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.

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). "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. "Art Deco Capitalism: Fortune Magazine in the 1930s." Through June 6.

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. "Don't Parade on my Reign: A Cartoon Salute to Mayor Willie Brown." Works by Phil Frank, Tom Meyer, Mark Fiore, and Don Asmussen. Through Feb 15. "Small Press Spotlight: Derek Kirk Kim." Works by the self-published comic book artist. Through March 21.

Chinese Historical Society of America and Chinese American National Museum 965 Clay; 391-1188. Tues-Fri, 11am-4pm; Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. $3, $2 seniors and students, free for 5 and under. "The Heathen Chinese: 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. "Martin Wong's Utopia: Tai Ping Tien Kuo (A Peaceful and Heavenly Place)." Paintings, ceramic works, and photographs by Wong. Through June 27.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths, free for three and under. "Pedestrian." Work by Shelley Eshkar and Paul Kaiser; "Liquid Time Series." Work by Camille Utterback. Jan 22-April 18.

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. "Opus Veritas, Fragments of Truth." Mosaic works by various artists. Through April 4.

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 members and those 18 and under (free first Wed and Sat, 10am-noon). "Weaving Tradition: Carol Cassidy and Woven Silks of Laos." Traditional silk textiles from Laos and contemporary works by Carol Cassidy. Through April 25. "The New Rice Festival: Vietnamese Artists Nguyen Bao Toan." Multimedia art installation and ceramics by Toan. Through April 25.

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). "Reprocessing Information." Works using information as primary subject and medium. Through Feb 8. "Diane Arbus Revelations." Photographs by 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. "Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection." More than 80 works from the Vickie and Kent Logan Collection. Through May 23.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, 1-5pm. Free. "George Balanchine: Ballet Master." A retrospective exhibition showcasing a survey of Balanchine's life and work. Jan 23-Jun 19.

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). "Bang the Machine: Computer Gaming Art and Artifacts." Interactive multimedia exhibit exploring the history and influence of computer game culture. "Mark Lombardi: Global Networks." Twenty-five drawings by Lombardi. "Tom Marioni: The Golden Rectangle." New and earlier works by the Bay Area artist. Through April 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.

Museum of Children's Art 538 Ninth St, Oakl; (510) 465-8700. Tues-Sun, 10am-5pm. Free. "Salon of the Independents." Showcase of art by Bay Area youth. Through Feb 1.

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. "The Art of David Ireland: The Way Things Are." A retrospective of works by Ireland. Through March 14. "Portrait of an Estuary: San Francisco Bay." Thirty color photographs by David Sanger. Through March 14. "Henry J. Kaiser: Think Big." An exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Kaiser. Jan 24-Aug 29. "In Our Own Voice: The Making of a Korean Community." An installation on the Korean American experience. Jan 23-Nov 28. See 8 Days a Week.

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 209: Helen Mirra 65 instants." A new installation by Mirra. Through Sat/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. "Ant Farm 1968-1978." A retrospective exhibition of the Ant Farm design group. Through April 26. "The Garden." Eastern and Western art from 200 B.C. to the present that explore ideas and principles of Buddhism. Through July 3.

galleries
Opening

Fifty24SF 220 Fillmore; 252-0144. Wed-Sun, 1-7pm. "Stay Home," new artwork and home furnishings by Jeremy Fish (reception Thurs/22, 7-10pm). Jan 22-Feb 22. See 8 Days a Week.

Mission Dolores 3321 16th St; 621-8203. Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 1:30-4pm. Digital projection project by Ben Wood (reception Sat/24, 2pm). Jan 24-Feb 7.

New Langton Arts 1246 Folsom; 626-5416. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "Happiness Follows Us Like a Shadow," work by Harrell Fletcher. Through Feb 7. "Crime Museum," an installation by Hans Winkler. Jan 27-31.

Place Pigalle 520 Hayes; 552-2671. Sun-Wed, 4pm-midnight; Thurs-Sat, 4pm-2am. "Covet," paintings and drawings by Sarah Scherer. Jan 27-March 8.

Steel Gallery 3524 Sacramento; 885-1655. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Hope. Joy. Peace.," recent work by Steel Gallery artists. Through March 5. "Will You Be Our Valentine?," works by Estelle Akamine, Sophia Harrison, Wendy Robushi, and Judith Williams. Jan 27-Feb 14.

