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

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $6, $4 students and seniors, $2 for ages 6 to 12, free five and under. "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. "Keeping the Faith: The Life and Art of Morrie Turner." Panel cartoons and comic strips by Morrie Turner. Through July 27.

Chinese Historical Society of America and Chinese American National Museum 965 Clay; 391-1188. Tues-Fri, 11am-4pm. $3, $2 seniors, $1 for 6-17, free for 5 and under. "Cultural Fragments." An interactive installation by Amy Lam. Through Aug 31.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for 3 and under. "The Spirit of Exploration: Roald Amundsen's Polar Expeditions." More than 90 black-and-white photographs. Through July 6. "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 Sept 1. (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. "Midday Sun Exhibition." An exhibit dedicated to the life and work of Mexican photographer Mariana Yampolsky. Through May 30. "Imágenes de un Siglo." Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Through June 15.

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. "Time and Dreams on my Hands." Almost 40 mixed-media paintings by Anna Caser. Through Aug 10. "Chrystalis," sculptural works by Susan Marie Freda. Through Aug 10.

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. "Valuables: Jewelry in the New Millennium." Work by 13 contemporary jewelers. War Toys Redux." Glass-and-steel sculptures by Bella Feldman. Both exhibits through Aug 17.

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). "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 awards. Through July 27. "Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn's Nudes, 1949-50." Silver and platinum prints by Irving Penn. Through July 27. "Reel Sculpture." Film installations by Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Abbas Kiarostami, and Atom Egoyan. Through Aug 3. "ROY/design series 1." Works by architect Lindy Roy. Through Sept 7.

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. "San Francisco 1900: On Stage." Ongoing. "San Francisco in Song." Ongoing. "Maestro: Photographic Portraits of Tom Zimberoff." Portraits of national and international conductors. Ongoing.

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 Fri/23.

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). "Time after Time: Asia and Our Moment." Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, and video from Asia. Through July 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. "The Art of Seeing: Nature Revealed Through Illustration." More than 60 works celebrating plant and animal life. Through June 15. "Quizzical Eye: The Personal Photography of Rondal Partridge." Photographs, photo cubes, collages, and mixed-media works by Partridge. Through June 22. "Iconic to Ironic: Fashioning California Identity." More than 100 articles of clothing and accessories. Through Sept 21.

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). "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. Through June 29. "Matrix 203: Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba Memorial Project, Vietnam." Three films by the artist. Through June 29. "Aftermath." A new installation by Fred Wilson. Through July 20. "Everything Matters: Paul Kos, A Retrospective." More than 20 works spanning 30 years of the artist's career. Through July 20. "UC Berkeley Masters of Fine Art Graduate Exhibition." The 33rd annual exhibit includes works by Joseph Arnold, Veronica De Jesus, Amanda Hughen, Andrew James, Alexander Munn, Heather Patterson, and Ryan Reynolds. May 16-July 27.

galleries

Opening

Atrium Gallery 901 Market; 399-8537. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. "Rhizome: Tracings, Transformation, and Remembrance," painting, mixed-media, and sculpture (reception May 29, 5-7pm). May 26-Sept 12.

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Stripe Paintings: 1979-1981," works by Karl Benjamin. May 22-July 5.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Thurs-Sun, noon-5pm; and by appt. "Shelf Life," works by Jeremy Fish, Jeff Roysdon, Andrew Schoultz, Mars, Ferris Plock, Maura Vazakas, James Kirkpatrick, and Bryan Jablonski (reception Sat/24, 7-11pm). May 24-July 7. See 8 Days a Week, page tk.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth fl; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs 10:30am-7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "David Klamen: Conflate, Disclose, Erase," painting by David Klamen (reception Thurs/22, 5:30-7:30pm). May 22-July 5.

International Village Gallery 3036 Larkin; 441-ARTS. Tues-Thurs, 11am-7pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Primavera," work by Carlos Perez and Carlos Muslera. May 24-June 14.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Tues, by appt. "Power and Affection," work by Ulrika Andersson (reception Fri/23, 5:30-8pm). May 21-July 5.

Sanitary Fill Company 401 Tunnel; 330-1414, www.norcalwaste.com. "Casa Dulce," work by Isis Rodriguez and Nicole Repack. Fri/23, 5-9pm. See Critic's Choice.

Walter and McBean Galleries San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut; 749-4563. Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm. "BFA and Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition," work by graduates of Art Institutes Bachelor of Fine Arts. May 23-31.

Bay Area

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm; and by appt. "Waterworld," works by various artists; curated by Lauren Davies (reception Thurs/22, 6-8pm). May 22-June 21.

