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). "Michael Sweerts 1618-1664: Flemish Master of the Sacred and the Profane." Forty paintings and 20 engravings by the artist. Through Aug 25. "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum," Almost 150 works from the British Museum collection. Aug 10-Nov 11.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5. "Zap, Crash and Burn: Underground Comix and the Bay Area." More than 40 pages of original art from underground comic artists such as Robert Crumb, Vaughan Bode, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, and Trina Robbins. Through Sept 29. "Arnold Roth: Free Lance - A Fifty Year Retrospective." Cartoons by Arnold Roth. Through Sept 29. "Gorey at Bay: Gorey Stories." Original art and books by Edward Gorey. Through Nov 17.

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 (free first Wed). "American and Italian Landscape." Photographs by Luciano Monti. Through Sept 8.

Museum of Craft and Folk Art Fort Mason Center, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 775-0991. Tues-Fri and Sun, 11am-5pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. $1-3 (free Sat, 10am-noon, and first Wed, 11am-7pm). "Unwearable Art: Clothing in New Media." The 13 clothing designers featured in "Unwearable Art" refuse to let anything stand in the way of their creativity. The most notable work in the show is Carol Durham's Fifi Larue a.k.a. Miss Scarlet, a corset made of hog casings. It's a beautiful sculpture, shaped like a perfect hourglass, with a glistening, pearly-white, rock-hard surface. More than just a reminder of bygone fashions, her corset is a comment on constraints and liberties, including the freedom to cast off all kinds of antiquated ideas about how women should dress and behave. Through Sept 1. (Westbrook) "Findings: The Jewelry of Ramona Solberg." More than 60 works by Solberg and works by Laurie Hall, Ron Ho, Kiff Slemmons, and Nancy Worden. Through Sept 1. "Sirens and Snakes: Water Spirits in Folk Art and Legend." Artwork from Europe, Mexico, Indonesia, West Africa, Canada, Brazil, Panama, Australia, New Guinea, and the United States. Through Sept 1.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 10am-6pm; Thurs, 10am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half-price Thurs, 6-9pm). "Yes Yoko Ono." More than 100 early and recent works by Ono. Through Sept 8. "Ellsworth Kelly in San Francisco." More than 20 works by Kelly. Through Jan 5, 2003. "Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure." Almost 80 works on paper by the artist. Through Sept 8. "Taken by Design: Photographs from the Institute of Design, 1937-1971." More than 150 photographs by 65 photographers from Chicago's Institute of Design. Through Oct 20. "Dreaming in Pictures: The Photography of Lewis Carroll." Almost 80 photographs by Lewis Carroll. Through Nov 10. .

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). "Fantastic! The Art of Comics and Illusion." An exhibit focused on contemporary comics culture. Through Oct 13.

Bay Area

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon-5pm. $6, $4 seniors and students. "Scene in Oakland, 1852-2002: Artworks Celebrating the City's 150th Anniversary." More than 65 paintings, drawings, watercolors, and photographs from 1852-2002 by 48 California artists. Through Aug 25. "Ruth Asawa: Completing the Cycle." Nearly 75 works by sculptor Ruth Asawa. Through Sept 22. "Ansel Adams: Inspiration and Influence." Almost 100 photographs by Adams, the photographers who influenced him, his contemporaries, and his students. Through Sept 22.

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. "V.I.P." Portraits of scholars, writers, actors, and others. Through Sun/18.

galleries

Opening

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Wed-Sun, 2-6pm, and by appt. "Overnight Delivery," a retrospective of the works by Shepard Fairey from 1989 to 2002 (reception Sat/10, 7-11pm). Aug 10-Sept 8.

Door.7.Gallery 2316 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 763-6494. Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-4pm. New work by Ben Peterson. Aug 10-31.

Focus Gallery 2423 Polk; 567-9067. Tues and Thurs, noon-9pm; Wed, Fri-Sun, noon-6pm. Color and black-and-white photographs by Chela Blaze O'Brien (reception Thurs/8, 6:30-9:30pm). Aug 8-31.

Sanitary Fill Company 401 Tunnel; 330-1415. Call for hours. "Liminal Space - Composite Trace," work by Dee Hibbert-Jones and David Hinmann. Fri/9, 5-9pm.

Meridian Gallery 545 Sutter; 398-7229. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Children behind the Wire: Art from Wartime, Camps, and Refugee Situations," an international exhibit of children's art (reception Sat/10, 3-6pm). Aug 10-29.

