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@SFMOMA : Artist of the heart in the contemporary painting exhibition?
That would be Ellsworth Kelly’s Red White (1962) :)
Posted on Monday, June 4th 2012
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For our Free Tuesday program today at noon, come learn about Bucky Fuller! (Um, yes, that’s in 10 minutes)
Pictured: Dymaxion House, project, Plan. R. Buckminster Fuller. via MoMA
Posted on Tuesday, June 5th 2012
Tomorrow we must bid adieu to Tammy Fortin, our effortlessly cool assistant to the curator of media arts. Tammy was interviewed for our blog’s 5 Questions series, and because she’s just that exceptional, there are 7 questions posted.
Excerpt:
Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?
It was Rudolf Frieling, my boss. He’s probably wondering where I was because I was taking a three-hour lunch. Sometimes he pocket-dials me by accident, but I haven’t told him that. I can hear him doing all sorts of things. This is just between you and me and all the people who read this blog.
Read the whole interview here.
Posted on Tuesday, June 5th 2012
Getting some quality time with the Cindy Sherman catalog… so very looking forward to her retrospective @SFMOMA this July! (Taken with Instagram at SFMOMA Offices)
Posted on Monday, June 4th 2012
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A wee close-up of the newly acquired Arneson @sfmoma on Flickr.
Nice close-up of the pedestal on Robert Arneson’s “Portrait of George (Moscone),” the vital and once-controversial sculpture that we acquired last week. Learn the story here.
Posted on Monday, June 4th 2012
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there he is
Probably the #1 photographed thing visible from our museum: Waldo, as spotted from the Rooftop Garden bridge. TIP: when you visit, this Waldo is easy to find. It’s the other two that are more difficult (and yes, that’s a challenge).
Posted on Monday, June 4th 2012
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Here’s another album cover from our playlist featuring songs from albums with cover art by well-known artists (man, that’s a tongue-twister). Can you name this band? How ‘bout the artist who created this album cover?
Posted on Friday, June 1st 2012
Did you know that this album cover for Sonic Youth’s Sonic Nurse was created by renowned artist Richard Prince? Dan McKinley from our graphic design department went ahead and compiled an eclectic playlist featuring songs from albums with cover art by well-known artists. Check it out and have a listen here!
Posted on Friday, June 1st 2012
It’s hard to believe, but today would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 86th birthday. Happy birthday to a great American muse.
Pictured: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, 1962
Posted on Friday, June 1st 2012
See our gallery of behind-the-scenes photos taken as our crew installed Robert Arneson’s once-controversial Portrait of George (Moscone), now a part of our permanent collection.
Posted on Friday, June 1st 2012
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BIG NEWS! We are thrilled to announce that today SFMOMA has acquired Robert Arneson’s Portrait of George (Moscone), 1981.
This remarkable sculpture represents a turbulent moment in San Francisco’s political and social history. Following the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978, the noted Bay Area sculptor Robert Arneson was commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission to create a commemorative bust portrait of the mayor to be installed in the new Moscone Convention Center.
When first displayed to the public during the dedication of the Moscone Center on December 2, 1981, the provocative piece struck a nerve with the public and it was immediately the subject of controversy. Within days of the unveiling, the Arts Commission voted to reject the sculpture. Since that time, it has been in private hands and seen publicly only on occasion.
Thirty one years after it was made, we are at last able to share this artistic and cultural icon with the public and ensure its safe care in our collection.
Learn more here.
Posted on Thursday, May 31st 2012
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