November 6, 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). "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum." Almost 150 works from the British Museum collection. Through Mon/11. "Poor Richard." More than 70 drawings on paper by Philip Guston. Through Jan 26, 2003.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5. "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." Though the title of the show is "Seeing," 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 to what appears to be the same picture. It actually changes 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. Go to www.exploratorium.edu for complete information. Through Jan 31, 2003. (Westbrook) "Traits of Life: A New Living Laboratory." More than 30 exhibits explore the definition of what it means to be alive. Through March 2003.

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). "Fusing Traditions: Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists." Glass artwork by 18 artists. Through Nov 24.

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). "Dreaming in Pictures: The Photography of Lewis Carroll." Almost 80 photographs by Carroll. Through Sun/10. "Numbers." New video work by Kristin Oppenheim. Through Nov 24. "Ellsworth Kelly in San Francisco." More than 20 works by Kelly. Through Jan 5, 2003. "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting." Nearly 140 paintings from the early 1960s to the present by Richter. Through Jan 14, 2003.

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.

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, 2003.

Bay Area

Magnes Museum 2911 Russell, Berk; (510) 549-6950. Sun, 10am-4pm; Mon-Thurs, noon-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." An exhibition exploring the Congregation Ohabai Shalome. "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, 2003.

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. "Espíritu Sin Fronteras: Ofrendas for the Days of the Dead." Mexican-inspired altars and artworks. Through Dec 1. "Solo Flights: The Aerial Photographs of Robert Hartman." Robert 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, 2003. (Westbrook) "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, 2003. "State of Emergency: Disaster Response in California." A survey of California disasters since 1906 through photographs by Maggie Hallahan. Through March 30, 2003. "Wild Wings: The Waterfowl Art of Harry Curieux Adamson." Oil paintings, sketches, and tempera paintings by Harry Adamson. Nov 9-March 30, 2003.

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). "Matrix 201b: Dean Smith." Large-scale drawing on clear acetate by the artist. Through Nov 17. "MicroPainting." Miniature paintings by various artists. Through Dec 22. "Matrix 200: Yehudit Sasportas: By the River." More than 70 handpainted wood panels by Sasportas. Through Jan 19, 2003.

galleries

Opening

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 333 Bryant; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, by appt. Oil on panel works by Danäe Anderson (reception Wed/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 6-Dec 20.

Artseal 1847 Larkin; 567-3523. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Coming of Age," works by Will McBride. Nov 7-Dec 31.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 920-0896. Sat-Sun, 2-6pm. "Union Made Lords," works by Quake, Defie, Lite, Eons, Topr, Tizoe, and others (Fri/8, 8pm-midnight). Nov 8-15.

Bonnafont Gallery 946A Greenwich; 431-7546. Sat-Sun, 2-5pm, and by appt. Paintings and works on paper by Lisa Esherick (reception Tues/12, 6-8:30pm). Nov 12-Dec 8.

Canessa 708 Montgomery; 296-9029. Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm. "Bowwow Powwow," various works on the topic of canines (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-9:30pm). Nov 7-30.

Crown Point Press 20 Hawthorne; 974-6273. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Dreamingday," color etchings by Peter Doig (reception Fri/8, 6-8pm). Nov 8-Dec 31.

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 (reception Sat/9, 7-11pm). Nov 9-Dec 8.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New paintings by Erik Gonzales (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-8pm). Nov 7-30.

Eleonore Austerer 540 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Rhythms, Loops, and Circles," work by Steve Litsios. Through Dec 20. "Master of La Belle Epoque," works by Alphonse Mucha, James Tissot, and Paul Cesar Helleu. Nov 7-Dec 24.

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 (reception Tues/12, 4-6pm). Nov 12-Dec 5.

Fraenkel 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Circular Forms," photographic works by Adam Fuss from 1985-2002. Nov 7-Dec 28.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-5pm. "The Inadequacy of the Struggle Against the Inadequacy of the Struggle," works by Manuel Ocampo; new work by Tonel (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 6-30.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New work by Carlo Maria Mariani (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 7-30. "The Color of Light," works by Esteban Vicente (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 7-Jan 4, 2003.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Dear Girls," works by Marie Van Elder (reception Thurs/7, 6-8pm). Nov 7-30.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Text and Image: Art with the Written Word," various works (reception Thurs/7, 6-8pm). Nov 7-30.

J.J. Brookings Gallery 669 Mission; 546-1000. Mon-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. New works by Robert Ogata (reception Thurs/7, 5-7pm). Nov 7-Dec 20.

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 (reception Thurs/7, 6-9pm). Nov 7-Dec 14.

