and publications at 500 Capp Street. Visit a schedule of opening public events here.

Meghann Riepenhoff: Litteral Drift installation view. Image courtesy of SF Camerawork.

Tuesday, January 19th – Meghann Riepenhoff: Littoral Drift conversation with the artist at SF Camerawork: The title of the exhibition, Littoral Drift, is a scientific term describing the action of wind-driven waves transporting sand and sediment along the shoreline. This is a process that is beyond human control, and provides a symbolic parallel to the artist’s working method which pushes the boundaries of the photographic medium through improvisational experimentation, incorporating naturally occurring water effects and the chemistry of cyanotype printing. In these new and intertwined bodies of work on view, she directly employs the effects of waves, rain, wind, and sediment to leave physical inscriptions through direct contact with photographic material. She uses the cyanotype — one of the oldest photographic processes — in an unprecedented way, partially photo-chemically processing each work so that they remain dynamic and change in response to their environments over time. This exhibition is ongoing to February 3rd with a conversation with the artist and Emily Lambert, Associate Director, Fraenkel Gallery on Tuesday, January 19th from 6-8 pm. SF Camerawork is located at 1011 Market Street, 2nd floor.

Tsherin Sherpa, ‘Fifty Four Views of Wisdom and Compassion’ (detail), 2014. Image courtesy of SFAC Galleries.

Friday, January 22nd – Bring It Home: (Re)Locating Cultural Legacy Through the Body at the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries: The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Galleries celebrates the opening of a new, and greatly expanded 3000-square-foot gallery space in the historic War Memorial Veterans Building with three distinct exhibition projects featuring works by thirteen regional artists. Taking up the largest volume of the gallery is the exhibition Bring it Home: (Re)Locating Cultural Legacy through the Body, curated by SFAC Galleries Director Meg Shiffler and independent curator Kevin B. Chen. The exhibition presents work from artists representing diverse Bay Area communities, and centers thematically on how these artists grapple with cultural identity and its relationship to the human condition. Also opening on January 22nd are Susan O’Malley, Do More of What you Love and Enter: 126: Coalescence, a commissioned site-specific installation by Annette Jannotta and Olivia Ting. The Grand Opening Celebration is January 22nd from 6-9 pm and is located at 401 Van Ness Avenue.

The new BAMPFA building and selection of works included in Architecture of Life. Images courtesy of BAMPFA.

The new BAMPFA building and selection of works included in the inaugural exhibition ‘Architecture of Life’. Images courtesy of BAMPFA.

January 28th – 31st – UC Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Grand Opening Week: The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley, the nation’s leading public research university. Architecture of Life, the inaugural exhibition in BAMPFA’s landmark new building, explores the ways that architecture—as concept, metaphor, and practice—illuminates various aspects of life experience: the nature of the self and psyche, the fundamental structures of reality, and the power of the imagination to reshape our world. Occupying every gallery in the new building, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the exhibition comprises over two hundred works of art in a wide range of media, as well as scientific illustrations and architectural drawings and models, made over the past two thousand years. Visit the schedule of Grand Opening Events here.

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