Still cool after all these years, the Beat Generation of the 1950s exerts a powerful hold on the romantic cultural imagination a half-century later. One need look no further than "Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg."

It may be a coincidence or simply "good timing," but artists have ol’ father time on the mind this month, as evidenced by work at three city venues.

Its 25,000 LED lights strung along suspension cables along a 1.8 mile span of the bridge make this the biggest public artwork we can think of.

A portion of his prodigious output, 300 black & white photographs, is included in the show, which assembles iconic images of New York City, Texas and Southern California, and at least 100 images that haven’t been published or exhibited before.

Although the warriors are certainly the headliner, the bulk of the exhibition is comprised of 110 objects taken from the burial chambers of the First Emperor’s ancestors and areas surrounding his eminence’s tomb.

This particular body of work is based on traditional 18th- and 19th-century European portraiture of the landed gentry, but the artist gave the enterprise a significant twist and shout by adding the seasoning of contemporary youth and hip hop.

A new and unusual exhibition has landed at the GLBT History Museum.

The 35 paintings from the 17th century, an era rightly dubbed the Golden Age, are part of a collection belonging to a gem-like museum in The Hague housed inside a palace, which, you guessed it, is currently undergoing renovations.

Dorothea Tanning moved through many art styles and interests. Over 30 of her paintings, sculptures and drawings are now on view.

Whether you’d like to take a break from the madness of holiday shopping or simply escape the onslaught of relatives who have descended on your house this month, here are a few places to take a breather and imbibe some culture.

It’s difficult to imagine a holiday season without one of the Legion’s ritual presentations of beautiful objets d’art, produced with no expense spared, by the world’s finest craftsmen for the delectation of the super rich.

The richly poetic imagery and gorgeous, deeply vibrant hues that leap off the pages created by this award-winning, trailblazing children’s book author and illustrator conjure visions of Chagall and that artist’s transcendent, whimsical fantasy.

A new overview at SFMOMA that includes 90 artworks produced from 1956 to the present. The show also highlights the artist’s special relationship with the Bay Area.

Her art is a perfect balance of the heart and the mind, a sublime integration that gives her work its power and that’s on voluptuous display in the first major career retrospective of this beloved Bay Area artist.