Stephen Wirtz Gallery Bankers Investment Bldg, 49 Geary; 433-6879. Call for hours. "Replica," new paintings by Deborah Oropallo (reception Feb 5, 5:30-7:30pm). Jan 22-Feb 28.

Bay Area

Creative Growth Art Center 355 24th St, Oakl; (510) 836-2340. Mon-Fri, 11am-5:30pm, and by appt. "Color.Form," abstract works and prints by artists with disabilities (reception Thurs/22, 5-8pm). Jan 22-Feb 27.

Mammoth Gallery 1403 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-7766. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm. Works by Mara Greenaway and Sarah Pulver (reception Sat/24, 5-7pm). Jan 24-March 6.

San Pablo Arts Gallery San Pablo Civic Center, 1 Alvarado Square, 13831 San Pablo; (510) 836-2663. Sat-Sun, noon-4pm. "Interior Passages: Bringing Spiritual Vision into Being," works on paper by Augusta Lucas Andreae, Catherine Rose Crowther, and Anca Ioana Hariton (reception Feb 1, 1-3pm). Jan 24-March 21.

Worth Ryder Gallery UC Berkeley, 116 Kroeber Hall, Berk; (510) 642-9040. Tues-Sat, 1-4pm. "Mind LineScapes," paintings by Indira Martina Mesihovic; "The Myth of Homunculi," paintings by Jacob Stewart-Halevy (reception Mon/26, 4-6pm). Jan 26-30.

Ongoing

Academy of Art College Galleries 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. Paintings and sculpture by Jenny Balisle. Through Jan 31. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "BFA Painting Group Show," works by Walter Sulenta and Ryan Noble. Through Jan 31. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "BFA Photography," works by Theo Rigby. Through Jan 31.

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Nuit Blanche (Lost in Translation)," works by 24 artists. Through Feb 6. See Critic's Choice.

Aurobora Press 147 Natoma; 546-7880. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Review 03," recent work by Brad Durham, Ricardo Mazal, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Fraser Taylor, and Stephen Westfall. Through Jan 31.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 550-1108. Sat-Sun, noon-5pm. "FemaleČ," film, photography, painting, sculpture, and mixed media by more than 45 visual artists. Through Sat/24.

Blue Room Gallery 2331 Mission; 282-8411. Wed-Sun, 1-9pm. "Holiday Group Exhibition," the second-annual exhibit features works by 31 artists. Through Feb 1.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Pieces," works by Jonathan Parker; "Access Program," works by Carrie Lederer. Through Feb 7.

Brian Gross Fine Art 1 Post; 788-1050. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. Recent paintings by Josh Dov. Through April 16.

Caffe Union 1830 Union; 673-4119. Call for hours. Black and white charcoal drawings by Jenny Crone. Through Jan 31.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. New paintings by Kathryn St. Clair. Through Feb 12.

Catharine Clark 49 Geary, second floor; 399-1439. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Dante's Purgatorio," works by Sandow Birk. Through Feb 14.

Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny, third fl; 957-1146. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. "Perspective x 3: Visions of Vietnam," photographs by Chung Hoang Chuong, Binh T. Danh, and Anisha Narashimhan (reception Sat/24, 1-3pm). Through Feb 27.

Edo Salon 601 Haight; www.futureprimitivesound.com. Daily, 11am-8pm. Works by Doze Green, David Ellis, and Kenji. Through Feb 11.

Femina Potens Gallery 465 South Van Ness; 861-2240, www.feminapotens.com. "Transparencies and Reflections," photographs and mixed media works by Rebecca Benhuri and Amanda G. Miller. Through Feb 10.

Fraenkel Gallery 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Architecture," photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Through Jan 31.

Future Primitive Sound Headquarters 597 Haight; www.futureprimitivesound.com. Works by Doze Green, David Ellis, and Kenji. Through Feb 11.

Gallery Cafe 1200 Mason; www.jofarrell.com. Black-and-white photographs by Jo Farrell. Through Fri/23.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. "Rebus," works by Leo Bersamina, Carter, Ala Ebtekar, John de Fazio, Lea Modigliani, Eamon Ore-Giron, RIGO '04, Michelle Rollman, and J.otto Siebold; work by Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano. Through Jan 31.

Glama-Rama! 417 South Van Ness; 861-4526, www.glamarama.com. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Trapped and Found," works by Mariette Marinus. Through Feb 7.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. New work by Raimonds Staprans and Hans Hofmann. Through Jan 31.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "In With the New," paintings by Nicole Hayden and Heather Patterson. Through Feb 1.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Drawing to Drawing," works by Shahzia Sikander; "The Orpheus Suite," works by John O'Reilly. Through Jan 31.

