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 ($5 Thurs after 5pm), $7 seniors, $6 for 12 to 17, free for 11 and under. "Commodore Perry's Black Ships and the 150th Anniversary of US-Japan Relations." Scrolls, prints, and photographs. Through Feb 29. "Goryeo Dynasty: Korea's Age of Enlightenment, 918 to 1392." More than 100 works, including celadon ceramics, Buddhist paintings and sculptures, illustrated sutras, manuscripts, ritual implements, metal crafts, and lacquer wares. Through Jan 11. "Leaning Forward, Looking Back: Eight Contemporary Korean Artists." More than 20 mixed-media works. Through Jan 11.

California Historical Society 678 Mission; 357-1848. Wed-Sat, noon-4:30pm. $3, $1 seniors and students, free for six and under and members. "At Work: The Art of California Labor." An overview of labor themes in 20th-century California art. Through Dec 20.

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). "Degas Sculptures." An exhibition of 73 bronze sculptures by Edgar Degas. Through Jan 18. "William Bailey Prints and Drawings." About 30 prints and drawings covering three decades of Bailey's artistic career. Through Feb 8. "Reverie and Reality: 19th-Century Photographs of India from the Ehrenfeld Collection." More than 100 vintage photographs by Linnaeus Tripe, Samuel Bourne, John Murray, Lala Deen Dayal, and others. Through March 7.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $6, $4 students and seniors, $2 for 6 to 12, free for members and children 5 and under. "Too Hot to Handle: Creating Controversy Through Political Cartoons." Political cartoons by Rex Babin, Tom Meyer, Aaron MacGruder, Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, Rob Rogers, Dan Perkins, Mark Fiore, Clay Bennett, Pat Oliphant, Joel Pett, and Signe Wilkinson. Through Feb 1.

Chinese Historical Society of America and Chinese American National Museum 965 Clay; 391-1188. Tues-Fri, 11am-4pm. $3, $2 seniors, $1 for 6 to 17, free for 5 and under. "The Heathen Chinee: Stereotypes of Chinese in Popular Music." Sheet music and photographs focused on how Chinese Americans were perceived by American society during the 19th and 20th centuries. Through Feb 28.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for three and under. "Paying Attention." A video installation by Helen de Michiel about six Exploratorium staff members' commutes to work. Through Jan 11.

Randall Museum 199 Museum Way; 554-9600, www.randallmuseum.org. Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. Free. "Wooden Expressions: A Decade of Woodworking." A rotating exhibition of works by artists in the Randall Museum Woodworking Program. Through Dec 31.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 11am-5:45pm; Thurs, 11am-8:45pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half price Thurs, 6-9pm). "The Photographs of Reagan Louie: Sex Work in Asia." Large-scale color photographs. Through Dec 7. "Reprocessing Information." Works using information as primary subject and medium. Through Feb 8. "Diane Arbus Revelations." Photographs by Diane Arbus. Through Feb 8. "Fantasy and Function: The Furniture of John Dickinson." A dozen furniture pieces and more than 30 framed drawings by Dickinson. Through March 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. "Hirschfeld: A Centennial Celebration." Drawings, paintings, and lithographs from the Hirschfeld Archives. Through Dec 19.

Seymour Pioneers Museum 300 Fourth St; 957-1859. Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm (also first and third Sat, 10am-4pm). $3, $1 seniors and students. "The City Rises: Etchings of a Revitalized San Francisco from the Drum Collection." Works by George Taylor Plowman, Lawrence Norris Scammon, and Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt. Through Dec 19. "Territorial Ambitions: Mapping the Far West, 1772-1872." About 50 maps, including railroad maps, topographical maps, bird's eye-views, nautical maps, and coastal surveys. Through May 28, 2004.

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). "Ten by Twenty." Ten newly commissioned works created in celebration of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' 10th anniversary. "Four in a Row." A series of performance-based installations by Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Matmos, Claudia Tennyson, and Bill Daniel. Both exhibits Through Jan 4.

Bay Area

Magnes Museum 2911 Russell, Berk; (510) 549-6950. Sun-Thurs, 10am-4pm. Free. "Brought to Light: The Storied Collections of the Judah L. Magnes Museum." Textiles, ceremonial objects, documents, paintings, photographs, fine art, and artifacts from Jewish communities of the 1300s to the 1970s. Through April 26.

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon-5pm (first Fri, 10am-9pm). $8, $5 seniors and students. "Global Elegies: Art and Ofrendas for the Dead." Artworks and installations inspired by traditions and ceremonies for honoring the dead. Through Dec 7. "The Art of Fred Martin: A Retrospective, 1948-2003." Works by the painter, teacher, and writer. Through Jan 4. "The Art of David Ireland: The Way Things Are." A retrospective of works by David Ireland. Through March 14.

