December 4, 2002

art

Art listings are compiled by Sarah Han. Because of space limitations, new art shows are listed the week they open (thereafter, shows are listed on a rotating basis), and we cannot list café exhibits. For information on how to submit listings to this section, see 8 Days a Week. Reviews are by Lindsey Westbrook.

museums

California Palace of the Legion of Honor Lincoln Park (near 34th Ave and Clement); 863-3330. Tues-Sun, 9:30am-5pm. $8, $6 seniors, $5 for 12 to 17, free for 11 and under (free Tues). "Poor Richard." More than 70 drawings on paper by Philip Guston. Through Jan 26. "Casting a Spell: Winslow Homer, Artist and Angler." More than 50 paintings by Winslow Homer. Dec 7-Feb 9. "Max Ernst: Surrealism in Artists' Books." Through Feb 23.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5. "Superwacky: Animation on Television, 1949-2002." An exhibition on the history of television cartoons. Through Jan 12.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Thurs-Tues, 10am-6pm; Wed 10am-9pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths. "Seeing." Installations on the topic of sight and vision. Through Jan 31. "Traits of Life: A New Living Laboratory." More than 30 exhibits explore the definition of what it means to be alive. Through March 31.

Museum of Craft and Folk Art Fort Mason Center, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 775-0991. Sun and Mon, 11am-5pm; Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm. Free during the month of December. "Craft Showcase 3," works in glass, clay, metal, wood, fiber, and nontraditional materials. Dec 5-29.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 11am-6pm; Thurs, 11am-9:30pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half-price Thurs, 6-9pm). "Ellsworth Kelly in San Francisco." More than 20 works by Kelly. Through Jan 5. "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting." Nearly 140 paintings from the early 1960s to the present by Richter. Through Jan 14. "August Sander: People of the 20th Century." More than 200 vintage prints of August Sanders' photographic works. Through Feb 23.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, Fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-7pm. Free. "Natural Selections: Stage Designs by Sandra Woodall." Costumes and sets. Through Dec 28.

Seymour Pioneers Museum 300 Fourth St; 957-1849. Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm (also first and third Sat, 10am-4pm). $3, $1 seniors and students. "Points of Interest: The Lawrence and Houseworth Albums California Views, 1860-1870." A collection of photographs from San Francisco photography publishers Lawrence and Houseworth. Through Dec 20.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. Tues-Sun, 11am-6pm (first Thurs, 11am-8pm). $6, $3 seniors, students, and youths, free for members (free first Tues). "Bay Area Now 3." visual, film/video, and performance art by over 50 local artists and filmmakers. Through Jan 12.

Bay Area

Magnes Museum 2911 Russell, Berk; (510) 549-6950. Mon-Thurs, noon-5pm; Sun, 10am-5pm. $4 donation, $3 seniors and students, free for 12 and under and members. "Hidden in the Walls: The Time Capsule from San Francisco's Lost Sanctuary." This exhibition is devoted to the discovery of a time capsule in the cornerstone of his Congregation Ohabai Shalome. Viewed through the lens of the 19th-century time capsule the congregation offers all kinds of fascinating insights into the history of Judaism in the West and life in young San Francisco. Recovered a little more than a year ago, the capsule contained eight newspapers, a number of coins, pamphlets containing constitutions and bylaws for various Jewish organizations, and even a few charmingly antique business cards from members of the congregation, including one for a plumber and another for a dairyman. "Hamakom (The Place)." An installation by Stephanie Snyder. "Sharing the Screen: Israeli and Palestinians in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 1981-2002." Video and film clips from the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. All exhibits through Feb 16.

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon-5pm (first Fri, 10am-9pm). $6, $4 seniors and students. "Art of Eastern Cuba." Recent paintings by artists from Santiago de Cuba. Through Jan 5. "Solo Flights: The Aerial Photographs of Robert Hartman." Hartman's aerial photographs hardly look like landscapes. A lot of them don't even look like photos. Shooting from the cockpit of his 1949 Piper Clipper airplane, he uses special heat-sensitive infrared film to capture images of the terrain a thousand feet below. Full of vibrant magentas, oranges, and reds, his prints are practically abstract and look more like something squashed under a microscope slide than any landscape you've ever seen. Through Jan 12. "Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum." More than 60 paintings, sculptures, and photographs by artists of Latin heritage who live in the United States and Puerto Rico. Through Jan 26.

