de Young Museum Archives

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?

Art

‘What might the world look like?’: Displaying the breadth of Faith Ringgold’s art and life

Emily Wilson - October 3, 2022

Curator Janna Keegan speaks about the 91-year-old artist-activist's breathtaking retrospective at the de Young.

Art

A weaving of worlds: Miguel Arzabe explores ch’ixi

Mary Corbin - September 22, 2022

Everyday Bolivian textiles and harvest moon ritual inspire the Oakland artist.

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