Jack Hanley Gallery 389 and 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. Works by Shaun O'Dell and Harrell Fletcher. Through Jan 31.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery 464 Sutter; 677-0770. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Revised Endings," works by Wes Hempel. Through Jan 31.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and Sun, by appt. "Inside of Insides," work by seven Bay Area feminist artists and writers. Through Feb 7.

Lola Gallery 2517 Mission; 401-6800. Wed-Sat, noon-7pm, and by appt. "Zen Den," group art and design exhibition. Through Jan 31.

Lucky Tackle 6608 San Pablo, Oakl; (510) 484-4373. Sat, 1-5pm, and by appt. "The Girl Who Knew Too Much," work by Juliana Paciulli. Through Feb 7.

Mezzanine Window display, 444 Jessie; 841-1959. Daily, 24 hrs. New paintings by Bill Dunlap. Through Jan 31.

Museum West Fine Art 170 Minna; 546-1113. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm. "New Year/New Work," works by Robert Ogata, Margaret Fitzgerald, and Wayne Hoy. Through Jan 31.

National Product 1845 Market; 255-1920. Wed-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Life is a Turdle Full of Hurdles," new works by Bwana Spoons. Through Jan 31.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Photography," works by Matthew Matsuoka, Katherine Westerhout, Alan Ostreicher, and Michael Temperio. Through Jan 30.

Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin; 931-8035. Tues-Sun, noon-7pm. "Marco Almera vs. Lee Harvey Rosewell," works by Almera and Rosewell. Through Feb 8.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sun, noon-5pm. "Families in Paradise," an installation by Heidi Hardin. Through Jan 28.

Soularch Gallery 4033A Judah; 759-4100. Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Fire Ceremony V," recent charcoal drawings by Kate Hodges. Through Jan 31.

Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Golden Gate Park, Ninth Ave at Lincoln Way; 661-1316, ext 303. Daily, 10am-4pm. "Native Wildflowers: Watercolor Paintings and Sketching Notes," works by Linda Stewart (reception Wed/21, 5-7pm). Through March 31.

Thacher Gallery University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton; 422-2660. Mon-Fri, noon-5:30pm. "Visual Inventions: Photomontage by Clifton Albergotti and Adele Rowland," photographic works. Through Sun/25.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Works by Ray Turner. Through Feb 12.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Golden Section Paintings," works by Andy Black. Through Feb 7.

Bay Area

ACCI 1652 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 843-2527, www.accigallery.com. Tues-Thurs, 11am-6pm; Fri, 11am-7pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Peace on Earth," holiday exhibition featuring jewelry, ceramics, glass, wood, ornaments, and fine art. Through Jan 31.

Cecile Moochnek 1809D Fourth St, Berk; (510) 549-1018. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "The Gift of Art," new works by various artists. Through Sun/25.

Gallery 555 555 City Center, 12th St and Clay, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm (third Thurs, until 8pm). "Kurt Steger (R)evolution," mixed-media sculptures. Through March 31.

Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter 101 Eighth St, third floor, Oakl; (510) 464-7773. Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm. "Bridging the Strait," images from the construction of the new Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge by Bill Hall. Through Jan 30.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm, and by appt. "Kala Artists' Annual Exhibition," a group show featuring works by Fellowship artists, artists-in-residence, and others from the Kala community. Through Jan 30.

North Berkeley Frame and Gallery 1744 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 549-0428. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-4:30pm. Paintings by Elizabeth Valoma. Through March 13.

Oakland Art Gallery 199 Kahn's Alley, Broadway and 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0395. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Circle of Memory," installation by Eleanor Coppola. Through Jan 30.

Oakland Museum of California in City Center Sculpture Court, 1111 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 238-6836. Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm (third Thurs, 8pm). "Sam Perry: Ingrained," 15 wood sculptures by Perry. Through April 30.

Photolab 2235 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 644-1400. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-2pm. "Beyond the Looking Glass: Life After Work," works by Cha Levias, Carla Mathis, and Jennifer Waicukauski. Through Jan 31.

Pro Arts 461 Ninth St, Oakl; (510) 763-4361. Wed-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Juried Annual 2003-4," works by 15 local artists; juried by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson. Through Sat/24.