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.

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 Sun/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.

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. Through April 18.

Mexican Museum Fort Mason Center, Bldg D, Marina at Laguna; 202-9700. Wed-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Contested Narratives: Chicana Art from the Permanent Collection." Paintings, prints, photographs, and mixed-media works (reception Thurs/22, 6-8pm). Through May 16.

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.

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. Through June 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. "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.

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

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 Sun/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. Through Aug 29. "In Our Own Voice: The Making of a Korean Community." An installation on the Korean American experience. Through Nov 28.

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology 103 Kroeber Hall, Room 3712, UC Berkeley; (510) 643-1193. Wed-Sat, 10am-4:30pm; Sun, noon-4:30pm. $4, $3 seniors, $1 students, free for 12 and under. "The World in a Frame: Photographs from the Great Age of Exploration, 1865-1915." More than 30 images by Carleton E. Watkins, Timothy O'Sullivan, Edward S. Curtis, John Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Frederick Monsen, Maison Bonfils, and Felice Beato. Through March 31.

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). "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

Artseal 1847 Larkin; 567-3523. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Winter Selections," a group photography exhibition. Feb 3-March 31.

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 Sat/31. Monotypes by Flavio Garciandía. Feb 2-March 20.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. Call for hours. "Build's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration," work by Scott MacLeod, Mitzi Pederson, Laura Splan, Brian Caraway, Teri Claude Dowling, Renee Dolores, Mary V. Marsh, and Kim Weller. Fri/30, 8pm-midnight.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. New paintings by Kathryn St. Clair. Through Feb 12. "Pangaea," various works (reception Thurs/29, 6pm-midnight). Jan 29-Feb 14.

Galleria Atrium San Francisco Design Center, 101 Henry Adams, near Eighth St and Townsend; 490-5887. "Winter Market 2004: The World of Design," furniture and interior-design showcase. Wed/28-Fri/30.

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. "Reversing Vandalism," more than 200 works created from books on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender topics, women's issues, and HIV/AIDS that were destroyed by a vandal. Feb 1-May 2.

UCSF Faculty/Alumni House 745 Parnassus; 476-4723. Mon-Fri, by appt. "Where Physics Meets Metaphysics," paintings depicting the "language of nature." Feb 1-27.

Bay Area

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 Fri/30. "Margaret Herscher Memorial Exhibition," retrospective exhibition of works by Margaret Herscher spanning 30 years (reception Sun/1, 2-4pm). Feb 1-5.

Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett, Richmond; (510) 620-6772, www.therichmondartcenter.org. Wed-Sat, noon-4:30pm. "The Art of Living Black 2004," eighth annual Bay Area black artists exhibition; "A Conversation in Wood and Metal," work by Laurie Marson and Michael Cullen; "Buddha Code," work by Robert Milnes; "Learned Behavior," work by Richmond Art Center's on-site education faculty; "Rosie the Riveter," photographic portraits by Community Works (reception Feb 7, 3-6pm). Jan 29-March 20.

Ongoing

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

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Nuit Blanche (Lost in Translation)." Twelve artists were originally asked to participate in this group show, and each invited one other, making 24 in all, mostly from the Bay Area. Megan Wilson contributes three large color photographs documenting last year's Flower Interruption, in which she and several friends dressed as a city street crew and spread 500 of her signature hand-painted flowers over a portion of Market Street. Look closely and you'll see Kevin Chen (of Intersection for the Arts) as one of the orange-vested participants; Chen is Wilson's invited artist and contributes an intricate, collaged accordion book called Cityscape #42. He has filled in each pencil-drawn building with cutouts from dictionaries, science and music manuals and various books printed in Roman, Arabic, and Asian scripts. It's an eloquent evocation of a cosmopolitan city – a clever and poetic way of showing many jostled-together languages and points of view. Participating artists include Leo Bersamina and Jesse Simon, Michael Campbell and Coby Ellison, Amanda Hughen and Valérie Blin-Kaddour, Jennifer Starkweather and Kate Randall, Amanda Hughen and Maria Park. Through Feb 6. (Westbrook)

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

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

Crucible Steel 2050 Bryant; 648-7562. Daily, 10am-10pm. "Assembly," site-specific installation by 12 San Francisco artists. Through Wed/28.

Den 849 Valencia; 282-6646. Call for hours. "Out of Context," a group photography exhibition. Through Feb 16.

diPietro Todd 2239 Fillmore; 674-4366. Tues-Sat, 10am-7pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. Landscapes by Gabrielle Anderman (reception Feb 5, 7-10pm). Through March 30.

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

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 Sat/31.

George Krevsky Gallery 77 Geary; 397-9748. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Life Studies, Life Stories," drawings by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Through Feb 28.

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 Sat/31.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth flr; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs 10:30am-7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "After Green," works by James Turrell. Through Sat/31. "Metallics," paintings by David Simpson. Through Feb 14.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "In With the New," paintings by Nicole Hayden and Heather Patterson. Through Sun/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 Sat/31.

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

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

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

Meridian Gallery 545 Sutter; 398-7229. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Hubris Corpulentus," prints by Art Hazelwood. Through Feb 28.

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

Modernism 685 Market; 541-0461. Tues-Sat, 10am-5:30pm. "Italian Journey," works by Valentin Popov; "Shopping Bags," works by Macha Poynder. Through Feb 28.

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 Sat/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 Sat/31.

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

San Francisco Center for the Book 300 De Haro; 565-0545. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat, noon-4pm. "Convergences," works by Mills teaching assistants. Through Feb 27.

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "European Americans Among Us, a Celebration of Diversity and Achievement," portraits of 12 European Americans from the Bay Area. Through March 15.

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 Fri/30.

Shenson Memorial Gallery 900 Hyde; 353-6650. Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. "An Urban Country Doctor's Painting," traditional Chinese watercolor by Chau-Chun Chien, M.D. Through March 5.

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

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

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Meat, Donuts, and Guns," paintings by James Gouldthorpe; "Peanuts," installation by James Harbison; "Cultural Quarantine (Part Two)," sculpture, animation, and an audio installation by Packard Jennings; "Tenderloin Portraits," photographs by Sixth Street Photography Workshop (closing reception Feb 21, 3-5pm). Through Feb 21. See Critic's Choice.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 821-1102. Thurs-Sat, 6-9pm, and by appt. "The Way It Looks from Here," works by Adriane Colburn, Tom Dale, Nov Narumi, John O'Malley, Kate Pocrass, Steve Roden, and Jennifer Starkweather. Through Feb 25.

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 Sat/31. "Light My Fire," glass exhibition featuring works by eight artists. Through Feb 21.

Hollis Street Project 5900 Hollis, Emeryville; (510) 653-1655. Daily, 8am-6pm. "Untitled," a group exhibition by 11 Bay Area artists; "Thirst," works by 12 artists. Through Feb 27.

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 Fri/30.

A New Leaf 1286 Gilman, Berk; (510) 525-7621. Wed-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm. "Novo," new works by gallery artists. Through Sat/31.

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 Fri/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 Sat/31.

Women's Cancer Resource Center Gallery 5741 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 601-4040, ext 11. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; second and fourth Sat, noon-4pm, and by appt. "Go Figure," works by Deann Acton, James Gayles, Jean Graham, Heather Robinson, and Elizabeth Romero. Through Thurs/29.