Events on Sunday, January 18
International Rubik's Cube Competition
Sunday 1/18 @ Exploratorium
It's been nearly 40 years since Ernö Rubik invented his cube, and judging from its decidedly cult status and recent cameos...
Sunday 1/18 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
An insistent, morbid, and ultimately fascinating preoccupation with degradation and utter mortification have defined the cinema of Josef von Sternberg, and...
Ongoing Events
Sunday 1/18 @ Various locations
Something funny is happening in our city, and it has nothing to do with Gavin Nusom's hair. Sketchfest returns with 16...
Sunday 1/18 @ Brava Theater Center
Strong critical reactions are often thought to be signifiers of meaningful art. Well, try this one on for size: Mac Wellman's...
Sunday 1/18 @ SFMOMA
While the dynamic between viewer and art object has traditionally been one of static separation, this major exhibit seeks to investigate...
Sunday 1/18 @ de Young Museum
After popular exhibits on the clothing of Vivenne Westwood and socialite Nan Kempner, the de Young has struck the mother lode:...
Sunday 1/18 @ American Conservatory Theater
John Guare is best known for introspective works such as The House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation, but...
It's Happening All the Time...
Sunday 1/18 @ Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Groupthink might seem antithetical to artistic practice, but Rock Paper Scissor Gallery's first show of the new year assembles an intriguing...
Sunday 1/18 @ 499 Castro St
One of the many transformations that occurs in Gus van Sant's Milk is that of the Castro from a sleepy, working-class...
Sunday 1/18 @ SFMOMA
Chantal Akerman's films pass slowly, allowing viewers the necessary time to luxuriate in the depth of her work. The Belgian auteur...
Sunday 1/18 @ The Fillmore
Of late, the Red Headed Stranger has only made headlines via a string of so-so albums, dubious new-country collaborations (though we...
Sunday 1/18 @ Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California's Chief Curator of Art, Philip Linhares, ignores the myth of a San Francisco/LA cultural divide and showcases...
Paul Klee's Pedagogical Sketchbook
Sunday 1/18 @ SFMOMA
The fanciful shapes and feline curves in Paul Klee's figures can sometimes disguise the painter's intellectual rigor, but his forays into...
Warhol's Jews: Ten Portraits Reconsidered
Sunday 1/18 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum
It's anyone guess as to whether Andy Warhol ever imagined that his silk-screen portfolio Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth...
Andy Warhol: Good For the Jews?
Sunday 1/18 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum
It should come as no surprise that monologuist Josh Kornbluth, that most famous of red diaper babies, would run wild with...
Sunday 1/18 @ Fecal Face Dot Gallery
Paul Urich, FecalFace.com's first featured artist, returns to his old stomping ground for an exhibition of new work. Driven by the...
Sunday 1/18 @ Cartoon Art Museum
If any two names make underground-comics fans quiver, they are Hayao Miyazaki and the Cartoon Art Museum. Miyazaki has earned global...
Sunday 1/18 @ The Castro Theatre
The Berlin & Beyond Film Festival features the best new cinema from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Showcasing narratives, documentaries, shorts, and...
Sunday 1/18 @ Pacific Film Archive Theater
Orson Welles is perhaps American cinema's most arcane figure, and this weekend's presentation offers an extremely rare view of his lesser-known...
Sunday 1/18 @ Headlands Center for the Arts
The Headlands Center for the Arts' Residency Program has provided a removed perch for California artists, letting them draw on the...
Sunday 1/18 @ SFMOMA
SFMOMA's retrospective of the great American sculptor Martin Puryear quickly dispenses with woodworking's crafty, small-scale reputation. Monumental in size, Puryear's abstract...