UC Berkeley Art Museum 2625 Durant, Berk; (510) 642-0808. Wed-Sun, 11am-7pm. $6, $4 seniors and youths, free for 12 and under, members, and UC Berkeley students and faculty (free Thurs). "MicroPainting." Miniature paintings by various artists. Through Dec 22. "Matrix 200: Yehudit Sasportas: By the River." More than 70 hand-painted wood panels by Sasportas. Through Jan 19.

galleries
Opening

American Institute of Architects SF Gallery 130 Sutter, Ste 600; 362-7397. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "Drive-Ins: The Last Picture Show," photographs by Elaine Reed de Laszlo (reception Thurs/5, 6-7:30pm). Dec 5-Jan 9.

Atlas Cafe 3049 20th St; 648-1047. Mon-Fri, 7am-10pm; Sat, 8am-10pm; Sun, 8am-8pm. Paintings by Amy Browne and Dionne Stevens (reception Fri/6, 8pm). Dec 6-30.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. New sculpture by Robert Brady; "Access Program," work by Ernest J. Amaral. Through Sat/7. "Inconsistency of Conclusion," works by Paul Pratchenko (reception Dec 14, 3:30-5:30pm). Dec 10-Jan 11.

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Checkerboard Lounge," works by Cheonae Kim (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Dec 5-Jan 4.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-6pm. Works by Paul Balmer (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Dec 5-31.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Paintings by Gary Ruddell," oil on canvas and panel (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-8pm). Dec 5-Jan 31.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-5pm. New work by Benji Whalen; new work by Leo Bersamina (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Jan 4.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "Cabins and other difficulties," computer drawings by Bob Matthews; "Pieceable Kingdom," ceramic installations by Thomas W. McCanna (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Jan 11.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Color of Light," works by Esteban Vicente. Through Jan 4. Works by Roland Petersen (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Dec 5-Jan 4.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth flr; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs to 7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. New paintings by William Wood; "Evidence of Thought," works by Nigel Poor (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Dec 5-Jan 4.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Decomposition," works by Kevin Moore (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Dec 6-Jan 6.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Small Wonders," gem sized paintings and works on paper by various artists (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Dec 5-Jan 6.

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "History of the Harp," curated by Diana Stork. Through Jan 10. "Viva Las Vegas," a story quilt. Through Jan 31. "China: A Tour of Wonders - Part II: World Heritage Sites in China," photographs presented by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China. Through March 1.

Shapiro 760 Market, Ste 248; 398-6655. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Point of Departure: Photography to Drawing," new drawings by Mario M. Muller (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Dec 5-Jan 11.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Call for hours. "One Night Stand," all media exhibit of nude, erotic, and fetish art to benefit SomArts, Sex Information Hotline, and artistresource.org. Wed/4, 6-9pm, $10-15.

Traywick 1316 10th St, Berk; (510) 527-1214. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. New work by gallery artists (reception Sat/7, 5-7pm). Dec 7-Jan 4.

Variety Preview Room 582 Market; 781-3894. Call for hours. "Mimi Lauter, Liz Lauter: mother and daughter: paintings 2002," works by Mimi and Liz Lauter. Wed/4, 4:30-6:30pm, free.

Weinstein Gallery 383 Geary; 362-8151. Sun-Tues, 10am-7pm; Wed-Thurs, 9:30am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 9:30am-10:30pm. "Lithographs: From the artist's archives 1968-1990," works by Robert Kipniss. Through Dec 30. "Legacy" The Lithographs 1968-1989," works by Robert Kipniss. Dec 9-Jan 8.

