parkavenuearmory:

Go figure… Ann Hamilton and Annie Liebovitz are old chums.

Annie photographed Ann for a feature on her work that appeared in Vogue in March 1994. The portraits are telling and beautiful, and the story (by writer/curator Neville Wakefield) is worth a read too.

See for yourself here.

We HIGHLY recommend that you all click-through and check out those photos in Vogue— they’re beautiful!

Fun fact: back in 2007, Ann Hamilton installed Indigo Blue, another hugely provocative work, here at SFMOMA. You can see a fascinating time-lapse video of the installation here.

FINAL WEEKS: Six Lines of Flight, an exhibition of contemporary art from around the globe, closes on Dec. 31!

Image: Install shot (top) and detail (bottom) of Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari’s “Studio Shehrazade” (2006).

chinchinburraburra:

‘Field Conditions’ at the SFMOMA

Love this photo! Reminder: Field Conditions is only open until January 6, so get in here and see it soon!

Can there be architecture without buildings? What if elements of architecture – such as a floor or a wall – extended endlessly? 

Curator Joseph Becker was motivated by these questions when organising the exhibition Field Conditions, now on view at SFMOMA. Read an interview w/ Becker on these questions and more here.

Image: Lebbeus Woods, ‘Conflict Space 2′, 2006, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. © Lebbeus Woods

Happy 12/12/12 at 12:12pm!

To celebrate this phenomenon, we’ve pulled together 12 works of art from our permanent collection that somehow feature the number twelve. Enjoy!

Pictured above: Unknown artist, “Untitled [Twelve Round Portraits of Theodore Roosevelt]” ca. 1901-1909. Collection SFMOMA; Gift of Gordon L. Bennett.

Lucas Samaras, AutoPolaroids, 1969-71, 1969-1971; Collection SFMOMA, Gift of Dr. William and Nancy Tsiaras; © Lucas Samaras

Warren de la Rue, The Moon, ca. 1863; photograph; Collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund purchase.

Robert Ryman, A painting of twelve strokes, measuring 11 1/4” x 11 1/4” signed at the…, 1961; painting; Collection SFMOMA, Purchase through a gift of Mimi and Peter Haas; © Robert Ryman

A. W. Bawtree, Gall fly, magnified twelve times, ca. 1870s-1880s; photograph; Collection SFMOMA, Gift of Gordon L. Bennett.

Nathan Oliveira, Bee’s End, from the suite Twelve Intimate Fantasies, 1964; print; Collection SFMOMA, Gift of Mrs. Edgar Sinton; © Estate of Nathan Oliveira

Ansel Adams, Oak Tree, Snow Storm, Yosemite, from Portfolio One: Twelve Photographic Prints, 1948; photograph; Collection SFMOMA, Gift of Mrs. Walter A. Haas; © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

Buckminster Fuller, Buckminster Fuller, Motor Vehicle- Dymaxion …, from the portfolio Inventions: Twelve Around One, 1981; print; Collection SFMOMA, Gift of Chuck and Elizabeth Byrne; © Estate of Buckminster Fuller

Unknown, Untitled [Group portrait of twelve people], ca. 1850s; photograph; Collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund purchase.

Pirkle Jones, Figures in Rain, San Francisco, from Portfolio Two: Twelve Photographs by…, 1955; photograph; Collection SFMOMA, Acquired through purchase and exchange; © The Pirkle Jones Foundation

In 2013 SFMOMA will close for an ambitious expansion planned to last nearly three years. Reflecting on the closure, grupa o.k. asked several friends and colleagues to imagine their own proposals for a museum in San Francisco. This animation by Ian Dolton-Thornton is today’s proposal.

View the rest of the proposals here.

sfmomacrowd:

Real Time and Space is a building in Oakland’s Chinatown with affordable studios for twenty artists and writers. In addition to studio space, a large central common space is used for public events. We also host one or two residencies each month, open to local and visiting artists. These residents present a talk along with a studio member.

Yay, this is our first new #ArtMicroHubs submission since today’s Google Hangout conversation surrounding the project!

If you missed today’s discussion, it’s archived for your viewing pleasure here. Also, let it be known that SFMOMAcrowd’s Art MicroHubs project is still taking submissions, so submit your art space, place, or site today!

Did you know that both Jasper Johns and Jay DeFeo were included in an exhibition at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art in 1959?

LISTEN → our latest Artcast episode considers the exhibitions that have brought both artists’ work together under the same roof. 

Image: Burt Glinn, Jay DeFeo working on “The Rose,” 1960; ©2012 Burt Glinn/Magnum Photos

Tonight’s San Francisco Cinematheque screening at SFMOMA will look at shifting geographies and special relativity. Learn more about the program here.

Image: Brad Butler and Karen Mirza, “Deep State” (2012).

Why settle for crappy store-bought wrapping paper when you can make your own? We’ve got a whole tutorial showing you how to make lovely hand-printed paper— check it out here!