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. "Montien Boonma: Temple of the Mind." Works by Boonma. Through Sun/23. "New Acquisitions of Contemporary Art." Newly acquired works by Asian and Asian American artists. Through 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). "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 18. "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. "ArtsFest." Entertaining and educational works in conjunction with the annual festival. Through May 31. "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. "Small Press Spotlight: Justin Hall." Art by Justin Hall. Through June 20. "The Sting of the Wasp: San Francisco's Political Cartoon Weekly 1876-1897." Over 50 chromolithographic cartoons from historical weekly, The Wasp. May 22-Oct 17.

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. "Martin Wong's Utopia: Tai Ping Tien Kuo (A Peaceful and Heavenly Place)." Paintings, ceramic works, and photographs by Wong. Through June 27.

Contemporary Jewish Museum 121 Steuart; 591-8800, 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. "Move 36." Work by Eduardo Kac. Through May 31.

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). "New Urushi Forms: Three Lacquer Artists from Japan." Works by Toshiaki Fujita, Natsuki Kurimoto, and Sakurako Matsushima. "Subtraction and Addition: Ceramic Sculpture and Installation." Works by Bean Finneran, Jane B. Grimm, and Gregory Roberts. Both exhibits run through Aug 8.

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). "Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection." More than 80 works from the Vickie and Kent Logan Collection. Through Sun/23. "The Valley." Photographs of the San Fernando Valley by Bay Area photographer Larry Sultan. Through Aug 1. "Stir Heart, Rinse Heart: Pipilotti Rist." Video works by Rist. Through Sept 12. "Pop! From San Francisco Collections." Nearly 100 pop art works from Bay Area collections. Through Sept 19. "Yves Béhar fuseproject/design series 2." Industrial design by Béhar and fuseproject. Through Oct 3.

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). "Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti." A group exhibit focusing on the life and work of the Nigerian musician and activist. Through July 4. "Ten Years of Conversations." Conversation pieces, audio works, and sculptural projects by Joseph Grigely. Through July 4.

Bay Area

Napa Valley Museum 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville; (707) 944-0500. Mon, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm. $4.50, $3.50 seniors and students, $2.50 youth. "Modern American Art from Private Napa Valley Collections." More than 70 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures of 20th-century American art. Through Aug 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 Cars of Kaiser-Frazer: A Car for Everyone." Three Kaiser-Frazer automobiles from the 1940s and '50s. Through July 11. "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. "Hecho en México: Mexican Folk Art." An exhibition focusing on craft production and commerce in Mexico. Through June 27.

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 211: Julie Mehretu Manifestation." Large-scale paintings on vellum and mylar by Mehretu. Through June 27. "Eccentrics and Court Painters in 18th-Century China." Works by artists such as Chu Ta, Tao-chi, Huang Shen, and Hua Yen. Through June 27. "The Garden." Eastern and Western art from 200 B.C. to the present that explores 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. "Roger Ballen: Photographs." Images by South Africa-based photographer Roger Ballen. Through Aug 15. "Compass Points: The 34th Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition." New work by MFA graduates. May 21-Aug 29. "Turning Corners." Innovative masterworks from the UC Berkeley Art Museum collections. Through summer 2004. "Carl Heidenreich and Hans Hofmann in Postwar New York." Works by two contemporaries whose lives of art and exile overlapped. May 21-Oct 3.

galleries

Opening

Academy of Art University Galleries 79 New Montgomery; www.academyart.edu. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Fresh Talent," works by Academy of Art students (reception Thurs/20, 7-9pm). May 21-June 5.

Artseal 1847 Larkin; 567-3523. Tues-Fri, 11am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Vintage naturist photographs from 1935 Germany by Kurt Reichert. May 25-July 31.

DhamiBoo 715 York; 235-4269. Sat, noon-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Open-studio event. Sat/22-Sun/23.

Frey Norris Gallery 456 Geary; 346-7812. Tues-Sun, 11am-7pm. "Big People, Little People," works by Kate Eric. May 22-June 30.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura 425 Washington; 788-7142. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "The Towns and Countryside of Tuscany," modern etchings by Giovanni Fattori and his students (reception Thurs/20, 6:30pm). May 20-June 30.

Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market; 255-5971. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, and by appt. "Curiously Strong Altoids Collection," 23 works by various artists (reception Fri/21, 6-8pm). May 21-June 19.