Bay Area

ArtsLaunch 2701 Eighth St, Berk; (510) 559-9249. Thurs, noon-6pm; Fri, noon-8:30pm; Sat, 11am-7pm. Holiday show and sale (reception Fri/6, 5-8:30pm). Thurs/5-Sun/8.

Creative Growth Art Center 355 24th St, Oakl; (510) 836-2340. Mon-Fri, 11am-5:30pm, and by appt. "Holiday," various works. Dec 6-Jan 10.

Ongoing

Academy of Art 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-10pm; Sun, 9am-9pm. "Digital America: Capturing Life in the Digital Age," works by 16 photographers. Through Dec 13.

Academy of Art College Gallery 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Abstract painting group show. Through Dec 13.

Academy of Art College Gallery 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. Abstract painting group show. Through Dec 13.

Alliance Française 1345 Bush; 775-7755. Mon-Thurs, 9am-9pm; Fri, 9am-7pm; Sat, 9am-1pm. "La Folie – Paris: City of Inspiration," paintings by Teresa Moore (reception Thurs/5, 6pm). Through Dec 21.

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason; 397-2000. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm, and by appt. Oil painting by Terell Moore. Through Dec 15.

Bonnafont Gallery 946A Greenwich; 431-7546. Sat-Sun, 2-5pm, and by appt. Paintings and works on paper by Lisa Esherick. Through Sun/8.

Commonwealth Club 595 Market; 621-8242. Mon-Fri, 8am-5:30pm. Paintings by Helen Ann Licht (reception Thurs/5, 5-7pm). Through Dec 16.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Wed-Sun, 2-6pm, and by appt. "postMODern," works by Fawn Gehweiler, Kurt Halsey Fredericksen, Karine Versace, Robert Bellm, Rachell Sumpter, and Adam Janes. Through Sun/8.

848 Community Space 848 Divisadero; 701-1619. Call for hours. "Retrospection," work by K. Ruby, Jack Davis, Thomas Takashi, Seth Eisen, Martin Matzinger, and Jeffrey Mooney. Through Dec 15.

Fine Arts Gallery San Francisco State University, Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 238, 1600 Holloway; 338-6535. Mon-Sat, noon-4pm. "13th Annual Stillwell Student Show," works by six students of the SFSU MFA Program. Through Thurs/5.

George Krevsky Gallery 77 Geary; 397-9748. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "California Regionalism: American Scene Painting from the '30s and '40s," works by John Haley, Erle Loran, Otis Oldfield, Millard Sheets, Gerald Gleeson, Dorothy Winslade, and Bernard Zakheim. Through Sat/7.

John Pence 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Automata," recent hand-carved sculpture by Steve Armstrong. Through Dec 14.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and by appt. "Four in One Project Room," works by Rita DiLorenzo, Randy Moore, Ben Prince, and Laura Jo Wegman. Through Dec 14.

Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery 49 Geary; (415) 625-1350. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Reality Equation," recent photographs by Hwira Lee; "The Images of Memories, Time and Light," recent paintings by Jungsun Kim (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Dec 21.

Lo-Fi Customs Gallery 1776 Mission; 503-1655. Wed and Sun, 2-6pm; Thurs-Sat, 1-7pm. "Deliverance," San Francisco bike messenger art show. Through Dec 17.

Logan Galleries California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 Eighth St; 551-9210. Tues and Fri, 11am-8pm; Wed, Thurs, and Sat, 11am-6pm. "Shelf Life," works by Shirley Tse; "In the Making," works by various designers, craftmakers, and artists. Through Jan 10. See Critic's Choice.

Meridian Gallery 545 Sutter; 398-7229. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Proof(s) of Life," etchings, lithographs, wood engravings, woodblock prints, and monoprints by artists in the Graphic Arts Workshop from 1952-2002. Through Dec 14.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, noon-5pm; Sat-Mon, by appt. "ег$," paintings by Ron English and Lennie Mace. Through Sat/7.