San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl; 252-2568. Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. "View of My Country," works by Luis Arias Vera and other artists from Peru. Through Sun/11. "Two Painters," work by Holly Blake and Robert Gutierrez. Through Aug 25. "Insights," works by artists who are legally blind. Through Sept 15. "Samoa in the City," artwork by Samoan youth. Through Sept 15. "Urban Perspectives 2002," work San Francisco Art Institute photography students. Aug 13-Sept 15.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Building Ourselves," works by students of the Mission Voices Summer workshops. Aug 8-24. See 8 Days, page 56.

Washington Square Gallery 1821 Powell; 291-9255. Wed-Thurs, Sat-Sun, noon-5pm; Fri, 2:30-5:30pm; and by appt. "Freshen! New York Artists," works by Emma Dewing, Kanoa Baysa, Lisa Mordhorst, Hermes Payrhuber, Rina Banerjee, Olu Oguibe, and S- (reception Wed/7, 5-7pm). Through Aug 30.

Bay Area

Green Shutter Gallery 22654 Main, Hayward; (510) 538-2787. Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm. Works by Christian Jusinki, E.A. Kellas, and Machiko Kondo (reception Fri/9, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 13.

Headlands Center for the Arts 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito; (415) 331-2787, ext 28. Tues-Fri, Sun, noon-5pm. Work by Yun-Fei Ji. Aug 11-Sept 16.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm; and by appt. "New Work: 2001 Kala Fellowship Exhibition: Part II," works by Desiree Arlette Holman, Therese Lahaie, Endi Poskovic, and Kiriko Shirobayashi (reception Thurs/8, 6-8pm). Aug 8-Sept 7.

Photolab 2235 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 644-1400. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-6:30pm; Sat, 9am-3pm. "Virtually Real Oakland: The Magic, the Diversity, and the Potholes," photographs by Ken Burson (reception Sat/10, 6-8pm). Aug 10-Sept 21.

Ongoing

Andrea Schwartz 333 Bryant; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, by appt. "Chromogenic Prints," recent work by Thomas Chang, Belinda Gray, and Sharon Wickham. Through Aug 30.

A.O.V. 3328 22nd St; 431-8341. Thurs-Fri, 5-8pm; Sat, noon-8pm. "Material Narratives," new work by Chris Corales and Christian Maychack. Through Sun/17.

Aurobora Press 147 Natoma; 546-7880. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Amusements," new monotypes by Fraser Taylor. Through Aug 31.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 920-0896. Sat-Sun, 2-6pm. "Infernoval," a multimedia art show with works by Chupa Cabras, Joe Donahoe, Steven Leyba, Dara Santhai, and others. Through Mon/12.

Big Pagoda Company 1903 Fillmore; 563-8727. Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-6pm. "Absent/Veiled," a group show featuring works by Amanda Marsalis, Stefano Scheggi, Larry Yung, Claudine Krause, Caren Lorber, Gabriel Kulka, and Roberto Mendez. Through Aug 29.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Functional Fine Art," a group show featuring works by 11 contemporary artists. Through Aug 24.

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Paintings by Michelle Fierro. Through Aug 24.

Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny, Third fl; 957-1146. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Work of students attending the Academy of Chinese Arts. Through Aug 24.

Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny, Third fl; 986-1822. Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm. "Radiance of Life," paintings by Chu Ko. Through Sat/10.

Christopher Clark Fine Art Gallery 377 Geary; 397-7784. Call for hours.

City Art 828 Valencia; 970-9900. Wed-Sun, noon-9pm. "Nude in August," works by various San Francisco artists. Through Aug 31.

Creativity Explored 3245 16th St; 863-2108. Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm; Sat, 11am-6pm. "Seeing behind the Face," various works by Creativity Explored studio's artists. Through Sun/17.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, Fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. Oil paintings by Laila Carlsen. Through Sun/17.

871 Fine Arts 49 Geary; 543-5155. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Moving On: Part 2," works on paper by various artists. Through Sun/17.

Eleonore Austerer 540 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. Paintings by Roverto Azank. Through Aug 31. Works by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. Through Aug 31.

The Emeric-Goodman Building 1121 Geary; (510) 261-7149. Sat-Sun, noon-5pm. "trepidation," 16march projects presents an exhibit of works by Steven Barich, Hannah Henry, Shanna Maurizi, Laura Splan, and Colin Stinson. Through Sun/11.

