San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
The San Francisco Art Institute invites the public to engage with global leaders of contemporary art and culture through lectures and exhibitions during spring 2014. A hub for creativity and cultural innovation since 1871, SFAI’s Public Programs seek new forms of exchange between the SFAI community, artists, and the public.
Free and open to all.
Simone Leigh
Wednesday, February 5, 7:30pm
Karen Finley
Friday, February 7, 4:30pm
Jill Magid
Wednesday, February 12, 7:30pm
Tina Barney
Friday, February 14, 7:30pm
Wendy White
Tuesday, February 18, 7:30pm
Julio César Morales
Friday, February 21, 4:30pm
Carmen Goodyear and Laurie York, Women on the Land: Creating Conscious Community screening
Tuesday, February 25, 7:30pm
Alice Channer
Thursday, February 27, 7:30pm
Irene Cheng
In conjunction with Francis Cape: Utopian Benches
Tuesday, March 4, 7:30pm
Hesse McGraw
Friday, March 7, 4:30pm
Karin Sander
Tuesday, March 11, 7:30pm
Dan Graham, Rock My Religion screening
In conjunction with Francis Cape: Utopian Benches
Thursday, March 13, 7:30pm
Terry Winters
Monday, March 24, 7:30pm
Marcelo Cidade
Friday, March 28, 4:30pm
John Miller
Monday, March 31, 7:30pm
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle
Thursday, April 3, 7:30pm
Richard Meyer
Friday, April 4, 4:30pm
James Benning
Tuesday, April 8, 7:30pm
Timothy Berry
Friday, April 11, 4:30pm
Jennifer Doyle
Friday, April 18, 4:30pm
Basil Twist
Thursday, April 24, 7:30pm
Alfredo Jaar
Friday, April 25, 7:30pm
Walter and McBean Galleries – Current exhibitions
Francis Cape: Utopian Benches
January 21–March 15
Reception: Thursday, January 30, 7–9pm
Francis Cape artist talk: Friday, January 31, 6pm
Francis Cape’s Utopian Benches is an installation of 17 poplar benches arranged in rows that together fill the gallery. Each bench was precisely replicated from existing benches crafted by American communal societies. Their form and design closely reflect their use within the specific community, and by extension their organizational structure and collective values—”material culture reflects social structure.” Throughout the exhibition, the Walter and McBean Galleries and Utopian Benches will offer shared seating for formal and informal programs, both for the immediate San Francisco Art Institute community and diverse community groups.
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SFAI’s Exhibitions and Public Programs provide direct access to artists and ideas that advance our culture. The Walter and McBean Galleries, established in 1969, present exhibitions at the forefront of contemporary art practice. The gallery serves as a laboratory for innovative and adventurous projects and commissions new work from emerging and established artists. SFAI’s Public Programs develop meaningful interactions between artists, students, and audiences through lectures, education opportunities, and artist-driven experiences. Together, the exhibitions and public programs of the San Francisco Art Institute promote an environment that catalyzes the creative processes of its student artists and thinkers, and creates intimate connections between the SFAI community and the public.
SFAI’s Exhibitions and Public Programs are made possible by the generosity of donors and sponsors. Major support is provided by Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.
Program support is provided by the Harker Fund of The San Francisco Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Distinguished Visiting Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Painting Practices* is funded by the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation. Ongoing support is provided by the McBean Distinguished Lecture and Residency Fund, The Buck Fund and the Visiting Artists Fund of the SFAI Endowment.
*Wendy White, Terry Winters, and John Miller are Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellows for Interdisciplinary Painting Practices.
Utopian Benches is loaned from the collection of Nion T. McEvoy. Special thanks to Murray Guy, New York.
