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." 'Gorgeous Textiles of Japan,' artist demonstrations and hands-on art activities (daily, noon-4pm). Through Aug 24. "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 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 for members and children five and under. "Alternative to What? Comic Art of the Free Weeklies" When the Village Voice launched the nation's first major alternative news weekly 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. "From off the Streets of Cleveland Comes American Splendor." Works by comic book writer Harvey Pekar illustrated by five underground comic book artists. Through Nov 23.

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. For more information go to www.exploratorium.edu. 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.

Mexican Museum Fort Mason Center, Bldg D, Marina at Laguna; 441-0404. Wed-Fri, 11am-5pm, free. "The Fantastic and the Familiar: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection," more than 20 prints by eight modern Mexican artists. Through Sept 27.

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 Sun/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 Sun/17.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 10am-6pm (Fri, 10am-9pm); Thurs, 10am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half price Thurs, 6-9pm). "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.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-7pm. Free. "Hirschfeld: A Centennial Celebration." drawings, paintings, and lithographs from the Hirschfeld Archives. Through Dec 19.

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). "To Protect and Serve: The LAPD Archives." Black-and-white crime scene photographs taken between the 1920s and 1970s, artifacts, logbooks, and paraphernalia. See Critic's Choice. "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 (starting Fri/15, $8, $5 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. "Marvin Lipofsky: A Glass Odyssey." Almost 60 works by the founder of the California studio glass movement. Through Oct 12. "The Art of Fred Martin: A Retrospective, 1948-2003." Works by the painter, teacher, and writer. Through Dec 28.

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). "Matrix 207: Anna Von Mertens Suggested North Points." Handmade quilts by Anna Von Mertens. Through Sept 7. "Turning Corners." Innovative masterworks from the UC Berkeley Art Museum collections. Through summer 2004.

galleries

Opening

Aurobora Press 147 Natoma; 546-7880. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Summer Suites," work by various artists. Through Sat/16. New works on paper by Gustavo Ramos Rivera. Aug 18-Sept 27.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura 425 Washington; 788-7142. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "The New Millennium: Bridging Cultures," work by Andrea Fumagalli (reception Wed/13, 6:30pm).

Jewett Gallery San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin, lower level; 557-4277. Sun, noon-5pm; Mon and Sat, 10-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm. "Elder Arts," work by Ira H. Latour; work by senior alumni, faculty, and students from Bay Area art schools (reception Sept 17, 5:30pm). Aug 16-Oct 19.

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. "Elder Arts," art by nursing home residents (reception Sun/17, 1:30pm). Aug 16-Oct 19.

San Francisco African Historical and Cultural Society Fort Mason Center, Bldg C-165; 441-0640. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Queen Califia: Artists Depictions of California Black Heritage," paintings about African Americans by Californian artists (reception Wed/20, 5pm). Through Oct 5. See 8 Days a Week, page 74.

Varnish Fine Art 77 Natoma; 222-6131. Tues-Sat, 11am-11pm. "assemblage/montage," work by Ron Garrigues and Winston Smith (reception Aug 22, 6-10pm). Aug 15-Sept 19.

Ongoing

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 525 Second St; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Silver Gelatin Prints," work by Nick Czap; "Chromogenic Prints," work by Belinda Gray; "Mixed Media and Resin on Panel," work by Jon Gregory. Through Aug 29.

Aquarius Records 1055 Valencia; 647-2272. Mon-Wed, 10am-9pm; Thurs-Sun, 10am-10pm. "We're Desperate: The Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy," photographs of the San Francisco and Los Angeles punk scenes from 1978-1980. Through Tues/19.

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. Through Sept 5. "Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Summer Outdoor 2003 Member's Exhibition," 28 outdoor sculptures. Through Sept 8.

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. Through Aug 28.

Blue Room Gallery 2331 Mission; 282-8411. Wed-Sun, 1-9pm. "Protozoa Games," an interactive computer-mediated art installation. Through Sept 14.

Bonnafont Gallery 946A Greenwich; 431-7546. Sat-Sun, 2-5pm, and by appt. Recent photographs by Arthur Bacon. Through Aug 24.

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

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. "Freedom Book: A Deeper Look," new works by the Freedom Book Artists. Through Thurs/14.

Capobianco Gallery 1841 Powell; 296-9110. Call for hours. "Painting ... Interrupted," works by Jennifer Foxley. Through Aug 31.

Cellspace 2050 Bryant; 648-7562. Daily, 10am-10pm. "Back to Front," work by artists from Cellspace's metal shop. Through Fri/15.

Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny, third fl; 986-1822. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. "Animal Spirit," paintings by Raymond Hu. Through Aug 30.

Crown Point Press 20 Hawthorne; 974-6273. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Summer Group Show," etchings and wood-block prints by William Bailey, Tony Cragg, Brad Davis, Francesco Clemente, Shoichi Ida, Anish Kapoor, Alex Katz, and others. Through Sept 6.

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 Mark Titmarsh. Through Fri/15.

FiftyCrows Gallery 1074 Folsom; 551-0091. Wed-Fri, noon-6pm. "The Spirit of Tibet," 54 color photographs documenting Tibetan life. Through Fri/15.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary, fifth floor; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "Trace," photographs by Stacy Renee Morrison, Sarah Philbrick, Gerry Sevenau, and Jonathan Thurston. Through Sat/16.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Selected works by Paul Resika and Robert de Niro Sr. Through Aug 30.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth flr; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs 10:30am-7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Works on Paper," a group exhibition by various emerging and established artists; "Still Wet," new paintings by Mike Henderson. Through Sat/16.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Paper," work by Kirsten Bahrs Janssen, Jacob El Hanani, Nicole Fein, Lukas Felzmann, Ron Griffin, Jill Lear, Michael Light, Marco Maggi, Wes Mills, John O'Reilly, and Mark Sheinkman. Through Sat/16.

