Reviews
Reviewed: Syd Abady & Elizabeth Herring et al. @Climate Control
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Reviewed: Syd Abady & Elizabeth Herring et al. @Climate Control
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A Roving Perspective: Mukherjee at Wendi Norris, Hoeber and Osborne at Silverman
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A Roving Perspective: Mukherjee at Wendi Norris, Hoeber and Osborne at Silverman
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Announcing our Art Bae Award 2026 Winners!
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Announcing our Art Bae Award 2026 Winners!
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Making (it) Work: Five Creative Couples on Life and Love in the Bay Area
Janie Perez-Radler
Making (it) Work: Five Creative Couples on Life and Love in the Bay Area
Janie Perez-Radler
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The Minor Chord and the Major Lift at the 2026 Venice Biennale
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The Minor Chord and the Major Lift at the 2026 Venice Biennale
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Encouraging Art: the 2026 SECA Award
Andrew Berardini
Encouraging Art: the 2026 SECA Award
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Rhapsody: An Interview with Art Collectors Rena Rosenwasser and Penny Cooper
Inga Bard
Rhapsody: An Interview with Art Collectors Rena Rosenwasser and Penny Cooper
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Soap and Water: Diedrick Brackens and YBCA
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Soap and Water: Diedrick Brackens and YBCA
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Further Along: On the Bay's Coming Triennial
Andrew Berardini
Further Along: On the Bay's Coming Triennial
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Blue Mondays: Live West Coast Blues by Brontez Purnell
Brontez Purnell
Blue Mondays: Live West Coast Blues by Brontez Purnell
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Brontez Purnell
Pier Review: Art + Water and the Extinction of the Bay Area Art School
Andrew Berardini
Pier Review: Art + Water and the Extinction of the Bay Area Art School
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Art Bae Award: Round Two
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Art Bae Award: Round Two
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All the Art: A New Year Preview of all the Wonders this Month in the Bay
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All the Art: A New Year Preview of all the Wonders this Month in the Bay
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Togetherness: ‘Hermana/Hermano/Hermanx’ at Et. al
Vanessa Pérez Winder
Togetherness: ‘Hermana/Hermano/Hermanx’ at Et. al
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Vanessa Pérez Winder
Seeing the Bay in Paris Photo
Lucas Foglia
Seeing the Bay in Paris Photo
Lucas Foglia
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Lucas Foglia
Introducing : Art Bae Award Winners : Round One
Andrew Berardini
Introducing : Art Bae Award Winners : Round One
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Meet the winners of the $20,000 SHACK15 Art Prize
Andrew Berardini
Meet the winners of the $20,000 SHACK15 Art Prize
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Trespassing Disciplines: A Remembrance of Margaret Tedesco
aaron harbour
Trespassing Disciplines: A Remembrance of Margaret Tedesco
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Like A Summer Thursday: An Alternative Art Loop
Janie Perez-Radler
Like A Summer Thursday: An Alternative Art Loop
Janie Perez-Radler
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Janie Perez-Radler
Three Bridges and Three Madonnas: Kent Roberts at 600 California St / Ann Agee at Jessica Silverman
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Three Bridges and Three Madonnas: Kent Roberts at 600 California St / Ann Agee at Jessica Silverman
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Then and Now: Bay Area Then, SFAI, and Other Nostalgias
Glen Helfand
Then and Now: Bay Area Then, SFAI, and Other Nostalgias
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Glen Helfand
Bringing the Far Out Back in: At the Opening of di Rosa San Francisco
Inga Bard
Bringing the Far Out Back in: At the Opening of di Rosa San Francisco
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The Prepaid Musician Plays Bad Music: Part II
Luis F. Muñoz
The Prepaid Musician Plays Bad Music: Part II
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Luis F. Muñoz
SHACK15 Art Prize
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SHACK15 Art Prize
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Art Bae Award
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The Prepaid Musician Plays Bad Music
Luis F. Muñoz
The Prepaid Musician Plays Bad Music
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The Vivid Ecologies of Home — Ruth Asawa at SFMOMA
Andrew Berardini
The Vivid Ecologies of Home — Ruth Asawa at SFMOMA
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Fresh Greens, Deep Roots: BAMPFA’s Gala
Inga Bard
Fresh Greens, Deep Roots: BAMPFA’s Gala
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Like Paintings of Paintings: Wayne Thiebaud at the Legion of Honor
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Like Paintings of Paintings: Wayne Thiebaud at the Legion of Honor
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The Playlist of Just Us When We’re Together - Josh Cheon: Private DJ SET @ Dark Entries
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The Playlist of Just Us When We’re Together - Josh Cheon: Private DJ SET @ Dark Entries
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Exhibitions
Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 @ SFMOMA
Mar 6
Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 @ SFMOMA