Museum West Fine Art 170 Minna; 546-1113. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat, 9am-6pm; Thurs, 9am-7pm. "Compositions," works by Emiko Maeda (reception Thurs/7, 5-7pm). Nov 7-Dec 3.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, noon-5pm; Sat-Mon, by appt. "ег$," paintings by Ron English and Lennie Mace (reception Thurs/7, 6-10pm). Nov 7-Dec 7.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm and by appt. "Living Large," works by Brian Barneclo, Misk, and Mars (reception Thurs/7, 8-10pm). Nov 7-Jan 2, 2003. See 8 Days a Week, page 50.

Robert Koch 49 Geary; 421-0122. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Inside Havana," work by Andrew Moore (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 7-Jan 3, 2003.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Real Hgot Rods by Vern Tardel," nine custom hot rods by Vern Tardel; photographs by Peter Vincent and David Perry (reception Wed/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 6-Dec 20.

Sanitary Fill Company 401 Tunnel; 330-1415. Call for hours. "Clone Reaction," works by Jon Brumit. Fri/8, 5-9pm.

Scott Nichols 49 Geary, Fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Scott Nichols Gallery 10th Anniversary Exhibition," works by various artists. Nov 7-Jan 4, 2003.

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. Works by members of the Hand Bookbinders of California (reception Wed/6, 6pm). Nov 6-Jan 3, 2003.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Call for hours. "From Oaxaca to Aztlan," works by artists from Oaxaca, Mexico and San Francisco (Reception Sun/10, 2-5pm). Nov 7-23.

Space 743 743 Harrison; 777-9080. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm. "100 heads and hands," sculpture by Michelle Gregor (reception Fri/8, 6-8pm). Nov 8-Dec 21.

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 (reception Fri/8, call for times). Nov 8-Dec 30.

Bay Area

Oakland Art Gallery 199 Kahn's Alley, Broadway and 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0395. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Art of Eastern Cuba," recent paintings by artists from Santiago de Cuba (reception Nov 21, 5-8pm). Nov 12-Jan 4, 2003.

21 Grand 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 444-7263. Thurs, 4-8pm; Fri-Sun, 1-6pm. Works by Lisa Phipps and Justin Walsh and music by the Sermon. Fri/8, 6-11pm, $3.

Ongoing

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Synthetic," mixed-media work by Amanda Hughen; "All and None," work by Arngunnur Yr. Through Nov 16.

Anthony Meier 3007 Jackson; 351-1400. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, by appt. "Aspects of Color," work by Carl Andre, Tony Feher, Donald Judd, and Agnes Martin. Through Nov 15.

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason; 397-2000. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm, and by appt. Oil painting by Terell Moore (reception Thurs/7, 6-9pm). Through Dec 15.

BillyBlue 54 Geary; 566-5361. Call for hours. "Capturing the Human Form: 3 Perspectives," photography by Paula Horn Kotis, Ralph Gibson, and John Dugdale. Through Nov 15.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. New sculpture by Robert Brady; "Access Program," work by Ernest J. Amaral (reception Nov 16, 3:30-5:30pm). Through Dec 7.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. By appt only. "Desiderata," new photo works by Heather Culp. Through Thurs/7.

City Arts Gallery City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan, Visual Arts Bldg, V117; 239-3000. Mon-Fri, 10am-4:30pm (also Tues-Wed, 6-8:30pm). "Works from the Will Stone Collection of the Fantastic and Surreal," works by Bell, Bellmer, Dali, Erickson, Fronczek, Fuchs, Geiser, Gillette, Magritte, Ware, Wotipka, and others. Through Nov 15.

Creativity Explored 3245 16th St; 863-2108. Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm; Sat, 11am-6pm. "Don't Call Me Retard," works by various artists on the theme of disability. Through Nov 23.

Dennis Rae Fine Art 781 Beach; 292-0387. Call for hours. "Dr. Seuss: The Secret Art Collection," more than 40 works by Ted Geisel. Through Nov 15.

Fifty24SF 228 Fillmore; 252-0144. Wed-Sun, 1-7pm. "Monster Mash," a group show celebrating Halloween. Through Nov 14.

Galería de la Raza 2857 24th St; 826-8009. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "Viology: Cultures of Violence/Violence of Culture." This exhibit is one of the most fascinating and effective group shows you'll see this year. The topic is somber, but the contributing artists approach it in all kinds of ways, often leaning more toward the poetic than the gory. Even when you come face-to-face with a dead body, as in Claudia Bernardi's Silently (a photograph of the bones of a mother and her nine-day-old child massacred in El Salvador in 1981), the artist shows it to you through a plate of paraffin wax that shelters the body and keeps prying eyes at a protective distance. The descriptions next to each artwork are indispensable, providing lots of useful background information about the artists and their work, not to mention a kind of crash course in the history of violence in Latin America. Besides the sculptures, installations, and photographs by 20 different artists living in the United States and Latin America, "Viology" also includes video PSAs by San Francisco youth and two digital murals. Through Nov 23. (Westbrook)

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Recent photographs by Michael Venera. Through Fri/8.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society Gallery Space 973 Market, fourth flr; 777-5455. Tues-Sat, 1-5pm. "Evolving Bodies: Exploring the Shifting Expression and Circulation of Physical Desires in Images and Words." Through Nov 15.

