de Young Museum Archives

Art

It starts with a flower: Tiffanie Turner’s surprisingly intricate blooms

Mary Corbin - October 3, 2024

Though driven by eviction from SF, the artist's dreamy papier-mâché petals continue to blossom.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: 10 terrific things to do this weekend, kapow!

Marke B. - August 22, 2024

Gina La Divina celebration, Chloe Troast, Vegan Street Fair, Michael Franti, Derrick Carter, The Ocean Blue, Poolside, oodles more

Art

At de Young, local artists eye ‘The Peaceable Kingdom’—and US colonialism

Emily Wilson - June 25, 2024

Lee Mingwei challenged 'a family tree' of artists to reinterpret Edward Hicks' famous 1846 allegorical painting.

Art

The kid from Plainfield: Irving Penn retrospective captures him capturing us

Lou Fancher - June 20, 2024

De Young retrospective shows how the photographer built a time capsule of humanity in San Francisco and far beyond.

Art Review

How Irving Penn brought the world to his studio—and vice versa

DeWitt Chen - May 2, 2024

de Young retrospective teases out sheer range of the photographer's lens.

Art

Sticking to it: The packing tape art of Pablo Manga

Mary Corbin - April 2, 2024

A chance encounter with the medium outside a Mexico City metro station changed the Oakland artist's trajectory.

Art

J.L. King’s bold, curious art doesn’t shy from the peculiar

Mary Corbin - February 15, 2024

'Weird can be good, to me,' says the San Francisco oil painter, who calls her spirited art 'trick the mind.'

Culture

5 very, very last-minute holiday gift ideas that keep it local

Lou Fancher - December 19, 2023

Festive cider, a wealth of books and games, art fun, treats for fluffy, and more to get you off the naughty list

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

Wall-to-wall de Young Open offers up Bay’s creative bounty—and supports artists, too

Emily Wilson - August 30, 2023

More than 7,000 artists applied for this year's edition. What trends do jurors see in their work?

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