Peres Projects 1800 Bryant, Ste 210; 861-2692. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm, and by appt. "Assume Vivid Astro Focus (a.k.a. Eli Sudbrack)," new works by Sudbrack. Through Sat/7.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Construct 2: The Second Annual Installation Award Show," work by Haein Kang and Leonardogillesfleur. Through Sat/7.

SF Black and White Gallery 619 Post; 929-9424. Call for hours. "Alien DNA on Display!," works by T.M. Scott (reception Fri/6, 6-11pm). Through Dec 31.

Shenson Memorial Gallery 900 Hyde; 353-6650. Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. "Faces in a Crowd," portraits by Marion Cook Tilton. Through Fri/6.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. A collection of artist books, zines, and comics. Through Dec 14. "Repurpose," a juried exhibition of work by northern Californian artists. Through Dec 14.

Stephen Wirtz Gallery Bankers Investment Bldg, 49 Geary; 433-6879. Call for hours. New paintings by Kathryn Van Dyke and Margaret Bourke-White (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Jan 18.

Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Golden Gate Park, Ninth Ave at Lincoln Way; 661-1316, ext 303. Daily, 10am-4pm. "Forms of Light." Sidney Hollister's photographs ought to be out among the plants he photographed, rather than decorating the Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens' library walls. His images reveal incredible blues, greens, and reds; intricate patterns of shadow and light; and strange textures and surfaces that, up close, look more like alien flesh than anything from this planet. He often deliberately blurs the focus or pushes the camera so brazenly into his subject that we find ourselves looking almost literally into its heart. Maybe he's searching for the souls of these plants, or at least some kind of intangible essence that can only be grasped after this kind of prolonged, intense contemplation. Through Dec 31.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm; Thurs-Fri, 10am-3pm. "Intervention: A Cause for Action," works by five women artists. Through Dec 18.

364 Hayes Street Gallery 364 Hayes; 431-0364. Tues-Wed, noon-6pm; Thurs-Sat, noon-7pm. "Aphasia," works by Rainey Straus (reception Fri/6, 6-9pm). Through Dec 28.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth flr; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Survival Tactics," recent paintings by Stephanie Peek (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Jan 4.

Vorpal 393 Grove; 397-9200. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. "Contact Is the Only Love," electronic, sonic, poetic, and collage works. Through Sun/8.

Walter Adams Gallery 355 Presidio; 346-1860. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "The Coast Range," paintings by Janet Rosen. Through Wed/4.

Walter and McBean Galleries San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut; 749-4563. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm. "Touch: Relational Art from the 1990s to Now," a group exhibition featuring sculptural works, installations, and performance-based art. Through Dec 14.

Bay Area

Babilonia 1808 1808 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 549-1808. Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm. "Heroes of the Homeland: Crossing Gender and Generations," photographs by Rick Rocamora. Through Sat/7.

Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut, Berk; (510) 644-6893. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Threads: Artists Who Use Stitching to Convey Ideas," work by Cherrymae Golston, Kerry Vander Meer, Flo Oy Wong, Consuelo Jiménez Underwood, and Alexandra Von Burg. Through Dec 15.

Berkeley Historical Society 1931 Center, Berk; (510) 848-0181. Thurs-Sat, 1-4pm. "Recent Acquisitions," photographs of Bernard Maybeck's architectural works, photographs by Hazel Wintler, linoleum block prints by Gerry Gaxiola, and more. Through Dec 14.

Green Shutter Gallery 22654 Main, Hayward; (510) 538-2787. Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm. Works by Tanna Bellia, Amy Died, and Therese May. Through Fri/6.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Mentor Exhibition 2002," works by six artists (reception Sat/7, 5-8pm). Through Dec 20.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm; and by appt. "Imaging/Imagining," works by Cheryl Calleri, Kate Farrall, Amy Nelder, and Carol Selter. Through Fri/6.

Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2164. Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Rendering," works by Jeannette Louie. Through Dec 15.

Oliver Art Center California College of Arts and Crafts, 5212 Broadway, Oakl. (510) 653-8118. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm (Wed, until 9pm). "Reality Check: Painting in the Exploded Field, Selections from the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection," works by seven artists. Through Dec 14.