Meridian Gallery 545 Sutter; 398-7229. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Drawing It Out," works by Amy Berk, Carolyn Castano, Frederick Hayes, Diana Mars, Corinna Press, Cynthia Rojas, and Tree Williams (reception Thurs/20, 6-9pm). May 20-June 26.

Mission 17 2111 Mission; 336-2349. Tues, 3-6pm; Sat, 2-5pm, and by appt. "Elevation," new installations and sculpture by Amy Hibbs and Chiei Ishida (reception Sat/22, 6-8pm). May 22-June 19.

Playspace Gallery California College of the Arts, 1111 Eighth St, second floor; www.cca.edu. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "Supernatural," works by Case Calkins, Jo Jackson, Darin Klein, Anna Maltz, Kirk Maxson, Christian Maycheck, Scott Oliver, Christina Turner, and Laurel Voss. May 20-June 12.

Rx Gallery 132 Eddy; 860-6455, www.rxgallery.com. Thurs-Fri, 6pm-midnight; Sat, noon-5pm, 9pm-midnight. "Mobile Phone Photography Show," mobile phone photography by Gregory Cowley and Kurt Bigenho (reception Thurs/20, 7-10pm). May 20-June 19.

Thoreau Center for Sustainability 1016 Torney; 561-7823, www.thoreau.org. Mon-Fri. 9am-5pm. "Child Labor and the Global Village: Photography for Social Change," a work in progress exhibition by 11 photographers. May 20-July 2.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater 700 Howard; 978-ARTS. Design lecture by John Baldessari. 7:30pm, $18-20. See 8 Days a Week.

Bay Area

Gravity Feed Gallery 1959 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 644-4464. Tues-Sat, 10am-7pm. "Vulnerability," CollectivEye's debut exhibition (reception Sat/22, 7-11pm). May 22-Aug 20.

Oakland Art Gallery 199 Kahn's Alley, Broadway and 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0395. Thurs, 11am-6pm; Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Bay Area Currents," works by emerging Oakland and Bay Area artists (reception Thurs/20, 5-8pm). May 20-July 2.

Ongoing

Adobe Books 3166 16th St; 864-3936. Daily, noon-10pm. "Around around Everyday," works by Emily Prince; also works by Tauba Auerbach, Chris Duncan, Tucker Nichols, Mike Start, and Dan Tierney. Through May 28.

Andrea Schwartz Gallery 525 Second St; 495-2090. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. New work by John Belingheri. Through Thurs/20.

AOV 3328 22nd St; 431-8341. Thurs-Fri, 5-8pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Cuz We Human," works by Mary George, Pete Humphrey, Sara Lawson, and Kathryn Williamson. Through Sat/22.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Firebird," works by sound artist Paul DeMarinis. Through Sat/22.

Brian Gross Fine Art 1 Post; 788-1050. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. Selected works by Barbara Vos. Through Sept 10.

Canvas Gallery 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0060. Sun-Thurs, 8am-midnight; Fri-Sat, 8am-2am. "For the Love of Money," work by various artists addressing the conflict of creating art for love and/or money. Through Fri/21.

Den 849 Valencia; 282-6646. Mon-Sat, noon-7pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Wanderlust," photographs by Troy M. Litten. Through Sun/23.

Fine Arts Gallery San Francisco State University, Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 238, 1600 Holloway; 338-1442. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm; Wed, noon-7pm. "Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition," works by six MFA candidates. Through Wed/19.

Gallery Sanchez at Noe Valley Ministry 1021 Sanchez; 822-9581. Mon-Sat, 7:30am-9pm. "Patterns of Thought," works by San Francisco Women Artists. Through Fri/21.

Goethe-Institut 530 Bush; 263-8760. Mon-Thurs, 3-7pm. Photographs by Cem Yuecetas. Through May 26.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary, fifth floor; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "Radial Gradient," works by Roger Boyce, Marsha Cottrell, Glenn Goldberg, Leslie Hirst, Barbara Takenaga, Randy Wray, and Daniel Zeller. Through Sat/22.

Hold Fast Gallery 487 14th St; 252-7479. Tues-Fri, noon-7pm, and by appt. "The Beginning of the End," paintings by prominent tattoo artists. Through June 14.

International Village Gallery 3036 Larkin; 441-ARTS. Tues-Thurs, 11am-7pm; Sat, noon-5pm. "Light, Form, and Color: The Spiritual World of Arturo Garcia," oil paintings. Through Sun/23.

