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). "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum," Almost 150 works from the British Museum collection. Through 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.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Thurs-Tues, 10am-6pm; Wed 10am-9pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths. "Seeing." More than 70 installations, some brand-new and some updated favorites, populate this long-awaited Exploratorium extravaganza. The title of the show may be "Seeing," but you'll probably be most surprised at what you don't see in some of the installations. Change Blindness is a huge computer screen showing a quiet storefront-sidewalk scene. Every few seconds the screen goes black for a moment, then flashes back at what appears to be the same picture. It's actually changing significantly each time, but the intervening black screens prevent your eyes from perceiving the differences. Dozens of other installations explore the social aspects of seeing. Paul Kaiser's Inkblot Perceptions analyzes the ways in which interpretations of Rorschach-like blots vary with age and cultural background. There's also an entire gallery full of sculptures by Judith Scott, a resident artist at the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland whose work has appeared in major museums all over the world. Numerous seeing-related films, lectures, and special events will take place during July and August; go to www.exploratorium.edu for complete information. Through Jan 31, 2003. (Westbrook)

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. "Con le Nostre Mani: With Our Hands." Photographs of Italian-Americans at work in the East Bay from 1890-1960s. Through Sept 8. "American and Italian Landscape." Italian photographer Luciano Monti came to the United States in 1997 to conduct an experiment in landscapes. At national parks such as Death Valley and Yosemite, he found something that, for him, had been missing from his native terrain: uninterrupted, untrammeled nature. His pictures show awesome deserts, rock caverns, and sand dunes that extends endlessly in perfect geometric patterns, repeating without even a grain out of place. Monti shot a series of Italian landscapes after his return home, and in the gallery each American picture is cleverly juxtaposed with an Italian one, provoking connections and dissociations that might otherwise go unnoticed. Through Sept 8. (Westbrook)

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 Sun/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 Sun/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 Sun/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. "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 Carroll. Through Nov 10.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, Fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-7pm. Free. "With a Song in His Heart: A Celebration of Richard Rodgers." Photos, programs, sheet music, posters, set designs, and more tracing the life and career of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Through Sept 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. "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. "Matrix 199: Vincent Fecteau." Recent sculpture by the artist. Through Oct 6. "Richard Misrach: Berkeley Work." Photographs by the artist. Through Oct 13. "Alexander Rodchenko: Modern Photography, Photomontage, and Film." Work by the Russian avant garde artist. Through Oct 13.

galleries

Opening

The Art Room 1072 Geneva; 333-9363. Wed, 3-6pm; Sat, noon-2pm. "Women Emerging: A Tribute to Uganda," an exhibition hosted by the Center for African Studies at UC Berkeley. Aug 30-Dec 31.

Aurobora Press 147 Natoma; 546-7880. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Amusements," new monotypes by Fraser Taylor. Through Sat/31. New monotypes by Gary Komarin. Sept 3-Oct 12.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. New work by Dana Zed. "Access," abstract paintings by Margaret Silverman (reception Sept 5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 3-28.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-6pm. Work by Barry Masteller (reception Sept 19, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 1-30.

Canessa 708 Montgomery; 296-9029. Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm. Work by John Ammirati. Through Wed/28. Photographs by John Harding. Sept 3-27.

Charles Campbell 647 Chestnut; 441-8680. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, noon-4pm. Works by James Weeks (reception Tues/3, 5-7pm). Sept 3-27.

Eleonore Austerer 540 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. Paintings by Roverto Azank. Through Sat/31. Works by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. Through Sept 30. Recent works by Milton Estrella Favidia. Sept 1-30.

HANG at the Canvas 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0070. Mon-Wed, 11am-7pm; Thurs-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm. New work by HANG at the Canvas artists (reception Thurs/29, 7-9pm). Aug 29-Sept 24.