Facility 3 1853 Cesar Chavez #3; 643-3993. Call for hours. "redbirdart," paintings by John Bocio. Through Thurs/8.

FiftyCrows Gallery 1074 Folsom; 551-0091. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm. Photographs by the recipients of the 12th annual International Fund for Documentary Photography Award. Through Aug 24.

Fraenkel 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Several Exceptionally Good Recently Acquired Pictures XV," works by Anonymous, Arbus, Atget, and others. Through Aug 24.

Grace Cathedral 1100 California; 749-6300. Daily, 8am-5:30pm. "Unity for Peace," new works by Kim En Joong. Through Thurs/15.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "New Files, New Territories," works by Frank Davi Jr., Breon Dunigan, Sharon Engelstein, and Sarah Walker. Through Aug 23.

Haines 49 Geary, Fifth floor; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs to 7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Inside the Outside," work by Mike Henderson. Through Sat/17.

HANG 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "This Space Is Taken," new sculpture by Anne Stryke, Chris Papa, and other HANG artists. Through Aug 26.

HANG Annex 565 Sutter; 434-4264. Call for hours. "In Jest: On the Subject of Toys," works by David Hamill, Jeff Levitch, Anthony May, and Dave Warnke. Through Aug 26.

HANG at the Canvas 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0070. Mon-Wed, 11am-7pm; Thurs-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm. "Fresh Produce: A Feast for the Eyes," works inspired by fruits and vegetables. Through Sun/18.

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, Second flr; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New work by Brigette Burns. Through Sat/10.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Garden Fiction," works by Greg Rose; "mountainriver," works by Rene Yung; "Quaishi," stones from Puo Luo Yuen garden; "From a Scholar's Studio," furniture from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Through Sat/17.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery 464 Sutter; 677-0770. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Introductions 2002," work by Tyson Grumm, Katrina Hude, and Tim Merrett. Through Sat/17.

John Pence 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Introductions 2002," recent oil paintings by Adam Forfang. Through Sat/10.

Kings Gallery 1187 Franklin; 776-4580. Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm; Sun, noon-2pm. "An Older Artist's Journey," story paintings by Stan Cohen (reception Aug 21, 12:30-2:30pm). Through Tues/13.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and by appt. "Naked Light," work by Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson. Through Sat/10. "Visceral Distance," work by Kimberly Miskowicz. Through Sat/10.

Limn Gallery 292 Townsend; 977-1300. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, 9am-3pm. "Allure - Parts Unseen," works by Carole Jeung, Valerie Huhn, Laura Jo Wegman, and Nathaniel Price. Through Fri/16.

Market Street Kiosks along Market Street between Van Ness and Embarcadero; 252-2559. "The Crabtrees of Old San Francisco," original posters by J.R.R. Blevins. Through Thurs/15.

Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission; 821-1155. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. "The African Influence in Latin America," artwork focusing on the African diaspora in Latin America. Through Aug 30.

Modernism 685 Market; 541-0461. Tues-Sat, 10am-5:30pm. Selected works by various artists; new paintings and works on paper by Tony Hernandez. Through Sat/17.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, 1-7 pm; Sat, 4-7pm. "Constructs," new sculpture by Jud Bergeron and Albert Dicruttalo. Through Aug 31.

Pond 214 Valencia; 437-9151. Thurs-Sun, 3-8pm, and by appt. "Pow! The Power of Women in Illustrative and Sequential Arts." Pond's contribution to Ladyfest Bay Area showcases works by 19 women artists, all working in comics, illustration, and related fields. Some of their names may be familiar to you already, including Dame Darcy, Trina Robbins, Bitter Pie, Mari N. Schaal, and Ariel Schrag. While a few of the drawings are cute and funny, most are dark and angry, drawn in a dense and claustrophobic style that combines intelligent writing and a generally bleak outlook on life. Roberta Gregory's Bitchy Bits video – a hilarious series of 15 three-minute cartoon shorts – plays in a continuous loop on a TV in the corner. Gregory's stubble-legged protagonist is half Ally McBeal, half Alice in Wonderland, vacillating wildly between fantasy and reality while she spews neuroses, clichés, and genuine insights into the life of a 30-something urban woman. Nancy Elliott's Buttfest Rules, OK? is a rock band of inflatable "bop bags" with a different musician drawn on each one. They take up a lot of floor space, but they skirt the line between two- and three-dimensionality, physical presence, and airy absence. Through Sun/11. (Westbrook)

PostalGrafix 1040 Hyde; 771-9191. Call for hours. "A Night Out," photographs by Bradford Ryder. Through Fri/9.

