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; 581-3500, www.asianart.org. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm (Thurs, 10am-9pm). $10, $7 seniors, $6 for ages 12 to 17, free for 11 and under. "AsiaAlive." Artist demonstrations and hands-on art activities (daily, noon-4pm); 'Auspicious Beginnings: The Arts of the Himalayas,' through Thurs/31. 'Gorgeous Textiles of Japan,' Aug 1-24. "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 ages 12 to 17, free for 10 and under (free Tues). "Inside Out: Works by Museum Staff." Through Aug 10. "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 for members and children five and under. "Alternative to What? Comic Art of the Free Weeklies." An exhibition highlighting 14 comic strips. Through Oct 5. "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. "From Off the Streets of Cleveland Comes American Splendor." works by comic book writer Harvey Pekar illustrated by five underground comic book artists. Aug 5-Nov 23. See 8 Days a Week.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for three and under. "Seeing." An exhibit on the topic of vision and sight. Through Sept 1. (Westbrook) "Animal Magnetism." An exhibit focusing on our relationship with animals through displays and artworks from the 19th century to the present. Through Sept 28.

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. Sat, 10am-5pm; Tues-Fri, Sun, 11am-5pm (first Wed, 11am-7pm). $4, $3 seniors, free for 18 and under (free first Wed and Sat, 10am-noon). "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 (Fri, 10am-9pm starting Sat/26); Thurs, 10am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half price Thurs, 6-9pm). "Reel Sculpture." Film installations by Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Abbas Kiarostami, and Atom Egoyan. Through Sun/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. "Marc Chagall." Paintings and works on paper by the artist. Through Nov 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). "To Protect and Serve: The LAPD Archives." Black and white crime scene photographs taken between the 1920s and 1970s, artifacts, logbooks, and paraphernalia. "out of bounds (from near and afar)." Site-specific projects by Yunhee Min. "Pocket Atlas." Works by Nick Ackerman, Dean Byington, and Clare E. Rojas. All exhibits through Oct 5.

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. "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. "The Art of Fred Martin: A Retrospective, 1948-2003." Works by the painter, teacher, and writer. Aug 2-Dec 28.

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). "MATRIX: For Your Pleasure." Works by Cai Guo-Qiang, Chiho Aoshima, and Angela Bulloch. Through Sun/3. "Matrix 207: Anna Von Mertens Suggested North Points." Handmade quilts by Anna Von Mertens. Through Sept 7.

galleries

Opening

Atrium 600 Townsend; (650) 851-3754. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "One of a Kind," clay and glass art exhibition; juried by Sandy Simon and Robert Brady (reception Thurs/31, 5:30-7:30pm). July 31-Sept 5.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. Call for hours. "Condensation and Displacement," works by Rita DiLorenzo (reception Aug 6, 8-11pm). Aug 2-11.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. "Pastiche, An Exhibition of Cacophony," new work. Through Thurs/31. "Freedom Book: A Deeper Look," new works by the Freedom Book Artists (reception Thurs/31, 6pm-midnight). July 31-Aug 14.

City Art 828 Valencia; 970-9900. Wed-Sun, noon-9pm. "Naked in August," works by various artists (reception Fri/1, 7-10pm). Aug 1-31.

Focus Gallery 2423 Polk; 567-9067. Wed and Fri-Sun, noon-6pm; Tues and Thurs, noon-9pm. Recent metal sculptures by John Cowan (reception Aug 7, 6-9pm). Aug 2-31.

Glama-Rama! 417 South Van Ness; 861-4526. Call for hours. "Action Packed Art Thrills," works by Rene Garcia, Jr. (reception Sun/3, 5-9pm). Aug 3-Sept 27.

Harvey Milk Photography Center 50 Scott; 554-9522. Tues-Thurs, 3-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Faces of Blues, Jazz, and R&B," photographs by Michael Shea. Aug 4-31.

International Village Gallery 3036 Larkin; 441-ARTS. Tues-Thurs, 11am-7pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Summer in San Francisco," works by Richard Bagguley, David Baltzer, Pola Harrel (reception Sat/2, call for times). Aug 2-23.

Sargent Johnson Gallery African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton; 771-AFRO, www.afrosolo.org. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm, and by appt. "One Black Day: My Race My Grace," works by African American photographers (reception Fri/1, 5-7pm). Aug 1-Sept 16. See 8 Days a Week.

Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin; 931-8035. Call for hours. "The Gun Show," works by David Perry, Anthony Augang, the Pizz, Marco Almera, and others (reception Aug 7, 7-11pm). Aug 5-Sept 6.

