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. "In a New Light: The Asian Art Museum Collection." More than 2,500 works from the museum's collection. Ongoing.

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 Sun/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.

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. Through Oct 5.

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 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)

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 Tues/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 Sat/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. "Ore to Opulence." An examination of the history of silver from the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 through the following three decades. June 19-Oct 4.

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

Museum of Anthropology 103 Kroeber Hall, Room 3712, UC Berkeley; (510) 643-1193. Wed-Sat, 10am-4:30pm; Sun, noon-4:30pm. "The World in a Frame: Photographs from the Great Age of Exploration, 1865-1915." Over 30 images by Carleton E. Watkins, Timothy O'Sullivan, Edward S. Curtis, John Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Frederick Monsen, Maison Bonfils, and Felice Beato. Through March 2004.

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. "Quizzical Eye: The Personal Photography of Rondal Partridge." Photographs, photo cubes, collages, and mixed-media works by Partridge. Through Sun/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

Aquarius Records 1055 Valencia; 647-2272. Mon-Wed, 10am-9pm; Thurs-Sun, 10am-10pm. "Immolating Without Oxygen," works by M.S. Walron. Through June 30. "We're Desperate: The Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy," photographs of the San Francisco and Los Angeles punk scenes from 1978 to 1980. June 19-Aug 19.

CELLspace 2050 Bryant; 648-7562. Daily, 10am-10pm. "That's So Gay: Art by Youth with LGBT Parents," works by various artists Mon/23, 6:30-8:30pm.

Frey Norris Gallery 456 Geary; 346-7812. Tues-Sun, 11am-7pm. "The Bone Garden," works by Phillip Dvorak. June 19-July 15.

Future Primitive Sound Headquarters 597 Haight; www.futureprimitivesound.com. Photographs by Henry Chafant chronicling the NYC graffiti and hip-hop movement in the late '70s and early '80s. Fri/20, 7-9pm.

Linc Real Art 1632C Market; 503-1981. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. "Hook and Loop," works by Rebecca Miller (reception Thurs/19, 6-9pm). June 19-July 19.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Gary Shaffer: Estate Collection of Prints and Paintings." Through Aug 3.

Old Firehouse 52 Waller; 267-6141. "A Beautiful Thing," various works. Sat/21, 7-10pm.

People's Cafe 1419 Haight; 771-3393. Daily, 10am-10pm. "World Soul Rebel," work by Dalila Fawn (reception Thurs/19, 6-10pm). June 19-25.

SF LGBT Community Center 1800 Market; 554-4297. Call for hours. "Unfurling Pride: Gilbert Baker's Rainbow Flag Turns 25," an exhibition commemorating Baker and the gay pride movement since the 1970s; also on view at the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center. Through July 17. "B/GLAM Visual Arts Exhibition," works by Michael Ross. Thurs/19, call (415) 3340-QCC for time.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 821-1102. Tues, Fri-Sat, 8-10pm; and by appt. "The New Expression Art Opening," work by various artists. Fri/20-Sat/21.

Ongoing

Academy of Art College Galleries 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "MFA Painting Group Show," featuring works by Alana Schwartz. Through June 27. Works by Erin Kozoll and Qiang Li. Through June 27. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. Works by Heather Lugue, and Erik Sindor. Through July 1. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Paintings by Brandon Smith and photographs by Kara Wood. Through July 1.

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.

Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia; 824-3890. Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm. "Free Art!," works by artists from the Bay Area, East Coast, and Canada. Through Fri/20. See 8 Days a Week.

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 Sun/22.

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.

Eros Gallery 2051 Market; 255-4921. Call for hours. Color photographic images by Tom Bianchi (reception Tues/23, 5-7pm). Through July 31.

Fraenkel 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Summer Nights," photographs by Robert Adams; "Trees," photographs by Eugène Atget. Through June 28.

Gallery OneZero 10 Vinton Court; www.galleryonezero.com. Thurs-Sat, 2-6pm. "Iterations," paintings, shadow boxes, and color photographs by Francesca Pera and Nancy Warner. Through June 28.

