San Francisco Arts
For June 1-14, 1998
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871 Fine Arts
New work by painter Albert Smith. Ends Jul 7. 49 Geary St., #513. 415/543-5155.
Art Commission Gallery
CrimeZyland, an interactive exhibit by Stephen Wilson, allows viewers to experience the crime pulse of the city firsthand through a computer-controlled "map" that creates light, motion and sound corresponding to the minute-by-minute statistical level of crimes committed in San Francisco. Through Jul 5. 155 Grove St. 415/554-6080.
ArtHaus
Wonder Women is an exhibition benefiting Breast Cancer Action featuring paintings, photographs and works on paper by 12 female artists. Through Jul 4. 1053 Bush St., Suite 2. By appointment only. 415/922-8219.
Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery
An exhibition curated from the collections of Charles Campbell and Paul Thiebaud, including contemporary painting and sculpture, pre-Columbian objects, African masks, Indian miniatures and Mexican retablos. Ends Jun 20. 645 Chestnut St. 415/441-8680.
Capp Street Project
Multimedia installations by Gary Hill. Ends Jun 13. 525 Second St. 415/495-7101.
Chinese Culture Center
Images of Chinatown: Three Decades of Photographs. Maurice H. Edelstein's photographs have been documenting San Francisco's Chinatown for the last 25 years. Ends Jun 7. 750 Kearny St. 415/986-1822.
Contract Design Center Sculpture Courtyard
The Third Time I Saw Phyllis, She Exploded. A collection of outdoor sculpture curated by Richard Berger as a paean to film maker Roger Corman. 600 Townsend St. 415/647-PRSG.
Fraenkel Gallery
David Smith's Photographs 1931-1965. Ends Jun 6. 49 Geary St., fourth floor. 415/981-2661.
San Francisco Camerawork
Feed, an exploration of food in photographs, film, video, performance and new media, opens May 1 with a reception from 5:30 to 8pm. Ends Jun 13. Also, Cocktail Hour: New Imagery in the AIDS Era. Ends Aug 8. 115 Natoma St. 415/764-1001.
San Francisco Main Library
Art.Rage.Us. features 175 artists and writers from around the world who have faced breast cancer. Ends Jun 14. Larkin and Grove Sts. 415/543-2975
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Museums
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Asian Art Museum
Hopes and Aspirations: Decorative Painting of Korea features 16 paintings dating from the 16th through the 20th century. Ends May 10. Essence of Style: Chinese Furniture of the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties includes 44 pieces from the late 16th century to the mid 18th century. Ends Sep 6. Chinese Calligraphy From the Collection of Harold Wong is an ongoing exhibition of calligraphy from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Golden Gate Park. 415/379-8800.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Achenbach 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 35 prints and drawings selected from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts collection of 70,000 works. Ends Jul. Lincoln Park, 34th Ave. & Clement St. 415/ 863-3330.
M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
Recent Costume Acquisitions is a collection of early 20th-century costumes and textiles from American and European designers. Ends Jun 28. Art of the Americas: Art and Ethnography contrasts the museum's Euro-American collections with its African, Oceania and Americas collections. Ends Jul 5. Ancient Glass From the Holy Land is an exhibition of glass relics excavated from Israel. Ends Aug 23. Golden Gate Park, 75 Tea Garden Dr. 415/863-3330.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
A.G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Visions is a collection of the late architect's drawings. Ends Jun 23. Photography After Modernism: Extensions Into Contemporary Art includes works from the 1970s to the present. The exhibition looks at the way artists in other disciplines use photography to enhance their work and the responses of photographers from the traditional documentary tradition. Ends Jun 9. The Photographic Era: Highlights From the Permanent Collection is an overview of the history of photography as an art form. Ends Jun 23. Lorraine Wild: Selections From the Permanent Collection of Architecture and Design features book covers, posters and other work from this innovative graphic designer. Ends Jun 23. Sargent Johnson: African-American Modernist includes works on paper and paintings of polychrome porcelain on steel, 1930s through 1960s. Ends Jul 7. Paul Klee: Travels Near and Far. Through Jul 28. 151 Third St. 415/357-4000.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Nightfall is an installation meant to envelope participants in a fragmented film noir soap opera. Calling itself "a new kind of storytelling for electronic media," it combines digital projections, hundreds of photographs and an atmospheric soundtrack to convey the ever-shifting melodramatic relationships of 20 starring characters. Jun 13-Aug 23; Tue-Sun 11am-6pm (8pm first Thu of each month); $3-$5, free first Thu between 6pm and 8pm; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St.; 415/978-2700.
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