Events on Monday, May 26

Suishou no Fune w/ Oxbow and Mi Ami

Music

Suishou no Fune

Monday 5/26 @ Bottom of the Hill

San Francisco has seen the cream of Japanese psychedelia's crop over the last few months: Boredoms, Acid Mothers Temple, and now... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Mister Lonely </em>

Film

Mister Lonely

Monday 5/26 @ Landmark Lumiere Theatre

Harmony Korine's much-anticipated directorial return finds the former enfant terrible trying a little tenderness. Korine has always been fascinated by bands... 

<em>In Collaboration: Early Works from the Media Arts Collection</em>

Art

In Collaboration

Monday 5/26 @ SFMOMA

San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art was one of the first major museums to establish a department specifically dedicated to media... 

<em>Hopeless and Otherwise</em>

Art

Hopeless and Otherwise

Monday 5/26 @ Southern Exposure

With elections around the corner, many Americans are dreaming of change, but this group of artists remains skeptical, exploring moments of... 

<em>Within Two Hands: The Eye of the Collector</em>

Art

Within Two Hands: The Eye of the Collector

Monday 5/26 @ San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design

Peter Voulkos founded the Arts Ceramics departments at both Los Angeles' Otis College of Art and Design and UC-Berkeley in the... 

<em>American Symbols: From Lady Liberty to the Stars and Stripes</em>

Art

American Symbols

Monday 5/26 @ Museum of Craft and Folk Art

Recognized worldwide as a cultural symbol, the American flag is an object that elicits many personal and political emotions and interpretations.... 

<em>After the Revolution: Contemporary Photography from Tehran and California</em>

Art: Photography

After the Revolution

Monday 5/26 @ San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery

Between Azar Nafisi's memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran and Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel (and now animated feature) Persepolis, post-revolutionary autobiography has... 

<em>Redbelt</em>

Film

Redbelt

Monday 5/26 @ Various locations

Redbelt, David Mamet's latest, is an absorbing foray into the world of mixed martial arts. An unconventional fight film, Redbelt centers... 

Alex Lukas and Brian Willmont: <em>Feudal Echo</em>

Art

Feudal Echo

Monday 5/26 @ Park Life

Some may feel that the twin horrors of global warming and terrorism are hurtling humans into a fiery end of days,... 

William T. Wiley: <em>Punball: Only One Earth</em>

Art

William T. Wiley

Monday 5/26 @ Electric Works

Pinball machines have largely been relegated to the scrap yard of nostalgia, but that hasn't stopped William T. Wiley from resurrecting... 

<em>The Rape of the Sabine Women</em>

Art

The Rape of the Sabine Women

Monday 5/26 @ SFMOMA

Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation's epic video-opera, The Rape of the Sabine Women, is a sprawling, beguiling exploration of classical... 

Paul Sietsema: <em>New Work</em>

Art

Paul Sietsema

Monday 5/26 @ SFMOMA

Los Angeles artist Paul Sietsema presents an exceptional body of recent drawings and films in SFMOMA's New Work series. Sietsema straddles... 

Christopher Brown<em> </em>and Clare Kirkconnell

Art

Christopher Brown and Clare Kirkconnell

Monday 5/26 @ John Berggruen Gallery

Christopher Brown and Clare Kirkconnell's concurrent exhibitions at John Berggruen Gallery have sympathetic interests: each artist makes work that quietly reinterprets... 

San Francisco International Arts Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

SF International Arts Festival

Monday 5/26 @ Various locations

The International Arts Festival situates the Bay Area's creative microcosm in a global context. The calendar is brimming with performances at... 

<em>Quarter Century: </em>Creativity Explored's 25th Anniversary

Art

Quarter Century

Monday 5/26 @ Creativity Explored

Creativity Explored has long been an outlet for local developmentally challenged adults to express their artistic visions. Now celebrating its 25th... 

<em>Dalai Lama Renaissance</em>

Film: Documentary

Dalai Lama Renaissance

Monday 5/26 @ Roxie Theater

Beloved throughout the world as a symbol of enlightenment and peace, the Dalai Lama has achieved significant acclaim as a world...