Friday, May 7, 2010

Abroad: Quick trip to SF

1301PE made a quick trip to San Francisco on Monday to visit the SFMOMA. On the way they stopped by La Farine Bakery for a Morning Bun.

Sweet

Savory

At SFMOMA, a Brice Marden as part of the current exhibition, 75 Years of Looking Forward: A series of exhibitions and events celebrating SFMOMA's 75th anniversary. On January 18, SFMOMA marked its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. From mounting Jackson Pollock's first solo museum exhibition in 1945 to exhibiting vernacular photographs and championing the emerging Mission School scene in the mid-1990s, The Anniversary Show brings together more than 400 works from the collection, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, videos, photographs, architectural models, and design objects. Beginning with SFMOMA's founding in 1935, the exhibition highlights moments when the history of the museum has intersected meaningfully with the history of art. It includes a range of artists whose early career work SFMOMA had the foresight to collect, such as Bruce Conner (below).