Hespe 1764 Union; 776-5918. Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Reflections 2002," recent paintings by Eric Zener (reception Sept 7, 5-7pm). Sept 2-Oct 2.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Mother Tongue," new paintings by Catherine McCarthy; "The Nijinsky Series," photo-montages by John O'Reilly; "Possibilities of a Beautiful Love," work by Marc Lafia (reception Sept 7, 3-5pm). Sept 3-Oct 12.

Hotel Biron Gallery 45 Rose; 703-0403. Tues-Sun, 5pm-2am. "Olé," acrylic on canvas works by Ray Thorton. Through Tues/2. Mosaics by Justin Giarla (reception Sept 5, 7pm). Sept 2-30.

San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl; 252-2568. Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. "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. Through Sept 15. "Freedom and Fear: Bay Area Muslims after Sept 11, 2001," photographs by Rick Rocamora. Sept 1-29. "Children's Voice!," commemorative posters by youth from the Yunjua Fang Art Studio, San Jose. Sept 1-Oct 13.

66 Balmy 66 Balmy Alley; 648-1760. Thurs-Sun, 11am-5pm. "Healing Political Divides," works by Alexander Ortman, Diana Elrod, Robert Petty, and Vincent Avalos. Through Thurs/29. "No Apology," work by Marcus Civin (reception Sept 7, 7-10pm). Sept 1-20.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Brut Love," work by artists with disabilities from Creative Growth Art Center. Aug 30-Oct 13.

Tercera Gallery 550 Sutter; 773-0303. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Beneath the Surface," work by Colette (reception Sept 5, 5-8pm). Sept 3-29.

364 Hayes Street Gallery 364 Hayes; 431-0364. Tues-Wed, noon-6pm; Thurs-Sat, noon-7pm. Works by Therese Buchmiller (reception Sept 7, 7-9:30pm). Sept 3-30.

Walter and McBean Galleries San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut; 749-4563. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm. "2002 Annual Faculty Exhibition," works by 10 visual artists on the 2002-03 SFAI faculty (reception Tues/3, 5:30-7:30pm). Aug 29-Sept 28.

Velvet da Vinci 508 Hayes; 626-7478. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Der Superschmuck," new jewelry by 12 Austrian artists (reception Sept 6, 6-8pm). Sept 1-30.

Bay Area

Ego Park 492 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 823-8045. Call for hours. Work by Eden Batki, Bert Bergen, and Amy Plist (reception Sat/31, 7pm). Aug 31-Sept 7.

Pacific Art League of Palo Alto 668 Ramona, Palo Alto; (650) 321-3891. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. "Travels," a juried exhibition on the topic of travel (reception Sept 7, 2-5pm). Aug 31-Sept 26.

Worth Ryder Gallery 116 Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley, Berk; (510) 642-9040. Tues-Sat, 1-4pm. "UC Berkeley Art Alumni Group Juried Exhibition 2002," work by 15 UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice alumni (reception Sept 6, 7-10pm). Sept 3-27.

Ongoing

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 333 Bryant; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, by appt. Works by Thomas Chang, Belinda Gray, and Sharon Wickham. Thomas Chang's photographs of anonymous empty chairs and couches seem as though they could have been shot in any office lobby or airport lounge. Then you start to notice the other furniture in the rooms, such as the vertical metal poles and wall-mounted TVs, and if that doesn't tip you off, then the titles (Voyeur's Lounge, Lap Dance Chair) certainly will. It's surprising how spooky a vacant strip club can look in the bright light of day. The head-on photographs put us in the position of neither dancer nor patron, but of awkward visitor/voyeur with nothing to watch and not even any darkness or crowd in which to hide. Whereas Chang takes photos are of environments with their usual subjects mysteriously absent, Sharon Wickham zooms in on her subjects, almost completely removing them from their environments. Wickham roams San Francisco's sidewalks in search of abandoned furniture. Totally decontextualized and in fuzzy focus, the discarded sofas and mattresses in her pictures almost come alive, taking on distinct personalities of their own. Belinda Gray's "County Fairs series is also shown. Through Fri/30. (Westbrook)

ArtHaus 1053 Bush, Ste 2; 922-8219. By appt. only. "Summer Stock," works by various artists. Through Sept 21.

