de Young Calendar http://rodin.famsf.org/deyoung/calendar/day.asp New de Young Events en-us Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST webmaster@famsf.org webmaster@famsf.org <![CDATA[Docent Tour: From Gallery to Garden: Sculpture at the de Young]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: Introduction to the de Young]]>
This tour will introduce the permanent collection of the de Young.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: Art of the Americas]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: Art in America to the 20th Century]]>
This tour will cover the American galleries, from colonial to contemporary art.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: Anderson Graphic Arts Collection]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: Arts of Oceania and Africa]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: 20th-Century and Contemporary Art]]>
This tour will cover 20th-century and contemporary art.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: <i>Maya Lin: Systemic Landscapes</i>]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: <i>Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents 1900–1970</i>]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Tour: Introduction to the de Young]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young: CLOSED Until January 16, 2009.]]>
 On Friday nights the entire museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art-making activities for everyone.

The third season of Friday Nights at the de Young is closed.

We will re-open for our fourth season January 16, 2009.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Film Screening: <i>Yves Saint Laurent: tout terriblement</i>]]>
This journey through the life and work of Yves Saint Laurent reveals his artistic, literary, and musical influences. During this candid look at his life, he tells of his joys, sorrows, hopes, and fears. Shot in his homes in Paris, Marrakech, and Deuville; narrated by Jeanne Moreau. (Jérôme de Missolz, France, 1994, 48 min., narrated in English)


This film will be screened again on Saturday, January 31 at 3:00 p.m.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[January Artists-in-Residence, Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)<br><i>A Place of Your Own</i><br>]]>
Wednesday–Sunday, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Fridays, January 16, 23 & 30, 6:00–8:45 p.m.

Asian American women artists creatively respond to the question, “If you had a place of your own, what would it be?” Come view their artistic process. Bring little treasures and create a place of your own. Basic materials and assistance will be provided. Writers are welcome.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Doing & Viewing Art and Big Kids/Little Kids]]>

Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900–1970

Family tour and art activity for ages 4 to 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by adult. Register 15 minutes before class. Space is limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Activities relate to the special exhibition Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900–1970.

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Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900–1970

Family tour for children aged 4 to 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by adult. Register 15 minutes before class. Space is limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Projects relate to the special exhibition Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900–1970.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Film Screening: <i>Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times/5 avenue Marceau</i>]]>
Few would have guessed that Yves Saint Laurent idolized beatniks and even secretly desired to become one. But already known for his impeccable taste and proper upbringing, the fashion designer was reticent to change too much from what brought him fame: haute couture. These twin documentaries give a thorough understanding of the soft-spoken designer who flourished for 40 years in the fashion industry, even when competing against fashionable upstarts such as Stella McCartney and Zac Posen.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Historic American Landscapes: Creating a Sense of Time and Place]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"Historic American Landscapes:  Creating a Sense of Time and Place," by John Forti, Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, NH]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young returns for a fourth season!]]>
Friday Nights are back! On Friday nights the entire museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art-making activities for everyone.

Wilsey Court
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Get Yo’ Bootie On!
Walk on 2 x 4 Landscape, Maya Lin’s gigantic installation in Wilsey Court. Museum staff will guide visitors in exploring the artwork. Participants must wear the special booties provided for this adventure.

Join “art diva” Kim Erickson for a hands-on art-making activity for everyone: landscapes inspired by Maya Lin.

Koret Auditorium
Two music performances in celebration of Asian/American/Modern Art.

6:00–7:00 p.m. “In Chromodal Consort with Hafez Modirzadeh,” featuring Akira Tana, Bill Douglass, Masaru Koga, Tim Volpicella, and Kenneth Nash. Original intercultural works from the musical traditions of West Asia (Iran) to East Asia (Japan). www.otherminds.org/shtml/Modirzadeh

7:30-8:30 p.m. Mark Izu and Friends premiering “Songs for Sensei: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future,” featuring Christopher Yomei Blasde on shakuhachi, from Tokyo for this special occasion; Janet Koike and Kathryn Cabunoc on taiko; Edward Shocker on hichiriki and percussion; Shoko Hikagi on koto; Anthony Brown  on drums; and Mark Izu on bass, sho, and sheng. www.firstvoice.org/MarkIzu

Kimball Education Gallery
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Join Artists-in-Residence from the Asian American Women’s Artist Association (AAWAA)
Help create a meaningful piece to contribute to the installation A Place of Your Own. www.aawaaart.com
 
Piazzoni Murals Room
7:00–8:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: “Mixed Asian: From Isamu Noguchi to Kip Fulbeck,” with Wei Ming Dariotis 
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young presents Kearny Street Workshop, AAWAA, Corinne Okada Takara, and Ashley Knight]]>
On Friday nights the entire museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art-making activities for everyone.

