March 26, 2003

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

Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin; 581-3500. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm (Thurs, open til 9pm). $6-10 (Thurs after 5pm, $5).

"An Introduction to the Asian Art Museum." Through Sept 7.

"From Monastery to Marketplace: Books and Manuscripts of Asia." Through Nov. 2.

"In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection." Ongoing.

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 12-17, free for 10 and under (free Tues).

"Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland," works by the master. Through May 18.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5.

"Small Press Spotlight." Work by comic artist Jason Shiga. Through April 20.

"Hate Mail: Comic Strip Controversies," works by top cartoonists of the past 30 years, including Scott Adams, Berkeley Breathed, Frank Cho, Aaron McGruder, and Wiley Miller. Through June 8.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for 3 and under.

"Traits of Life: A New Living Laboratory." More than 30 exhibits explore the definition of what it means to be alive. Through Mon/31.

"LED Images: Studies in Motion and Rest." Jim Campbell's LED images use photography to distill the "essentials" of motion. Starting with high-contrast digital video footage of people walking and sitting, he reduces the resolution of each frame until it contains, in some cases, as few as 48 pixels. The images are replayed in the gallery on a grid of LED lights, and you have to back up a ways before your eyes can resolve the blinking lights into the form of a moving person. Through April 3. (Westbrook)

Mexican Museum Fort Mason Center, Bldg D, Marina at Laguna; 441-0404. Wed-Fri, 11am-5pm, free.

"Objects of Devotion, Colonial and Popular Religious Art in Latin America." Retablos, ex-votos, and religious sculptures. Through May 30.

Museo Italo Americano Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, Marina at Laguna; 673-2200. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm (first Wed, noon-7pm). $3, $2 students and seniors, free for 11 and under.

"Colore Ideale/Ideal Colours." More than 30 recent paintings by Franco Viola.

"Crosscuts – Tagli Trasversali." Woodcut prints and an overview of the woodcut process. Both exhibits through April 19.

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.

"Quilted Journeys: Immigration Stories by Australian Artists." More than 20 quilts on the theme of the immigration experience. Through April 27.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 11am-6pm; Thurs, 11am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half-price Thurs, 6-9pm).

"Richter 858." Eight paintings by Gerhard Richter. Through Tues/1.

"Andreas Gursky." More than 40 photographs by the artist. Through June 1.

"A Passion for Paul Klee: The Djerassi Collection at SFMOMA." A comprehensive display of Klee's works from high school until his death in 1940. Through June 8.

"Treasures of Modern Art: The Legacy of Phyllis Wattis at SFMOMA." More than 80 works acquired by SFMOMA through patron Phyllis Wattis. Through June 24.

"2002 SECA Art Award: John Bankston, Andrea Higgins, Chris Johanson, Will Rogan." Works by the recipients of the Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (SECA) Art Awards. Through July 27.

"Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn's Nudes, 1949-50." Silver and platinum prints by Irving Penn. Through July 27.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, Fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-7pm. Free.

"Kronos@30: Thirty Years of Kronos Quartet." An exhibition dedicated to the musical legacy of the Kronos Quartet. Through June 21.

Seymour Pioneers Museum 300 Fourth St; 957-1849. Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm (also first and third Sat, 10am-4pm). $3, $1 seniors and students. "California: This Golden Land of Promise," almost 40 paintings from the 1860s to 1920s, including works by William Coulter, Edwin Deakin, Percy Gray, and Charles Rollo Peters. Through May 3.

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).

"Charles LeDray, Sculpture 1989-2001." Contemporary sculptures by the artist. Through April 6.

"5ive Projects: Contemporary Art from Sweden." Works by Eva Ek-Schaeffer, Roger Andersson, Peter Geschwind, Johan Zetterquiest, Maria Lindberg, Jon Brunberg, Annika Larsson, Anneè Olofsson, and Annika Ström. Through April 13.

Bay Area

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.

"Wild Wings: The Waterfowl Art of Harry Curieux Adamson." Oil and tempera paintings and sketches by Adamson. Through Sun/30.

