GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain

Exhibitions

GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain

Both visually captivating and subtly unsettling, GaHee Park’s paintings are enigmas of suggestive surrealism.

Exhibitions

Rael San Fratello: Prototypes and Provocations

The most comprehensive presentation to date of the renowned Bay Area design studio Rael San Fratello.

Exhibitions

Dread Scott: The Body Politic

The exhibition reflects Dread Scott’s longtime commitment to art that confronts political issues and interrogates American patriotism.

Films

Yourself and Yours

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Hong Sang-soo’s “Yourself and Yours” (2016) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Tours

Gallery Tour & Sketching Activity: Behind the Curtain

A guided tour and sketching activity inspired by the exhibition “Gahee Park: Behind the Curtain.”

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: 3D Paper Flowers

Incorporate dimensionality into your colorful flower creation.

Events

The Nexus Party: The Official Party of SF/Bay Area Black Art Week

Co-presented by MoAD & YBCA

Join artists, cultural leaders, and art lovers from across the Bay Area for an unforgettable celebration.

Panel Discussion

Art as Resistance: A Conversation with Dread Scott, Emory Douglas & Orlando Smith

Co-presented by SFMOMA & YBCA

Explore how art translates political urgency into image, how history and truth are constructed and dismantled, and how graphic storytelling becomes a tool for change.

Films

A New Leaf

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Elaine May’s “A New Leaf” (1971) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Films

Indie Film Screenings + TECH TALK: Filmmaking

Nexus & YBCA Present: San Francisco Black Film Festival

Presented as part of Nexus, join us for a screening of independent films and a discussion.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Clay Vessel Sculpture

Sculpt experimental clay vessels and learn techniques such as pinching and coiling.

Performances

Traveling Shoes

Join DVT for a live performance of their album Traveling Shoes inside the exhibition “Dread Scott: The Body Politic.”

Films

The Music Room

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Satyajit Ray’s “The Music Room (Jalsaghar)” (1958) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Hand Print Art

Design a mixed-media hand print art using watercolor and collage.

Workshops

Making Faces: A Puppet Crafting Workshop with Creativity Explored

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

Join Creativity Explored artists for a hands-on, drop-in workshop to build your very own hand or stick puppet.

Performances

Let Her Sing 2026: A Celebration of Female Voices

Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection

An evening of exciting music and solidarity for the female voice.

Films

The Ceremony

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Nagisa Ōshima’s “The Ceremony” (1971) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Panel Discussion

Artificial Intimacy: Sherry Turkle and AI

Co-presented by Litquake & YBCA

Join author Sherry Turkle and cartoonist Amy Kurzweil in conversation.

Films

Silent Shorts Program

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

This program of silent shorts features three multi-hyphenate artists-filmmakers-performers influential to GaHee Park’s work.

Tours

Murals & Monuments Tour

Co-presented by SFPL, SFAC, Market Street Arts & YBCA

A walking tour through San Francisco’s Civic Center, Mid-Market, and SoMa, exploring murals, monuments, and other forms of public art.

Films

The Red Shoes

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See “The Red Shoes” (1948) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Performances

Ryli

Known for their melodic yet melancholic sound, Ryli will provide a sonic juxtaposition to Gahee Park’s moody and introspective paintings.

Films

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Med Hondo’s “West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty” (1979).

Public Programs

Progressive Art Studio Models: A Lecture By Cléa Massiani

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

A lecture on Progress Art Studios (PAS); radical spaces that support artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities while disrupting normative assumptions about art, labor, and value.

Films

Touki Bouki

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Djibril Diop Mambety’s Touki Bouki (1973).

Films

Black Girl

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Ousmane Sembene’s “Black Girl” (1966).

Films

La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Timite Bassori’s “La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)” (1969).

Films

Sambizanga

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Sarah Maldoror’s “Sambizanga” (1973).

Films

Mortu Nega

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Flora Gomes’ “Mortu Nega.”

Films

Pressure

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Horace Ové’s “Pressure.”

Films

Burning an Illusion

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Menelik Shabazz’s “Burning an Illusion.”

Public Art

Dream

Ana Teresa Fernández

A public art installation commissioned by YBCA and co-sponsored by San Francisco Public Works.

Public Art

SoMa Mahal Kita (SoMa I Love You)

Ciriaco Sayoc

A message of love for the SoMa neighborhood and community, inspired by weaving practices in the Phillipines and the colors of the Filipino flag.

Public Art

We fly for a liberated we, we rooted in flight

Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo

A public artwork inviting passerbyers to join in the journey of collective flight