March 5 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

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. March 8-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 March 31. "LED Images: Studies in Motion and Rest." Works by Jim Campbell. Through April 3. "Folkall Project." A sculpture made out of donated eyeglasses by Eto Otitigbe. Through May 4. "Seeing." Installations focusing on the concept of sight. Through Sept 1.

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). "No Ghost Just a Shell." Works by Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno. Through March 16. "Body Design." Works by various designers. Through March 23. "Architecture + Water." Models, drawings, and video animations by various architects. Through March 23. "Richter 858." Eight paintings by Gerhard Richter. Through April 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 aquired by SFMOMA through patron Phyllis Wattis. Through June 24.

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

Museum of Children's Art 538 Ninth St, Oakl; (510) 465-8700. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Free. "Thornhill School Exhibition." Works by students of Thornhill School. Through March 15.

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. "State of Emergency: Disaster Response in California." A survey of California disasters since 1906 through photographs by Maggie Hallahan. Through March 30. "Wild Wings: The Waterfowl Art of Harry Curieux Adamson." Oil and tempera paintings and sketches by Adamson. Through March 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. "The Art of Seeing: Nature Revealed Through Illustration." More than 60 works celebrating plant and animal life. March 8-June 15. "Quizzical Eye: The Personal Photography of Rondal Partridge." Photographs, photo cubes, collages, and mixed-media works by Partridge. Through June 22.

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). "Intaglio Prints by John Cage." Works on paper by John Cage. Through March 16. "MATRIX 202: Berni Searle A Matter of Time." Works by Bernie Searle. Through March 23. "Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations, 1979-2000." More than 20 works. Through March 30. "Aftermath." A new installation by Fred Wilson. Through July 20.

galleries

Opening

Atelier of Famous Melissa and Co. 545 Sutter; 788-1866. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm. "Love's Mysteries Revealed Second Annual XOX," works by local artists (reception Thurs/6, 7-10pm). March 6-April 26.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Gordon Onslow Ford at Ninety: Paintings from the Last Five Years." Through Sat/8. Works by Cynthia Ona Innis (reception March 15, call for hours). March 11-April 5.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. By appt only. "Facets of the Feminine," multimedia exhibition (reception Fri/7, 7-11pm). Fri/7, 7-11pm; Sat/8, 11a-3pm.

Chatter Box 1195A Church; 647-0900. "Dreaming of the Floating World," photographs from Burning Man by James A. Derr (reception March 15, 3-8pm). March 5-31.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Drawings by Stephen Namara (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-8pm). March 6-29.

Fraenkel 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Not Exactly Photographs," works by Bellmer, Cornell, Duchamp, Gober, and others. March 6-April 26.

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. March 7-29.

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 March 29. Recent paintings by Amy Weiskopf; "Early Figure Drawings," work by Frank Lobdell (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). March 6-29.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Edges: Between Chaos and Stillness," work by Connie Noyes (reception Thurs/6, 6-8pm). March 6-31.

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 (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). March 6-29.

Lucky Tackle 6608 San Pablo, Oakl; (510) 484-4373. Fri-Sun, 1-5pm; and by appt. New work by Amanda A. Hendricks (reception Sat/8, 6:30pm). March 8-April 5.

Melting Point Gallery 1340 Bryant; 769-2939. Call for hours. "Headpiece: The Art of Glass Pipes," glass sculpture by 17 artists (reception Sat/8, 6-10pm). Sat/8-Sun/9.

ODC Theater Gallery 3153 17th St; 626-6745. Tues-Sat, 2-5pm. "Acception: No Exception," work by Bay Area Youth (reception March 12, 5-8pm). March 7-29.

PBA Galleries 133 Kearny; 989-2665. Call for hours. "Art and Photography, Illustrated Books, Original Photographs, and Prints," a preview of works to be auctioned Thurs/13, 1pm. Tues/11-Wed/12, 9am-5pm.

Robert Koch 49 Geary; 421-0122. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Subterranea," work by Sally Gall (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). March 6-April 26.

San Francisco Center for the Book 300 De Haro; 565-0545. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "Inside Cover," works by Dutch, English, French, Irish, Italian, Scottish, German, and American artists (reception Fri/7, 6-8pm). March 7-May 30.

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 (reception Wed/5, 5:30-7:30pm). March 5-28.

Scott Nichols 49 Geary, Fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm; and by appt. Recent work by Rolfe Horn. March 6-April 26.

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 (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). March 6-26.

Bay Area

Nexus 2707 Eighth St, Berk; (510) 486-8118. Sun, 2-6pm; Mon-Tues, 6-8pm; Wed, 4-8pm. "Friends with Nothing in Common," works by seven artists (reception Sat/8, 6-11pm). March 8-13.

21 Grand 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 444-7263. Thurs, 4-8pm; Fri-Sun, 1-6pm. Drawing-based installations by Chris Reuss and Michelle Valdez (reception Fri/7, 7-10pm). March 6-30.

Worth Ryder Gallery UC Berkeley, 116 Kroeber Hall, Berk; (510) 642-9040. Tues-Sat, 1-4pm. "Making Oddworld Odd," the artwork behind the video game Oddworld (reception Wed/5, 4-7pm). Through Mon/10. "Periphery: A Group Show of Bay Area Artists," works by Lydia Cort, Tia Factor, Laura Heyman, Amanda Hughen, Valerie Imus, Jennifer Parker, Jennifer Starkweather, PK Steffen, and Dharma Strasser. March 11-29.

Ongoing

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 (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). March 31. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. "Rock, Paper, Scissors," works by Tara Meredith and Anna Tgipto (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 28. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "American Society of Portrait Artists," various works (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 31.