Hotel Triton 342 Grant; 394-0500. Call for hours. "A Decade of Burning Man," photographs by Barbara Traub. Through Sept 15.

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. Through Aug 23.

Lo-Fi Customs Gallery 1776 Mission; 503-1655. Wed and Sun, 2-6pm; Thurs-Sat, 1-7pm. "Rock Art Rumble," work by Dirty Donny, Chris Shaw, Lucky Mile, and Firehouse Kustom Rock Art Co. Through Fri/15.

Lucky Tackle 6608 San Pablo, Oakl; (510) 484-4373. Fri-Sun, 1-5pm, and by appt. "Chances Aren't," works by Christian Maychack. Through Sat/16.

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

Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission; 821-1155. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. "Twenty-five Years of Heart and Struggle," work by Latino artists who got their start and/or worked at the Mission Cultural Center. Through Fri/15.

Modernism 685 Market; 541-0461. Tues-Sat, 10am-5:30pm. "Valley of the Dolls," works by Hans Bellmer, Elena Dorfman, and David Levinthal; recent paintings by Gus Heinze. Through Sat/16.

National Product 1845 Market; 255-1920. Wed-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Patio Masters," new work by Ruben Rude and Marc Sanchez. Through Aug 23.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, noon-5pm; Sat-Mon, by appt. "Surf Style," works inspired by the surf aesthetic of the 1970s. Through Aug 23.

Robert Koch 49 Geary; 421-0122. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Concealed Identity," photographs by various artists. Through Aug 30.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Tues, by appt. "Murphy Fellowships Award Exhibition," work by the 2003 Murphy Fellowships recipients. Through Aug 30.

SF Black and White Gallery 619 Post; 929-9424. Call for hours. Photographs by Daniel Steinberg. Through Sept 15.

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. Through Aug 21.

Scott Nichols 49 Geary, fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm, and by appt. Photographs by James Nicholls and from the Gallery Collection. Through Aug 28.

66 Balmy Annex 591 Guerrero; 522-0502. Wed-Sun, 1-6pm. "Soul Tracing," abstract paintings by Kathleen King. Through Aug 24.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Mission:Control," an interactive installation featuring works by youth artists. Through Sat/16.

Space 743 743 Harrison; 777-9080. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Adventures in Geometric Repressionism," new sculptures by Mitchell Durkee. Through Aug 23.

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

Stephen Wirtz Gallery Bankers Investment Bldg, 49 Geary; 433-6879. Call for hours. "Makeshift World," a group show. Through Aug 23.

Thomas Reynolds Gallery 2291 Pine; 441-4093. Wed-Fri, 1-6pm; Sat-Sun, 12-6pm. "Summer and the City," recent painting by Veerakeat Tongpaiboon. Through Aug 23.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. Selected paintings by Louis Siegriest. Through Aug 30.

Weinstein Gallery 383 Geary; 362-8151. Sun-Wed, 10am-7pm; Thurs, 9:30am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 9:30am-10:30pm. Works by Marc Chagall. Through Aug 25.

Weinstein Gallery 253 Grant; 397-6177. Daily, 10am-7pm. Works by contemporary artists. Through Aug 22.

Bay Area

African American Museum and Library 659 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0200. Tues-Sat, noon-5:30pm. "Belonging: Photographs and Words from Gang Members," works by inmates of the Challenger Memorial Youth Center rehabilitation facility. Through Aug 30.

Creative Growth Art Center 355 24th St, Oakl; (510) 836-2340. Mon-Fri, 11am-5:30pm, and by appt. "Fantastic Journey," works by artists with disabilities. Through Aug 22.

East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration Building 375 11th St, second fl lobby, Oakl; (510) 287-0143. Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm. Landscapes by Treve Johnson (reception Aug 22, 5-7pm). Through Sept 12.

Gallery 555 555 12th St, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm (Third Thurs, 7am-8pm). "Thither." Julia Latané's supersized sculptures seem right at home in the vast glass-and-steel lobby of 555 12th St., an office building across the street from Oakland's Civic Center in which the Oakland Museum of California organizes rotating exhibitions of works by contemporary, and usually local, artists. Latané presents four sculpture installations: Shoot is comprised of 13 eight-foot-tall bamboolike cylinders. Blade consists of 31 gigantic blades of grass, all curving gently in the same direction, as if stirred by a gentle breeze or water current. Hills and Eyelash Cups is also based on natural forms, but not on any one specific type of plant; its biomorphic shapes and vivid colors suggest space creatures or fantastic underwater life. There aren't any museum guards to warn you against getting too close to the art, so you're free to wander through the forest of bamboo and really feel like Alice in Wonderland. Through Oct 1.

NIAD Art Center 551 23rd St, Richmond; (510) 620-0290. Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm. "Inside and Outside," NIAD home and garden show. Through Aug 22.

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 works by Katherine Aoki, Nancy Mizuno Elliott, Katy Krantz, Constance Maher, Isis Rodriguez, and Nicole Repack. Through Aug 23.

Osceola Gallery 4053 Harlan, Ste 305, Emeryville; (510) 658-1440. By appt only. "Pieces of the Puzzle," Sacramento Valley landscapes by 12 Northern California artists (reception Aug 26, 2-5pm). Through Aug 23.