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 Sun/29. "Montien Boonma: Temple of the Mind." Works by Boonma Feb 27-May 23.

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). "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. "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 March 21. "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 Sat/28.

Museum of GLBT History 657 Mission, Gallery No. 300; 777-5455, www.glbthistory.org. Call for hours. $4, $2 seniors and students. "Saint Harvey: The Life and Afterlife of a Modern Gay Martyr." An exhibition documenting Harvey Milk's life and cultural contributions. Through April 30.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 11am-6pm; Thurs, 11am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half price Thurs, 6-9pm). "Fantasy and Function: The Furniture of John Dickinson." A dozen furniture pieces and more than 30 framed drawings by Dickinson. Through March 7. "Pirkle Jones and the Changing California Landscape." Photographs by Pirkle Jones, Dorothea Lange, and other photographers documenting the California landscape. Through April 18.

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. "See Us." Works by students from Fremont School for the Blind. Through Sun/29. "Youthink." Works that deal with self-expression and community involvement. March 1-April 4.

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.

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 210: Simryn Gill Standing Still." Photographs by Gill. Through April 4. "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. "Time's Shadow: Photographs from the Jan Leonard and Jerrold Peil Collection." Fifty images by photographers including Roger Fenton, Auguste Salzmann, the Bisson brothers, and Timothy O'Sullivan. Through Aug 8.

galleries

Opening

Academy of Art College Galleries 410 Bush; 567-3606. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. MFA painting group show featuring works by Matias Beltran and Cho Lin Lee. March 3-31. 625 Sutter; 274-2229. Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. "Obsession," a sculpture and painting group show featuring works by Tim Hanrahan, Kate Huxol, and others. Feb 27-March 31. 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "The Artful Eye," a group show featuring paintings by Penelope Moore, Hope Railey, and others. March 1-31.79 New Montgomery; 305-9891. "Iyro," an installation by Adriana Tavares. Through Fri/27.

Adobe Books 3166 16th St; 864-3936. Daily, 11-10pm. "Not So Far Away," work by Sacha Eckes. Through Fri/27. "Bo's Arts: Visual Interpretations of a Soft Dog," works by more than 40 artists about or inspired by a dog named Bo (reception Fri/27, 7-11pm). Feb 27-April 9. See 8 Days a Week.

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent paintings by Marco Casentini; recent works on paper by Robert Jack (reception March 5, 5:30-7:30pm). Feb 26-April 10.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Popliteo," works by Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz. Through Sat/28. New sculpture and painting by Dan Corbin (reception March 4, 6-8pm). March 1-31.

CCA Wattis Institute 1111 Eighth St; 551-9210. Call for hours. "Likeness: Portraits of Artists by Other Artists," nearly 60 works by various artists (reception Thurs/26, 7-8:30pm). Feb 27-May 8.

City Art 828 Valencia; 970-9900. Wed-Sun, noon-9pm. "The Back Room: Fifth Annual Erotic Art Show," new erotic art by local artists. Through Sun/29. "Entropic Amalgam No. 3," new paintings by Dan Lydersen (reception March 5, 7-10pm). March 2-31.

City Picture Frame Gallery 524 Third St; 543-4105. Mon-Sat, 8:30am-5pm. "Vanishing San Francisco," paintings by David Holmes (reception March 11, 5:30-7:30pm). March 1-April 23.

Creativity Explored 3245 16th St; 863-2108. Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm; Sat, 11am-6pm. "Heads 'n' Tails," monoprints, relief prints, and mixed-media work by Kelly Clark, Hope Goodall, Vincent Jackson, Melody Lima, Sara O'Sullivan, and Ernesto Sosa (reception Thurs/26, 7-9pm). Feb 26-April 10.

Frank Eddy 2309 Bryant; 572-7431. "Booty Photo Exhibition," portraits by Juanita More (reception Thurs/26, 6-9pm). Through Thurs/26-Sat/28.

Future Primitive Sound Headquarters 597 Haight; www.futureprimitivesound.com. Mon-Thurs. noon-6pm; Fri-Sun, 11am-7:30pm. Works by Mode 2 (reception Thurs/26, 7pm). Feb 26-April 25. See 8 Days a Week.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary, fifth floor; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "The Dehon Ice Fields," photographs by Frank Yamrus; "Lilliput," small works on paper by Jonathan Hammer (reception March 4, 5:30-7:30pm). Feb 26-March 27.