San Pablo Arts Gallery San Pablo Civic Center, 1 Alvarado Square, 13831 San Pablo; (510) 836-2663. Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. "Shaman Visions: A Huichol Indian View of the Cosmos," yarn paintings by Eligio Carrillo (reception June 3, 5-7pm). May 24-July 20.

Women's Cancer Resource Center Gallery 5741 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 601-4040, ext 11. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; second and fourth Sat, noon-4pm; and by appt. "Breast Blessings," painted breast castings by Bibiana Lao (reception Fri/23, 7-9pm). May 23-July 3.

Ongoing

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm; and by appt. "Mr. Brown Turns Blue," photographs and objects by Michael Campbell. Through Fri/23.

Aurobora Press 147 Natoma; 546-7880. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm. New works by Brad Durham. Through May 31.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 920-0896. Sat-Sun, 2-6pm. "Connections," works by various artists. Through Sun/25.

Blue Room Gallery 2331 Mission; 282-8411. Wed and Sun, noon-9pm; Thurs-Sat, noon-10pm. Work by Michael Markowitz, Nikolai Atanassov, Peter St. Lawrence, and Caren McCaleb. Through June 22.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Recent paintings by Claire Klarewicz-Okser. Through May 31.

Canessa 708 Montgomery; 296-9029. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Mostly Pastels," works by Edward Bergh. Through Fri/23.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 939-3310. Wed-Sun, 11am-7pm. "Color, Mood, and the Art of Silence," new artwork by Dennis McNulty, Elliott Easterling, Tina Vietmier, and Tom Fowler. Through Wed/21.

Chatter Box 1185 Church; 647-0900. Tues-Fri, 11:30am-6:30pm; Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Painting and jewelry by Robin Senour. Through May 31.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Paintings by Chris Cosnowski. Through May 31.

Don Soker Contemporary Art 49 Geary; 291-0966. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Selected paintings by Tim Rice. Through May 31.

Ebert Gallery 49 Geary, fourth fl; 296-8405. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11-5pm. Mono prints and paintings by Claribel Cone. Through May 31.

Eleonore Austerer 565 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Latin Diversity," works by Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Zúniga, Felipe Castañeda, Vladimir Cora, Francisco Ruiz, Roberto Azank, and Milton Estrella-Gavidia. Through May 31.

Focus Gallery 2423 Polk; 567-9067. Wed and Fri-Sun, noon-6pm; Tues and Thurs, noon-9pm. "Images of Landscape: Real or Imagined," a juried exhibition of works by 21 members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective. Through May 31.

Freddie Fong Contemporary Art 760 Market, No. 258; 391-6133. Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; and by appt. "Self Performed," works by Jona Frank, Tina Wolfe, Shirin Neshat, Ann Hamilton, and Elinor Carucci. Through Sat/24.

Galería de la Raza 2857 24th St; 826-8009. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "Moment's Notice," a collective collage created by various artists. Through Sat/24.

Gallery OneZero 10 Vinton Court; www.galleryonezero.com. Fri-Sat, 2-6pm (first Thurs, 5-7pm). "Iterations," paintings, shadow boxes, and color photographs by Francesca Pera and Nancy Warner (reception Sat/24, 2-6pm). Through June 28.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; and by appt. "Mark: Contemporary Drawings," works by various artists. Through May 28.

George Krevsky Gallery 77 Geary; 397-9748. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. New paintings by Maury Lapp. Through May 31.

Glama-Rama! 417 South Van Ness; 861-4526. Call for hours. "Hairpiece," a tribute to Mission neighborhood hair salons by Sahar Khoury. Through Sat/24.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary, fifth floor; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "Jazz: Vintage Photographs from the 1950s," photos by Hugh Bell, Jerry Dantzic, Steve Schapiro, and others; "Some Place," color-field narratives by Patty Cateura. Through May 31.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Studio Figures and Recent Landscapes," works by Terry St. John. Through May 31.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "The Dakota Series," paintings by Ann West; "Variable High Cloudiness," paintings by Carolyn Meyer. Through May 31.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Thinking Ahead," new sculptures by Anne Stryke. Through May 31.

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, second fl; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "HB, B, 2B + Pigment + Medium - (Infinity)," paintings by Sharon Ben-Tal. Through May 31.

Herbst Pavilion Fort Mason, Marina at Laguna; 771-7020. Daily, noon-6pm. "MFA Exhibition," works in all media by graduating students of San Francisco Art Institute's Master of Fine Arts program. Through Sun/25.

Hospitality House 146 Leavenworth; 749-2132. Call for hours. "Earth Works," ceramic works by San Francisco homeless and at-risk artists. Through Mon/26.

