Downtown First Thursday: Nicky Nodjoumi & Nahid Hagigat

Public Programs

Downtown First Thursday: Nicky Nodjoumi & Nahid Hagigat

Presented by YBCA |

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 5-8 PM

Join us for a special Downtown First Thursday to explore our shows Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time.

Start the evening with a screening of A Revolution on Canvas, the documentary film that inspired the exhibitions. Then explore the two exhibitions, open late as part of Downtown First Thursday.

Don’t miss this opportunity to go deeper with these works and the incredible story of this family of artists.

Tickets: Free with registration

*Due to limited seating for the documentary, advance registration is encouraged. First come, first served.

Schedule

A Revolution on Canvas

YBCA Screening Room, 5:30 PM

Screening of A Revolution on Canvas. Co-directed by the artists’ daughter Sara Nodjoumi, the film examines the international controversy of 120 missing artworks in Iran, which led the family to flee the country—and irreversibly changed the family’s life forever. Limited capacity, first come, first served.

Galleries Open Late

YBCA Galleries, 7:15 PM

Both Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time will be open late with extended hours.

Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time are organized and curated by Amy Kisch, Founder + CEO of AKArt Advisory and independent curator, with support from the YBCA Exhibitions Team: Yoni Asega, Associate Director of Exhibition Production; O Soo Vegh, Senior Exhibition Manager and Registrar; David Tim, Head Preparator and Project Designer; and David Prigge, Senior Preparator. YBCA is grateful to our Preparator Team who made these exhibitions possible: Amy Bergstein, German Hoyle, Linden Julien-Lehr, Lauren Kenward, Christian Neill, Éamon McGivern, Maren Mouhanna, Savio Pisani, Asher Quinn, and Kelsey Westphal.

These exhibitions are supported by our Cultural Partner, Farhang Foundation and ADVOCARTSY Gallery. YBCA programs are also made possible in part by Blue Shield of California, the City and County of San Francisco, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Office of Mayor London N. Breed, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, James R. Lilienthal Trust, California Arts Council, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Meridee Moore, Beard Family Foundation, Schwab Charitable Fund, Gaia Fund, Carla and David Crane Foundation, Andrew Skillman and Lydia Choy Charitable Fund, Amy and Hannah Eliot, Maria Kim, Tides Foundation, Wayee Chu and Ethan Beard, Amanda Minami, Klau Family Fund, Peter Rigano and Cody Hicks, Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation, Robert and Junko Kenmotsu, Nielsen Arts Gallery and Custom Framing, The San Francisco Foundation, and YBCA Members.