November 13, 2002

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

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 11 and under (free Tues). "Poor Richard." More than 70 drawings on paper by Philip Guston. Through Jan 26, 2003. "Max Ernst: Surrealism in Artists' Books." Through Feb 23, 2003.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5. "Gorey at Bay: Gorey Stories." Original art and books by Edward Gorey. Through Nov 17. "Superwacky: Animation on Television, 1949-2002." An exhibition on the history of television cartoons. Through Jan 12, 2003.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Thurs-Tues, 10am-6pm; Wed 10am-9pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths. "Seeing." Installations on the topic of seeing and vision. Through Jan 31, 2003. "Traits of Life: A New Living Laboratory." More than 30 exhibits explore the definition of what it means to be alive. Through March 2003.

Museum of Craft and Folk Art Fort Mason Center, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 775-0991. Tues-Fri and Sun, 11am-5pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. $1-3 (free Sat, 10am-noon, and first Wed, 11am-7pm). "Fusing Traditions: Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists." Glass artwork by 18 artists. Through Nov 24.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 11am-6pm; Thurs, 11am-9:30pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half-price Thurs, 6-9pm). "Numbers." New video work by Kristin Oppenheim. Through Nov 24. "Ellsworth Kelly in San Francisco." More than 20 works by Kelly. Through Jan 5, 2003. "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting." Nearly 140 paintings from the early 1960s to the present by Richter. Through Jan 14, 2003.

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). "Bay Area Now 3." visual, film/video, and performance art by over 50 local artists and filmmakers. Through Jan 12, 2003.

Bay Area
Magnes Museum 2911 Russell, Berk; (510) 549-6950. Mon-Thurs, noon-5pm; Sun, 10am-5pm. $4 donation, $3 seniors and students, free for 12 and under and members. "Hidden in the Walls: The Time Capsule from San Francisco's Lost Sanctuary." An exhibition exploring the Congregation Ohabai Shalome. "Hamakom (The Place)." An installation by Stephanie Snyder. "Sharing the Screen: Israeli and Palestinians in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 1981-2002." Video and film clips from the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. All exhibits through Feb 16, 2003. See Critic's Choice.

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon-5pm (first Fri, 10am-9pm). $6, $4 seniors and students. "Espíritu Sin Fronteras: Ofrendas for the Days of the Dead." Mexican-inspired altars and artworks. Through Dec 1. "Solo Flights: The Aerial Photographs of Robert Hartman." Aerial photographs by Robert Hartman. Through Jan 12, 2003. "Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum." More than 60 paintings, sculptures, and photographs by artists of Latin heritage who live in the United States and Puerto Rico. Through Jan 26, 2003.

UC Berkeley Art Museum 2625 Durant, Berk; (510) 642-0808. Wed-Sun, 11am-7pm. $6, $4 seniors and youths, free for 12 and under, members, and UC Berkeley students and faculty (free Thurs). "Matrix 201b: Dean Smith." Large scale drawing on clear acetate by the artist. Through Sun/17. "MicroPainting." Miniature paintings by various artists. Through Dec 22. "Matrix 200: Yehudit Sasportas: By the River." More than 70 hand-painted wood panels by Sasportas. Through Jan 19, 2003.

galleries

Opening

ArtRock 893 Folsom; 777-5736. Mon-Sat, 11am-3:30pm, and by appt. "The Plaster Caster Exhibit," plaster cast penises and breasts of rock stars and other celebrities (reception Sat/16, 7:30pm). Nov 16-Jan 31, 2003. See 8 Days a Week, page 56.

Atelier of Famous Melissa and Co. 545 Sutter; 788-1866. Tues-Sat, 12:30-6pm. "Sensual Illuminations," recent work by Terry Whistler. Through Dec 1.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Work by Rex Ray (reception Fri/15, 6-9pm). Nov 15-Dec 30.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and by appt. "Four in One Project Room," works by Rita DiLorenzo, Randy Moore, Ben Prince, and Laura Jo Wegman (reception Fri/15, 7-9pm). Nov 15-Dec 14.

Melting Point Gallery 1340 Bryant; 769-2939. Wed, Fri-Sat, 1-6pm; Thurs, 1-8pm; and by appt. "Blade-drawings + Urbantraces," work by Julio César Martínez and Kurt Stoeckel (reception Sat/16, 6-11pm). Nov 16-23.

