SFMOMA Artcasts

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SFMOMA Artcast January 2012

In this episode we'll explore the ways artists relate to reality, either by documenting and responding to shared experience or by creating alternate worlds. First, we'll consider a…

January 2012
SFMOMA Artcast August 2011

In this episode we examine early twentieth-century salon culture. Our story begins with the gatherings of artists and patrons hosted by the Stein family — author Gertrude…

August 2011
Tobias Wong Gallery Exploration

During his short career, Tobias Wong provoked designers and consumers by subverting the conventional function of everyday objects. His untimely death in 2010 at the age of 35 left…

June 2011
SFMOMA Artcast April 2011

When did the museum become a marketplace? In this episode of SFMOMA Artcasts we hear from the artists and workers involved with Stephanie Syjuco's installation ShadowShop — an…

April 2011
Eadweard Muybridge Gallery Exploration

Join us on a stroll through the life and career of film and photography pioneer Eadweard Muybridge. Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change will be on view on museum's third…

April 2011
SFMOMA Artcast January 2011

In this episode we hear from the artists and curators involved with the exhibitions The More Things Change and Bill Fontana: Sonic Shadows. First up, artist Tacita Dean describes her…

January 2011
SFMOMA Artcast November 2010

This episode features takes on photography's past, present, and future. First up, we bring you an excerpt from "Is Photography Over?" a symposium hosted by SFMOMA in…

November 2010
SFMOMA Artcast August 2010

Co-founder of Gap Inc. Donald G. Fisher and his son Bob reflect on the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection, on view at SFMOMA this summer. First, we look at two of Don's favorite…

August 2010
SFMOMA Artcast June 2010

Curators Corey Keller and Sarah Roberts recount the exhibitions and outreach efforts SFMOMA organized during World War II. Artist Allison Smith adds to this story by discussing Arts

June 2010
Kara Walker Gallery Exploration

Hear curator Gary Garrels in conversation with artist Kara Walker about her 1999 work No mere words can Adequately reflect the Remorse this Negress feels at having been Cast into

May 2010
SFMOMA Artcast March 2010

Catch up with the curators of The Anniversary Show, Janet Bishop, Corey Keller, and Sarah Roberts, as they share a few stories about SFMOMA's founding director, Grace McCann Morley.…

March 2010
SFMOMA Artcast June 2009

To get ready for the museum's 75th anniversary in 2010, we'll be presenting a new series of Artcasts that spotlight the collection.  This episode uses the museum's rooftop…

June 2009
SFMOMA Artcast March 2009

This episode features three artists whose work explores the impact of politics and history on individual lives. Art in the Atrium artist Kerry James Marshall shares the art…

March 2009
Kerry James Marshall on Painting the Founding Fathers

Art in the Atrium artist Kerry James Marshall lends his voice to this audio guide, which explores the museum's new mural commission. In this stop Marshall explains the mural…

February 2009
Kerry James Marshall on Visual Games and Puzzles

Art in the Atrium artist Kerry James Marshall lends his voice to this audio guide, which explores the museum's new mural commission. In this stop Marshall talks about his use of…

February 2009
SFMOMA Artcast January 2009

This episode focuses on the museum as a venue for democracy and explores how works of art can be changed through interaction, interpretation, collaboration, and reinvention. We…

January 2009
SFMOMA Artcast November 2008

Corey Keller, associate curator of photography, highlights a favorite work from Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900. Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts,…

November 2008
Brought to Light Gallery Exploration Guide

In this gallery exploration guide associate curator of photography Corey Keller takes us through the exhibition Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900, which…

November 2008
Rudolf Frieling on The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now.  Stop 400: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, introduces the exhibition. Available for download in an…

November 2008
Rudolf Frieling on Hans Haacke's News

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 401: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses Hans Haacke's installation work News (1969 / 2008).…

November 2008
John Cage discusses 4'33"

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now.  Stop 402: John Cage discusses his silent composition, 4'33" (1952). Available for download in an enhanced…

November 2008
  • John Cage
Rudolf Frieling on Nam June Paik's Participation TV

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 403: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses Nam June Paik's Participation TV (1963 / 1998).…

November 2008
Robert Rauschenberg's White Paintings

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 404: Robert Rauschenberg discusses his White Painting series and his friend and fellow artist John Cage…

November 2008
Rudolf Frieling on George Brecht

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 405: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses the Fluxus games and event scores of George Brecht.…

November 2008
  • George Brecht
Rudolf Frieling on Vito Acconci's Proximity Piece

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now.  Stop 406: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses Acconci's Proximity Piece (1970). Available for…

November 2008
Rudolf Frieling on Joseph Beuys

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 407: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses the work of Joseph Beuys and considers the artist's…

November 2008
  • Joseph Beuys
Rudolf Frieling on Lygia Clark

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 408: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, discusses the "relational objects" created by Brazilian…

November 2008
  • Lygia Clark
Rudolf Frieling and Yoko Ono on Cut Piece

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 409: Artist Yoko Ono and SFMOMA's curator of media arts, Rudolf Frieling, discuss Ono's seminal performance Cut

November 2008
  • Yoko Ono
Rudolf Frieling compares two performances of Yoko Ono's Cut Piece

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 4092: Rudolf Frieling, curator of media arts, contrasts the 1965 performance of Yoko Ono's Cut Piece with the…

November 2008
  • Yoko Ono
Chip Lord , Curtis Schreier, and Bruce Tomb on the Ant Farm Media Van v.08 (Time Capsule)

Part of the audio guide to The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now. Stop 410: Chip Lord, Curtis Schreier, and collaborating artist Bruce Tomb discuss Ant Farm Media Van v.08 (Time

November 2008
  • Chip Lord,
  • Curtis Schreier,
  • Bruce Tomb,
  • Ant Farm