Asian Art Museum Archives

Art

SF’s Goethe-Institut makes a big move—and asks even bigger questions

Nicole Gluckstern - October 31, 2024

German cultural powerhouse's new art/tech show queries: 'Can technology enable artists to create an equitable society?'

Movies

Hot-topic CAAMFest 2024 kicks off with dive into affirmative action fight

Dennis Harvey - May 7, 2024

In features and docs, Asian American film fest also tackles Filipino elections, Islamic revival groups, sexual harrassment in India

Opinion

CEQA has nothing to do with SF downtown’s economic woes

Ruby Acevedo and Douglas P. Carstens - March 25, 2024

And Scott Wiener's attack on the environmental law will only make things worse for vulnerable populations.

Art

Necromancy at SoEx: ‘Moving Clouds’ summons the once-thought-dead

Emily Wilson - March 2, 2024

Curator Cathy Lu on show's "ancestor callers," whose works range from crematorium to live events in Gaza.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: The cool, clear eye of Wolfgang Tillmans

Marke B. - February 28, 2024

Plus: Flatstock, Afrolicious, Conrad Tao, Luis Miguel Garcia-Mispireta, Branford Marsalis, Chiquimamani-Condori, more

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: ‘The Wiz’ whisks us right down that Yellow Brick Road

Marke B. - February 1, 2024

Plus: Danny Glover, Kafana Balkan, Valentine's Gay, Tongues Untied, parallax errors, Bob Dylan Center, more great things to do

Art

From casting director to portraitist: Jiab Prachakul finds spirit beneath surface

Emily Wilson - November 14, 2023

Scenes of family ties and bar flies populate walls in new show 'Simplicity/Complexity' at Micki Meng.

Art

Trained in 18th-century Indian technique, Rupy C. Tut paints women facing today’s challenges

Mary Corbin - October 12, 2023

Burnished works on hemp paper honor self-reflection, even amid global tragedy.

Dance

In ‘Nursing These Wounds,’ dancing a precarious Pilipinx immigrant experience

Mary Carbonara - September 17, 2023

Colonization and exploitation collide with caregiving and ancient ceremony in Alleluia Panis' latest at ODC.

Art

Anime meets ancient verse in Kongkee’s ‘Warring States Cyberpunk’

Joshua Rotter - December 29, 2022

A neon-tinged second life throbs against the backdrop of Asian Art Museum artifacts.

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