"Shaping Possibility: Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Invitational." Works by Jerry Ross Barrish, Jane Grimm, Cynthia Handel, Margaret Herscher, Richard Knight, and Nikki Schrager. Through April 2.

UC Berkeley Art Museum 2626 Bancroft Way, Berk; (510) 642-0808. Wed-Sun, 11am-7pm. $8, $5 seniors and youths, $4 members and UC Berkeley students and faculty (free Thurs).

"Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations, 1979-2000." More than 20 works by Wilson. Through Sun/30.

"The Black Panthers 1968: Photographs by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones." Vintage photographs by Barush and Jones documenting the early days of the Black Panther Party in the Bay Area. March 26-June 29.

"Aftermath." A new installation by Fred Wilson. Through July 20.

"Turning Corners." Innovative masterworks from the UC Berkeley Art Museum collections. Through summer 2004.

galleries

Opening

Academy of Art College Galleries 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "MFA Painting Group Show," works by Hongmei Lu and Kyoko Naka Yoshi. Through Mon/31. "California Watercolor Association Juried Group Show" (reception April 10, 5:30-7pm). April 1-30. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. "Rock, Paper, Scissors," works by Tara Meredith and Anna Tgipto. Through Fri/28. "BFA Painting Show," works by Seema Mehta and Vijay Pavani (reception April 3, 6-8pm). March 28-April 30. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "American Society of Portrait Artists," various works. Through Mon/31. "Collective Unconscious: Abstract Painting Group Show," works by Kate Protage, Matt Ryan, and Jessica Whiteside (Reception April 3, 5:30-7:30pm). Through April 30.

Adobe Books 3166 16th St; 864-3936. Daily, noon-10pm. "Auto Repair and the Peace Show," works by Robert Gutierrez (reception Fri/28, 7-10pm). Opens March 28; closing date TBA.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. Call for hours. New photoworks by Kathryn Hillier. Through Fri/28. "Photographic Journeys: San Francisco, Greece, Italy, France, and Egypt," architectural and night photographs by Eunice M. Lin (reception Sat/29, 7-10pm). Sat/29-Sun/30.

Glama-Rama! 417 South Van Ness; 861-4526. Call for hours. "Hairpiece," a tribute to Mission neighborhood hair salons by Sahar Khoury (reception Sat/30, 5-9pm). March 30-May 24.

Hang at the Canvas 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0070. Mon-Wed, 11am-7pm; Thurs-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm. "Variable High Cloudiness," paintings by Carolyn Meyer (reception Thurs/27, 6-9pm). March 27-April 22.

Harvey Milk Photography Center 50 Scott; 554-9522. Tues-Thurs, 3-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-5pm. "One Shot," works by members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective. April 1-30.

Hotel Biron Gallery 45 Rose; 703-0403. Tues-Sun, 5pm-2am. Work by Janet Allinger. Through March 31. Work by Debra Greene (reception April 3, 7pm). April 1-28.

International Village Gallery 3036 Larkin; 441-ARTS. Tues-Thurs, 11am-7pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Open Windows to the World of Light and Magic," work by Arturo Garcia (reception Sat/29, 5-9pm). March 29-April 29.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura 425 Washington; 788-7142. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "uominiuomini," works by Marco Morosini (reception Thurs/27, 6:30pm). March 27-April 30.

John Pence Gallery 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. Work by Michael Bergt (reception Thurs/27, 6-8pm). March 27-April 27.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm; and by appt. "Coloring Sounds: Songlines for Seibert's Pipes," works by Josefa Vaughan (reception Fri/28, 7-9pm). March 28-April 26.

Michael Martin 101 Townsend, Ste 207; 543-1550. Tues, Thurs, Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Paint Junkies," work by various artists (reception Tues/1, 6-8pm). April 1-May 29.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. Paintings by Andrea H. Maynard. March 26-April 27.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Tues, by appt. "Exhibition Game," works by Karina Aguilera Skvirsky, Jona Frank, Tim Kelley, Paul Mullins, and Lee Walton (reception Fri/28, 6-8pm). March 26-May 10.