James Nicholson Gallery 49 Geary, fourth flr; 397-0100, www.nicholsongallery.com. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Omaha Beach," works by Nathalie Grenzhaeuser (reception March 4, 5:30-7:30pm). Feb 27-March 27.

John Pence Gallery 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. Recent oil paintings by Randall Sexton. Feb 27-March 27.

North Beach Italian Language and Culture Center 725 Greenwich, Ste 204; www.nbilcc.com. "Dolce Amore," oil paintings by Teresa Moore (reception Thurs/26, 6:30-8:30pm). Feb 26-April 25.

Photoworks 2077A Market; 626-6800. Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm; Sat, 10am-8pm; Sun, 10am-6pm. New photographs by Erin Ash (reception Fri/27, 6-8pm). Feb 27-April 30.

Pirate Tattoo 3409 23rd St; 550-1445, art@piratetattoo.com. Wed-Sat, noon-7pm; Sun, noon-6pm. "Cheap Art Show,"paintings, sculpture, etchings, and more by various artists (reception Fri/27, 7-10pm). Feb 27-March 21.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center Haslett Warehouse, 499 Jefferson; 561-7100. Daily, 9:30am-5pm. "Deepwater Steel," photographs by Steve Pereira. Through May 30. "Women Who Changed Maritime History," historic photographs illustrating the impact women have had on maritime history. March 1-31.

San Francisco Photo Center 50 Scott; 554-9522. Tues-Thurs, 3-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-5pm. "In Search of Community," works by Rebecca Peng, Angelica Canbande, Tiffany Eng, Ai Sugano, Judith Williams Sandoval, Pauline Liang, Lawton Chan, Craig Akio Matsuzaki, and Pei Wu (reception Sat/28, 1-4pm). Feb 28-March 31.

Ongoing

American Institute of Architects SF Gallery 130 Sutter, Ste 600; 362-7397. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Works by William E Massie, Douglas Garofalo, and Julie Eizenburg. Through Sun/29.

Anthony Meier 3007 Jackson; 351-1400. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, by appt. Works by Jasmin Sian and Matthew Sontheimer. Through Fri/27.

A.O.V. 3328 22nd St; 431-8341. Thurs-Fri, 5-8pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Asthma," work by Ian McDonald. Through Sat/28.

Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia; 824-3890. Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm. "The First 24 Hours," work by Misako Inaoka; work by Shonie De La Rosa; "Bay Area 8: New Materials and Methods," paintings by Adam Cahoon, Heather Gates, Donna Han, Reiko Kubota, Melissa McLean, Josh Pavlock, Sean Spellmeyer, and Michael Yen. Through Sat/28.

California Institute of Integral Studies 695 Minna, Minna Street Center, second fl; 575-6257. Call for hours. "Spirit in the Arts," metaphysical investigations in art. Through Sat/28.

Calumet Gallery 2001 Bryant; 643-9275. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. "The Art of Light and Shape," 60 digital photographic images. Through Thurs/26.

Chatterbox Gallery 1185 Church; 647-0900. Tues-Fri, 11:30am-6:30pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Psst, Hey! Be Mine?," works by adults with handicaps. Through Sun/29.

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. Through Fri/27.

Crown Point Press 20 Hawthorne; 974-6273. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. "California North and South," work by 22 artists. Through Sat/28.

Dolby Chadwick 210 Post, Ste 205; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent paintings by John DiPaolo. Through Sat/28.

871 Fine Arts 49 Geary, Ste 235; 543-5155. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Assemblage," works by seven Bay Area artists. Through Sat/28.

Eleonore Austerer 565 Sutter; 986-2244. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. Works by Milton Estrella-Gavidia. Through Sat/28.

Eros Gallery 2051 Market; 255-4921. Call for hours. "Fellow Travelers: Liberation Portraits by Mark Thompson," 12 portraits of gay men by Thompson. Through Sat/28.