Hang at the Canvas 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0070. Mon-Wed, 11am-7pm; Thurs-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm. "Trick or Treat," a group show by Hang at the Canvas artists. Through Nov 19.

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, second flr; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Spectrum Sequence," work by Stephen Giannetti. Through Sat/9.

Herbst International Exhibition Hall 385 Moraga, Presidio; 441-3400. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Newfangle No. 4," Gen Art SF's fourth annual exhibition of technology-based works by Bay Area artists. Through Nov 17.

Jack Hanley Gallery 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. Works by Erwin Wurm. Through Nov 16.

James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin, third flr; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Discovering Passions: Tracking a Series of Self-Defining Voices and Images that Shattered Invisibility and Fashioned Community 1945-1995." Through Nov 15.

Jewett Gallery San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin, lower level; 557-4277. Sun, noon-5pm; Mon and Sat, 10-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm. "Vietnam: Journey of the Heart," photographs by Geoffrey Clifford. Through Tues/12.

John Pence 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Still Lifes + Florals + Interiors," an invitational exhibition featuring work by 42 artists. Through Sat/9.

Linc Real Art 1632 Market; 503-1981. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm. New drawings and sculpture by Fred Hayes. Through Nov 19.

Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery 49 Geary; (415) 625-1350. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Graphic Novel," recent paintings by Nick Ackerman (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Nov 30.

Market Street Kiosks along Market Street between Van Ness and Embarcadero; 252-2559. "Home," six paintings by Megan Wilson. Through Nov 14.

Michael Martin 101 Post; 543-1550. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, by appt. Grand-opening exhibition. Through Nov 23.

Ruby's Clay Studio and Gallery 552A Noe; 558-9819. Daily, 9am-7pm. "Bon Bon Goes to Obon," photographs and clay works by Bonita Cohn. Through Tues/12.

San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl; 252-2568. Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. "Immortal Dust: The Hidden People of Sudan," photographs and prints by James Nicholls. Through Sat/9.

Shapiro 760 Market, Ste 248; 398-6655. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Black Panthers 1968," photographs by Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch (reception Thurs/7, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Nov 30.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 307-0109. Sat-Mon, noon-4pm, and by appt. Mixed-media works by Noah and Richard Lang. Through Nov 17.

SRO Gallery 2344 Market; 566-5361. Call for hours. "Capturing the Human Form: Three Perspectives," figurative photography by Paula Horn Kotis, Ralph Gibson, and John Dugdale. Through Nov 16.

Stephen Wirtz Gallery Bankers Investment Bldg, 49 Geary; 433-6879. Call for hours. "Vivid," new works by Laurie Reid; "The Age of Adolescence," vintage photographs by Joseph Sterling. Through Sat/9.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm; Thurs-Tues, 11am-3pm. "Biraciality: A Prism for Consciousness," paintings and mixed-media installations by Linden Keiffer. Through Wed/6.

Tangent Contemporary Art 355 Bryant, Ste 307; 977-0920. By appt. Works by Sharon Ben-Tal, Pip Dickens, and Laurel Hunter. Through Nov 15.

Trailer Gallery 440 Jessie; 409-8697. Sat-Sun, noon-7pm, and by appt. Works by more than 15 Bay Area artists in design, film, fashion, and sound. Through Sun/10.

Bay Area

Cecile Moochnek 1809D Fourth St, Berk; (510) 549-1018. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Poetics of Space," new ceramic works by Kevin Nierman and new paintings by Tyrell Collins. Through Sun/10.

Green Shutter Gallery 22654 Main, Hayward; (510) 538-2787. Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm. Works by Tanna Bellia, Amy Died, and Therese May (reception Fri/8, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Dec 6.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "The Breath of Space: Paintings as Installation," work by Airiel Mulvaney (reception Sat/9, 4-7pm). Through Nov 14.

Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2164. Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Rendering," works by Jeannette Louie (reception Wed/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Dec 15.

Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett, Richmond; (510) 620-6772, www.therichmondartcenter.org. Tues-Fri, 10am-4:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm. "Turf: Artists who Live, Work, or Have Studios in West Contra Costa County," works by various artists; "The Sixth International Enamel Guild Exhibition"; "Babes in Toyland," work by Katherine Aoki and Isis Rodriguez; "Flesh Series," work by Sandra Hemsworth; "Safe and Sexy: Personae and Codes of Public Space"; "Center for Accessible Technology's Disability Mural." Through Nov 15.