Stephen Wirtz Gallery Bankers Investment Bldg, 49 Geary; 433-6879. Call for hours. "Makeshift World," a group show (reception Thurs/31, 5:30-7:30pm). July 31-Aug 23.

Ongoing

Academy of Art College Galleries 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. Paintings by Elena Schwartz and Kamphoune Syphengpheth. Through Fri/1. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. Prints by Michael Kaiser. Through Thurs/31. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Group painting show. Through Thurs/31.

Atelier of Famous Melissa and Co. 545 Sutter; 788-1866. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm. "Artemis Gallery Introduction Exhibition," works by three artists. Through Wed/30.

Blue Room Gallery 2331 Mission; 282-8411. Wed-Sun, 1-9pm. Paintings by Tony Walholm, Ernest Ely; installation by Christina La Sala. Through Sun/3.

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

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Works by Rik Van Iersel. Through Thurs/31.

Catharine Clark 49 Geary; 399-1439. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Something's Broken," works by Josephine Taylor; works by leonardogillesfleur. Through Sat/2.

Chatter Box 1185 Church; 647-0900. Tues-Fri, 11:30am-6:30pm; Sat, noon-5pm. Wire sculpture by Diane Komater. Through Thurs/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. Through Sun/3.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New works by Doug Glovaski. Through Aug 9.

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. Through Thurs/31.

Eros Gallery 2051 Market; 255-4921. Call for hours. Color photographic images by Tom Bianchi. Through Thurs/31.

Gallery Lux 521 Seventh St; 864-2222. Wed-Fri, 1-5pm, and by appt. "In This Instant," work by David Black, Kathryn Hillier, Kirsten Nordine, and Rebecca Veit. Through Sept 12. See Critic's Choice.

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. Through Sat/2.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Pairings: Discovered Dialogues in Postwar Abstractions," pairs of paintings and works on paper by modern masters from the East Coast and West Coast schools of abstract expressionism. Through Sat/2. "Ogle," work by David Tomb. Through Sat/2.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Home Movies," paintings and charcoal works by Catherine Ryan. Through Sat/2.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Body Language," works by Dana Chen, Catherine Saiki, Eric Jacobsen, and Chrystie Danzer. Through Sat/2.

Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery 49 Geary, fourth fl; (415) 229-1138. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Western Witch, Season of the," works by Georganne Deen. Through Sat/2.

Lola Gallery 2517 Mission; 401-6800. Wed-Sat, noon-7pm, and by appt. "Portraits of Mary Jane," art by Cornelia Jensen. Through Sat/2. "Doctrine," political art by various aritsts. Through Sat/2.

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

Presidio Officer's Club Exhibition Hall 50 Moraga; (800) 965-4827, www.atthepresidio.org. Mon, Thurs-Sun, 10am-5pm; Wed, 10am-8pm. "The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict," more than 100 American flags and flag-related memorabilia. Through Thurs/31.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Cutout," works by Scott Williams, Logan Hicks, Mike Ming, and Brin Berliner. Through Thurs/31.

Shivaani Gallery 855 Folsom, Ste 108; 341-8055. Wed and Thurs, 6-8pm, and by appt. "Deep Sea Distortions," mixed-media work by Rene Fressola. Through Thurs/31.

Skylight Gallery San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin, sixth fl; 557-4277. Sun, noon-5pm; Mon and Sat, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm. "Kalligraphia," work by members of the Friends of Calligraphy. Through Thurs/31.

Start Soma Capella SF, 270 14th St; 495-7844, www.startsoma.com. By appt only. "Art Show: Really Good Art by Really Good Artists." Through Wed/30.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Thurs, 11am-4pm. "Four Corners," work by nine artists working with a cube, a box, or another enclosed space. Through Tues/5.

Togonon Gallery 1821 Powell; 291-9255. Thurs-Sun, 1-6pm. "Shift," new paintings by Ben Needham. Through Thurs/31.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Mixed meda works by Maria Park. Through Thurs/31.

Bay Area

Buzz Gallery 2316 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 872-0561. Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-5pm. Paintings and drawings by Shara Hannah. Through Thurs/31.

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

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Patterns," work by Chuck Potter. Through Thurs/31.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm, and by appt. "2 x 4: 2002 Kala Fellowship Exhibition, Part 1," works by May Chan, Taro Hattori, Amanda Knowles, and Andrew Mamo. Through Thurs/31.

Oakland Museum of California in City Center Sculpture Court, 1111 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 238-6836. Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm (third Thurs, 8pm). "Zootech," sculptures by Tim Jag. Through Wed/30.