Adobe Books 3166 16th St; 864-3936. Daily, noon-10pm. New works by Sarah Cain and Kyle Knobel. Through Fri/7.

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Pastel Diaspora," mixed media work by Indigo Som; "Topographic Sense," mixed media works by Lisa Goldschmid. Through March 14.

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 333 Bryant; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, by appt. Sculpture and mixed-media works by Gordon Huether (reception Wed/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 28.

Bonnafont Gallery 946A Greenwich; 431-7546. Sat-Sun, 2-5pm, and by appt. Work by Holly Downing. Through Sun/9.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-5pm. "Animation Boxes," works by Lawrence Jordan; new paintings by Dean Byington. Through Sat/8.

Gallery Sanchez at Noe Valley Ministry 1021 Sanchez; 822-9581. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "Artifacts of Life," paintings and drawings by Phyllis Rockne and Patricia Westergard (reception Sat/8, 2-4pm). Through April 11.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread," works by Lauren Dyer, Seth Koen, Christian Maychack, Ulrike Palmbach, Becky Schaefer, Tucker Schwarz, Lisa Solomon, and Anna Von Mertens (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through April 19.

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 (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 29.

Hotel Biron Gallery 45 Rose; 703-0403. Tues-Sun, 5pm-2am. Work by Janet Allinger (reception Thurs/6, 7pm). Through March 31.

John Berggruen 228 Grant; 781-4629. Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. Recent paintings by Clare Kirkconnell. Through Sat/8.

Limn Gallery 292 Townsend; 977-1300. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, 9am-3pm. Works by Doug Beube; "Made OF Paper," a group show. Through Fri/7.

Lola Gallery 2519 Mission; 401-6800. By appt. "21st Century," sculpture, installations, and more. Through Sat/8.

Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market; 255-5971. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm; and by appt. "Pavil: Wick." OsGemeos ("the twins") are 29-year-old brothers and self-taught artists from São Paolo, Brazil. This is only their second visit to the United States, and it's their first-ever show on the West Coast. They spent almost three weeks putting together this amazing installation, which includes dolls, paintings, graffiti, and mixed-media sculptures, all made with found materials from San Francisco. Their work is incredibly beautiful and crosses every genre boundary you can think of; just a single black line calls to mind a hundred different images, from urban spray-painted graffiti to the cave drawings of Lascaux. After your visit, remember to cross the street and check out the mural OsGemeos painted on the adjacent building (1005 Market). Through March 15. (Westbrook)

Parlor Projects 1311 Church; 824-1311. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm; and by appt. "Illicit Images at the Movies," prints and photographs by Richard Lowenberg. Through Sat/8.

Patricia Sweetow Gallery 49 Geary, fourth flr; 788-5126. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Les Annes Trente, Modern Architecture in Brussels," photographs by Irmel Kamp (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 29.

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "A Second Look: Vernacular Art in the Mission," 12 color photographs. Through Fri/7.

Soularch Gallery 4033A Judah; 759-4100. Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Work and Rework," paintings by Brian Herrick. Through Fri/7.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 307-0109. Tues, Fri-Sat, 8-10pm, and by appt. "An Uncertain Line," drawings by Jennifer Kaufman, Lee Walton, Libby Black, and Tucker Nichols. Through March 21. See Critic's Choice.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm; Thurs-Fri, 10am-3pm. "In the Dark," black-and-white photographs. Through Wed/5.

364 Hayes Street Gallery 364 Hayes; 431-0364. Tues-Wed, noon-6pm; Thurs-Sat, noon-7pm. "Kit and Caboodles," needlework by Becky Schaefer (reception Sat/8, 6-7:30pm). Through March 28.

Tinhorn Press and Gallery 511 Laguna; 621-1292. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-6pm; Sun, 1-5pm. Selected graphic work of Mayumi Oda (reception Thurs/6, 5-8:30pm). Through April 20.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New paintings by Jeffrey Long (reception Thurs/6, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 31.

Bay Area

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). "Conceptual Contraptions: The Art of Bernie Lubell and Sheri Simons," large-scale machines by the contemporary artists. Through Sun/9.

Door.7.Gallery 2316 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 653-9529. Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-5pm. "Pre-view." Door.7 is the brainchild of local artists Jeannie Lydon and Ivan Blackshear. Its grand reopening exhibition features works by a few carefully chosen local up-and-comers whose names you may recognize from shows at like-minded art spaces: Matthew Hart, Chris Pew, Alex Kopps, Christopher A. Ruess, and Andrew Schoultz. Pew's painting is a vaguely nightmarish sci-fi montage of humans fitted with protective gas masks that make them look like monstrous robots. Ruess and Kopps collaborate on a shrine made from desiccated bits and pieces of nature. On an adjoining wall, Schoultz's painted birds seem to be evacuating rather than merely flying by this unsettling display. Lydon and Blackshear probably didn't intend their show to comment with such seeming directness on this uncertain point in American history. Even so, "Pre-View" is still open to that interpretation, as well as a powerful demonstration of what these artists have in common: not only a fairly ominous view of contemporary urban life but also a means and style of expression that is playful and unapologetically complex. Through Sat/8. (Westbrook)

Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2164. Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "California Paintings 1910-1940: Selections from the Mills College Art Museum," more than 40 paintings by California artists; "Subtle Sight," works by contemporary artists, including Stephanie Syjuci, Greg Niemeyer, and Trevor Phelan. Through Thurs/6. "Exodus: Keba Konte at the Mills College Art Museum," photobased images and a 1970s Lincoln Continental. Through Thurs/6.