See "Photo Alliance: Home" by various artists, post-security, in Terminal 1. https://t.co/k07PVwzlJD #PhotoAllianceHome
Laura and Brady in the Shadow of our House 1994
Abelardo Morell (b. 1948)
This tweet was posted on May 13, 2018.
Seminal Bay Area artist Wally Hedrick is represented among the permanent art here with a very appropriate painting: http://t.co/MnQ9EIuH1V
This tweet was posted on October 27, 2014.
She was greatly inspired by Pre-Columbian sculpture when they moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1951, to join a group of Bay Area and New York artists. #CaliforniaModernistWomen
This tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
Some of the artists featured in our #Recology exhibit have dropped by to see the show! We've posted pix on Facebook: http://t.co/1L1EUV7boI
This tweet was posted on June 10, 2013.
Steel oil drum containers were initially left behind by U.S. Marines between 1915 and 1934 during the United States’ occupation of Haiti. Haitians such as visionary artist, Georges Liautaud (1899–1991) soon began repurposing them. #HaitianMetal #GeorgesLiautaud
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2023.
Swede Ellen Key encouraged mfgrs to hire artists as designers, proclaiming, "Beauty for all!" Results on view, T2: http://t.co/6HacpVxx
This tweet was posted on June 07, 2012.
That journey would have a major impact on #NatalyaBurd and her artistic practice for years to come. “So much more than this” is an example of a work inspired by this journey.
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2020.
The @guardian recently asked Yayoi Kusama: the world's favourite artist? We'll leave the answer up to you! See our own Kusama in the Terminal 1/2 post-security connector! https://t.co/QfVxZzgCp8 @SFAC
This tweet was posted on September 26, 2018.
The Ganges and the vast subcontinent of India itself, so markedly different from England, awed British artists and writers. #PrintToPlate
This tweet was posted on February 02, 2017.
The artist carves the finer details with smaller hand tools and uses a rasp to smooth the sculpture, followed by finer sandpaper. The stone is then washed smooth and heated by either open flames or a blow torch. #ZimbabweSculpture #Zimbabwe #Sculpture
This tweet was posted on September 12, 2022.
The artist goes on to complicate the American family tree in “Ghost Extraction Dialogue for the Followers of Blood,” highlighting that history is full of overlapping stories of individuals, who slip into obscurity. #PublicArt #ShaunODell @SFAC
This tweet was posted on November 08, 2022.
The artists, Stacey Carter and Derek Lynch, curated historic photographs and contemporary architectural elements then recombined them to capture the essence of San Francisco. #SFAC #publicart @SFAC
This tweet was posted on December 27, 2022.
The artwork depicts the dual experience of being under or over clouds when flying in a plane. According to the artist, Norie Sato, “’Air Over Under’ is about perception, relativity and how our position and situations are never static.” #PublicArt #NorieSato @SFAC
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2022.
The pieces on view in this exhibition were made by students in the eighth grade and represent the breadth and diversity of artistic vision, expression, and technique of the larger Greenleaf community. #StudentArt
This tweet was posted on August 18, 2019.
The pieces on view in this exhibition were made by students in the eighth grade and represent the breadth and diversity of artistic vision, expression, and technique of the larger Greenleaf community. https://t.co/z6tBkAoR7n
This tweet was posted on May 11, 2019.
The sculpting process for Shona artists starts by locating a stone and excavating it before sketching a rough shape in charcoal. The sculptor then begins to chip away at the stone using a chisel and hammer. #ZimbabweSculpture #Zimbabwe #Sculpture
This tweet was posted on September 12, 2022.
This Pan American Airways poster from circa 1939 by the artist Frank McIntosh advertises travel from San Francisco to Hawaii on a Boeing 314. The Honolulu Clipper entered service in early 1939 and completed the 2,400-mile trip from SF to Honolulu in 16 to 20 hours. #52posters
This tweet was posted on February 26, 2024.
This month, we’re featuring four filmmakers whose work directly and indirectly reflects how the pandemic impacts our lives and our interaction with one another. These artists help us understand the world we are navigating, and inspire us with stories of beauty and resilience.
This tweet was posted on December 07, 2021.
This week on #SFOMat40: In 1991, we presented “Muted Exhortations” which featured sculptures by artist Kathleen McCarthy, focusing on the difficulties of communication for those with disabilities. Do you know sign language? #TBTSFOM #ASL #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on August 20, 2020.
This week on #SFOMat40: In 2013, we presented, “The Art of Recology: The Artist in Residence Program 1990-2013” which featured art from dozens of artists involved in
@RecologySF’s Artist in Residence program. Do you remember this exhibition? https://t.co/nCNebJQLSf #TBTSFOM
This tweet was posted on March 12, 2020.
Throughout her long career, pioneering textile artist Kay Sekimachi has transformed the notion of the… http://t.co/zlIdmJ6jEB
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2014.
Tiffany & Company was America’s most distinguished artistic goods manufacturer and one of the first to adopt Japanese-influenced decoration, which was lauded as far as Europe and Japan. #Japonisme #Japan #Design #silver
This tweet was posted on October 13, 2022.
To create his sculptures, visionary Haitian artist, Georges Liautaud first made a rough drawing on paper, or drew the shape freehand onto the metal. Liautaud then placed the piece on his anvil and, using a chisel & hammer or shears, cut the form from the metal sheet #HaitianMetal
This tweet was posted on November 14, 2023.