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Handmade Holiday Market at ICA

Eva Hesse - Directed by Marcie Begleiter

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

Hari & Deepti - Forgotten Places of Beings and Things

Hari & Deepti - Forgotten Places of Beings and Things

Same Blue as the Sky

Soleé Darrell - Cosmic Ceremony

Noah Barker - Cloudscape

Shannon Rogers - Time Machines (conversation with Moderator Christine Koppes)

Soleé Darrell - Cosmic Ceremony

Lewis Klahr: Circumstantial Pleasures

Julie Buffalohead - Solo Exhibition

Davina Semo - Solo Exhibition

Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

Carrie Mae Weems - Solo Exhibition

Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink

McIntyre Parker

Gabriel - Film by Agnes Martin

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

Sugar Water - pop up concept shop and runway

First Fridays: A City Lights Reading Series

Prologue: Freer than the wind - Yameng Lee Thorp Artist Talk with Christine Koppes

Ariel - Part one organized by Zully Adler

Inaugural Group Installation - New Space in Presidio Heights

Inaugural Group Installation - New Space in Presidio Heights

Horizons: Madeleine Fitzpatrick

Horizons: Madeleine Fitzpatrick

40 Years of The Lab (ft. Pamela Z)

Intersection of Dreams: Baldwin & Lorde - Exhibition Closing

Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze

The Infinite Wrench - 30 short plays

Peter Richards and George Gonzalez - Wave Organ

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors and Radical Black Joy - curated by Key Jo Lee

Maryam Yousif: Tremble Like Reeds

Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit

Downtown First Thursday: Nicky Nodjoumi & Nahid Hagigat - Screening and Tour

Rooted: Group Exhibition curated by Xochitl Priscilla

Rooted: Group Exhibition curated by Xochitl Priscilla

SF Camerawork - Annual Holiday Benefit

Wonderland - Holiday Art Market

A Revolution on Canvas - film screening

Kota Ezawa: Here and There — Now and Then

TT Takemoto: After Bed (murmurs)

TT Takemoto: After Bed (murmurs)

Wanxin Zhang: California Artist, Too

Wanxin Zhang: California Artist, Too

Julie Heffernan: Whether You Fall

Julie Heffernan: Whether You Fall

Summoning - Group Exhibition

Summoning - Group Exhibition

The Jaunt: Winter Camp - Group Exhibition

The Jaunt: Winter Camp - Group Exhibition

Tyrell Collins | Tara Daly : Reach For the Moon

Annie Albagli and Mareiwa Miller in Conversation, moderated by Qianjin Montoya

yétúndé olágbajú - a lament

Whether You Fall: Tracy Bonham responds to Julie Heffernan’s artwork

Artist Talk with Mark Citret: The Mystery of Everything

Carrie Ann Plank - Cacophony

Shirin Khalatbari + Kathy Zarur - When Unearthed Sights Collide Artist Talk and Screening

A Consequence of the Unintended by Richard T. Walker - Screening with Live Performance

Open Studios - Stanford MFA Art Practice

rafa esparza - Studio Lecture Series

Sanjay Vora - The Visiting

Clouds from a Crumbling Giant with inkBoat

Diana Al-Hadid - Wild Margins

Diana Al-Hadid - Wild Margins

Mary Weatherford and Aria Dean: Gut Punch—Reenvisioning Gestural Abstraction

Li Wang - Solo Exhibition

Li Wang - Solo Exhibition

Nihura Montiel - Solo Exhibition

Nihura Montiel - Solo Exhibition

Ebti Shedid - I keep forgetting there's a wall

Ebti Shedid - I keep forgetting there's a wall

Rachel Marisa LaBine - A gravity, a grave, a game

Mel Prest – Looks Like a Flavor

Blank Creator / Worlds of Interior

Blank Creator / Worlds of Interior

Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California

Impossible Microcosms - Group Exhibition

Impossible Microcosms - Group Exhibition

yétúndé ọlágbajú - a spiral fuels and fills

yétúndé ọlágbajú - a spiral fuels and fills

Dave Muller: Bay Area Music Village

Dave Muller: Bay Area Music Village

Release of Sky Will Learn Sky with Special Performances

Summer Mei Ling Lee: The Danger of Having a Soul

Summer Mei Ling Lee: The Danger of Having a Soul

Shannon Rogers - Solo Exhibition

Shannon Rogers - Solo Exhibition

Peter Young and Maren Hassinger - Forms Unbound

Legion of Honor - Centennial Weekend Celebration

Stuart Robertson - Di Young Tree

Stuart Robertson - Di Young Tree

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Ariel - Part one organized by Zully Adler

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Sanjay Vora - The Visiting

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Jonathan Carver Moore

Carrie Ann Plank - Cacophony

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Soleé Darrell - Cosmic Ceremony

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Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

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Maybaum Gallery

Sanjay Vora - The Visiting

Maybaum Gallery

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Jonathan Carver Moore

Carrie Ann Plank - Cacophony

Jonathan Carver Moore

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MoAD

Soleé Darrell - Cosmic Ceremony

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Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