Intersection for the Arts 446 Valencia; 626-2787. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm. "The World Is Beginning to Tremble: Ché = R + Evolution. Ché is remembered today for only a fraction of what he actually accomplished as a doctor, journalist, photographer, educator, and of course, revolutionary. His image has suffered the same fate, reduced over the last few decades to a mere handful of pop-iconic pictures that belie very little of his real-life complexity. Rectifying some of this historical oversimplification was what Claudia Bernardi and 12 of her former California College of Arts and Crafts students had in mind when they began planning this installation. Bernardi et al focus on his accomplishments, in particular his literacy campaigns. Red-bound books are everywhere on every wall: metal plated, wax encrusted, tied up, stripped, stacked, and punctured. Rather than showing the familiar image of Ché dead on a canvas stretcher, they re-create the moment of his martyrdom with a book that's been shot up as Ché's body was. The show is an unapologetic celebration of Ché's idealism and self-sacrifice. Through Sat/24. (Westbrook)

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm; and by appt. "Forbidden Photographs," photographs by Charles Gatewood; "War Toys," an installation by Larnie Fox. Through Sat/24.

Lucky Tackle 6608 San Pablo, Oakl; (510) 484-4373. Fri-Sun, 1-5pm; and by appt. "The Patriot Library," a new installation by artist collective, Finishing School and Christy Thomas. Through Sat/24.

Market Street Kiosks along Market Street between Van Ness and Embarcadero; 252-2559. Work by Kara Maria. Through Aug 15.

Michael Martin 101 Townsend, Ste 207; 543-1550. Tues, Thurs, Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Paint Junkies," works by various artists. Through May 29.

Pasquale Iannetti 531 Sutter; 433-2771. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "The Graphic Works of Francis Bacon," works dating from 1965-1991. Through Sat/24.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm; and by appt. "Collab," works created through artist collaboration; featured artists include Kamau Amu Patton and Githinji Mbire, Kelly Turnstal and Maya Hayuk, Christopher Ruess and Ezra Li Eifmont, Damon Soule and Romanowski, and Mars and Misk. Through May 31.

San Francisco Underground Gallery 3041 24th St; 595-7956. Mon, Wed, and Fri, noon-7pm; Sat-Sun, 11am-8pm. Recent works by Farnaz Shadravan. Through Fri/23.

Sargent Johnson Gallery African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton; 771-AFRO, www.afrosolo.org. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm; and by appt. "Malcolm X: A Hero for a New Generation," photographs, recordings, historic documents, and others works dedicated to the life of Malcolm X. Through July 16.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Alternate Arterials," video installation by Linda Wysong. Through Sat/24. "Shadow Cabinets," works by Free Fruit/Fruta Gratis. Through June 14.

39th Exposure Gallery and Studio 39 Mesa, No. 4, Main Post, Presidio Park; 561-3123. Thurs, 4-7pm; Fri, 1-6pm; Sat-Mon, noon-5pm. Photographs by Margaret Timbrell, Mary Shisler, Carol Drobek, Cheryl Humbart, Steven Poe, George "Crunchy" Gun, and George Gund III. Through Fri/23.

364 Hayes Street Gallery 364 Hayes; 431-0364. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Constructed Landscapes," photographs by Paula McCartney. Through Thurs/22.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent monotypes by Kevin Fletcher. Through Sat/24.

Velvet da Vinci 508 Hayes; 626-7478. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Chess." This traveling exhibition presents an incredible collection of chess pieces by 90 international artists. The artists' only constraint was that each piece had to be small enough to play on a standard chessboard. Otherwise, anything was fair game, and the results are more than just a fabulous bunch of pint-size sculptures. Kings and queens predominate, not surprisingly. Their powerful roles, combined with their strong gender identification, served as creative (and humorous) inspiration for artists such as Dawn Emms and Hilary Pfeifer. Katy Hackney chopped up an ordinary, contemporary chess set and reglued the pieces into crooked conglomerations of black and white, pawns and bishops, kings, queens, and who knows what. They come off as thoughtful subversions of the roles and symbols associated with this time-honored and intensely intellectual game. Through May 31. (Westbrook)

Weinstein Gallery 383 Geary; 362-8151. Sun-Wed, 10am-7pm; Thurs, 9:30am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 9:30am-10:30pm. Works by Leonor Fini and Salvador Dali. Through Fri/23.

Bay Area

Ardency Gallery 709 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 836-0831. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Flirting with Death I Found Holiness," works by Felipe Flores. Through Sat/24.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "IIII Seasons," an 18-panel painting representing the change and constancy of the seasons. Through Fri/23.

Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2164. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-4pm; Wed, 11am-7:30pm; Sun, 1-4pm. "Mills MFA Exhibition 2003," work by 12 artists. Through Sun/25.

Nexus 2701 Eighth St, Berk; (510) 486-8118. Call for hours. "Dreaming beyond Limits: Entering the Realm of Dire Beauty," works by seven Bay Area artists. Through Mon/26.