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. "The Monumental Landscapes of Li Huayi." More than 40 large-scale paintings by Li Huayi. Through May 9. "Montien Boonma: Temple of the Mind." Works by Boonma. Through 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. "Art Deco 1910-1939." An exhibition focusing on sources of inspiration for and examples of the art deco style. Through July 4.

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. "The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective and National Touring Exhibition." An exhibition focusing on early works by Theodore Seuss Geisel, including poetry, advertising works, editorial cartoons, and more. Through April 10. "Lights, Camera, Action!!! From the Printed Page to the Silver Screen." An exhibit dedicated to the history of live-action movies based on comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels. Through May 16. "Happy Hundredth, Dr. Seuss!" Twenty-five original works by Theodor Seuss Geisel, production art from Dr. Seuss's animated specials, vintage Seuss artifacts, and more. Through June 20.

Contemporary Jewish Museum 121 Steuart; 591-8827, www.thecjm.org. Sun-Thurs, noon-6pm. $5, $4 seniors and students, free for 12 and under and members. "100 Artists See God." Interpretations of spirituality by contemporary artists including Eleanor Antin, Chris Burden, Damien Hirst, Rachel Lachowicz, Leonard Nimoy, John Waters, and others. 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. "Move 36." Work by Eduardo Kac. Through May 31.

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. Through May 16.

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 installation and ceramics by Toan. Through April 25.

Pacific Heritage Museum 608 Commercial; 399-1124. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Free. "With Best Wishes." Chinese decorative arts from the 19th and 20th centuries. Through Aug 28.

Randall Museum 199 Museum Way; 554-9600, www.randallmuseum.org. Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. Free. "Reflections 2004: I Am Really Happy When ..." Photographs, drawing, and paintings by San Francisco public school students. March 13-April 21.

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). "Pirkle Jones and the Changing California Landscape." Photographs by Pirkle Jones, Dorothea Lange, and other photographers documenting the California landscape. Through April 18. "The Art of Romare Bearden." Nearly 140 works by Bearden, including collages, photomontages, watercolors, and monotypes from the 1940s through the 1980s. Through May 16. "Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection." More than 80 works from the Vickie and Kent Logan Collection. Through May 23. "Stir Heart, Rinse Heart: Pipilotti Rist." Video works by Rist. Through Sept 12. "Pop!" Nearly 100 pop art works from Bay Area collections. Through Sept 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.

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 Sun/14. "Portrait of an Estuary: San Francisco Bay." Thirty color photographs by David Sanger. Through Sun/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

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. Call for hours. "Off the Wall," a group show featuring works by artists from Continuum's Creative Art Program. Fri/12, 6-9pm.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-1616. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "Cams," works using Web cameras by Elliot Anderson (reception Fri/12, 6-9pm). March 12-April 30.

Lo-Fi Customs Gallery 1776 Mission; 861-0500. Tues-Thurs, Sun, noon-6pm; Fri-Sat, noon-7pm. "The Second Anniversary Lo-Fi Lowbrow Roundup," works by Eric Joyner, Dave Deluxe, DX, and Firehouse Kustom Rockart Co., and others (reception Thurs/11, 6-9pm). March 11-April 25.

Martin Lawrence Gallery 366 Geary; 956-0345. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-7pm; Sun, 11am-7pm. "Portraits of Pop," works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Harin, and others. Sat/13, 6:30-9pm.

Place Pigalle 520 Hayes; 552-2671. Sun-Wed, 4pm-midnight; Thurs-Sat, 4pm-2am. Works by Hayes Valley artists (reception Tues/16, 7-11pm). March 16-May 31.

Punch Gallery 155 10th St; 522-5555. Mon-Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Yo! What Happened to Peace?," a poster show featuring 10 graphic artists (Thurs/11. 6pm-midnight). March 11-April 5.

Space 743 743 Harrison; 777-9080. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Landscapes Renewed," new paintings by Patty Neal (reception Fri/12, 6-8pm). March 12-April 28.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm; Thurs-Fri, 10am-3pm. "Emergence 2004 ... A Collection of Rising SFSU Artists," works by graduate and undergraduate students (reception Thurs/11, 5-8pm). March 11-April 2.

Bay Area

Creative Growth Art Center 355 24th St, Oakl; (510) 836-2340. Mon-Fri, 11am-5:30pm, and by appt. "Bow Wow WOW!," animal-themed artwork by artists with disabilities. March 11-April 16.

Fertile Grounds 1796 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 834-1001. "We Are All Spirit Beings," portraits by Terry Kekaha (reception Fri/12, 7-9pm). March 12-31.

Ongoing

Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason; 397-2000. Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm., and by appt. "Elements," paintings by Judith Anderson and Katherine Leighnor; glass art by Giampaolo Seguso. Through May 4.

Blue Room Gallery 2331 Mission; 282-8411. Wed-Sun, 1-9pm. "Capturing Nature in Oils," works by David Bienkowski. Through March 18.

Bohemia 1624 California; 474-6968, www.bohemiasf.com. "MariNaomi Takes Bohemia!," paintings by MariNaomi (reception Sun/14, 5-10pm). Through April 11.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. Collaborative works by Ed and Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Through Sat/13.

Charles Campbell 647 Chestnut; 441-8680. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, noon-4pm. Paintings by Kevin Bean. Through March 20.

