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    SFMOMA NEWS: COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION WITH THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM TO OPEN THIS SUMMER

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    • When SFMOMA’s building temporarily closes for expansion construction this summer, the museum will begin an exciting phase of off-site programming, including a series of  collaborative exhibitions shown at partner museums throughout the Bay Area. 
    • Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art will be the first museum partnership, organized with the Contemporary Jewish Museum, on view from June 28 through October 27, 2013.
    • Spanning a century, this expansive exhibition was conceived as a journey into the connections between spirituality and modern and contemporary art.
    • Beyond Belief features more than sixty works on loan to the CJM from SFMOMA’s internationally acclaimed collection.
    • Exhibition artists represent a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and interests, ranging from Paul Klee and Piet Mondrian, to Alberto Giacometti and Mark Rothko, to Agnes Martin, Nam June Paik, and Teresita Fernández.

    Image: Teresita Fernández, Fire, 2005; silk yarn, steel armature, and epoxy; 96 x 144 in. (243.84 x 365.76 cm); Collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund purchase; © Teresita Fernández

    Posted on Monday, March 25th 2013

    Tags contemporary jewish museum sfmoma sfmomago museum partnership collaboration spiritual art modern art rothko

    We need your voice to add to a video we’re making! Capture pics/video of your reaction to the following prompt and submit ‘em or tag your Tumblr post w/ #SFMOMAgo.PROMPT: Can you imagine seeing Rothko’s No. 14, 1960 anywhere but our 2nd floor? Well, get ready to! When SFMOMA’s building closes in June, major works like our Rothko will be on the go and on view at various museums around the Bay Area! Photo by Winni Wintermeyer

    We need your voice to add to a video we’re making! Capture pics/video of your reaction to the following prompt and submit ‘em or tag your Tumblr post w/ #SFMOMAgo.

    PROMPT: Can you imagine seeing Rothko’s No. 14, 1960 anywhere but our 2nd floor? Well, get ready to! When SFMOMA’s building closes in June, major works like our Rothko will be on the go and on view at various museums around the Bay Area!

    Photo by Winni Wintermeyer

    Posted on Thursday, February 28th 2013

    Tags sfmomago rothko art modern art museum expansion sfmoma painting

    In response to the vandalism of a Mark Rothko painting at the Tate Modern, two Brooklyn-based artists render Rothko with rice. See more photos + read the story on DesignBoom.

    In response to the vandalism of a Mark Rothko painting at the Tate Modern, two Brooklyn-based artists render Rothko with rice. See more photos + read the story on DesignBoom.

    Posted on Friday, October 19th 2012

    Tags rothko art modern art

    Celebrate Rothko’s birthday today with music from Morton Feldman’s “Rothko Chapel!”

    About: Morton Feldman knew many prominent figures in the New York arts scene, including Jackson Pollock, Philip Guston, and Frank O’Hara. Morton found inspiration in the paintings of the abstract expressionists, and wrote a piece called Rothko Chapel, written for the building of the same name which houses paintings by Mark Rothko.

    Posted on Tuesday, September 25th 2012

    Tags rothko birthday music art morton feldman rothko chapel

    Happy birthday to Mark Rothko! Fun fact: Rothko’s No. 14, 1960 is absolutely THE most photographed piece in our permanent collection. In this screen shot of a Google image search for “SFMOMA + Rothko,” it’s interesting to see how the orange and blue hues vary from image to image. Have you taken a photo of this marvelous work (or other paintings by Rothko)? If so, photo reply w/ it!

    Happy birthday to Mark Rothko!

    Fun fact: Rothko’s No. 14, 1960 is absolutely THE most photographed piece in our permanent collection. In this screen shot of a Google image search for “SFMOMA + Rothko,” it’s interesting to see how the orange and blue hues vary from image to image.

    Have you taken a photo of this marvelous work (or other paintings by Rothko)? If so, photo reply w/ it!

    Posted on Tuesday, September 25th 2012

    Tags art rothko history art history