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 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 10 and under (free Tues). "Inside Out: Works by Museum Staff." July 15-Aug 10. "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. "Flora and Pomona." Tapestries by William Morris and Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Ongoing.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $6, $4 students and seniors, $2 for 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 the Free Weeklies" When the Village Voice launched the nation's first major alternative newsweekly in 1955, it included a comic strip called Feiffer, which ended up running for 42 years and inspiring an entire genre of alt-weekly cartooning. This exhibition features Feiffer and 13 other respected strips. Weekly cartoonists have the freedom to be more political, more intellectual, and less concerned about offending their readers than their daily-paper counterparts; many of the strips on display are almost dauntingly text-heavy, with nary a cute animal or little kid to be seen. As with any Cartoon Art Museum show, it's exciting to get so close to the original drawings and examine the evidence of the artist's hand and working process. Through Oct 5. (Westbrook) "Great Comic Cats." An exhibition of original cartoon art featuring cat characters, including Garfield, Krazy Kats, Bill the Cat, Hobbes, Sylvester, and Mooch. Through Oct 26.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for three and under. "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). "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. "Philip Guston Retrospective." More than 100 paintings and drawings by the artist. Through Sept 28.

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. Through 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 Sun/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. "California Wildflower Show." The 34th annual exhibition of native flowers. Sat/12, 10am-5pm; Sun/13, noon-5pm. "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.

San Mateo County Historical Museum 777 Hamilton, Redwood City; (650) 299-0104. Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm. $1-2. "Ledesma and His Disciples." watercolor paintings by Ralph Ledesma. Through Sept 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). "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. "MATRIX: For Your Pleasure." Works by Cai Guo-Qiang, Chiho Aoshima, and Angela Bulloch. Through Aug 3. "Matrix 207: Anna Von Mertens Suggested North Points." Handmade quilts by Anna Von Mertens. July 13-Sept 7.

galleries

Opening

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent works on paper by Andrea Way (reception Sat/12, 1-5pm). Through Aug 22.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Works by Rik Van Iersel (reception Sat/12, 2-5pm). July 12-31.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Thurs-Sun, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Get Your War Off," a group exhibition featuring paintings, mixed media, and assemblage sculpture by various artists (reception Fri/11, 6-11pm). July 11-Aug 3.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New works by Doug Glovaski (reception Thurs/10, 5:30-8pm). July 10-Aug 9.

871 Fine Arts 49 Geary; 543-5155. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "General Idea," various works. Through Aug 30.

Elastic Creative 500 Bryant; 860-0264. Call for hours. "Turbulence," paintings and objects by Australian artist Mark Titmarsh (reception Thurs/10, 6-8pm). July 10-Aug 15.

FiftyCrows Gallery 1074 Folsom; 551-0091. Wed-Fri, noon-6pm. "The Spirit of Tibet," 54 color photographs documenting Tibetan life (reception Fri/11, 5-9pm). July 10-Aug 15.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Introductions 2003," works by Brendan Lott, Sian Oblak, Joshua Podoll, Madison Smith, and Philip Zimmerman (reception Sat/12, 11am-5pm). Through Aug 2.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Home Movies," paintings and charcoal works by Catherine Ryan (reception Thurs/10, 6-8pm). July 10-Aug 2.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Body Language," work by Dana Chen, Catherine Saiki, Eric Jacobsen, and Chrystie Danzer (reception Thurs/10, 6-8pm). July 10-Aug 2.

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, second fl; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Sunday," oil on panel paintings by David Lyle (reception Sat/12, 4-6pm). July 10-Aug 9.

Limn Gallery 292 Townsend; 977-1300. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, 9am-3pm. "Post Magnetic North," work by Dean DeCocker; "Modular Living," work by Michael Burns (reception Sat/12, 4-6pm). July 12-Sept 6.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, noon-5pm; Sat-Mon, by appt. "Surf Style," work inspired by the surf aesthetic of the 1970s (reception Thurs/10; live music Fri/11, call for times). July 10-Aug 23. See 8 Days a Week.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm, and by appt. $5 suggested donation. "Up Our Sleeve: The Dublab Covers Project" (reception Sat/12, 8pm). See 8 Days a Week.

