Upcoming Exhibitions

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  • Cindy Sherman
    Cindy Sherman
    July 14 - October 07, 2012

    Cindy Sherman is recognized as one of the most important contemporary artists of the last 40 years and arguably the most influential artist working exclusively with photography.…

  • Stage Presence: Theatricality in Art and Media
    July 14 - October 08, 2012

    Exploring the ambiguous line between fine arts and performing arts, this thematic exhibition presents works in various media from the past three decades that respond to and embrace…

  • Naoya Hatakeyama: Natural Stories
    July 28 - November 04, 2012

    One of Japan's most prominent photographers, Naoya Hatakeyama is known for austere and beautiful large-scale pictures that capture the extraordinary forces we deploy to shape…

  • Field Conditions
    September 01, 2012 - January 06, 2013

    This focused ensemble of works aims to address relationships between conceptual art and theoretical architecture, specifically concerning the subject of fields. In this context,…

  • Six Lines of Flight: Shifting Geographies in Contemporary Art
    September 15 - December 31, 2012

    An international group exhibition, Six Lines of Flight: Shifting Geographies in Contemporary Art convenes artists from six cities around the globe that have become important…

  • Jay DeFeo
    November 03, 2012 - February 03, 2013

    This major retrospective considers the entire career of Bay Area artist Jay DeFeo (1929 - 1989), bringing together paintings, small-scale sculptures, photographs, and works on…

  • Jasper Johns: Seeing with the Mind's Eye
    November 03, 2012 - February 03, 2013

    A remarkably strong relationship has developed over the past 40 years between artist Jasper Johns and various museums and private collectors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Johns's…

  • South Africa in Apartheid and After: Photographs by David Goldblatt, Ernest Cole, and Billy Monk
    December 01, 2012 - March 03, 2013

    Continuing SFMOMA's renowned scholarship in the field of documentary photography, this exhibition examines the work of three photographers — David Goldblatt, Ernest Cole, and…

  • Garry Winogrand
    March 09 - May 31, 2013

    This retrospective, organized by SFMOMA under the direction of photographer and writer Leo Rubinfien, is the first major touring exhibition and catalogue in 25 years dedicated to…