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. "New Acquisitions of Contemporary Art." Newly acquired works by Asian and Asian American artists. March 20-July 18.

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). "Bouquets to Art 2004." Floral designs. Through Fri/19. "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. "Between Promise and Reality: The Photographs of Adi Nes." Twenty photographs by Nes. Through July 4. "Photo-Image in American Prints 1960-1990." An exhibition focusing on the use of photographic imagery in creative printmaking. 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 Sun/21. "Small Press Spotlight: Derek Kirk Kim." Works by the self-published comic book artist. Through Sun/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.

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.

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. "Paul Klee: Wit and Wordplay." Fifteen works focusing on Klee's sense of humor. Ongoing. "Zambezi." Twenty-three paintings by Frank Stella. Ongoing.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, 1-5pm. Free. "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100." An exhibition by the Dance Heritage Coalition. Through May 15. "George Balanchine: Ballet Master." A retrospective exhibition showcasing a survey of Balanchine's life and work. Through June 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

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. "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

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. Paintings and drawings by Mary Snowden. Through April 17.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. Call for hours. "Reflexive," new drawings and video by Laura Splan (reception Sat/20, 8-11pm). March 20-28.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Thurs-Sun, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Emergency," works by Andrew Schoultz, Alicia McCarthy, Mats?!, Jeff Roysdon, Tony Bevilaqua, and Alvin Gregorio (reception Sat/20, 8-11pm). March 20-April 30.

National Product 1845 Market; 255-1920. Wed-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "The Wild Kingdom – Humanimals," works by Jeff Roysdon and Mats!? (reception Fri/19, 7-10pm). Through May 1.

Ruby's Clay Studio and Gallery 552A Noe; 437-1642. Daily, 9am-7pm. "Things to Amuse You: A Ceramics Show," works by Liz Worthy (reception Sat/20, 6-9pm). March 19-29.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Tues, by appt. "The People's Republic," works by seven artists about immigration due to economic necessity (reception Fri/19, 6-8pm). Through May 29.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Paint," paintings by Sheldon Greenberg, Katherine Adele Armacost, Mike Henderson, Naomie Kremer, Phe Ruiz, Arngunnur Ýr, Thekla Hammond, and Elizabeth Johnson (reception Wed/17, 5:30-7:30pm). Through April 23.

Walter and McBean Galleries San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut; 749-4563. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. "Topographies," spring 2004 group exhibition featuring works by recognized and emerging California artists (reception Fri/19, 5:30-7:30pm). March 18-May 8.

Bay Area

ASUC Art Studio Gallery Lower level, Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph, Berk; (510) 642-3065. "Evidence of Brotherhood," photographs of UC Berkeley fraternity life by Andrew Moisey (reception Thurs/18, 7-9pm). March 18-May 24.

Mammoth Gallery 1403 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-7766. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm. Black-and-white photographs by Stan Askew (reception Sat/20, 5-7pm). March 20-May 1.

Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakl; (510) 430-2164. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-4pm; Wed, 11am-7:30pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Mills College Senior Exhibition," various works (reception March 27, 3-5pm). March 23-April 15.

Oakland Art Gallery 199 Kahn's Alley, Broadway and 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0395. Thurs, 11am-6pm; Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Visual Alchemy 2004," mixed media works by Rick Arnitz, Michelle Lopez, Robert Ortbal, and Irene Pijoan (reception Thurs/18, 6-8pm). March 18-May 8.

Ongoing

Aurobora Press 147 Natoma; 546-7880. Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm. Monotypes by Flavio Garciandía. Through Sat/20.

Axelle Fine Arts Galerie de L'Europe 434 Post; 434-4341. Call for hours. Paintings by Philippe Vasseur, Jean-David Bouvard, and Andre Bouvrie. Through Sat/20.

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

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. "Life Is Simple," new paintings by Blair Bradshaw. Through March 24.

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

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

Farley's Cafe 1315 18th St; 826-5703. "A Community Sees Itself: The Photobooth Show," over 500 portraits of Farley's Cafe patrons by Christopher Irion. Through March 31.

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 Thurs/18.

Fraenkel Gallery 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Works by Richard Misrach. Through March 27.

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

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

Limn Gallery 292 Townsend; 977-1300. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, 9am-3pm. "Testing," paintings by Jaq Chartier; new work by Elizabeth Scheidl. Through May 1.

Live Art Gallery 151 Potrero; 552-5875. Thurs-Sat, 5-8pm, and by appt. "Spring Paper Twist," new work by Chris Natrop. Through Sat/20.

Locura Gallery Capella SF, 270 14th St; 928-2980. "Paintings and Polaroids," works by John Evans. Through Thurs/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 Fri/19.

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

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

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. Through Sun/21.

Porfilio Is 2698 Folsom; 826-2402. Black-and-white photographs. Through Sun/21.

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

San Francisco Main Library 100 Larkin; 557-4400. Mon, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Bayboards," a project by stillhere and the San Francisco Estuary Institute. Through Mon/22.

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 Wed/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 Sun/21.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm. "Jemez Folk," paintings, carvings, sculpture, weavings, pottery, and more from New Mexico's Jemez Valley. Through March 24.

Southern Exposure 401 Alabama; 863-2141. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Advances in Exterior Siding," sculpture by David Hardy; "Root Hormone," drawings and installations by Suzanne Husky; "Le Déclin Bleu," an installation by Diane Landy; "Portrait of a Family," paintings by Lien Truong. Through April 17. See Critic's Choice.

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 Fri/19.

Zinc Details 1905 Fillmore; 776-2100. "Piecing the Modern Puzzle," works by Rene Huber. Through April 30.

Bay Area

Paulson Press 1318 10th St, Berk; (510) 559-2088, www.paulsonpress.com. Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. New works by Radcliffe Bailey, Squeak Carnwath, and Caio Fonseca. Through April 10.

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 Sat/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 Spiritual Vision into Being," works on paper by Augusta Lucas Andreae, Catherine Rose Crowther, and Anca Ioana Hariton. Through Sun/21.