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

Asian Art Museum 200 Larkin; 379-8800, www.asianart.org. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm (Thurs, 10am-9pm). $10, $7 seniors, $6 for ages 12 to 17, free for 11 and under. "Warrior Kings and Divine Jesters: Indonesian Puppets from the Herbert Collection." More than 200 puppets from Indonesia. Through Aug 31.

California Historical Society 678 Mission; 357-1848. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. $3, $1 seniors and students, free for six and under and members. "Quizzical Eye: The Photographs of Rondal Partridge." This exhibition traces Rondal Partridge's career in California photography; a concurrent show at the Oakland Museum of California examines his "personal photography." It begins with his work in the 1930s under Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams and then follows him to the rodeo circuit and to a brief stint in New York doing magazine work in the 1940s. His roadside-America images from the '50s and '60s look at all different kinds of signage and commercial architecture, and recent photos of family and friends round out the show. Through June 22. (Westbrook)

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 ages 12 to 17, free for 10 and under (free Tues). "Treasures of a Lost Art." Italian manuscript paintings from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Through Aug 31. "Black and White: Prints from the 1970s and 1980s." More than 20 prints by Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, Chuck Close, Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Bryan Hunt, and Robert Arneson. Through Sept 28.

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. "Keeping the Faith: The Life and Art of Morrie Turner." Panel cartoons and comic strips by Turner. Through July 27. "Alternative to What?" Comic art of alternative weekly newspapers. June 14-Oct 5.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for three 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. "Imágenes de un Siglo." Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo. Through Sun/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 Design Museum Metreon, 101 Fourth St; www.meandra.org. Thurs-Mon, 10am-10pm. $5-10. "Inspiration Perspiration." An exhibition of sports-related design. Through Aug 17.

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). "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.

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 Sun/15. "Quizzical Eye: The Personal Photography of Rondal Partridge." Photographs, photo cubes, collages, and mixed-media works by Partridge. Through June 22. "Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography." An examination of the history of African American photographers from 1840 to the present. Through Aug 31. "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. Through July 27.

galleries

Opening

Atrium 600 Townsend; 559-7774. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm. "Summer 2003 Exhibition," works by the Pacific Rim Sculptor's Group (reception Wed/11, 5:30-7:30pm). Through July 28.

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason; 397-2000. Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm; and by appt. "Masters of Modern Art," works by Bacon, Calder, Chagall, Clemente, Diebenkorn, Haring, Hockney, and others (reception Thurs/12, 5:30-8:30pm). Through Aug 28.

Brava Theater Center 2789 24th St; 771-9271, www.sfbff.org. Call for hours; free with Brava Theater show ticket purchase. "Dreamscape: Capturing the Dreams, Myths, and Legends of Remote Indigenous African Tribes," photographs and mixed-media work by Janis Miglavs; in conjunction with the San Francisco Black Film Festival. Thurs/12-Sun/15.

Chatter Box 1185 Church; 647-0900. Tues-Fri, 11:30am-6pm; Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Altered Barbi," dolls by more than 45 artists (reception Sat/14, 3-7pm). June 14-30. See 8 Days a Week.

Friday the Thirteenth West 331 Potrero; 863-2285. Thurs-Sat, 1-5pm. Paintings by Philip Buscemi (reception Fri/13, 6-8:30pm). June 13-July 18.

Galería de la Raza 2857 24th St; 826-8009. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "Border Xicanographies," multimedia work by Armando Rascon (reception Sat/14, 7-10pm). June 14-Aug 9.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Solid Concept IV," works by Terry Fox, Howard Fried, Sharon Grace, David Ireland, Paul Kos, and Tom Marioni (reception Wed/11, 5:30-7:30pm). Through July 3.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; and by appt. "Bodies of Land," work by Leigh Beisch (reception Fri/13, 6-9pm). June 13-July 11.

Melting Point Gallery 1340 Bryant; 769-2939. Fri-Mon, 1-6pm. "Life Lines: Four Years of Painting," works by Vibrata Chromodoris (reception Thurs/12, 7-11pm). Thurs/12-Sat/14.

National Product 1845 Market; 255-1920. Wed-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Double Vision," new work by Jim Winters (reception Fri/13, 8-10pm). June 11-July 20.

Rena Bransten Gallery 77 Geary; 982-3292. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Optimist's Conundrum," works by Jessica Snow; "At Night," works by Yoshi Abe (reception Thurs/12, 5:30-7:30pm). June 12-July 12.

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Min-Sok: Korean Heritage in San Francisco," photographs of and documents about Korean immigrants. June 14-Aug 21.

66 Balmy Annex 591 Guerrero; 522-0502. Wed-Sun, 1-6pm. "Other Attachments, an Investigation into My Consumption," work by Francis Baker (reception Fri/13, 7-10pm). June 13-30. See Critic's Choice. Works by Francis Baker, Justine Formentelli, Gage Opdenbrouw, Jonah Burlingame, and others. Ongoing.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm. "EG: (r)Evolution of Gender," various works. Sat/14, 3-5pm, $5.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Shadow Cabinets," works by Free Fruit/Fruta Gratis. Through Sat/14. "Fresh Bananza!," works by artists from Southern Exposure's Artists in Education Program and the Youth Advisory Board (reception Sat/14, 3-7pm). June 14-28 (gallery closed June 24-26).

Thomas Reynolds Gallery 2291 Pine; 441-4093. Wed-Fri, 1-6pm; Sat-Sun, 12-6pm. "Cityscape Paintings from the Estate," works by James Stagg. June 12-July 6.

Bay Area

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Graduate Exhibition," works by artists in the Department of Arts and Consciousness (reception June 20, 6-9pm). June 16-July 3.