143 Buena Vista Avenue East 143 Buena Vista Ave East; 552-2958. Fri/15, 6:30-10pm; Sat/16, 11am-4pm. "The Secret Garden: A Celebration of Women in Art and Design," works by 16 local artists. Fri/15-Sat/16.

Stephen Wirtz Gallery Bankers Investment Bldg, 49 Geary; 433-6879. Call for hours. New paintings by Kathryn Van Dyke and Margaret Bourke-White (reception Dec 5, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 14-Jan 18.

Walter Adams Gallery 355 Presidio; 346-1860. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Astronomical Archways," paintings by Dean Gustafson (reception Thurs/14, 7-9pm). Nov 14-24.

Bay Area

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). "Heavenly Gardens: Early Rugs of the Near and Far East," 60 carpets, prayer rugs, and rug fragments from the 15th through 19th centuries; "Shikishi: Gifts of Art for the New Year," works by local and national artists (reception Tues/19, 5:30-7:30pm). Nov 19-Jan 5, 2002.

Black Box 1928 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 451-1932. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm. "Imagining a World Without Prisons," visual and literary work by prisoners, former prisoners, and their family members (reception Fri/15, 8pm). Nov 10-Dec 1.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "The Breath of Space: Paintings as Installation," work by Airiel Mulvaney. Through Thurs/14. "Weezah," mixed-media works by Miriam Fagan (reception Nov 23, 5-8pm). Nov 18-27.

Joseph-Prescott Center for Community Enhancement 920 Peralta, Oakl; (510)839-3212. "Art in the Convent," works by various artists. Nov 18-Dec 31.

Ongoing

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Synthetic," mixed-media work by Amanda Hughen; "All and None," work by Arngunnur Yr. Through Sat/16.

Anthony Meier 3007 Jackson; 351-1400. Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, by appt. "Aspects of Color," work by Carl Andre, Tony Feher, Donald Judd, and Agnes Martin. Through Fri/15.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 920-0896. Sat-Sun, 2-6pm. "Union Made Lords," works by Quake, Defie, Lite, Eons, Topr, Tizoe, and others. Through Fri/15.

BillyBlue 54 Geary; 566-5361. Call for hours. "Capturing the Human Form: 3 Perspectives," photography by Paula Horn Kotis, Ralph Gibson, and John Dugdale. Through Fri/15.

City Arts Gallery City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan, Visual Arts Bldg, V117; 239-3000. Mon-Fri, 10am-4:30pm (also Tues-Wed, 6-8:30pm). "Works from the Will Stone Collection of the Fantastic and Surreal," works by Bell, Bellmer, Dali, Erickson, Fronczek, Fuchs, Geiser, Gillette, Magritte, Ware, Wotipka, and others. Through Fri/15.

Dennis Rae Fine Art 781 Beach; 292-0387. Call for hours. "Dr. Seuss: The Secret Art Collection," more than 40 works by Ted Geisel. Through Fri/15.

Fifty24SF 228 Fillmore; 252-0144. Wed-Sun, 1-7pm. "Monster Mash," a group show celebrating Halloween. Through Thurs/14.

Gallery Lux 521 Seventh St; 864-2222. Wed-Fri, 1-5pm, and by appt. "Saun," works by Mexican artists from Los Angeles, Tijuana, and Mexico City. Through Fri/15.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society Gallery Space 973 Market, fourth flr; 777-5455. Tues-Sat, 1-5pm. "Evolving Bodies: Exploring the Shifting Expression and Circulation of Physical Desires in Images and Words." Through Fri/15.

Hang at the Canvas 1200 Ninth Ave; 504-0070. Mon-Wed, 11am-7pm; Thurs-Fri, 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun, 10am-9pm. "Trick or Treat," a group show by Hang at the Canvas artists. Through Tues/19.

Herbst International Exhibition Hall 385 Moraga, Presidio; 441-3400. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Newfangle No. 4," Gen Art SF's fourth annual exhibition of technology-based works by Bay Area artists. Through Sun/17.

Jack Hanley Gallery 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm. Works by Erwin Wurm. Through Sat/16.

Linc Real Art 1632 Market; 503-1981. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm. New drawings and sculpture by Fred Hayes. Through Tues/19.

Market Street Kiosks along Market Street between Van Ness and Embarcadero; 252-2559. "Home," six paintings by Megan Wilson. Through Thurs/14.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. New works by Audrey Welch. Through Sun/17.