SFMOMA Artcasts

SFMOMA Artcasts: January 2009 focuses on the museum as a place of democracy and explores how works of art can be changed through interaction, interpretation, collaboration, and reinvention. First, we check in about the exhibition "The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now." Brooklyn-based collaborative duo MTAA explains their vote-based project "Automatic for the People: ()," and recent exhibition visitors react to their own participatory experiences and reflect on what it means to touch and change a work of art in a museum. Next, senior curator of painting and sculpture Gary Garrels explains the concept and process of Sol Lewitt’s wall drawings and shares his personal feelings about the painting-over of the pair that, until recently, distinguished the museum’s atrium. Finally, Paulo Yumal, a student from 826 Valencia’s "Writing About Art" series shares a short story inspired by Charles Sheeler’s painting "Aerial Gyrations" (1953), from SFMOMA’s permanent collection.

SFMOMA Artcasts: January 2009 focuses on the museum as a place of democracy and explores how works of art can be changed through interaction, interpretation, collaboration, and reinvention. First, we check in about the exhibition "The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now." Brooklyn-based collaborative duo MTAA explains their vote-based project "Automatic for the People: ()," and recent exhibition visitors react to their own participatory experiences and reflect on what it means to touch and change a work of art in a museum. Next, senior curator of painting and sculpture Gary Garrels explains the concept and process of Sol Lewitt’s wall drawings and shares his personal feelings about the painting-over of the pair that, until recently, distinguished the museum’s atrium. Finally, Paulo Yumal, a student from 826 Valencia’s "Writing About Art" series shares a short story inspired by Charles Sheeler’s painting "Aerial Gyrations" (1953), from SFMOMA’s permanent collection.

This time-lapse video documents the painting-over of Sol LeWitt's "Wall Drawing #935: Color bands in four directions," (2000) in SFMOMA's Haas Atrium. The painting was especially commissioned for the museum, along with "Wall Drawing #936: Color arcs in four directions" (2000). They were painted-over on September 17, 2008. They can be re-installed in the future in this or another location according to the artist's designs and installation instructions, which remain a permanent part of SFMOMA's painting and sculpture collection.

This time-lapse video documents the installation of Sol LeWitt's monumental wall drawings ("Wall Drawing #935: Color bands in four directions," and ""Wall Drawing #936: Color arcs in four directions," both 2000) in SFMOMA's Haas Atrium. The paintings were especially commissioned for the museum, and were executed by a team of painters in conjunction with the Sol LeWitt retrospective in 2000. The artist's designs and installation instructions are a permanent part of SFMOMA's painting and sculpture collection. They were purchased through a gift of Phyllis Wattis in honor of Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Chief Curator and Curator of Painting and Sculpture.

SFMOMA Artcasts: 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, introduces us to "The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now," and conceptual artist Tom Marioni explains "The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends Is the Highest Form of Art" (1970 - 2008). Someguy, creator of "The 1,000 Journals Project," talks about the process of sending a thousand blank journals out into the world and discusses what he hopes will happen to the ones that came back. Finally, don’t miss the five winning monologues from artist Tony Labat’s election-season performance competition, "I Want You."

SFMOMA Artcasts: 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, introduces us to "The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now," and conceptual artist Tom Marioni explains "The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends Is the Highest Form of Art" (1970 - 2008). Someguy, creator of "The 1,000 Journals Project," talks about the process of sending a thousand blank journals out into the world and discusses what he hopes will happen to the ones that came back. Finally, don’t miss the five winning monologues from artist Tony Labat’s election-season performance competition, "I Want You."

SFMOMA Artcasts: August 2008 features "Half-Life of a Dream" curator Jeff Kelley on contemporary Chinese art, multimedia artist Bruce Conner discussing the evolving creative process behind his series of photograms, visitor impressions of artworks on display in the museum, and cellist and composer Joan Jeanrenaud with an ode inspired by Conner’s ink-blot drawings.

SFMOMA Artcasts: August 2008 features "Half-Life of a Dream" curator Jeff Kelley on contemporary Chinese art, multimedia artist Bruce Conner discussing the evolving creative process behind his series of photograms, visitor impressions of artworks on display in the museum, and cellist and composer Joan Jeanrenaud with an ode inspired by Conner’s ink-blot drawings.

SFMOMA Artcasts: June 2008 focuses on Frida Kahlo’s artistic and cultural legacy. Art historian Whitney Chadwick, Kahlo biographer Hayden Herrera, artists Amalia Mesa-Bains and Kiki Smith, curator René Yañez, and performer Guillermo Gómez-Peña share their perspectives.

SFMOMA Artcasts: June 2008 focuses on Frida Kahlo’s artistic and cultural legacy. Art historian Whitney Chadwick, Kahlo biographer Hayden Herrera, artists Amalia Mesa-Bains and Kiki Smith, curator René Yañez, and performer Guillermo Gómez-Peña share their perspectives.

SFMOMA Artcasts: April 2008 features photographer An-My Lê explaining her two series "Small Wars" and "29 Palms," sculptor Janine Antoni discussing her use of non-traditional materials, and performer Daniel Isengart singing a translated piece from Weimar-era Germany along with images from Weimar New York at SFMOMA.

SFMOMA Artcasts: April 2008 features photographer An-My Lê explaining her two series "Small Wars" and "29 Palms," sculptor Janine Antoni discussing her use of non-traditional materials, and performer Daniel Isengart singing a translated piece from Weimar-era Germany.

SFMOMA Artcasts: February 2008 presents an interview with video artist Douglas Gordon, Bay Area photographers discussing the work of Lee Friedlander, and cello music by the artist's son, Erik Friedlander.

SFMOMA Artcasts: February 2008 presents an interview with video artist Douglas Gordon, Bay Area photographers discussing the work of Lee Friedlander, and cello music by the artist's son, Erik Friedlander.

SFMOMA Artcast December 2007 features two artists with close ties to cinema, photographer Jeff Wall and video artist Douglas Gordon; plus two artists whose love of music influences their work, the late Paul Klee and contemporary folk musician, Devendra Banhart. Visitors share their insights of Jeff Wall and Douglas Gordon.