R8 Gallery 8 Avery; 364-1806. Call for hours. "Fifteen Face Down," a group exhibit. Through Aug 31.

San Francisco Arts Commission City Site 165 Grove; 788-1050. Daily, 24 hrs. "Rana Memoria," an installation by Reuben Lorch-Miller. Through Sept 1.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Murphy and Cadogan Award Exhibition," works by the recipients of the Murphy and Cadogan Fellowships in the fine arts. Through Aug 24.

Shapiro 760 Market, Ste 248; 398-6655. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Introductions 2002," photographs by William Gottlieb. Through Aug 24.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Mon-Sat, noon-4pm. "Nine Russian Artists," works by Russian painters living and working in Russia and the United States (reception Thurs/8, 5:30-9pm). Through Aug 24.

Studio Z 314 11th St; 221-7100. Mon-Thurs, noon-7pm. "Robert Altman's Sixties," a collection of photographs by Altman. Through Aug 27.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Paintings by Monroe Hodder. Through Aug 31.

Velvet da Vinci 508 Hayes; 626-7478. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-4pm. New wire sculpture by Diane Komater; new enamels by Deborah Lozier. Through Sun/18.

Weinstein Gallery 253 Grant; 397-6177. Daily, 10am-7pm. Sculpture, paintings, and mixed-media works by Marc Chagall. Through Thurs/15.

Zedd Fine Art + Design 493 Sanchez; 621-4055. Mon-Sat, 10am-5:30pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Polaroid-transfer photography by Romy Harness. Through Aug 21. See Critic's Choice.

Bay Area

Ardency Gallery 709 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 836-0831. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "First Year Anniversary Group Show," new works by various artists. Through Sat/17.

Bedford Gallery Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic, Walnut Creek; (925) 295-1417. Tues-Sun, noon-5pm (also Thurs-Sat, 6-8pm). "Paintings by Wendy Sussman, 1949-2001: A Memorial Exhibition," 25 large-scale paintings by Sussman. Through Sun/18.

Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut, Berk; (510) 644-6893. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Red Rivers Run Through Us," art and writing by Maxine Hong Kingston's Veterans' Writing Group. Through Sun/11.

Cecile Moochnek 1809D Fourth St, Berk; (510) 549-1018. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "The Promise of Summer," new works by Carol Dalton, Hedi Desuyo, Anne Hunter Hamilton, and others. Through Aug 25.

Creative Growth Art Center 355 24th St, Oakl; (510) 836-2340. Mon-Fri, 11am-5:30pm, and by appt. "Pets Rock!," drawings, paintings, prints, rugs, and works in other media. Through Fri/16.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Sacred Ground," recent paintings by Jeanne Jesse (reception Sat/10, 4-7pm). Through Thurs/15.

June Steingart Memorial Art Gallery Laney College, 900 Fallon, Oakl; (510) 464-3586. Mon and Thurs, 11am-5pm; Tues-Wed, 11am-7pm. "Elemental," new paintings by Matthew Purdon. Through Aug 22.

Pacific Art League of Palo Alto 668 Ramona, Palo Alto; (650) 321-3891. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. "Portfolio Show," work by various artists on display and for sale. Through Aug 21.

Pro Arts 461 Ninth St, Oakl; (510) 763-4361. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm. "New Visions: Introductions '02," works by California artists. Through Sat/10.

Red Oak Gallery 1891 Solano, Berk; (510) 527-3387. Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm. "Recent Figurative and Still Life Paintings," work by Andy Levy (reception Fri/9, 6-8pm). Through Nov 1.

Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett, Richmond; (510) 620-6772, www.therichmondartcenter.org. Tues-Fri, 10am-4:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm. "trans/lucent," work by Leah Korican; "Bay Area Selections – Ceramics: Fourth Annual Ernie Kim Award," work by Michelle P. Kern, Kim Tucker, Shalene Valenzuela, and Monica Van den Dool; recent work by Gertrud Parker; "Power of Voice," artwork by members of Asian Community Mental Health Services' Oakland Art Center. Through Thurs/15.