Fine Arts Gallery San Francisco State University, Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 238, 1600 Holloway; 338-1442. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm; Wed, noon-7pm. "Art Department Faculty Exhibition," a group show of faculty works. Through March 18.

Focus Gallery 2423 Polk; 567-9067. Wed and Fri-Sun, noon-6pm; Tues and Thurs, noon-9pm. Paintings by Suzanne Q. Egan. Through Sat/28.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. New sculpture and drawings by William Tucker. Through Sat/28.

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

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Reconstructing Bygones," a group show. Through Sun/29.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Insight," new paintings by Kevin Moore. Through Sun/29.

Jack Hanley Gallery 389 and 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. Works by Kal Spelletich. Through Sat/28.

Jenkins Johnson Gallery 464 Sutter; 677-0770. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Vessels and Vehicles," works by Christine Hanlon; "New York Perspectives," works by Sonya Sklaroff. Through Sat/28.

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California; 292-1233. "The World of Harry Lieberman," paintings by Lieberman. Through Sun/29.

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

Rx Gallery 132 Eddy; 860-6455, www.rxgallery.com. Thurs-Fri, 6pm-midnight; Sat, noon-5pm, 9pm-midnight. "BOLT: A Low Tech Odyssey," an installation by the Bureau of Low Technology featuring vintage arcade games, home consoles, and computer games from 1972 to 1985. Through Sat/28.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Tues, by appt. "Utopia," work by Patrick Rock; "I See the Truth Shining in the Eyes of Every Misfit," work by Lena Wolff. Through Sat/28.

SF Camerawork 1246 Folsom; 863-1001. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "Killer Shots: A Photographic Response to War," images from the warfield by various photographers; "Moving Targets: The Art of Resistance," photographs of the anti-war protest movement by five Bay Area photographers. Through March 20.

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

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sun, noon-5pm. "Corrientes/Currents," works by Guillermo Mahchi, Richard Camire, Antonio Carreño; "Star Dust Symposium," works by Mondo Jud Hart. Through Thurs/26.

Space 743 Harrison; 777-9080. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "3rd Sex," paintings by Linda Trunzo. Through Sat/28.

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 Thurs/25.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm; Thurs-Fri, 10am-3pm. "Black = Afrika: Visions of the Diaspora," works by Omiiroo. Through Tues/2.

Thoreau Center for Sustainability 1016 Torney; 561-7823, www.thoreau.org. "Wetlands," acrylic paintings by Claudia Chapline. Through Sat/1.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Works by Monroe Hodder (reception March 4, 5:30-7:30pm). Through March 30.

Torrefazione Italia Coffee 1909 Union; 771-6838. "Love Is in the Air," mixed-media paintings by Mary Medrano. Through Sun/29.

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

Bay Area

Addison Street Windows 2018 Addison, Berk; (510) 981-7546. Daily, 24 hours. Works by Jenny Cole and Audrey Wallace-Taylor. Through Thurs/26.

African American Museum and Library 659 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0200. Tues-Sat, noon-5:30pm. "Gandhi, King and Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace," an exhibit dedicated to the lives of the three nonviolent leaders. Through Sat/28.

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. Through Fri/27.

Headlands Center for the Arts 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito; (415) 331-2787, ext 28. Sun-Fri, noon-5pm. "Close Calls: 2004," works by 32 artists. Through Sun/29.

Heritage Square Building 6121 Hollis, Emeryville; (510) 653-1655. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. "We Like It Dirty," works by 12 northern California artists; "Visual Poetry," works by 12 artists. Through Fri/27.

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; "In Light Of," works by 12 fine art photographers. Through Fri/27.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Inner Dialogues," works by Ruth Block (reception Sat/28, 5-8pm). Through March 4.

Lanesplitter 2033 San Pablo, Berk; www.jumbobrain.com. "Strange Attraction," work by Mike Woolsen. Through Sun/29.

Leslie Ceramic Supply 1212 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 524-7363. Call for hours. "West Meets East," ceramic works by Bay Area artists. Through Sun/29.

Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2164. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-4pm; Wed, 11am-7:30pm; Sun, noon-4pm. Black paper dolls from the Arabella Grayson Collection. Through Sun/29.