Art Institute of California-San Francisco 1170 Market; 865-0198. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. "2002 Faculty Art Show of the Art Institute of California – San Francisco," a mixed-media exhibit. Through Sept 20.

Artseal 1847 Larkin; 567-3523. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Summer Selections," works by various artists. Through Sept 28.

Bayview-Anna Warden Branch Library 5075 Third St; 715-4100. Call for hours. Work by high school students in the Bayview district. Through Sat/31.

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 Thurs/29.

Blue Room Gallery 2331 Mission; 282-8411. Wed and Sun, noon-9pm; Thurs-Sat, noon-10pm. Works by Miles Stryker and Christina Bertea; "Icons for a New Millennium," mixed-media works by Katherine Wells. Through Sun/1.

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

Colonial Arts 463 Union; 505-0680. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. A showcase of Spanish colonial art and antiques. Through Sept 15.

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. Through Sept 8.

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. Through Sat/31.

Galería de la Raza 2857 24th St; 826-8009. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "Substance of Choice," Galería de la Raza's seventh annual group show of emerging artists. Through Sat/31.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "Fascination," works about or inspired by David Bowie. Through Sept 30. See Critic's Choice.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society of Northern California 973 Market, Ste 400; 777-5455. Tues-Sat, 1-5pm. "Hot Pink," works by queer women. Through Fri/30.

George Krevsky Gallery 77 Geary; 397-9748. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. Work by Ruth Gikow. Through Sat/31.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, Fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Selected Works 1949-1980," works by Emerson Woelffer. Through Sat/31. Still-life paintings by Martha Mayer Erlebacher. Through Sat/31.

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, second flr; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Gallery will be closed until Tues/3. "Yek:Brisk," work by Yek (reception Sept 5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 28.

Hourian Fine Art 1843 Union; 346-6400. Daily, 11am-8pm. Work by Vahid Malek. Through Sept 23.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura 425 Washington; 788-7142. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "The Ritual of Coffee," works by Italian artists about their love for coffee. Through Sat/31.

Jack Hanley Gallery 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again," a group show featuring works by Christopher Garrett, Jo Jackson, Bob Linder, and Shaun O'Dell. Through Sat/31.

Jewett Gallery San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin, Lower level; 557-4277. Sun, noon-5pm; Mon, Sat, 10-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm. "A David Small World," original artwork by David Small. Through Sun/1.

John Berggruen 228 Grant; 781-4629. Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Independent Visions," a group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Willem de Kooning, Jim Dine, Barry Flanagan, Donald Judd, and others. Through Sat/31.

Kings Gallery 1187 Franklin; 776-4580. Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm; Sun, noon-2pm. "Seven Symbols," work by Annemarie Kipar; collages by Todd Klempan. Through Sept 15.

Max Furniture 1633 Fillmore; 440-9002. Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-5. "Birthday Show II," new paintings by René Fressola; "Images of Europe," photographs by Emily Wood. Through Sept 30.

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. Through Thurs/29.

Meyerovich 251 Post, Fourth fl; 421-7171. Mon-Fri, 9:30am-6pm; Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. Works on paper by Joan Miró. Through Sept 14. "Introductions 2002," works by Shirley Sweeney. Through Sept 15. Paintings by Stanley Boxer. Through Sept 20.

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 Fri/30.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. Painting by Oscar Sanabria. Through Sun/1.

ODC Theater Gallery 3153 17th St; 626-6745. Thurs, 3-5pm; Sat, 3-6pm. "9 Lives," work by 11 artists. Through Sept 28.

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 Sat/31.

One Post Street One Post; 788-1050. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. "Tropics," work by Peter Alexander. Through Oct 19.

Peres Projects 1800 Bryant, Ste 210; 861-2692. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm, and by appt. Installation and photographs by Berni Searle. Through Fri/30.

