Thursday, October 16, 2008

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Paul Klee's Social Creatures

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating…

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Simply Shaker: The Ben and Toby Rose Collection of Shaker Arts and Crafts

Museum of Craft & Folk Art11 am – 6 pm

An exhibition that highlights masterpieces of Shaker furniture, and includes objects broadly representing Shaker life and Shaker style. Simply…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Librarycall for details

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth…

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LA Paint

Oakland Museum of California10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun

The Oakland Museum of California presents a selective look at the vast and vibrant Southern California art scene via 11 influential artists,…

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Digital Transformations

The Intel Museum9am-6pm

Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…

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Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon examines the development of robot iconography in fine art over the past 50 years. In 1920, the term robot…

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15th Annual Días de los Muertos/Days of the Dead

Oakland Museum of California10am - 5pm, opens at 12noon on Sun

The museum’s popular tribute to the Mexican/Central American tradition of honoring the dead. Altars (ofrendas) and installations by local artists,…

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New Work: Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, Mary Temple

SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, open till 7:45pm on Thu & Sun

Working in distinct styles and media, Zilvinas Kempinas, Alyson Shotz, and Mary Temple explore the transformative properties of light, underscoring…

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Road Trip

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

San Jose Museum of Art presents Road Trip, a journey through a uniquely American experience. Presenting the works of great artists such as;…

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Frida Kahlo: Portraits of an Icon

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Shedding light on the life and art of Frida Kahlo (1907 – 1954), this exhibition features approximately fifty photographic portraits of the…

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Bending the Word: Martha Colburn, Patricia Esquivias, Olivia Plender, Tris Vonna-Michell

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11am-5pm

Each story told is an act of shaping the world. Bending the Word brings together four artists who employ a range of media—including video, live…

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Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)9am–5pm

Coming this fall to BAM/PFA, the landmark exhibition Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection offers a unique window onto…

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Brought to Light

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

Modern science and photography flowered simultaneously in the early 19th century, and photography was adopted as a scientific tool from the…

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Arts of the Islamic World from Turkey to Indonesia

Asian Art Museum10 am - 5 pm, till 9pm on Thu

The Islamic cultures of Asia are varied, rich and complex. This exhibition of approximately sixty paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, textiles,…

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Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

Exhibit juxtaposes video works by Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean. This exhibition presents a complex portrait of America's most spectacular…

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Warhol's Jews

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am - 5:30pm

About the exhibition: Andy Warhol’s extraordinary series, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, portrays a pantheon of great Jewish…

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Leonardo

The Tech Museum of Innovation10am-5pm

The Tech Museum of Innovation bring the timeless genius of Leonardo da Vinci to San Jose. Come and see the brilliance and foresight of the mind…

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28th Annual Fall Art Auction

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art10am-5pm

A not-to-be-missed evening in the South Bay, the ICA's auction provides an opportunity to purchase the freshest work of established and emerging…

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The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies

Conservatory of Flowers9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays

Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit…

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Children's Exhibits

Children's Discovery Museum of San Josecall for details

The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids. Exhibits include "Bubbalogna," "Current Connections," "Secrets of Circles"…

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