66 Balmy Annex 591 Guerrero; 522-0502. Wed-Sun, 1-6pm. "The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs," small art by Dave Warnke. Sat/12, 1-3pm; 5-9pm. Work by Francis Baker, Justine Formentelli, Gage Opdenbrouw, Jonah Burlingame, and others. Ongoing.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 821-1102. Tues and Fri-Sat, 8-10pm, and by appt. "A Sure Thing," photographs, drawings, and sculpture by Geoffrey Chadsey, Jim Christensen, Todd Hido, and Alice Shaw (reception Fri/11, 7-9pm). July 11-Aug 24.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Work by Livia Stein and Marilyn Levin. Through Thurs/10. Mixed-media works by Maria Park (reception Sat/12, 2-5pm). July 12-31.

Varnish Fine Art 77 Natoma; 222-6131. Tues-Sat, 11am-11pm. "Urban Flight: The Art of Joe Cariati and Daimon Marshand," paintings and glass works by Cariati and an installation by Marshand. Fri/11, 6-10pm.

Bay Area

Buzz Gallery 2316 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 872-0561. Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-5pm. Painting and drawing by Shara Hannah (reception Fri/11, 7-10pm). July 11-31.

Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery Elihu M. Harris State of California Office Bldg, 1515 Clay, Oakl; (510) 238-6952. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "Kaleidoscope," work by nine Bay Area muralists (reception July 17, 5-8pm). July 14-Sept 1.

Giorgi Gallery 2911 Claremont, Berk; (510) 848-1228. Wed-Sun, 11am-6pm. "In the Night Garden," painting by Yvette Molina (reception Thurs/10, 6-9pm). Through Aug 3.

Oakland Art Gallery 199 Kahn's Alley, Broadway and 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0395. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Out of Line," mixed-media work by Katherine Aoki, Nancy Mizuno Elliott, Katy Krantz, Constance Maher, Isis Rodriguez, and Nicole Repack (reception July 17, 5-8pm). July 15-Aug 23.

Ongoing

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Introductions 2003," works by Mike Farruggia, Dennis Luedeman, and Aaron Peterson (reception Sat/12, 3-5pm). Through Aug 2.

Ebert Gallery 49 Geary, fourth fl; 296-8405. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11-5pm. Photographs of the Golden Gate National Parks by John Wilmer (reception Sat/12, 3-5pm). Through July 31.

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

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, and by appt. "Bodies of Land," work by Leigh Beisch. Through Fri/11.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Dot and Others," works by Liliana Porter. Through Sat/12.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery 464 Sutter; 677-0770. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Realism Invitational," fifth annual exhibit of works by various artists. Through Thurs/10.

John Berggruen 228 Grant; 781-4629. Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. Recent sculpture by Peter Shelton; "A Way with Words," a group show. Through Sat/12.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and by appt. "Art Propaganda War," a group exhibition of political public artwork. Through Sat/12.

Lola Gallery 2517 Mission, second fl, S.F. (415) 401-6800. Wed.-Sat., noon-7 p.m.; or by appt. "Doctrine." Through Aug. 2. See 8 Days a Week.

Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market; 255-5971. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Projecting Process," works by young Bay Area artists. Through Mon/14.

Museum West Fine Art 170 Minna; 546-1113. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat, 9am-6pm; Thurs, 9am-7pm. Photographs by Stephen Molnar, Jr. and Jonathan Taylor. Through Sat/12.

New Langton Arts 1246 Folsom; 626-5416. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "The Summer Line," works by more than 20 artists. Through July 26. See Critic's Choice.

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. Through Sat/12.

Shivaani Gallery 855 Folsom, Ste 108; 341-8055. Tues and Wed, 6-8pm, and by appt. "Deep Sea Distortions," mixed media work by Rene Fressola (reception Thurs/10, 6:30-9pm). Through July 31.