Events on Monday, February 18

Flipper

Music

Flipper

Monday 2/18 @ Amoeba Music

When Kurt Cobain wore a handmade Flipper t-shirt in a Nirvana photo, the '80s San Francisco punk band obtained a level... 

Dean & Britta w/ Keren Ann

Music

Dean & Britta

Monday 2/18 @ Yoshi's San Francisco

The sultry sounds of chanteuse Keren Ann evoke a Mazzy Star-like vision of a weary world. The French singer/songwriter's self-titled fifth... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Taxi to the Dark Side</em>

Film

Taxi to the Dark Side

Monday 2/18 @ Landmark Opera Plaza

It's not as if Taxi to the Dark Side tells us anything new about the growing use of torture in US... 

Douglas Gordon: <i>Pretty Much Every Film and Video Work from About 1992 until Now</i>

Art

Douglas Gordon

Monday 2/18 @ SFMOMA

The ultimate in one-stop viewing, Scottish multimedia artist Douglas Gordon's cheekily titled installation is a veritable retrospective: the work's title serves... 

Chim: <i>The Photography of David Seymour (1911-1956)</i>

Art

The Photography of David Seymour (1911-1956)

Monday 2/18 @ de Young Museum

Until he was killed by Egyptian machine-gun fire while covering the 1956 Suez War armistice, Polish-born David Seymour (also known as... 

San Francisco Independent Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

SF Indiefest

Monday 2/18 @ Various locations

Unlike festivals that screen "independent" films featuring well-known directors and celebrity actors, Indiefest sticks to cinema from fresh international talent. This... 

Lucy McKenzie: <I>New Work</I>

Art

Lucy McKenzie

Monday 2/18 @ SFMOMA

Scottish painter Lucy McKenzie is a savvy image-maker, as interested in the history of images as in creating new ones. At... 

The Films of Emile de Antonio

Film: Documentary

The Films of Emile de Antonio

Monday 2/18 @ SFMOMA

Though often given short shrift in film histories, the political documentaries of Emile de Antonio played a major hand in shaping... 

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Monday 2/18 @ Pacific Film Archive Theater

With all the media attention surrounding the upcoming presidential election, the war in Iraq, and Britney Spears' latest breakdown, it's easy... 

Creativity Explored presents <em>Finders Keepers</em>

Art

Finders Keepers

Monday 2/18 @ Creativity Explored

Following on the heels of SFMOMA's recent Joseph Cornell exhibition, Creativity Explored encourages artists to experiment with assemblage. Like the late,... 

African Film Festival

Film

African Film Festival

Monday 2/18 @ Pacific Film Archive Theater

Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive has picked the cream of the NYC-based African Film Festival's crop for this monthlong series. Opening night... 

Olafur Eliasson

Art

Olafur Eliasson

Monday 2/18 @ SFMOMA

From the almost primordial rising sun he installed in the Tate Modern to walk-in kaleidoscopes, Danish/Icelandic artist Olaf Eliasson's enormous, experiential... 

<em>Persepolis</em>

Film: Animation

Persepolis

Monday 2/18 @ Various locations

Not since Art Spiegelman's Maus has a graphic novel so successfully mined its medium to render universal a fiercely specific political... 

<em>4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days</em>

Film

4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Monday 2/18 @ Embarcadero Center Cinema

In late-80's Romania, close friends Otilia and Gabita are faced with the urgent problem of Gabita's unwanted pregnancy. Their solution is... 

An-My L&ecirc;: <em>Small Wars</em>

Art

An-My Lê

Monday 2/18 @ SFMOMA

An-My Lê's stunning Small Wars and 29 Palms series find the photographer capturing Vietnam War enthusiasts who recreate scenes of battle... 

Gilbert &amp; George

Art

Gilbert & George

Monday 2/18 @ de Young Museum

Gilbert & George, the art-world enfants terribles in natty bespoke suits, celebrate 40 years of having made their lives their work...