SFMOMA is on the move! Which, in a sense is exciting, but in practice… well… 
Okay, I’ll say it. Shows at the Contemporary Jewish Museum about ‘100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art’ and one at the Asian Art Museum about ‘beauty in Asian and Western art’ seem a little too obvious, pointing to a simplistic, narrow idea of what each museum is about. Imagine these shows replaced by challenges to expectation, new commissions, political risk…

I’m very much looking forward to the SECA show(s), with each artist working outside of the institution. My impression is that these exhibitions will be in unexpected places on both sides of the bay.

This may be just me, but what I want from this important institution at a critical juncture, as it prepares to grow the museum while locking down massive amounts of exhibition space to its large new donations, is some weirdness. Be risky! Off-putting! You clearly matter to the city (as witnessed by the massive attendance to the closing events) and you’ve got our attention. Now, surprise us.

Wednesday:
+ Mike Mandel & Larry Sultan "Evidence" Constance Lewallen and Mike Mandel in conversation at Kadist Art Foundation
+ Annie Albagli, Carissa Potter, Erik Scollon, Erin Allen
, Hayley Delaney, Lena Wolff, Llewelynn Fletcher, Nick Karvounis, Nif Hodgson, Pablo Guardiola, Sam Lopes, Susan O’Malley, Unai San Martin, 
Kate Klingbeil ""The Pass"" curated by Amanda Curreri at Kala Art Institute (Berkeley Central Arts Passage)

Thursday:
+ Agnes Martin, Alberto Giacometti, Brice Marden, Bruce Conner, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jackson Pollock, Kiki Smith, Mark Rothko, Nam June Paik, Paul Klee, Philip Guston, Piet Mondrian, Shahzia Sikander, Teresita Fernandez, Zarina "Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art" curated by Caitlin Haskell, Corey Keller, Janet Bishop, Jeanne Gerrity, Karen Tsujimoto, Peter Samis at Contemporary Jewish Museum

Friday:
+ Ala Abtekar, Ishmael Randall Weeks, Meleko Mogkosi, Michelle Dizon, Naeem Mohaiemen, Saya Woolfalk, Wangechi Mutu, Yamini Nayar "Migrating Identities" curated by Betti-Sue Hertz at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
+ Kota Ezawa "Boardwalk" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
+ Closing reception: Alexandre Arrechea, Amapola Prada, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Claudia Joskowicz, Eamon Ore-Giron, Edgardo Aragon, Felipe Dulzaides, Humberto Diaz, Julio Cesar Morales, leonardogillesfleur, Luis Gárciga, Maya Watanabe, Miguel Calderón, Sergio De La Torre, Yoshua Okon "¡Oye, Mira!: Reflective Approaches in Contemporary Latin American Video Art" curated by Tony Labat at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Performance: Future Twin, Gold Wood, Shalo P "¡Oye, Mira! Closing Party" curated by Tony Labat at San Francisco Art Institute
+ C. Wright Daniel, Deric Carner, Emma Spertus, John Peason, Jonathan Runcio, Letha Wilson, Pablo Guardiola "With Cinder Blocks We Flatten Our Photographs" at Romer Young Gallery

Saturday:
+ Ara Peterson "Wavepacks" at Ratio 3
+ Matthew Endler "New Work" at Important Projects
+ Lenox-Lenox (André Lenox and Evan Lenox) "Good Night, And Good Luck" at Important Projects

Sunday:
+ Closing reception: Dan Swindel, Seth Curcio "CORNERWAYS" curated by Carey Lin, Sarah Hotchkiss at Stairwell's

Wednesday, June 26

+ Mike Mandel & Larry Sultan "Evidence" Constance Lewallen and Mike Mandel in conversation at Kadist Art Foundation
Mission District: 3295 20th Street, at Folsom Street, free, 6-9pm

Screening: Fayette Hauser, Michal Kalmen, Rumi Missabu, Scott Runyon, Syd Dutton, The Cockettes "West of Center Screening: The Cockettes" at Mills College Art Museum
Oakland: 5000 Macarthur Boulvard, FREE, 7 pm

+ Annie Albagli, Carissa Potter, Erik Scollon, Erin Allen
, Hayley Delaney, Lena Wolff, Llewelynn Fletcher, Nick Karvounis, Nif Hodgson, Pablo Guardiola, Sam Lopes, Susan O’Malley, Unai San Martin, 
Kate Klingbeil ""The Pass"" curated by Amanda Curreri at Kala Art Institute (Berkeley Central Arts Passage)
Berkeley: 2550 Center Street, free, 6-8pm