Wilsey Court
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Corinne Okada Takara. Be inspired by Yves Saint Laurent and create your own fun and fashionable top hat of elegant silks and papers with December’s Artist-in-Residence Corinne Okada Takara, who returns to show her mixed-media tapestries drawing from motifs and patterns of the de Young’s textiles collection.

Join “art diva” Kim Erickson for a hands-on art-making activity for everyone: Baubles and “Bling”

Koret Auditorium
6:00–8:30 p.m.
The APAture Retrospective Performance Showcase: Theater artists, dancers, and musicians from Kearny Street Workshop’s past APAture festivals include 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors, dancer Lenora Lee, Indian-American musical ensemble PremaSoul, playwright and comedienne Samantha Chanse, and butoh and multimedia performance artist Ledoh.
 
Kimball Education Gallery
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Join Artists-in-Residence from the Asian American Women’s Artist Association (AAWAA) in A Place of Your Own; help create a meaningful piece to contribute to the installation.

Piazzoni Murals Room
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Live Music: Operatic soprano Ashley Knight is joined by classical instrumentalists for an evening of music inspired by Yves Saint Laurent’s love of opera and baroque music.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Textile Arts Council lecture: "Fabric and Form," with Robert Curry]]>
Robert Curry, Professor of Fashion at the Academy of Art, San Francisco, will speak of his experiences working with such well-known designers as Vivienne Westwood, Bruce Oldfield and Julien Macdonald. Follow the development of designs for the London and Paris catwalks from conception to completion with illustrations of Mr. Curry's own work and that of the designers he has worked with.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Doing & Viewing Art and Big Kids/Little Kids]]>

Animals in Art

Family tour and art activity for ages 4 to 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by adult. Register 15 minutes before class. Activities relate to images of animals in art.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Doing & Viewing Art and Big Kids/Little Kid]]>

Animals in Art

Family tour and art activity for children aged 4 to 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by adult. Register 15 minutes before class. Space is limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Projects relate to images of animals in art.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young presents DU UY Septet, AAWAA Closing Reception, and the de Young Poetry Series]]>
On Friday nights the entire museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art-making activities for everyone.

Wilsey Court
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Live music by DU UY Septet, featuring Danny Cao on trumpet; Steve Salta on drums; Enrique Padilla with percussion; Dave Lockhart on bass; Felix Meneau on piano; Alan Williams on trombone; and Michael Hirsch on saxophone.

Join “art diva” Kim Erickson for a hands-on art-making activity for everyone: Create your own dream space.

Kimball Education Gallery
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Closing Reception for Artists-in-Residence from the Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA). Light refreshments served while they last.

Koret Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
The de Young Poetry Series, curated by poet and editor Paul Hoover. Tonight’s reading celebrates the work and influence of leading French poet Pierre Alferi with three important Bay Area poets and translators, Norma Cole, Michael Palmer, and Leslie Scalapino.


]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Doing & Viewing Art and Big Kids/Little Kids]]>

Yves Saint Laurent

Family tour and art activity for ages 4 to 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by adult. Register 15 minutes before class. Space is limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Activities relate to the special exhibition Yves Saint Laurent.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Doing & Viewing Art and Big Kids/Little Kids]]>

Yves Saint Laurent

Family tour for children aged 4 to 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by adult. Register 15 minutes before class. Space is limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Projects relate to the special exhibition Yves Saint Laurent.

]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Lecture: "Yves Saint Laurent"]]>
Lecturer: Peggy Gordon]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Art after School]]>
Join us for the de Young's free after-school class for children in the first grade.

