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• Jan 9th

  12am to 5pm

  transPOP: Korea Vietnam Remix

  When:

  Sat, Dec 6, 2008-Sun, Mar 22, 2009

  What:

  A rare opportunity to view cutting-edge contemporary art by critically acclaimed artists from three countries whose works explore representations of modernity and popular culture, transPOP features 16 artists from Vietnam and Korea and their respective diasporas in the United States. In recognizing the vitality of art in addressing cultural, social an

  Yerba Buena Center For The Arts Forum

  701 Mission Street at Third Street
  San Francisco, CA
• Jan 9th

  1am

  Legend, Myth and Memory

  If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a picture covered in words worth? In the case of Creativity Explored's many studio artists with developmental disabilities, a number of who are non-verbal, making art that brings images and text together can become a powerful way to communicate stories that often remain untold. A new group exhibition this January and February offers a compelling

  Creativity Explored

  3245 Sixteenth Street
  San Francisco, CA 94103
• Jan 9th

  8am

  transPOP: Korea Vietnam Remix

  A rare opportunity to view cutting-edge contemporary art by critically acclaimed artists from three countries whose works explore representations of modernity and popular culture, transPOP features 16 artists from Vietnam and Korea and their respective diasporas in the United States. In recognizing the vitality of art in addressing cultural, social and political issues, the exhibition signals unpr

  Yerba Buena Center For The Arts Forum

  701 Mission Street at Third Street
  San Francisco, CA
• Jan 9th

  9:30am

  Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900-1970

  This exhibition of works by artists of Asian ancestry who lived and worked in the United States seeks to showcase some of the most important individuals contributing to the canon of Asian American art and advance awareness of this under-represented group in American art history. Their art reflects the currents of identity and style that shift between aesthetics of diverse international geographies

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118
• Jan 9th

  9:30am

  Martin Puryear Prints

  Best known as a sculptor, Martin Puryear has returned in recent years to an exploration of printmaking, masterfully rendering his three-dimensional ideas into print. He uses the flexibility of the printmaking process to consider variations of his sculptural forms, and he often explores ideas by reworking plates from existing editions. A major lender to this exhibition is Paulson Press in Berkeley,

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118
• Jan 9th

  9am

  Art Repurposed

  Creativity Explored studio artists put a new spin on recycling by transforming everyday discarded objects into uncommon, original works of art for Art Repurposed. Creativity Explored is a visual arts center in San Francisco where artists with developmental disabilities have been creating, exhibiting, and selling art for 25 years. Time: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, Thursday (11/20) 5:00pm-7:00pm

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  Thoreau Center for Sustainability

  1016 Lincoln Boulevard the Presidio
  San Francisco, CA
• Jan 9th

  9am

  My Paradise: 100 Years of Finnish Architects' Summer Homes

  For some 150 years, Finnish architects have regarded the design of their own summer residence or weekend studio as one of their most important works. For them, the summer house is not only a place to spend leisure time but a chance to realize their own architectural ideals and objectives. The summer houses are also experimental houses, which give the architect the opportunity to study a specific t

  AIA San Francisco

  130 Sutter Street Ste 600
  San Francisco, CA 94104
• Jan 9th

  9:30am

  Space Explorations: Photographs, 1840s-2000s

  A photograph is under no obligation to present visual proof or even visual truth. Its appearance is the product of myriad choices on the part of the photographer. The works in this exhibition explore those choices made by the photographer, including composition, layering of elements, depth of field, and focus. Space Explorations includes works by Felice Beato, Lee Friedlander, Edward Steichen, Bra

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118
• Jan 9th

  9am

  Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action

  In response to the U.S.'s growing obesity epidemic, the Bay Area Discovery Museum presents Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action(tm), an all-new exhibit developed by Minnesota Children's Museum designed to rediscover the fun in being physically active in a non-competitive environment. Children explore activities such as kung fu, surfing, snowboarding, yoga and horizontal climbing; the prima

  Bay Area Discovery Museum

  557 McReynolds Road
  Sausalito, CA 94965
• Jan 9th

  9:30am

  Maya Lin

  Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial dramatically changed the language and form of commemorative sculpture by infusing minimalist design with the emotional charge of memory. Her subsequent work, whether monument, sculpture, design object, or building is equally

  de Young Museum: Wilsey Court and galleries

  50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
  San Francisco, CA 94118