Since the 1980s, photographer Phyllis Galembo has documented ceremonial dress and masquerade traditions in communities around the globe. Mexico Masks / Rituals shifted her focus to Mexico, introducing viewers to the coun…

The early decades of the twentieth century marked a decisive break in the history of art, as painters and sculptors...

AUG 29 - JAN 3Rose Sellery is a multidisciplinary, self-taught artist whose work navigates the charged terrain between beauty and brutality, fragility and strength, and tradition and rebellion. Through humor, irony, and…

Catharine Clark Gallery opens its Fall 2026 program with Sandow Birk: An Illustrated History of the Present, Three Decades of Pictures, Stories, and Other Histories . The exhibition is a survey of 35 years of work across…

The Balboa Theatre and Cinema SF Bay Present: A Double Feature with Sandow Birk In-Person Tickets: $15 - purchase here In collaboration with Sandow Birk: An Illustrated History of the Present, Three Decades of Pictures…

Explore Hulet Semāi (Two Skies) by Tariku Shiferaw, on view August 29–October 18, 2026, featuring abstract paintings exploring diasporic cosmology and mark-making.

In The Hedge of Halomancy, the artist duo Hylozoic/Desires (Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser) combine archival material, moving image, poetry and music to reconstruct and reimagine the forgotten history of the Inl…

How did photography construct cultural memories of postwar America? Life in the United States after World War II is often remembered as a time of prosperity, stability, and ease. The Way We Never Were examines the role t…

Water—an essential element of life on Earth—has long played a vital role in shaping human civilization. In Japan, a country made up of islands, water is more than a natural resource. It is a constant presence that surrou…

Coco Fusco’s The Empty Plaza/La Plaza Vacía (2012) layers sound and image as a way to reflect on Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución and its shifting meaning in Cuban public life. Combining contemporary footage with archival…

Making Art History

Making Art History