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A MONTHLY COMPILATION OF INSPIRING THINGS TO SEE
Gathered by CHAD CAMERON

THROUGH 12.31.07

DA VINCI — AN EXHIBITION OF GENIUS

The most complete and comprehensive exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci makes its North American debut in San Francisco this summer. This exclusive exhibit comes to San Francisco directly from the Il Genio di Leonardo da Vinci Museo in Rome, where artisans have been studying, interpreting and crafting Da Vinci’s greatest works.

Metreon, San Francisco

THROUGH 01.06.08

JOSEPH CORNELL: NAVIGATING THE IMAGINATION

A self-taught artist, Joseph Cornell relied almost exclusively on found materials. He collected items from books, newspapers, second-hand stores, exploratory walks — even sweepings from his studio floor — to create intricate, elaborate box constructions and collages. These enchanting works of art transformed commonplace objects into extraordinary and magical dreamscapes, earning him immediate and enduring respect as a sort of artistic alchemist.

SFMOMA

THROUGH 01.06.08

ANXIOUS OBJECTS: WILLIE COLE'S FAVORITE BRANDS

Cole’s art explores identity, race, consumerism, the environment, and other contemporary concerns. Bicycles, irons, hair dryers, and high-heeled shoes are among the urban artifacts he transforms into powerful, iconic "Africanized works."

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University

THROUGH 01.13.08

THE SCULPTURE OF LOUISE NEVELSON: CONSTRUCTING A LEGEND

…The first major retrospective in America in more than two decades to examine the work of one of the towering figures of postwar American art. Louise Nevelson (1899–1988) was known for her monumental sculptures and her practice of constructing them from found wood. Her autobiographical works symbolically address issues of marriage, motherhood, death, Jewish culture, memory and (although she resisted the label) feminism.

deYoung Museum, San Francisco

THROUGH 02.24.08

TAKE YOUR TIME: OLAFUR ELIASSON

Widely heralded as one of the most important artists of his generation, Olafur Eliasson nimbly merges art, science, and natural phenomena to create extraordinary multisensory experiences. …Encompassing sculpture, photography, and large-scale immersive installations — including a newly commissioned kaleidoscopic tunnel that envelops the Museum's steel truss bridge — these groundbreaking projects are intentionally simple in construction but thrilling to behold, sparking profound, visceral reactions designed to heighten one's experience of the everyday.

SFMOMA