Skylight Gallery San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin, sixth fl; 557-4277. Sun, noon-5pm; Mon and Sat, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm. "Recreation's Golden Age: Women, the Arts, and Storytelling, 1935-1950," rare puppets, dolls, story bibliographies, paintings, photographs, and more from San Francisco's recreation program, which was created by Josephine Dows Randall. Through May 31. "A Wild Exactitude: The New Yorker, 1925-1950," a collection dedicated to the first 25 years of The New Yorker magazine. April 1-May 25.

Soularch Gallery 4033A Judah; 759-4100. Sat, noon-5pm; and by appt. "Scars in Dark Water," an installation of wire and ceramic sculpture by Wendy Testu and drawings by Georgia Hodges (reception Fri/28, 7-9pm). March 28-May 3.

Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Golden Gate Park, Ninth Ave at Lincoln Way; 661-1316, ext 303. Daily, 10am-4pm. "Timeless Beauty: Nature Etchings by Claus Sievert," hand-colored etchings inspired by the trees of California. Through Mon/31. "Up Close and Floral: A Pollinator's View of California Natives," color photographs by Margaret Ely (reception April 24, 5-7pm). April 1-June 30.

364 Hayes Street Gallery 364 Hayes; 431-0364. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Kits and Caboodles," needlework by Becky Schaefer. Through Fri/28. New paintings by Steve Baris (reception Tues/1, 6-7:30pm). April 1-25.

Walter and McBean Galleries San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut; 749-4563. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm. Work by Alison Knowles and Michael Lazarus (reception Thurs/27, 5-7pm). March 28-May 10.

Bay Area

Bohema 1527 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 540-9876. Tues-Sun, 11am-6pm. Mixed-media works by Emily DiFonzo, Marek Grychcyznski, and Gosia Grabinska. Fri/28-Sat/29, 6-10pm.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Mentor Exhibition," work by Jung Ran Bae, Richard Berger, Pamela Blotner, Britta Kathmeyer, and Judith Selby. Through Fri/28. "River Stories," recent paintings by Judi Miller (reception April 5, 4-7pm). April 1-11.

PhotoCentral Gallery 1099 E St, Hayward; (510) 881-6721. Mon-Thurs, noon-10pm; Sat, 10am-6pm. "Twentieth Anniversary Spring Exhibition: A Celebration and New Facility Grand Opening," works by more than 50 artists (reception Fri/28, 5-10pm). March 28-May 5.

Third Street Grind Gallery 464 Third St, Oakl; (510) 832-5282. Mon-Fri, 6:30am-2:30pm. "Yesterday and Today," mixed-media by Vani Chandra Sayeed (reception April 17, 6:30-8:30pm). March 31-April 24.

Ongoing

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 333 Bryant; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, by appt. Sculpture and mixed-media works by Gordon Huether. Through Fri/28.

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason; 397-2000. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm, and by appt. "Nature Morte," flora photographs by Ed Martin (reception April 3, 6-9pm). Through May 14.

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent work by Stephen Sollins. Through Sat/29.

Canessa 708 Montgomery; 296-9029. Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm. "Works by Ed Handelman and Peggy Huff. Through Fri/28.

Center for African and American Art and Culture 762 Fulton; 928-8546. Mon-Fri, 8am-noon. "The Art of Living Black," works by Bay Area black artists. Through Sat/29.

Chatter Box 1195A Church; 647-0900. "Dreaming of the Floating World," photographs from Burning Man by James A. Derr. Through Mon/31.

Crossroads Cafe 669 Delancey; 836-5624. Call for hours. "Perception of Time," works by Ekarat Sarathana and Michel François. Through Sat/29.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Thurs-Sun, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Glob Farmers," with Attaboy and KRK Ryden. Through Sun/30.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Drawings by Stephen Namara. Through Sat/29.

871 Fine Arts 49 Geary; 543-5155. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "The Ephemeral World of Joseph Cornell," collages, prints, and posters. Through Sat/29.

Eleonore Austerer 565 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Flower Power," lithographs, watercolor, oil on canvas, and ceramic sculpture works. Through Sat/29.