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Virtual Crush @ Slash
May 2
Virtual Crush @ Slash

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The Shape of Thought @ MarinMOCA
May 16
The Shape of Thought @ MarinMOCA

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Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing @ BAMPFA
Jun 6
Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing @ BAMPFA

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Caguiat Delacruz: The Tramp @ The Wattis Institute
Jun 10
Caguiat Delacruz: The Tramp @ The Wattis Institute

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a small ocean swallowed @ San Jose Museum of Art
Jul 10
a small ocean swallowed @ San Jose Museum of Art

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Janet Delaney: Too Many Products @ EUQINOM Gallery
Jul 23
Janet Delaney: Too Many Products @ EUQINOM Gallery

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Isaac Vazquez Avila: unruly inland scenes @ pt.2 Gallery
Jul 25
Isaac Vazquez Avila: unruly inland scenes @ pt.2 Gallery

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(3 words): an art game of telephone @ Gallery 1337 Art Works Downtown
Aug 7
(3 words): an art game of telephone @ Gallery 1337 Art Works Downtown

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ICE. CAR. RAGE. — Closing Weekend Performances For PLEASE. STAY. TOUCH. Jess Curtis Experiments with GRAVITY @ Fort Mason Center
Aug 14
ICE. CAR. RAGE. — Closing Weekend Performances For PLEASE. STAY. TOUCH. Jess Curtis Experiments with GRAVITY @ Fort Mason Center

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Cybersentics Book Club August 2026: Ghastly Marionettes @ Gray Area
Aug 16
Cybersentics Book Club August 2026: Ghastly Marionettes @ Gray Area

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Spotlight Sundays: Local Short Film Showcase & Conversation with Cinemama @ OMCA
Aug 16
Spotlight Sundays: Local Short Film Showcase & Conversation with Cinemama @ OMCA

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VR Film & Embodied Discussion @ Gray Area
Aug 16
VR Film & Embodied Discussion @ Gray Area

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Creative Power Moves — Panel Discussion @ YBCA
Aug 19
Creative Power Moves — Panel Discussion @ YBCA

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Late Night Editions: Treasures of the Pharaohs @ de Young
Aug 20
Late Night Editions: Treasures of the Pharaohs @ de Young

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Opening Celebration: Giant Arc by Jacob Hashimoto — Artist Talk + Performance @ SFMOMA
Aug 20
Opening Celebration: Giant Arc by Jacob Hashimoto — Artist Talk + Performance @ SFMOMA

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Cybersentics Little Library Launch @ Gray Area
Aug 20
Cybersentics Little Library Launch @ Gray Area

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Amy Trachtenberg: Abstract Objects of Devotion & Andy Vogt: The Ringing in My Eyes — Special Twilight Tour @ 500 Capp Street
Aug 20
Amy Trachtenberg: Abstract Objects of Devotion & Andy Vogt: The Ringing in My Eyes — Special Twilight Tour @ 500 Capp Street

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Motherboards — Guided Gallery Talk with Curator @ San José Museum of Art
Aug 21
Motherboards — Guided Gallery Talk with Curator @ San José Museum of Art

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Pierce Warnecke and Matthew Biederman: Phytomorphic Topologies @ Gray Area
Aug 21
Pierce Warnecke and Matthew Biederman: Phytomorphic Topologies @ Gray Area

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Artist Talk | The Artist Oeuvre Series: Part 2 — 'Gay Now, Gay Later & Amor No Binario' @ Galería de la Raza
Aug 22
Artist Talk | The Artist Oeuvre Series: Part 2 — 'Gay Now, Gay Later & Amor No Binario' @ Galería de la Raza

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Panties in a Twist: Issue 2 Launch @ Harvey Milk Photo Center
Aug 22
Panties in a Twist: Issue 2 Launch @ Harvey Milk Photo Center

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All This Every Day: Bolinas Community Publishing in the Seventies — Opening Reception @ Bolinas Museum
Aug 22
All This Every Day: Bolinas Community Publishing in the Seventies — Opening Reception @ Bolinas Museum

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Art21’s 'Realms of the Real' — Film Screening @ Root Division
Aug 27
Art21’s 'Realms of the Real' — Film Screening @ Root Division

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Paris Portraits — Performance @ SFMOMA
Aug 27
Paris Portraits — Performance @ SFMOMA