Perry's Joint 1661 Fillmore; 931-5260. Call for hours. Watercolor and color pencil on paper works by René Fressola. Through Sat/31.

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

Robert Koch 49 Geary; 421-0122. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Obsession," a group show featuring photography by Ken Botto, Jeff Brouws, Edward Burtynsky, Lauren Greenfield, and others. Through Sat/31.

S.F. African American Historical and Cultural Society Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, Rm 165; 441-0640. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Unlikely Liberators," photographs and history of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion and the 761st Tank Battalion. Through Sept 30.

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

SF Camerawork 1246 Folsom; 863-1001. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "Safe Haven: Picturing Domestic Space," photographs by Peter Brown, Janet Delaney, Sarah Malakoff, Abner Nolan, and Kelli Yon. Through Sept 7.

San Francisco Center for the Book 300 De Haro; 565-0545. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm. "The Relevant Structure," a showcase of book arts. Through Fri/30.

San Francisco Main Library Children's Center, 100 Larkin, second flr; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Mosaic," work by young local artists. Through Sat/31.

Sargent Johnson Gallery African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton; 771-AFRO, www.afrosolo.org. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm, and by appt. "AfroSolo Arts Festival," an exhibit of works by Idris Hassan, Rodney L. Ewing, Daria Niles, Karen Carraway, and Ajuan Mance. Through Sat/31.

Scott Nichols 49 Geary, Fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Ballroom," black and white photographs by Andy Stewart. Through Sat/31. "John Lee Hooker's Last Recording Session," photographs by Johnny Ace (reception Sept 5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Oct 2.

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. "Borges: The Time Machine/La Máquina del Tiempo," letters, manuscripts, photographs, and other items documenting the life of Jorge Luis Borges. Through Sun/1.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 307-0109. Sat-Mon, noon-4pm, and by appt. "I hate being a girl," a group show of mixed-media works by Ulrika Andersson, Libby Black, Daniel Gorrell, Kara Maria, and Jo Nigoghossian. Through Sept 8.

Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Golden Gate Park, Ninth Ave at Lincoln Way; 661-1316, ext 303. Call for hours. "Plants of Luther Burbank," watercolors by Wayne David Hand. Through Sept 30.

Studio Z 314 11th St; 221-7100. Mon-Fri, 3-7pm. "San Francisco - Then and Now," work by Michael Bowen. Through Fri/29.

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

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth flr; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Japan Show," works by Toshio Iwasa, Koi Kawashima, Masando Kito, Tetsumi Minoh, Mas Nakajima, Kenjilo Nanao, Katsu Nishimori, and Soichiro Tomioka. Through Sept 14.

Vorpal 393 Grove; 397-9200. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. "Colors of Summer: An Intriguing Art Gallimaufry," works by various artists including Paul Gauguin, Roberto Matta, James Ensor, Yozo Hamaguchi, and Pablo Picasso. Through Sept 14.

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, S-, and Olu Oguibe. Through Fri/30.

Weinstein Gallery 253 Grant; 397-6177. Daily, 10am-7pm. Sculpture, painting, and mixed-media work by Marc Chagall. Through Sept 15.

Bay Area

Albany Arts 1251 Solano, Albany; (510) 526-9558. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "The People of Nepal and Village Life," color photographs by Michael T. Williams. Through Sat/31.

Latham Square Office Building 1611 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 238-3843. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "Interiors," work by Katherine Westerhout. Through Fri/30.

Lucky Tackle 6608 San Pablo, Oakl; (510) 484-4373. Fri-Sun, 1-5pm and by appt. "Shit-Hot," works by Brian Boyer, Sarah Cain, David Fulton, Mariah Robertson, Amy Robinson, and others. Through Sat/31.

Oakland Art Gallery 199 Kahn's Alley, Broadway and 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0395. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Oakland Portraits: Then and Now, 1852-2002," an exhibit celebrating the collaboration between the City of Oakland/State of California Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery, the Oakland Art Gallery, and the Artship Windows Project. Through Mon/2.