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 Baum: An Emerging American Photographer Award." Photographs by 2003 Baum Award winner Luis Guispert. Through Nov 30. "Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics." Nearly 100 works by contemporary artists on the topic of genetic engineering. Through Dec 7. "Hans Hofmann: Scintillating Spaces." Paintings by Hofmann. Through Dec 29. "Exhibiting Signs of Age." Almost 40 images that explore the perception and representation of age. Through Jan 18. "Matrix 209: Helen Mirra 65 instants." A new installation by Helen Mirra. Through Jan 24. "Awakening: Buddhist Paintings from Tibet, China, and Japan." Tibetan scroll paintings and other rare Buddhist works from BAM/PFA Chinese and Japanese collections. Through Feb 22.

galleries

Opening

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. Paintings and monoprints by Arthur Okamura. Through Sat/29. Abstract paintings by Jeff Adams and an installation by Michael McConnell. Dec 2-27.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "20th Anniversary Show," works by 30 contemporary artists. Dec 1-31.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. New paintings by Daniel Price. Through Fri/28.

Pirate Tattoo 3409 23rd St; 550-1445, art@piratetattoo.com. Wed-Sat, noon-7pm; Sun, noon-6pm. "Cheap Art Show," various works (reception Fri/28, noon-7pm). Nov 28-Dec 28.

Ongoing

Academy of Art College Galleries 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "The Society of Western Artists," various works. Through Mon/1. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "Group BFE Painting Show," works by Rebecca Gates and Scott Grabowski. Through Mon/1. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. New media works by Krista Von Blohn. Through Mon/1.

American Institute of Architects SF Gallery 130 Sutter, Ste 600; 362-7397. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "In_Sight on_Site," works by young and emerging local architects and designers. Through Sun/30.

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 525 Second St; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Details," works by Philip Buller. Through Wed/26.

Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia; 824-3890. Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm. "intervals: (themes and variations on) relational space," works by various artists. Through Wed/26.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 550-1108. Sat-Sun, noon-5pm. "The Siblings Show," works by Hannah Hooper, Nate Hooper, Clayton Timbrell, and Margaret Timbrell. Through Tues/2.

Chatter Box 1185 Church; 647-0900. Tues-Fri, 11:30am-6:30pm; Sat, noon-5pm. Fine arts, jewelry, and crafts by 32 emerging artists. Through Sun/30.

Christopher Clark Fine Art Gallery 377 Geary; 397-7784. Tyes-Sat, 9:30am-9pm; Sun-Mon, 10am-6pm. Works by Salvador Dali. Through Dec 8.

Creativity Explored 3245 16th St; 863-2108. Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm; Sat, 11am-6pm. "Monster," works by various artists reinterpreting classic monsters. Through Sat/29.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Thurs-Sun, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Brave New Work," works by Sacha Eckes, Fawn Gehweiler, Caroline Hwang, Saelee Oh, Tara McPherson, Emily Ryan, and Rachell Sumpter. Through Dec 7.

Dolby Chadwick 210 Post; 956-3560. Call for hours. New paintings by Ada Sadler. Through Sat/29.

Don Soker Contemporary Art 49 Geary; 291-0966. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Beach Debris," works by Robin Hill. Through Sat/29.

Eleonore Austerer 565 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Natura," works by Vladimir Cora. Through Sun/30.

Femina Potens Gallery 465 South Van Ness; 861-2240. "Alone Here and There," photographs by Heather Renee Russ and Lisa Hole. Through Mon/1.

Fine Arts Gallery San Francisco State University, Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 238, 1600 Holloway; 338-1442. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm; Wed, noon-7pm. "Stillwell Student Show," textile works, ceramics, video, and new media by SFSU graduate and undergraduate students in this 14th annual show. Through Dec 4. See Critic's Choice.

Focus Gallery 2423 Polk; 567-9067. Wed and Fri-Sun, noon-6pm; Tues and Thurs, noon-9pm. Black-and-white photographs by Brown W. Cannon III. Through Sun/30.

Fraenkel 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Eye Club," the gallery's 25th anniversary photographic exhibition featuring works by Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Harry Callahan, and others. Through Sat/29.

Frey Norris Gallery 456 Geary; 346-7812. Tues-Sun, 11am-7pm. "Sabin Howard at Forty: A Retrospective in Bronze," small- and medium-scale bronzes by Sabin Howard. Through Dec 5.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. New works by Tony Oursler. Through Dec 6.

Glama-Rama! 417 South Van Ness; 861-4526, www.glamarama.com. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Custom Guitar Show," guitars and other works by Ronnie Sargent. Through Sat/29.