Chatterbox Gallery 1185 Church; 647-0900. Tues-Fri, 11:30am-6:30pm; Sat, noon-5pm. Photographs by Laurie Toby Edison (reception Sat/13, 4-7pm). Through April 5.

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

Crown Point Press 20 Hawthorne; 974-6273. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm. New etchings by Nathan Oliveira (reception March 18, 6-8pm). Through April 24.

Fine Arts Gallery San Francisco State University, Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 238, 1600 Holloway; 338-1442. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm; Wed, noon-7pm. "2004 Art Department Faculty Exhibition," a group show of faculty works. Through March 18.

Frey Norris Gallery 456 Geary; 346-7812. Tues-Sun, 11am-7pm. "Naked," works ranging from small drawings to large-scale oil paintings by various artists. Through Thurs/11.

Gallery 146 Hospitality House, 146 Leavenworth; 749-2132. Call for hours. "More Kinds of People: People Portraits," work by Hospitality House artists. Through March 23.

Herbst International Exhibition Hall 385 Moraga, Presidio; 441-3400. Tues, Thurs, 10am-noon; Wed, 5:30-7:30pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Interfaith Sacred Space International Design Competition Exhibition," design from around the world and representing various religious traditions. Through Sat/14.

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Animal Logic," works by Richard Barnes; "Irreducible Calculations," works by John Andrews. Through March 20.

Locura Gallery Capella SF, 270 14th St; 928-2980. "Paintings and Polaroids," works by John Evans. Through March 18.

Meyerovich 251 Post, fourth fl; 421-7171. Mon-Fri, 10am-6:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. An exhibition of classic and contemporary cover art from the New Yorker. Through March 19.

Mint Lofts 410 Jessie; www.notfromyourtribe.net. Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. "Disturbed Perceptions," work by J. Oliver Brooks. Through Sat/13.

Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission; 821-1155. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. "Solo Mujeres: Women and Spirituality," work by Latina women. Through March 19.

Modernism 685 Market; 541-0461. Tues-Sat, 10am-5:30pm. "Ports of Call," paintings by Naomie Kremer; new paintings by Sheldon Greenberg. Through April 24.

National Product 1845 Market; 255-1920. Wed-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Family Secrets," works by Kelly Lynn Jones. Through Sat/13.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Passionate Fruit," oil on canvas works by Laura Griffith. Through March 21.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Fri, noon-5pm; Sat-Mon, by appt. "Remedios," new work by Kelly Tunstall. Through March 27.

Optical Underground 280 Sutter; 982-5106. Mon-Sat, 10am-6:30pm. "Art with Robots," works by Max Chandler. Through March 30.

Paxton Gate 824 Valencia; 824-1872. Daily, noon-7pm. "Dangerous Flights and Scenic Crawls," works by Henrique Bagulho. Through March 19.

Polarity Post Production 69 Green; 673-3080. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "The American Mythology Art Show," works by 23 artists. Through Sat/13.

San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, Room 165; 441-0640. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Creation 2004: The Art of Living Black," works by 20 emerging and established artists from the Bay Area. Through March 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 antiwar protest movement by five Bay Area photographers. Through March 20. See Critic's Choice.

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 Mon/15. "Bayboards," a project by stillhere and the San Francisco Estuary Institute. Through March 22.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Memories, Dreams, and Reflections," works by Claire Cotts, Kathleen Edwards, ViŠkisa, Andrew Romanoff, Millicent Tompkins, Germán Herrera, Elaine Wander, Tarra Lyons, and Othmar Tobisch. Through Fri/12.

66 Balmy Gallery 591 Guerrero; 522-0502. Thurs-Fri, 2-7pm; Sat-Sun, noon-5pm. "Telling Stories," works by Justine Bianco, Ilana Crispi, Jennifer Poon, Hee Jae Suh, Laetitia Thomas, and Kimberly White. Through March 17.

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. "The Best in Books and Art: Paul Elder and Company, 1898-1968," an exhibition documenting Paul Elder's career as a bookseller. Through March 21.

Tinhorn Press and Gallery 511 Laguna; 621-1292, www.tinhorngallery.com. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-6pm; Sun, 1-6:30pm. "Blood Bone Elegy," works by James Groleau. Through March 19.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. Works on paper by Baoping Chen. Through Sat/13.

Bay Area

Addison Street Windows 2018 Addison, Berk; (510) 981-7546. Daily, 24 hours. "Picturing Berkeley: UC Students Take A Closer Look," works by eight UC Berkeley students (reception Thurs/11, 6-8pm). Through April 12.

Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut, Berk; (510) 644-6893. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Berkeley Youth Arts Festival," painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, photography, mixed-media works, and more by students of the Berkeley Unified School District. Through April 3.

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 Sat/13.

PhotoCentral Gallery 1099 E St, Hayward; (510) 881-6721. Mon-Thurs, noon-10pm; Sat, 10am-6pm. "Reaching Through the Noise: The 2002/2003 Personal Portfolio Project," works by various artists. Through Mon/15.

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," works by Laurie Marson and Michael Cullen; "Buddha Code," works by Robert Milnes; "Learned Behavior," work by Richmond Art Center's on-site education faculty; "Rosie the Riveter," photographic portraits by Community Works. Through March 20.

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