Fine Arts Gallery San Francisco State University, Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 238, 1600 Holloway; 338-6535. Mon-Sat, noon-4pm. "Hybrid," contemporary prints by California-based artists. Through Thurs/27.

Focus Gallery 2423 Polk; 567-9067. Wed, Fri-Sun, noon-6pm; Tues and Thurs, noon-9pm. Works by members of Bay Area photography group, icontact. Through Sun/30.

Freddie Fong Contemporary Art 760 Market, No. 258; 391-6133. Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; and by appt. "Transcending Reality: From Pinhole to Digital," works by Alyson Belcher, Julia Parker, Mark Mann, and Gerald Slota. Through Sat/29.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, and by appt. Works by Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam. Through Mon/31.

George Krevsky Gallery 77 Geary; 397-9748. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "His Art and His Mission," work by Ben Shahn. Through Sat/29.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Part II: Marble and Bronze Sculpture 1980-2000," work by Manuel Neri. Through Sat/29. Recent paintings by Amy Weiskopf; "Early Figure Drawings," work by Frank Lobdell. Through Sat/29.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth flr; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs 10:30am-7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Ec/centric Compositions," work by Amy Ellingson; "After and Before," work by Kelli Yon. Through Sat/29.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Edges: Between Chaos and Stillness," work by Connie Noyes. Through Mon/31.

Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery 49 Geary; (415) 625-1350. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Sixty-Three Minus Thirty-Two," works by Franklin Williams. Through Sat/29.

Logan Galleries California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 Eighth St; 551-9210. Wed, Thurs, Sat, 11am-6pm; Tues, Fri, 11am-8pm. "Capp Street Project: 20th Anniversary Exhibition." The Capp Street Project was the first internationally recognized program to focus solely on installation art. The California College of Arts and Crafts' Wattis Institute took over the project in 1998 and is celebrating CPS's 20th anniversary with a special four-part exhibition featuring Roni Horn, Ann Veronica Janssens, Mike Kelley, and Mike Nelson. Works include Nelson's Pumpkin Palace, a former Green Tortoise Adventure Travel bus that the artist totally gutted and reconstructed into a claustrophobic, mazelike residence. Climb aboard and you're suddenly in a windowless anxiety dream that spits you back out with sensory overload and oxygen starvation. Through May 10. (Westbrook)

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, noon-5pm; Sat-Mon, by appt. "Sci-Fi Western," a group exhibition featuring works by Robert Williams, Mark Ryden, Todd Schorr, Gary Basemen, Isabel, Samaras, Clayton Bailey, Ron English, Jeff Soto, and Eric White. Through Sat/29.

Parlor Projects 1311 Church; 824-1311. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, by appt. "Made to Serve: Funcational Art by Andrew DeWitt." Through April 12. See Critic's Choice.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Yes Yes Y'all," more than 70 photos by Charles Ahearn documenting the birth of hip-hop. Through Mon/31.

S.F. African American Historical and Cultural Society Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, Room 165; 441-0640. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Black Artists: Creations 2003," works by various artists. Through Sun/30.

SF Black and White Gallery 619 Post; 929-9424. Call for hours. "Sex in the City," works by more than 35 photographers. Through Thurs/27.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Earthly Matters," works by Soffia Sæmundsdóttir, Denny Holland, Joy Broom, Donna Brookman, and Steven Pon. Through Fri/28.

Sargent Johnson Gallery African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton; 771-AFRO, www.afrosolo.org. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm, and by appt. "My Race My Grace 2003: The Art of Living Black," works by Casper Banjo, Lorraine Bonner, Bill Dallas, Quella Mikell, Leslie Printis, and Hilda Robinson. Through Sat/29.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm. "Punto de Conversión," works by Marta Ayala, Catarina Gonzales, Gabriela Lujan, and Elba Rivera; "Our Eyes: Origen y Pasion," photos by Lucero González Montes, Maru de la Garza, and Lorena Alcaraz Minor. Through Wed/26.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 307-0109. Tues, Fri-Sat, 8-10pm, and by appt. "The Center of Attention Search Engine," works brought in by artists that are discusses, accepted or rejected to be displayed. Through Sun/30.