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Works on Paper Book Club: Swing Time by Zadie Smith — Guided Discussion @ SFMOMA
Aug 27
Works on Paper Book Club: Swing Time by Zadie Smith — Guided Discussion @ SFMOMA

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Crushing — A Genre-Defiant Live Show @ Strand Theater
Sep 10
Crushing — A Genre-Defiant Live Show @ Strand Theater

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Introductions 2026 — Opening Reception @ Root Division
Sep 12
Introductions 2026 — Opening Reception @ Root Division

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Exhibitions
Rooted in Place: California Native Art @ de Young
Aug 26
Rooted in Place: California Native Art @ de Young

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UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe @ MoAD
Oct 1
UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe @ MoAD

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Sarah Cain: To—you know—you @ BAMPFA
Oct 30
Sarah Cain: To—you know—you @ BAMPFA

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Anoushka Mirchandani: My Body Was a River Once @ ICA San José
Jan 16
Anoushka Mirchandani: My Body Was a River Once @ ICA San José

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Rose B. Simpson: Behold @ SFMOMA
Jan 17
Rose B. Simpson: Behold @ SFMOMA

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A Sound Work by Lala Rukh: Subh-e-Umeed @ Asian Art Musuem
Feb 13
A Sound Work by Lala Rukh: Subh-e-Umeed @ Asian Art Musuem

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Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 @ SFMOMA
Mar 6
Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 @ SFMOMA

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Miljohn Ruperto: Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral @ Cantor Arts Center
Mar 12
Miljohn Ruperto: Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral @ Cantor Arts Center

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Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements@ YBCA
Mar 13
Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements@ YBCA

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Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night @ YBCA
Mar 13
Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night @ YBCA

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Al-An deSouza: Table Settings @ Asian Art Museum
Apr 9
Al-An deSouza: Table Settings @ Asian Art Museum

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Motherboards @ San José Museum of Art
Apr 10
Motherboards @ San José Museum of Art

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Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 — Calder, Kelly, LeWitt: Fundamentals of Form @ SFMOMA
Apr 18
Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 — Calder, Kelly, LeWitt: Fundamentals of Form @ SFMOMA

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Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 — Ways of Seeing: Fourteen Artists @ SFMOMA
Apr 18
Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 — Ways of Seeing: Fourteen Artists @ SFMOMA

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Miguel Novelo: INFRAMUNDO @ ICA San José
Apr 18
Miguel Novelo: INFRAMUNDO @ ICA San José

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The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy @ Legion of Honor
May 2
The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy @ Legion of Honor

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Virtual Crush @ Slash
May 2
Virtual Crush @ Slash

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Collection Focus / Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS @ BAMPFA
May 6
Collection Focus / Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS @ BAMPFA

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Alexandre Estrela: RedSkyFalls @ The Wattis Institute
May 9
Alexandre Estrela: RedSkyFalls @ The Wattis Institute

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Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs @ SFMOMA
May 16
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs @ SFMOMA

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Matisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal @ SFMOMA
May 16
Matisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal @ SFMOMA

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The Shape of Thought @ MarinMOCA
May 16
The Shape of Thought @ MarinMOCA

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Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater: I split the ground, so it would not close over me @ SFAC
May 28
Kelley Finley and Tricia Rainwater: I split the ground, so it would not close over me @ SFAC

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Jud Bergeron: Through-Lines @ Saint Joseph's Arts Society
May 28
Jud Bergeron: Through-Lines @ Saint Joseph's Arts Society

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Monica Canilao: Vessels for Healing and Transmuting Grief @ FOR-SITE Guardhouse
May 29
Monica Canilao: Vessels for Healing and Transmuting Grief @ FOR-SITE Guardhouse

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Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing @ BAMPFA
Jun 6
Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing @ BAMPFA

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Monument (Pyramid) — Presented by BAMPFA @ UC Botanical Garden
Jun 6
Monument (Pyramid) — Presented by BAMPFA @ UC Botanical Garden

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En Pie De Lucha: Miro y Aprendo @ Galería de la Raza
Jun 6
En Pie De Lucha: Miro y Aprendo @ Galería de la Raza

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The Out There is Right Here: Ian Collings and the Bishop Pine Preserve @ Blunk Space
Jun 6
The Out There is Right Here: Ian Collings and the Bishop Pine Preserve @ Blunk Space

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Caguiat Delacruz: The Tramp @ The Wattis Institute
Jun 10
Caguiat Delacruz: The Tramp @ The Wattis Institute

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