Thursday, June 27

Ana Vega, Anastasia Kuba, Grant Rusk, Lisa Levine & Peter Tonningsen, Madeleine Campbell, Tim Sullivan ""The Residents" Summer Exhibition at Dickerman Prints" at Dickerman Prints
SOMA: 1141 Howard Street, free, 6:30-8:30pm

+ Agnes Martin, Alberto Giacometti, Brice Marden, Bruce Conner, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jackson Pollock, Kiki Smith, Mark Rothko, Nam June Paik, Paul Klee, Philip Guston, Piet Mondrian, Shahzia Sikander, Teresita Fernandez, Zarina "Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art" curated by Caitlin Haskell, Corey Keller, Janet Bishop, Jeanne Gerrity, Karen Tsujimoto, Peter Samis at Contemporary Jewish Museum
SOMA: 736 Mission Street, Third Street, 5:30-7:30pm

"Generation Z: Empowering Youth through Art and Community - Featuring Three Youth Programs from the Bay Area" curated by Carolyn Ho at The Art Gallery at Cesar Chavez Student Center
Sunset: 1650 Holloway Avenue, floor 2, FREE, 3-6pm

Friday, June 28

+ Ala Abtekar, Ishmael Randall Weeks, Meleko Mogkosi, Michelle Dizon, Naeem Mohaiemen, Saya Woolfalk, Wangechi Mutu, Yamini Nayar "Migrating Identities" curated by Betti-Sue Hertz at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, General Admission: $12 advance purchase; $15 at the door Students, Seniors, Teachers: $12 (advance and at the door) YBCA members and YBCA:You FREE, 6-10pm

+ Kota Ezawa "Boardwalk" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, 5:30-7:30pm

+ Closing reception: Alexandre Arrechea, Amapola Prada, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Claudia Joskowicz, Eamon Ore-Giron, Edgardo Aragon, Felipe Dulzaides, Humberto Diaz, Julio Cesar Morales, leonardogillesfleur, Luis Gárciga, Maya Watanabe, Miguel Calderón, Sergio De La Torre, Yoshua Okon "¡Oye, Mira!: Reflective Approaches in Contemporary Latin American Video Art" curated by Tony Labat at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, FREE, 7-10pm

+ Performance: Future Twin, Gold Wood, Shalo P "¡Oye, Mira! Closing Party" curated by Tony Labat at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Walter and McBean Galleries, Free and open to the public, 7-10pm

+ C. Wright Daniel, Deric Carner, Emma Spertus, John Peason, Jonathan Runcio, Letha Wilson, Pablo Guardiola "With Cinder Blocks We Flatten Our Photographs" at Romer Young Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, Free, 6-9pm

Saturday, June 29

Lecture: Christian L. Frock "Artists Who Confront Violence" at Intersection for the Arts (Intersection 5M)
SOMA: 925 Mission Street, at 5th Street, Suite 109, 2pm

Closing reception: Jurgen Trautwein, Sam Stabler "Topography" at 60SIX
Mission District: 66 Elgin Park, floor 1, Free, 1-3pm

+ Ara Peterson "Wavepacks" at Ratio 3
Mission District: 2831A Mission Street, Free, 4-6pm

+ Matthew Endler "New Work" at Important Projects
Oakland: 5432 Boyd Avenue, floor 2, Gallery I, free, 6-9pm

+ Lenox-Lenox (André Lenox and Evan Lenox) "Good Night, And Good Luck" at Important Projects
Oakland: 5432 Boyd Avenue, floor 2, Gallery II, free, 6-9pm

Adrienne Heloise, Alex Nichols, Amanda Quiroz, Arthur Comings, Becky Johnson, Benjamin Moss, Blayre Stiller, Carter Johnston, Cathy Lu, Dana Hemenway, Danielle Gherardi, Diane Ding, Edith Hillinger, Eva Nicolait, Jeff Kramm, Jennifer Kaufman, Jessica Eastburn, Joel Frudden, Johanna Poethig, Joshua Highter, Kelly Inouye, Leah Virsik, Leigh Barbier, Maria Kazanskaya, Michael Berens, Michael Martin, Nadja Miller, Natalya Burd, Nuala Creed, Paper Buck, Rebekah Goldstein, Sam Vaughan, Stephanie Robison, Zachary Roberts "Risk: Berkeley Art Center's Annual Juried Exhibition" curated by Apsara DiQuinzio, Kimberly Johansson at Berkeley Art Center
Berkeley: 1275 Walnut Street, free, 6-8pm

Sunday, June 30

+ Closing reception: Dan Swindel, Seth Curcio "CORNERWAYS" curated by Carey Lin, Sarah Hotchkiss at Stairwell's
Oakland: 1050 47th Avenue, Unit #6, 12-5pm

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