museums.
Like I mentioned in my last post, I checked out a ton of museums while I was in the Bay Area. I've really found myself getting into poetry & visual art for inspiration. As a theater-maker, sometimes I get too caught up in the theater scene, so it's been really lovely to engage with art that's working parallel to the field that I work in. It's been really nice to read & write heightened language without thinking about constructing a play, and visual art & exhibits have really been jogging my curiosity. Below is a compilation of some of my favorite artwork I got to experience!
de young.
I didn't take a whole lot of pictures here! But I loved the way this museum was curated, with contemporary artwork placed in juxtaposition to historical pieces. For example, this glass sculpture was next to some beautiful marble sculptures in this gallery with romantic landscapes. And the dollar bill George Washington appeared next to the original portrait. Cool stuff!
walt disney family museum.
Not only was this museum located in a beautiful building in the Presidio, it's a super cool place for any Disney fan (like myself & my family). I really loved seeing all the people in Walt Disney's life that helped him along the way. It was a great reminder that every creative person faces a lot of obstacles on their journey.
san francisco museum of modern art.
This museum re-opened recently with two new floors. I could have spent all day here. There's a super awesome Andy Warhol collection, some cool multimedia, & DAN FLAVIN who I have been a huge fan of for a while (through Pinterest). He works with neon lights, and his creations are freakin' mesmerizing in person. I put his work in the banner above.
Martin Kippenberger
Juan Muñoz
Gabriel Orozco
Dianna Molzan
Elliot Hundley
missed this one...but the artist explores through painting the relationships with her Chinese heritage
Jeff Wall
Doug Aitken
Glenn Ligon
Armin Hoffmann
Experimental Jacket
Sang Mun
Stefan Sagmeister, Jessica Walsh
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter
from his photo paintings
Sigmar Polka
Andreas Gursky
Andreas Gursky
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Carl Andre
Sol Le Witt
Frank Stella
Dan Flavin
Ed Ruscha
Chuck Close
Richard Serra
Nam June Daik
Nam June Daik
John Baldessari
Ed Paschke
Sigmar Polke
Ruth Asawa
Leonar Antunes
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
Christopher Wilmarth
Ellsworth Kelly
Rineke Dijkstra
Unknown
Larry Fink
Bryan Schutmaat
Marcel Duchamp
Narkissus
Richard Serra
Richard Serra
from inside the sculpture
oakland museum of california.
The Oakland Museum of California is situated in a beautiful building with stunning grounds. There's three wings: natural science, history, & art. It was a interesting, eclectic collection, and as a non-Californian, I feel like I learned a lot!
a sign near the border to tell cars on the highway to watch for folks crossing the US-Mexico border.
Richard Misrach
Mary Ellen Jones
Mary Ellen Jones
Hand Willis Thomas
Barry McGee
asian art museum of san francisco.
I happened to visit this one on Free First Sunday, hence the crazy line of people in the background of the beautiful sculpture outside. Most of the museums I visited offered free or discounted tickets on day of the week, or on the first Friday or first Sunday of the month. I gotta remember this when I get back to NYC!
Anyway, at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, there's a lot of historical art from across the continent. They make an important point about the diversity across Asia & its peoples. So there's work from East Asia, the Pacific Islands, India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and so on.
India, approx. 1400-1500
Northern India or Pakistan, 1650-1750
Iran, 1450-1500
Cambodia or northeastern Thailand, 1075-1125
Indonesia; Sumatra and Java, 1600-1800
Indonesia; Bali
Java, Indonesia
China, Qing dynasty, 1800-1900
China, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
China, Ming Dynasty, 1500-1600
China, Qing dynasty, 1850-1930
China, 1900-1950
China, Northern Song dynasty, 1100
China, Qing dynasty, 1700-1750
China, Qing dynasty, 1700-1750
China, Qing dynasty, 1700-1750
Liu Jianhua
Liu Jianhua
China, Qing dynasty, 1796-1820
Hashimoto Okiie
Japan, Edo or Meiji period, 1800-1900
Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868
Japan, Edo period, 1615-1700
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 1700-1800
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 1800-1900
Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 1100-1200
Kim Yousun
Hwang Samyong
Youngmin Lee
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 1600
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 1700-1800
Korea
Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 1100-1200
Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 1100-1200
Yoong Bae