Exhibitions

YBCA's exhibitions feature works that tap into timely ideas and topics, are unabashedly individualistic, and empower the viewer to feel and experience the world more fully. Gallery hours and admission

TechnoCRAFT
Hackers, Modders, Fabbers, Tweakers and Design in the Age of Individuality

Jul 6–Oct 3, 2010

TechnoCRAFT explores how the boundary between the role of the designer and the consumer is disappearing. Curated by acclaimed designer Yves Behar, the exhibition traces the current trend in design away from fixed objects toward open "design platforms" that invite people to participate in the creative process …

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Jul 9: Opening Night Party
Aug 14: DIYbcaBig Idea Night: DIYbca
Ongoing: Zinc Details Pop-up Shop at YBCA
Ongoing: PlayCRAFT: A Game of Your Design


Presented by YBCA and Zero1, producers of the 01SJ Biennial

Collecting the Impossible

Sep 19, 2010

Prominent collectors, critics and artists on this panel will explore the historical dynamics of collecting digital art and building an art market for the kind of remarkable work seen at the 01SJ Biennial taking place in San Jose September 16-19, and a very few other venues worldwide.



Koki Tanaka:
Nothing related, but something could be associated

Sep 25–Nov 28, 2010

Koki Tanaka is a mixed-media artist who uses video and found objects to create iconic reflections of everyday life. Combining humor with social criticism, he manipulates everyday objects in their surroundings, releasing them from any utilitarian function they may have to create an entirely new meaning.



Audience as Subject, Part 1:
Medium

Oct 30, 2010–Feb 6, 2011

Audience as Subject is a two-part exhibition that reverses the role of the audience from that of spectator to subject, exposing the dramatic mechanisms underlying public gatherings of people. By focusing the viewer's attention on the characteristics and behaviors of individuals in a group environment – body language, facial expressions, attitudes, gestures and actions – the artists challenge our perceptions about participation in civic life. They reveal what we collectively become when we gather together to participate in a common experience and and investigate the effect this process has on our individuality.



Yoshua Okón:
US

Oct 30, 2010–Feb 6, 2011

Yoshua Okón's video installations are built on improvisational narratives created by the artist and his collaborators, mostly non-actors willing to participate in a game of social chance that may easily spiral out of control. Centered around emotionally charged expressions of power and contemplations of fear, death, sex and nationhood, these works provoke viewers to consider questions of social conduct and the behavior of individuals within systems of social restraint.

YBCA's programs are made possible in part by:

The San Francisco Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Koret Foundation
Adobe Foundation Fund
Novellus

YBCA Exhibitions 10–11 is made possible in part by:

Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan, Meridee Moore and Kevin King, CEC ArtsLink and Members of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

AT_T

Free First Tuesdays
Underwritten by Directors Forum Members

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