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Enjoy this digital journey through our history with the launch of our first online archive. Please reach out if you have intel to share that can help us build this archive!
Public Art
WE ARE THE ASTEROID III
Justin Brice Guariglia
December 9, 2019–April 30, 2020
Guariglia’s solar-powered LED highway message board draws audiences into lively discussions about the climate crisis.
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Films
Celebrating Jonas Mekas 2: Walden
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque
December 8, 2019, 5 PM
Cinematheque closes its 2019 exhibition year with a rare screening of Mekas’ legendary film.
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Films
Everywhere at Once: Films by Sylvia Schedelbauer
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque
November 7, 2019
Sylvia Schedelbauer appears in person to present a retrospective of recent films.
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Films
Something Between Us: Films by Jodie Mack
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque
October 24, 2019
Jodie Mack appears in person to present a collection of works.
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Films
Makino Takashi: Memento Stella
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque
September 26, 2019
Makino Takashi appears in person to present this digital video work.
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Exhibitions
The Body Electric
September 6, 2019–February 23, 2020
Works by an intergenerational and international group of artists who have seized upon the screen as a place to rethink the body and identity.
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Films
Remembering Phil Solomon
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque
August 8, 2019
This tribute includes several of Solomon’s greatest films.
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Exhibitions
Art of Peace
July 23—August 25, 2019
Art and artists raising awareness about the continued escalation of death due to gun violence in our country.
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Exhibitions
Identity & Pride
June 18—July 14, 2019
A show exploring broad themes of identity, including gender, ethnicity, culture, community, and love.
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Event
Public Square
Presented by YBCA
June 1, 2019
YBCA Fellows unveil their yearlong projects through workshops, visual and performance art, dance, music, and more.
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Performances
A Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders
UnderCover presented by YBCA
May 16—18, 2019
UnderCover honors the album with a genre-bending tribute show.
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Performances
We Have Iré
Paul S. Flores presented by YBCA
May 10–12, 2019
A multidisciplinary theater work exploring the true stories of Afro-Cuban immigrants living in the United States.
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Exhibitions
Suzanne Lacy: We Are Here
Co-presented with SFMOMA
April 20–August 4, 2019
The first full retrospective of the Los Angeles–based artist, co-organized by YBCA and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Exhibitions
Bay Area Now 8
September 8, 2018–March 24, 2019
An exhibition that focuses on what is being created in studios across the region is not just desirable, but vital.
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Public Art
Jerome Reyes: Abeyance (Draves y Robles y Vargas)
June 21, 2017-June 21, 2021
Abeyance honors three Bay Area natives by sharing their stories of migration, displacement, and resilience.
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Public Art
Statement marquee from Escuela de Arte Útil (School of Useful Art)
Tania Bruguera
2017–2025
YBCA continues to activate the marquee with timely and responsive messages generated from artists and community partners.
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