Events on Tuesday, March 2

Open Process Series: Clips and Conversation presents <em>The Heretics</em> and <em>Women Art Revolution</em>

Film: Documentary

The Heretics and Women Art Revolution

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Intersection for the Arts

Tonight, get a glimpse into feminist art's annals with two yet-to-be-released documentaries made by renowned figures amongst its ranks — Joan... 

Taken By Trees w/ El Perro Del Mar

Music

El Perro Del Mar

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Cafe du Nord

El Perro Del Mar is not quite a rock en español act, but instead the alias of Sarah Assbring, a sensitive... 

FREE TUESDAY PROGRAM- On Film at SFMOMA: 75 Years in the Dark

Film

FREE TUESDAY PROGRAM- On Film at SFMOMA: 75 Years in the Dark

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

On Film at SFMOMA: 75 Years in the Dark Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and... 

ERIC PUCHNER / Model Home / at The Booksmith

Books: Reading

ERIC PUCHNER / Model Home / at The Booksmith

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ The Booksmith

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Australian Avant-Garde: An Historical Overview

Film

Australian Avant-Garde: An Historical Overview

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ San Francisco Cinematheque

Screening at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map) curated by Sally Golding, Joel Stern & Danni Zuvela of OtherFilm Australian... 

"Botany of Desire" Film Screening and Discussion

Film: Documentary

"Botany of Desire" Film Screening and Discussion

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ City Arts & Lectures

The apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato are the stars of the film adaptation of Michael Pollan's best-selling book, The... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

The exhibition is the result of French painter and photographer, Linda Ellia's, encounter with a copy of Mein Kampf in 2005. The... 

<em>Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 &ndash; Present</em>

Art

Chain Reaction 11 / Replay: SFAC Gallery 1970 – Present

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Various locations

SFMOMA isn't the only cultural institution in town celebrating a milestone this year. In honor of its 40th anniversary the city-run... 

<em>Route 1: R for Replicant</em>

Art

Route 1: R for Replicant

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts

From George Washington's cherry tree chop to the sale of Manhattan for a pocketful of beads, American history is full of... 

<em>Cartier and America</em>

Art

Cartier and America

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ The Legion of Honor Museum

Adorning royal personalities from the Duchess of Windsor to Daisy Fellowes and a cabal of Hollywood beauties, Cartier was the standard bearer... 

Kirk Crippens: <em>Foreclosure, USA: The Great Recession</em>

Art: Photography

Kirk Crippens

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA Artists Gallery

Created without any staging or manipulation, the photographs in Kirk Crippens' Foreclosure, USA: The Great Recession capture the emotion and enormity... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Jews on Vinyl is a unique exhibition based on Roger Bennett and Josh Kun's new book: And You Shall Know Us by... 

Rives Granade: <em>Love Force</em>

Art

Rives Granade

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Steven Wolf Fine Arts

While well-documented in photography, the eerie picturesque of slick corporate environments has been addressed much less in painting. Cue Rives Granade,... 

<em>Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf</em>

Art

Our Struggle: Responding to Mein Kampf

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

When French photographer and painter Linda Ellia picked up Mein Kampf five years ago, she saw potential — for healing, discussion,... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Fort Mason Center

Since 1969, the Exploratorium has merged science and fun with its hands-on collection; now, it brings that curatorial savvy outdoors, with... 

Small Press Spotlight: Andy Ristaino

Art

Andy Ristaino

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Cartoon Art Museum

Somewhere between madman and uncanny visionary, cartoonist Andy Ristiano creates comics as exhilarating for their bold flourishes of color as for... 

<em>Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain</em>

Art

Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Creativity Explored

Hold that tiger! Creativity Explored's new exhibit, inspired by the Chinese Lunar New Year's regal symbol, has plenty of tigers burning... 

Chris Ballantyne: <em>Some Songs from the Shore</em>

Art

Chris Ballantyne

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Hosfelt Gallery

Brooklyn-based painter (and San Francisco Art Institute grad) Chris Ballantyne creates strange intersections of the natural and the man-made. But his... 

<em>Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs</em>

Special Event

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ de Young Museum

"Wonderful things." So said Howard Carter when the archaeologist was asked what he saw upon peeking into the just-opened tomb of... 

Luc Tuymans

Art

Luc Tuymans

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

Influenced by the Northern European painting tradition as well as by photography, television, and cinema, Luc Tuymans blends filmic techniques with... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Asian Art Museum

By any metric, Shanghai is a city of superlatives: it boasts the largest population of any metropolitan area in China, and... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Art

Jews on Vinyl

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Jews on Vinyl is a unique exhibition based on Roger Bennett and Josh Kun's new book: And You Shall Know Us by... 

Ewan Gibbs: <em>San Francisco</em>

Art

Ewan Gibbs: San Francisco

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

This suite of drawings, commissioned by SFMOMA, offers an evocative glimpse of San Francisco's urban landscape and landmarks. British artist Ewan... 

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

Film

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Roxie Theater

David Lynch Presents
A film by Werner Herzog

"Werner Herzog's second fiction feature of 2009 works... 

The View from Here

Art

The View from Here

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

Just as photography has been instrumental in shaping California's popular image, the state — and San Francisco, in particular — has... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It is said that every one of the 304,805 letters in the Torah corresponds to a soul. CJM visitors both to... 

The Anniversary Show

Art

The Anniversary Show

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

On January 18, SFMOMA marked its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. From mounting Jackson Pollock's... 

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

It begins with parchment, ink, a hand-sharpened feather quill, and a scribe who states out loud the intention to write a... 

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Art

Long Play: Bruce Conner and the Singles Collection

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

In Bruce Conner's electric Three Screen Ray ('06), a new acquisition that premieres in this exhibition, Ray Charles' '59 hit... 

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This exhibition showcases museum-produced... 

Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West

Theatre

Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ Berkeley Repertory Theater

Mysterious flashes of ancient Japan nestle with sexy snapshots of modern Tokyo in this world premiere. Well before the digital age,... 

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

How does a museum best known for showing the work of others choose to publicly present itself? This presentation in the... 

Focus on Artists

Art

Focus on Artists

Tuesday 3/ 2 @ SFMOMA

From its early days, SFMOMA has been devoted to fostering close relationships with artists, and these ties often have led to...