Glama-Rama! 417 South Van Ness; 861-4526. Call for hours. "Pretty in Plastic," celebrity portraits by Sham. Through July 26.

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. "Pairings: Discovered Dialogues in Postwar Abstractions," pairs of paintings and works on paper by modern masters from the East and West Coast schools of abstract expressionism. Through Aug 2.

Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery 49 Geary, fourth fl; (415) 229-1138. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Peaceable Kingdom," work by Jon Rubin. Through June 28.

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 Sun/22.

Lola Gallery 2517 Mission; 401-6800. Wed-Sat, noon-7pm; Sun, 1-5pm; and by appt. "Sarelli," contemporary art and design by Lisa Pfeiffer, Jenny Pfeiffer, and Walter Craven. Through Sat/21.

Marcel Sitcoske 20 Hawthorne; 434-4804. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Mon, by appt. Paintings by Julian Lethbridge. Through June 28.

Mechanics' Institute Library 57 Post, fourth floor; 393-0100. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "Structures of Utility," photographs from David Stark Wilson's new book, Structures of Utility. Through July 4.

Michael Martin 101 Townsend, Ste 207; 543-1550. Tues, Thurs, Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Trillium Press," works completed at Brisbane's Trillium Press. Through June 28.

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 Sat/21.

Pond 214 Valencia; 437-9151. Sat-Sun, 3-8pm. "One Tree(s)," recent work by Natalie Jeremijenki. Through Sun/22.

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.

Robert Koch 49 Geary; 421-0122. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Magic of the Rail," work by René Groebli. Through June 28.

San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, Room 165; 441-0640. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Embracing the Spirit," photographs by Nancy Franco Blum. Through June 29.

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. Through June 26.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. Photographs by Sara Leith-Tanous; sculpture by Walter Robinson; sculpture by Matthew Scheatzle. Through June 27.

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.

66 Balmy Annex 591 Guerrero; 522-0502. Wed-Sun, 1-6pm. "Other Attachments, an Investigation into My Consumption." For Francis Baker, price tags serve as the building blocks of his latest series of artworks. He personalizes the tags with "Kiss me," "Buy me," "Pick me," and dozens of other handwritten requests, beseeching viewers for love and money. Baker says the tags symbolize consumption and its accompanying implications: desires rewarded, needs fulfilled. Attached to a canvas and situated in a retail gallery, the tags are clearly commenting on the art business as a business. Desire Hangs upon Me, for example, is a lovely female nude – a ubiquitous subject throughout art history – with a backbone of price tags. Baker's obvious willingness to participate in the gallery system, however, suggests he has some ambivalence about the art business being such a bad thing (and 66 Balmy is definitely an artist-friendly gallery). Are you lonely and longing for a personal connection? Feeling helpless and ineffectual? Perhaps, Baker suggests with an ironic smile, buying one of his canvases may be just the thing. Through June 27. (Westbrook)

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm. "EG: (r)Evolution of Gender." Through June 29. See Critic's Choice.

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

Space 743 743 Harrison; 777-9080. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm; and by appt. "Pride and Prejudice," work by David Faulk, Nancer Lemoins, Mooshka, and Dan Pillers. Through June 28.

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

Bay Area

Babilonia 1808 1808 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 549-1808. Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm. "Power and Poetics: Remembering Santiago Bose (1949-2002)," works by Bose from private Bay Area collections. Through June 28.

Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery Elihu M. Harris State of California Office Bldg, 1515 Clay, Oakl; (510) 238-6952. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "bigLITTLE," works by more than 100 metalsmiths. Through June 27.

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 Sat/21.

PhotoCentral Gallery 1099 E St, Hayward; (510) 881-6721. Mon-Thurs, noon-10pm; Sat, 10am-6pm. "The Instructive Eye," works by PhotoCentral staff including John Dotta, Laura Mah, Monte Hartman, and Rick Knepp. Through summer 2003.

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 Sat/21.