Jack Adams Hall SFSU, Chavez Student Center, 19th Ave and Holloway; 338-2211. Mon-Fri, 9am-9pm. "Chrysalis," product, multimedia, and graphic design works by SFSU students (reception Wed/19, 6pm). Through Fri/21.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and Sun, by appt. "2004 AD: Reviewing Art and Design," the Lab's 20th anniversary showcase featuring various artists. Through Sat/22.

Linc Real Art 1632C Market; 503-1981. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. "Blind Pilots," a group show. Through Sun/23.

Live Art Gallery 151 Potrero; 552-5875. Thurs-Sat, 5-8pm, and by appt. New work by René Capone. Through Sun/23.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. "Flowers," mixed-media work by Dana Kawano and Remarque Loy. Through May 30.

SF Camerawork 1246 Folsom; 863-1001. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "The 2003-2004 James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography Exhibition," photographs by Caitlin Atkinson, Kimberly Austin, Fred Levy, Susan Casentini, Leanne Hitchcock, and Todd Messegee. Through Sat/22.

Scott Nichols Gallery 49 Geary, fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Colonial Noir: Photographs of Mexico," works by Reid Yalom (reception Sat/22, 2-5pm). Through June 26.

Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin; 931-8035, www.shootinggallerysf.com. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "The Tokyo Monster Show," works by more than 30 artists paying homage to Japanese monster movies. Through June 3. See Critic's Choice.

SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan; 552-2131. Tues-Sat, noon-4pm. "(S)kinship: African American and Asian American Connections," works by African American and Asian American women. Through May 26. "Re-Mix 2004," work by Chicano-Latino and Asian American artists. Through Tues/25.

Tinhorn Press and Gallery 511 Laguna; 621-1292, www.tinhorngallery.com. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-6pm; Sun, 1-6pm. New monotypes by Terry Chastain. Through June 27.

Triangle Gallery 47 Kearny, fifth fl; 392-1686. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Recent Aerial Photographs," works by Robert Hartman. Through Sat/22.

Varnish Fine Art 77 Natoma; 222-6131. Tues-Fri, 11am-11pm; Sat, noon-5pm. Photographs by Kristen Sard and sculpture by Kerri Stephens. Through Sat/22.

Bay Area

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Community Art Gallery 2450 Ashby, Berk; (510) 665-5454. Daily, 9am-8pm. "Illuminations," glass art by Heather Noilani Myler. Through Sat/22.

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. Through Mon/24.

Bedford Gallery Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic, Walnut Creek; (925) 295-1417. Tues-Sun, noon-5pm (also Thurs-Sat, 6-8pm), $2-3. "The Most Difficult Journey: The Poindexter Collections of American Modernist Paintings," sixty paintings by American postwar artists Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Gene Davis. Through Sun/23.

Berkeley Central Public Library 2090 Kittredge, Berk; (415) 921-5007. Mon-Thurs, 10am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 1-5pm. "Con El Nostre Mani (With Our Hands): Italian Americans at Work in the East Bay," photographs from the 1860s through the 1960s. Through June 30.

Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery Elihu M. Harris State of California Office Bldg, 1515 Clay, Oakl; (510) 238-6952. Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm. "Ancient Icons: In Stone and Gems," works by Tricia Grame and Roxanna Marinak (reception Thurs/20, 5-8pm). Through June 25.

Frank Bette Center for the Arts 1601 Paru, Alameda; (510) 523-6957. "Really Rosy," artwork celebrating the beauty of roses. Through May 28.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Within the Between," works by Jennifer Shifflet (reception Sat/22, 5-8pm). Through May 28.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm, and by appt. "The Big Picture," large-format prints produced in Kala's Electronic Media Center. Through Sat/22.

Lilith Boutique 1833 Fourth St; (510) 849-4281. Call for hours. "The First Woman," paintings and sculpture by Véronique Soriano, Catherine Dupire, and Catherine Scellier. Through Sun/23.

Montclair Gallery 1986 Mountain Blvd, Oakl; (510) 339-4286. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Pentimento," works by Liz Mamorsky. Through Sun/23.

Oakland Museum of California in City Center Sculpture Court, 1111 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 238-6836. Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm (third Thurs, 8pm). "Constructions: Robots and Beyond," sculptures by Al Honig (reception Thurs/20, 5-8pm). Through Aug 6.

Photolab 2235 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 644-1400. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-2pm. "A Cousin's Show," works by Edie Fogel and Beth Kagel. Through Sat/22.