Goodman 2 Arts Building 1695 18th St; 642-7659. By appt only. "The Second Gifts of Love Exhibit," works made for children by parents, caregivers, and teachers. Through Sun/30.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary, fifth floor; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). Drawings and paintings by Barbara Takenaga; recent work by Richard Baker. Through Sat/29.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Plainness of Plain Things," works by Marc Trujillo; recent drawings by Skip Steinworth. Through Sat/29.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth flr; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs 10:30am-7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "Who's Afraid of Black, White, and Gray," works by Koto Ezawa. Through Dec 6.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Large-scale oil paintings by Sukey Bryan. Through Sun/30.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Driven by Color," works by Itsik Hazan. Through Sun/30.

Herbst Pavilion Fort Mason, Marina at Laguna; 345-7510, www.fortmason.org. Daily, 10am-10pm. "Rewarding Lives," portraits by Annie Leibovitz. Through Sun/30.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "100 Suns," works by Michael Light. Through Wed/26.

Independent Design Collective 52 Mason; www.jennyzhang.org. Wed-Sun, noon-7pm. "Gauze," video and installation by Jenny Zhang. Through Sun/30.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery 464 Sutter; 677-0770. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Figuratively Speaking," works by Wade Reynolds. Through Sat/29.

Lexington Club 3464 19th St; 863-2052. Daily, 3pm-2am. "Waiting to Happen," multimedia art show about social phobias, paranoia, and imminent disasters. Through Sun/30.

Lo-Fi Customs Gallery 1776 Mission; 503-1655. Wed and Sun, 2-6pm; Thurs-Sat, 1-7pm. "Retro-Futuristic Visions," works by Eric Joyner and John Bell. Through Dec 7.

Lola Gallery 2517 Mission; 401-6800. Wed-Sat, noon-7pm, and by appt. "Mischief," fine art, sculpture, music, video installations, and performance art. Through Sat/29.

Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market; 255-5971. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. Works by Elaine Buckholtz. Through Dec 6.

Michael Martin 101 Townsend, Ste 207; 543-1550. Tues, Thurs, Sat, 11am-5:30pm. Original ink drawings and set model by Hans Dieter Schaal. Through Fri/28.

Museum West Fine Art 170 Minna; 546-1113. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. New works by Kumi Korf. Through Sun/30.

Photoworks 2077A Market; 626-6800. Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm; Sat, 10am-8pm; Sun, 10am-6pm. "Night Tags," photographs by Chris Koperski. Through Dec 5.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery at City Hall City Hall, lower level, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl; 554-6080, www.sfacgallery.org. Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm; Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. "Aging in America: The Years Ahead," photographs by Ed Kashi with text by Julie Winokur. Through Sun/30.

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "About Birds," new collage paintings by Lea Rude. Through Sun/30.

San Francisco Zen Center 300 Page; 863-3136. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 9am-noon. "Jizo Exhibition," works by Ninshou Kakinuma. Through Sat/29.

Seam Gallery 600 Illinois; 621-9899. Call for hours. "Structures of Utility," photographs by David Stark Wilson. Through Fri/28.

Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin; 931-8035. Tues-Sun, noon-7pm. "Every Mother's Nightmare," works by Eric Kroll. Through Dec 6.

66 Balmy Annex 591 Guerrero; 522-0502. Thurs-Fri, 2-7pm; Sat-Sun, noon-5pm. New paintings by Gage Opdenbrouw and Jennifer Poon. Through Sun/30.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sun, noon-5pm. Photographs and paintings from Mexico by Fuentes Míticas. Through Sun/30.

Steel Gallery 3524 Sacramento; 885-1655. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Inaugural Exhibition," contemporary painting and sculpture by gallery artists. Through Dec 6.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Tidings," wood sculpture and works on paper by Patricia Lyons Stroud. Through Dec 6.

Velvet da Vinci 508 Hayes; 626-7478. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Anti-War Medals," works by artists responding to the war in Iraq. Through Sun/30.

Weinstein Gallery 253 Grant; 397-6177. Daily, 10am-7pm. "Trio: Laila Carlsen, Gianluca Franzese, and Miles Mathis," works by three new artists. Through Dec 4.

Bay Area

Headlands Center for the Arts 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito; (415) 331-2787, ext 28. Tues-Fri, Sun, noon-5pm. Works by Chris Oliveria. Through Fri/28.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm, and by appt. "Krishna's Cosmos: A Retrospective of Work by Krishna Reddy." Through Dec 6.

Oakland Box Gallery 1928 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 451-1932. Tues and Thurs, noon-4pm; Fri-Sat, 1-5pm. Works by Colleen Flaherty, Diana Sanchez, and Caleb Duarte. Through Dec 7.

Paulson Press 1318 10th St, Berk; (510) 559-2088, www.paulsonpress.com. Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. New prints by Hung Liu. Through Wed/26.

Photolab 2235 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 644-1400. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-2pm. "Ordinary Nature," recent landscape photographs by Kirk Thompson. Through Dec 6.