Arts & Culture :: Art
'Women: From Her to Here' at Chinese Culture Center
Now on display at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (750 Kearny, inside the Hilton Hotel) is Women: From Her to Here, an exhibition of works by women from the Asian diaspora, many of them queer-identified.
Televisionary: Nam June Paik retrospective at SF MOMA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's new retrospective of more than 200 works by celebrated multimedia artist Nam June Paik is not only absorbing and historic; it's also a lot of fun.
Drawn out: Cartoon Art Museum's Queer Comics Expo's online May 15 & 16
Meet your favorite artists, hang out with fans and attend comics-themed chats at the 2021 Queer Comics Expo. Although online this year, the two-day gathering will still provide illustrative fun for attendees.
Documenting David: Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker
"When I contracted AIDS, I contracted a diseased society as well," is the opening quote from the new searing documentary about the late David Wojnarowicz, a scathing iconoclastic artist, cultural critic, writer, musician, photographer, and filmmaker.
Dutch Crunch: 'Immersive Van Gogh' arrives
The sensation of being completely surrounded by animated highlights of Vincent Van Gogh's oeuvre while buffeted by a thunderously amplified soundtrack is great fun and sometimes even a bit uplifting, if not overpowering.
Spirited disruption: Celebrating 150 years of the SF Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute will celebrate its 150th birthday with an extensive exhibition of a diverse array of alumni, and a particular focus on Black, indigenous people of color and LGBTQ+ artists, both online and at their Chestnut St. campus.
Two photo books offer new and historic views on LGBT people
Two photo books, one new, the other re-issued decades after first being published, show stark differences, and similarities, in the depiction of their subjects.
Arts upate: 'Hope' awards, arts opportunities & residencies
Artists and organizations are struggling, but some new local and national opportunities are helping out with awards, residencies and art submission opportunities.
Creatives in Place shares stories of endurance
How are Bay Area artists enduring the pandemic? Find out through Creatives in Place, a new visual and listening project featuring 22 Bay Area artists.
'New Queer Photography' book focuses on the marginalized
Published in November 2020,a new photography book from Berkeley-based Gingko Press shares the work of dozens of photographers, each carving out a vibrant niche in portraiture of LGBTQ lives.
Justin Hall's Pride comics mark final Art on Market Street poster series
Award-winning gay comic artist Justin Hall's new works visualizing the roots of various LGBTQ historical moments mark the fourth and final artist in SF Art Commission's series of poster reproductions displayed on bus stops along downtown Market St.
Firestarter: Mike Curato's 'Flamer,' a searing intense portrait
Mike Curato, an award-winning author and talented artist, has produced a young adult graphic novel about a young man on the verge, and it's a searing, intensive portrait that stays with the reader long after the book is finished.
TDOR observed with outdoor SF art display
The Haight Street Arts Center has unveiled an art display commissioned by Forward Together to acknowledge Trans Day of Resilience and people can view the outdoor gallery exhibit beginning Friday, November 20.
Art for/by the People: galleries and museums, re-opened and/or online
As health safety precautions remain in effect, some large museums have reopened under careful guidelines, while others, including smaller galleries, showcase beautiful and thought-provoking works online.