Events on Thursday, September 2

Divisadero Art Walk

Art: Happening

Divisadero Art Walk

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Divisadero St

We are so excited for our ninth art walk! The weather is going to be warm and we hope to see... 

Daft Punk: <em>Electroma</em> (2006)

Film

Daft Punk: Electroma

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

With their love of robot masks, Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are humans who pose as machines. But... 

Film

"Untitled" Families, Death Row, and Animation - Screening with Dee Hibert-Jones and Nomi Talisman

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SOMArts

"Untitled" Families, Death Row, and Animation - Screening with Dee Hibert-Jones and Nomi Talisman as part of the current SOMArts exhibition,... 

Stereo Total w/ Allister Izenberg

Music: Electronic

Stereo Total w/ Allister Izenberg

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Slim's

To sum up the Berlin-based duo's history, let us list the different elements characteristic of their musical art: a minimalistic production,... 

Curator Talks: Peter Samis on Sigmar Polke's "Untitled (Magician)"

Art

Curator Talks: Peter Samis on Sigmar Polke's "Untitled (Magician)"

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

 

Hear the back story on your favorite artworks. Each Thursday evening, one
... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Olive Kitteridge</em>

Theatre

Olive Kitteridge

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Z Space

The character of Olive Kitteridge came to Elizabeth Strout as a mental snapshot of a woman standing by a picnic table... 

Burning Man 2010: Metropolis

Getaways

Burning Man

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Black Rock Desert

The theme of this year's Burning Man festival is Metropolis. Artists from all around the world are descending on Nevada's Black... 

<em>Shanghai</em>

Special Event

Shanghai

Thursday 9/ 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... 

Jenny and Johnny

Music

Jenny and Johnny

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Great American Music Hall

When sweethearts Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice found a 1977 Mazda station wagon at an estate sale, they knew they had... 

On Land Festival

Festival: Music

On Land Festival

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Cafe du Nord

They may be young, similarly-named music festivals, but don't confuse On Land with Outside Lands. While the latter sprawls across Golden... 

TechnoCraft:<em> </em>Hackers, Modders, Fabbers, Tweakers, and Design in the Age of Individuality

Art

TechnoCraft

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

SF-based industrial designer Yves Béhar has designed a waterproof rechargeable vibrator, dog accessories, the XO laptop, and an enormous Swarovski chandelier... 

200 Yards

Art: Photography

200 Yards

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Heart

200 Yards says: 200 yards is a photography experiment conceived of and presented by Lightbox SF. Local photographers explore a 200... 

<em>Pixar: 25 Years of Animation</em>

Film: Animation

Pixar: 25 Years of Animation

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Oakland Museum of California

Pixar Chief Scientist Loren Carpenter is obsessed with zoetropes — the spinning "wheels of life" that were one of the first... 

<em>Tomorrow Is Never Promised</em>: New Works by Erik Otto

Art

Erik Otto

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Fabric8

When San Francisco artist Erik Otto was a kid, he painted with brooms, and Egg Beaters. Now, he scrounges around various... 

Stanley Donwood: <em>Over Normal </em> &nbsp;

Art

Stanley Donwood

Thursday 9/ 2 @ FIFTY24SF Gallery

In the late '80s, Stanley Donwood hitchhiked around England, busking a fire-breathing act. He stopped off at Oxford to visit his... 

Outdoor Exploratorium

Special Event

Outdoor Exploratorium

Thursday 9/ 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... 

Ferris Plock: <em>Rest for the Wicked</em>

Art

Ferris Plock: Rest for the Wicked

Thursday 9/ 2 @ The Shooting Gallery

Ferris Plock has always had an active imagination. As a kid, he and his brothers would create their own comic books,... 

Film

Koret Center Screening: Art: 21: Art in the 21st Century: Ecology

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

 

Art: 21: Art in the 21st Century: Ecology
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Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection

Art

Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

This past February, SFMOMA announced an unprecedented partnership to house and display the collection of Gap founders Doris and Donald Fisher... 

Not Necessarily Noir

Festival: Film

Not Necessarily Noir

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Roxie Theater

For the past twenty years the Roxie has been presenting a steady diet of pure bred 100% All-American Film Noir. Now... 

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Art

As It Is Written: Project 304,805

Thursday 9/ 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... 

People's Torah

Art

People's Torah

Thursday 9/ 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... 

Dispatches from the Archives

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

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

Picturing Modernity

Art: Photography

Picturing Modernity

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

Organized in conjunction with New Topographics: Photographs of a... 

Art

Dispatches from the Archives

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

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

Afrolicious

Music: Global

Afrolicious

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Elbo Room

Afrolicious with DJs/hosts brothers Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz, along with resident drummers J. Elrod and B. Lee bring you the best in Latin and... 

Prints by Paul Klee (1946)

Art

Prints by Paul Klee (1946)

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

SFMOMA has had a longstanding commitment to the art of Paul Klee over its 75-year history. This exhibition re-creates a 1946... 

Film

Koret Center Screening: American Art in the 1960's

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

 

American Art in the 1960s
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The Anniversary Show

Art

The Anniversary Show

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

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

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape

Art: Photography

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

A turning point in the history of photography, the 1975 exhibition span<em>Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life</em>

Art

Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Reinventing Ritual is the first international exhibition to examine how artists are transforming traditional practices into opportunities for contemplation and critique.... 

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Art

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Thursday 9/ 2 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) is the first museum survey of Maira Kalman’s narrative
... 

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Film

New Work: Mika Rottenberg

Thursday 9/ 2 @ SFMOMA

Mika Rottenberg’s immersive video installations address issues of gender and labor through outrageous narratives centered around real women (not...