Ongoing

Academy of Art College Gallery 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "MFA Painting Group Show," featuring works by Alana Schwartz. Through June 27.

Adobe Books 3166 16th St; 864-3936. Daily, noon-10pm. "Crush," work by Tim Miller; "A Child's History of America," a group show featuring Donal Mosher, Nathan Burazer, Melina Finkelstein, EE Gibson III, Danny Grody, and Colter Jacobsen. Through mid July.

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm; and by appt. "Intangible: 30 X 30," works by Paula J. Clark; "Meander: an Exploration of Space," work on paper by Jennifer Starkweather. Through June 26.

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 525 Second St; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Overview," work by Eric Johnson (reception Thurs/12, 5:30-8pm). Through July 3.

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.

Bonnafont Gallery 946A Greenwich; 431-7546. Sat-Sun, 2-5pm; and by appt. Oil paintings by Bill Sheets. Through June 29.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Bear Stories and Paintings," work by Ursula Schneider (reception Sat/14, 3-5pm). Through July 5.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. Call for hours. "Flat Constellations 2," a group show of experimental flatworks (reception Fri/13, 7-10pm). Through Sun/15.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 939-3310. Wed-Sun, 11am-7pm. "From SOHO to San Francisco," new works by Alfred J. Nadel, Winad Staring, Dorsey Dunn, David Fought, Tom Giesler, Lars Howlett, Morgan Schmidt, and Justin Young. Through Thurs/12.

Crown Point Press 20 Hawthorne; 974-6273. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. New etchings by Sol LeWitt and Richard Tuttle. Through June 28.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Still Lives," photographs by Richard Copeland Miller. Through June 29.

Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery 345 Sutter; 981-1080. Call for hours. New work by Ricardo Mazal. Through July 5.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary, fifth floor; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "The Red Thread," works by Seth Koen; "Open Line," works by Mel Prest. Through June 28.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent paintings by Guy Diehl. Through June 28.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Group show and anniversary party. Through June 29.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "In the Neighborhood," paintings, drawings, and mixed media works by David Hamill, John Herschend, and Ferris Plock. Through June 29.

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

Istituto Italiano di Cultura 425 Washington; 788-7142. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "Piero Fornasetti: La Follia Pratica," works by the Italian designer. Through June 30.

It's Delectable 4416 18th St; 565-0280. Mon-Sun, 7am-7pm. Paintings and drawings by John LeFlore. Through June 30.

Lexington Club 3464 19th St; 863-2052. Daily, 3pm-2am. "Expected to Stimulate," works by Katie Bush. Through Mon/16.

Lo-Fi Customs Gallery 1776 Mission; 503-1655. Wed and Sun, 2-6pm; Thurs-Sat, 1-7pm. "Lowbrow Art Show," works by George Webber, DX, and Steve Smith. Through June 22.

Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market; 255-5971. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm; and by appt. "Outerspace Hillbilly," works by Barry McGee, Clare Rojas, Leif Goldberg, and Andrew Jeffrey Wright. Through Sat/14.

Mills Building 220 Bush; 861-9838. Call for hours. "Selections 2003: The Best of San Francisco's Emerging Artists under One Roof," works by various artists. Through June 27.

Modernism 685 Market; 541-0461. Tues-Sat, 10am-5:30pm. Selected prints by Mel Ramos, John Register, Edward Ruscha, Mark Stock, and Wayne Thiebaud; new paintings by Margaret Caldwell. Through June 21.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm; and by appt. "The Art of Design," works by Nick Philip, MatzuMTP, Kozyndan, Jon Santos, Daniel P, Exact Science, Cir Sayoc, Misk, and others. Through June 28.

SF Camerawork 1246 Folsom; 863-1001. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "Agitate: Negotiating the Photographic Process," work by Jean-Phillipe Baert, Marco Breuer, Kate Farrall, Binh Danh, Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, and others. Through Sat/14.

San Francisco Center for the Book 300 De Haro; 565-0545. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "Site and Passage: Inside Artists' Books," an exploration of the artist book by Kathy Barr, Nancy Coopersmith, Cathy de Heer, Heidi Hess, Holly Holmquist, Diane Dempsey Murray, and Amy West (reception Thurs/12, 6-8pm). Through June 26.

San Francisco Exposure Gallery 801 Howard; www.exposure.org. Thurs-Sat, noon-5pm. "Vietnam Inc," photographs documenting the Vietnam War, by Philip Jones Griffiths. Through Sat/14.

Scott Nichols 49 Geary, fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm; and by appt. Photographs by Ansel Adams, Brett and Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Johan Hagemeyer, Dorothea Lange, Ruth Bernhard, Peter Stackpole, and others. Through June 28.

Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin; 931-8035. Call for hours. "The Erotic Show," various works (reception Thurs/12, 7-11pm). Through July 15.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Work by Livia Stein and Marilyn Levin. Through July 10.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. Carved acrylic works by Kek Tee Lim; paper sculptures by Joseph Romano. Through June 21.

UC Berkeley Extension 55 Laguna; (650) 696-1180. Mon-Fri, 9am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-4pm. "In Utero," photographs by Christine Luksza. Through June 19.

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. Through June 21.

Samuel's Gallery 70 Franklin, Oakl; (510) 452-2059. Sun-Mon, noon-6pm; Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm. "Let the Picture Speak," works by Jonathan Eubanks (reception Sat/14, 2-5pm). Through July 6.

Traywick 1316 10th St, Berk; (510) 527-1214. Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Osmotica," new paintings by Linda Mieko Allen; pinhole photographs by Kris Timken. Through June 21.