Art after School offers an in-depth exploration of world cultures through the museum's extensive collections of art from Africa, Mesoamerica, Oceania, and North America. Through careful observation and engaging art activities, these classes explore the connections between the visual arts, language arts, and social studies. The class supports the California state standards for first grade.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Art History Film: <i>American Visions,</i> by Robert Hughes]]>
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Lecture: "Yves Saint Laurent"]]>
Lecturer: Julia Geist]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Streamlining: The American Contribution to Modernism]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"Streamlining: The American Contribution to Modernism" by Jeffrey L. Meikle, University of Texas at Austin]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Art History Lecture: "The Highlands: 30 Years of Collecting the Art of Papua New Guinea"]]>
Lecturer: Chris Boylan]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Textile Arts Council lecture: "Dragon Covers of the Li People, Hianan Island, China," by Li Chinalai]]>
Le Chinalai is a scholar and author. She is owner of Chinalai Tribal Antiquities, New York.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Lecture: "Warhol Live"]]>
Docent Lecturer: Mina Shea]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Art after School]]>
Join us for the de Young's free after-school class for children in the second grade.

Art after School offers an in-depth exploration of world cultures through the museum's extensive collections of art from Africa, Mesoamerica, Oceania, and North America.  Through careful observation and engaging art activities, these classes explore the connections between the visual arts, language arts, and social studies. The class supports the California state standards for second grade.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Lecture: <i>Warhol Live</i>]]>
Docent Lecturer: Jim Kohn]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Docent Lecture: <i>Yves Saint Laurent</i>]]>
Docent Lecturer: Peggy Gordon]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Ancient Art Council Discussion: "A Modern Approach to Antiquities"]]>
Bibiane Choi, Director, Phoenix Ancient Art, New York

An informal meeting and discussion on the unique significance of antiquities in today's cultural landscape and an overview of collecting antiquities, including current trends and areas of collection.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Charles Rohlfs, the Aesthetic Movement, and the Roots of His Artistic Furniture]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"Charles Rohlfs, the Aesthetic Movement, and the Roots of His Artistic Furniture " by Sarah N. Falen, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, WI]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Art History Lecture: "The de Young Chairs: Our American History on Display"]]>
Lecturer: Betty Hollett, FAMSF Docent
]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[Textile Arts Council Lecture: "On the Text in Textiles; Cultural Stories, Unfolding Fashions," with Susan B. Kaiser]]>
Susan B. Kaiser is a professor of Textiles and Clothing and director of Women and Gender Studies at the University of California, Davis.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--The Whalers’ Curious Art of Scrimshaw]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"The Whalers’ Curious Art of Scrimshaw" by Stuart M. Frank, New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Cutthroat Competition for Peaceable Kingdoms: Connoisseurship in the Marketplace for Edward Hicks]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"Cutthroat Competition for Peaceable Kingdoms: Connoisseurship in the Marketplace for Edward Hicks" by Susan D.Kleckner, University City, MO]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--The Shipcarvers’ Art: Wooden Sculpture in 19th Century America]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"The Shipcarvers’ Art: Wooden Sculpture in 19th Century America" by Ralph Sessions, DC Moore Gallery, New York]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--George G. Wright and Philadelphia’s Federal Cabinetmakers, 1795-1815]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"George G. Wright and Philadelphia’s Federal Cabinetmakers, 1795–1815 " by Clark Pearce, Essex, MA]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Michael Weller Silver Seminar: American Flatware]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"Michael Weller Silver Seminar: American Flatware" by Albert Soeffing, Philadelphia, PA and William P. Hood, Jr., Dothan, Alabama]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--“They took to their tools like ducks to water:" The Cincinnati Women Woodcarvers of the Aesthetic Movement]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"'They took to their tools like ducks to water:' The Cincinnati Women Woodcarvers of the Aesthetic Movement" by Jennifer L. Howe, Cincinnati, OH]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--America's First Face: The Progress of Portrait Miniatures in the New Republic]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"'America's First Face: The Progress of Portrait Miniatures in the New Republic " by Elle Shushan, Philadelphia, PA]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Ornamented Furniture of the Inland South, 1775–1850]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"'Ornamented Furniture of the Inland South, 1775–1850" by Sumpter T. Priddy III, Alexandria, VA]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST <![CDATA[American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture--Harbor and Home: Furniture of Coastal New England, 1725-1825]]>
American Decorative Arts Forum Slide Lecture—"'Harbor and Home: Furniture of Coastal New England, 1725-1825" by Brock Jobe, Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:17 PST