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ICA, SF / Offsite

Maryam Yousif: Riverbend

ICA, SF / Offsite

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

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Municipal Bonds Gallery

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

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Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

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Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

January 9, 2025

Rebecca Camacho Presents

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

January 9, 2025

Rebecca Camacho Presents

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

January 11, 2025

Municipal Bonds Gallery

Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

January 23, 2025

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Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors and Radical Black Joy - curated by Key Jo Lee

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Asian Art Museum

Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink

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BAMPFA

Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection

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SFMOMA

Unity through Skateboarding

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SFMOMA

Count Me In - Group Exhibition

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San Jose Museum

Kambui Olujimi: North Star

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BAMPFA

To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection

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San Jose Museum

Calder: at home, among friends

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SFMOMA

Kara Walker’s Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)

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Catharine Clark Gallery

TT Takemoto: After Bed (murmurs)

Catharine Clark Gallery

Cushion Works

McIntyre Parker

Altman Siegel, Presidio Heights⁠

Inaugural Group Installation - New Space in Presidio Heights

Altman Siegel, Presidio Heights⁠

Heron Arts

Hari & Deepti - Forgotten Places of Beings and Things

Pier 24

Turning The Page

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BAMPFA

Eva Hesse - Directed by Marcie Begleiter

12/22/24 1:30 pm

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December 22, 2024

BAMPFA

Eva Hesse - Directed by Marcie Begleiter

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

1/9/25

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

January 9, 2025

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Project Room : Julia Haft-Candell | Hold

January 9, 2025

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January 9, 2025

Rebecca Camacho Presents

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

January 9, 2025

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February 22, 2025

Rebecca Camacho Presents

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

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Rebecca Camacho Presents

Claire Oswalt | Moon Math

January 9, 2025

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January 9, 2025

Rebecca Camacho Presents

Hari & Deepti - Forgotten Places of Beings and Things

12/20/24

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Heron Arts

Hari & Deepti - Forgotten Places of Beings and Things

December 20, 2024

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January 25, 2025

Heron Arts

Same Blue as the Sky

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Et Al

Same Blue as the Sky

January 22, 2025

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February 22, 2025

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Soleé Darrell - Cosmic Ceremony

12/18/24

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MoAD

Soleé Darrell - Cosmic Ceremony

December 18, 2024

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February 2, 2025

MoAD

Julie Buffalohead - Solo Exhibition

1/9/25

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Jessica Silverman Gallery

Julie Buffalohead - Solo Exhibition

January 9, 2025

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February 22, 2025

Jessica Silverman Gallery

Davina Semo - Solo Exhibition

1/9/25

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Jessica Silverman Gallery

Davina Semo - Solo Exhibition

January 9, 2025

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February 22, 2025

Jessica Silverman Gallery

Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

1/23/25

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Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

January 23, 2025

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February 2, 2025

Gray Area

Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

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Gretchen Andrew - Facetune Portraits

January 23, 2025

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January 23, 2025

Gray Area

Carrie Mae Weems - Solo Exhibition

1/9/25

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Fraenkel Gallery

Carrie Mae Weems - Solo Exhibition

January 9, 2025

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February 22, 2025

Fraenkel Gallery

Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink

12/12/24

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4/7/25

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Asian Art Museum

Qi Baishi: Inspiration in Ink

December 12, 2024

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April 7, 2025

Asian Art Museum

McIntyre Parker

11/16/24

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Cushion Works

McIntyre Parker

November 16, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Cushion Works

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

1/11/25

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Municipal Bonds Gallery

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

January 11, 2025

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March 1, 2025

Municipal Bonds Gallery

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

1/11/25

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Municipal Bonds Gallery

Dan Levenson: Artifacts from the SKZ

January 11, 2025

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January 11, 2025

Municipal Bonds Gallery

Inaugural Group Installation - New Space in Presidio Heights

12/12/24

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Altman Siegel, Presidio Heights⁠

Inaugural Group Installation - New Space in Presidio Heights

December 12, 2024

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January 22, 2025

Altman Siegel, Presidio Heights⁠

Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors and Radical Black Joy - curated by Key Jo Lee

10/2/24

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3/2/25

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MoAD

Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors and Radical Black Joy - curated by Key Jo Lee

October 2, 2024

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March 2, 2025

MoAD

Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit

9/28/24

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SFMOMA

Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit

September 28, 2024

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February 9, 2025

SFMOMA

Rooted: Group Exhibition curated by Xochitl Priscilla

12/7/24

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Galería de la Raza | Studio 24

Rooted: Group Exhibition curated by Xochitl Priscilla

December 7, 2024

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February 14, 2025

Galería de la Raza | Studio 24

Kota Ezawa: Here and There — Now and Then

1/11/25

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Fort Mason Center

Kota Ezawa: Here and There — Now and Then

January 11, 2025

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March 9, 2025

Fort Mason Center

TT Takemoto: After Bed (murmurs)

11/23/24

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Catharine Clark Gallery

TT Takemoto: After Bed (murmurs)

November 23, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Catharine Clark Gallery

