SFMOMA (Venue Partner)
151 Third St.
415-357-4000
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Focus on the Artists
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Jan 16, 2010 – May 23, 2010
Mondays–Tuesdays (11am–5:45pm)
Thursdays (11am–8:45pm)
Fridays–Sundays (11am–5:45pm)
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- Price
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Museum Admission $0 - 15
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From its early days, SFMOMA has been devoted to fostering close relationships with artists, and these ties often have led to significant holdings of their works. This exhibition looks at SFMOMA's long-term relationships with 18 modern and contemporary artists whose iconic works have been influential in defining movements from Abstract Expressionism to Postminimalism and beyond, with individual galleries featuring works by a single artist. The first half of the exhibition includes eight American artists whose practice fundamentally impacted the development of abstract art in the US: Richard Diebenkorn, Philip Guston, Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Frank Stella, and Clyfford Still. The second section showcases an international selection of artists — Diane Arbus, Matthew Barney, Robert Gober, Dan Graham, Sigmar Polke, Gerhard Richter, Doris Salcedo, Kara Walker, Jeff Wall, and Andy Warhol — whose work has signaled a shift toward more psychological, social, and historical content in art.