Wanxin Zhang: California Artist, Too

11/23/24

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Catharine Clark Gallery

Wanxin Zhang: California Artist, Too

November 23, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Catharine Clark Gallery

Julie Heffernan: Whether You Fall

11/23/24

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Catharine Clark Gallery

Julie Heffernan: Whether You Fall

November 23, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Catharine Clark Gallery

Whether You Fall: Tracy Bonham responds to Julie Heffernan’s artwork

11/23/24

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Catharine Clark Gallery

Whether You Fall: Tracy Bonham responds to Julie Heffernan’s artwork

November 23, 2024

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December 23, 2024

Catharine Clark Gallery

Carrie Ann Plank - Cacophony

11/14/24

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Jonathan Carver Moore

Carrie Ann Plank - Cacophony

November 14, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Jonathan Carver Moore

Diana Al-Hadid - Wild Margins

11/15/24

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Berggruen Gallery

Diana Al-Hadid - Wild Margins

November 15, 2024

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January 9, 2025

Berggruen Gallery

Li Wang - Solo Exhibition

11/15/24

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Micki Meng Bayview

Li Wang - Solo Exhibition

November 15, 2024

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December 27, 2024

Micki Meng Bayview

Nihura Montiel - Solo Exhibition

11/15/24

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12/27/24

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Micki Meng China Town

Nihura Montiel - Solo Exhibition

November 15, 2024

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December 27, 2024

Micki Meng China Town

yétúndé ọlágbajú - a spiral fuels and fills

11/9/24

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500 Capp Street

yétúndé ọlágbajú - a spiral fuels and fills

November 9, 2024

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January 9, 2025

500 Capp Street

Dave Muller: Bay Area Music Village

11/7/24

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Anthony Meier

Dave Muller: Bay Area Music Village

November 7, 2024

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February 14, 2025

Anthony Meier

Stuart Robertson - Di Young Tree

11/16/24

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Haines Gallery

Stuart Robertson - Di Young Tree

November 16, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Haines Gallery

A New Chapter: Arion Press at Haines

11/16/24

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Haines Gallery

A New Chapter: Arion Press at Haines

November 16, 2024

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January 11, 2025

Haines Gallery

Kambui Olujimi: North Star

11/1/24

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San Jose Museum

Kambui Olujimi: North Star

November 1, 2024

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June 1, 2025

San Jose Museum

Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection

10/27/24

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4/20/25

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BAMPFA

Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection

October 27, 2024

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April 20, 2025

BAMPFA

Spotlight: Kathleen Ryan

10/25/24

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ICA, SF / Offsite

Spotlight: Kathleen Ryan

October 25, 2024

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February 23, 2025

ICA, SF / Offsite

Maryam Yousif: Riverbend

10/25/24

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ICA, SF / Offsite

Maryam Yousif: Riverbend

October 25, 2024

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February 23, 2025

ICA, SF / Offsite

The Poetics of Dimensions - Group Exhibition

10/25/24

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ICA, SF / Offsite

The Poetics of Dimensions - Group Exhibition

October 25, 2024

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February 23, 2025

ICA, SF / Offsite

Hallyu! The Korean Wave

9/27/24

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Asian Art Museum

Hallyu! The Korean Wave

September 27, 2024

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January 6, 2025

Asian Art Museum

Victor REYES - Memory Only

9/19/24

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Modernism Gallery

Victor REYES - Memory Only

September 19, 2024

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January 10, 2025

Modernism Gallery

Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time

10/6/24

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2/23/25

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time

October 6, 2024

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February 23, 2025

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

MAKESHIFT MEMORIALS, SMALL REVOLUTIONS

10/4/24

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Kadist

MAKESHIFT MEMORIALS, SMALL REVOLUTIONS

October 4, 2024

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February 15, 2025

Kadist

Calder: at home, among friends

9/6/24

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8/3/25

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San Jose Museum

Calder: at home, among friends

September 6, 2024

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August 3, 2025

San Jose Museum

To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection

8/14/24

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7/6/25

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BAMPFA

To Exalt the Ephemeral: The (Im)permanent Collection

August 14, 2024

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July 6, 2025

BAMPFA

Count Me In - Group Exhibition

8/17/24

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5/4/25

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SFMOMA

Count Me In - Group Exhibition

August 17, 2024

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May 4, 2025

SFMOMA

Unity through Skateboarding

8/17/24

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4/27/25

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SFMOMA

Unity through Skateboarding

August 17, 2024

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April 27, 2025

SFMOMA

(Super)Natural: Paul Klee and Masako Miki

8/16/24

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SFMOMA

(Super)Natural: Paul Klee and Masako Miki

August 16, 2024

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February 16, 2025

SFMOMA

Kara Walker’s Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)

7/1/24

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SFMOMA

Kara Walker’s Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)

July 1, 2024

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May 1, 2026

SFMOMA

Turning The Page

4/22/24

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Pier 24

Turning The Page

April 22, 2024

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January 31, 2025

Pier 24

Sanjay Vora - The Visiting

11/16/24

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12/28/24

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Maybaum Gallery

Sanjay Vora - The Visiting

November 16, 2024

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December 28, 2024

Maybaum Gallery

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