San Francisco
The Big Review: Judy Chicago at De Young Museum
The retrospective of the legendary feminist offers some familiar pleasures and a chance to re-evaluate her recent work
San Francisco will greet a new Institute of Contemporary Art
Nascent museum proclaims a commitment to economic justice and expansion of the art canon
‘Athletic prowess and great ambition’: major Joan Mitchell survey begins its three-stop tour
Exhibition on the Abstract Expressionist includes little-known paintings and explores the influence of poetry on her work
William T. Wiley, a founder of the Bay Area Funk Art movement and influential art teacher, has died, aged 83
A dedicated mentor, he also delighted in provocative enigmas in wide-ranging mediums
Two non-profits team up to offer $100,000 grants to artists in the San Francisco Bay Area
Annual stipends will benefit creators struggling with an astronomical cost of living in the region, which is facing an artistic exodus
After San Francisco loses Gagosian, the city's galleries are collaborating to survive
Mega-gallery's closure will not affect Californian city's small but vibrant art scene, local dealers say—this is "not a place that responds to grandiose braggadoci"
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, painter, and founder of San Francisco’s City Lights bookstore, has died, aged 101
Throughout his life, he continued to paint and write books, showing his literature-infused art in New York just last year
Robert Bechtle, Bay Area photorealist whose work captured the magic of everyday moments, has died, aged 88
The painter created hyper realistic images based on photographs he took in his Bay Area neighbourhood
San Francisco Art Institute says it is reinstating degree programmes
Decision follows the resolution of contract disputes with tenured faculty and an infusion of funds
San Francisco university in talks with US government about preserving New Deal-era murals slated for destruction
The General Services Administration considers paintings by Bernard Zakheim federal property on loan to the school, it says
Suspected arson damages Andy Goldsworthy’s Spire in San Francisco’s Presidio park
The 100ft-tall sculpture is still standing after a major blaze, but crews will determine if it can remain in place
Mayors of major US cities urge Congress to provide additional support for the arts and culture sector
Spearheaded by the San Francisco Arts Alliance, more than 20 mayors have signed a letter requesting additional aid in its next relief package
Artists explore the dark side of AI in Silicon Valley's backyard
The exhibition of 13 artists, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, will include works about automation and machine bias
Championing African American abstraction: inside the collection of Pamela Joyner
The San Francisco-based philanthropist tells us what she's bought and why
San Francisco fairs reflect the Bay Area's widening wealth gap
While Fog Design+Art and Untitled continue to draw established dealers, younger galleries opt out due to concerns over the wider cultural economy
Street artist paints ginormous portrait of eco warrior Greta Thunberg in San Francisco
Cobre defends use of spray paint in creating eight-storey mural, saying his materials are environmentally friendly
Postcommodity plays the soundtrack of destruction in San Francisco
The city’s Millennium Tower is sinking, so the arts collective created an ASMR record from data recording the skyscraper’s plunge to be played until the building is fixed or torn down
San Francisco selected an artist to create a monument to Maya Angelou—then rejected her
Two weeks after winning a competition from more than 100 submissions, Lava Thomas’s commission offer was rescinded and the city said they would restart the process anew
James Tissot: the 19th century painter who swapped high society for the Holy Land
Long dismissed for its religiosity, Tissot’s biblical work will be given new context in San Francisco
Grant will help restore two long-lost frescoes in San Francisco
The conservation project contrasts with a decision to cover up a controversial 1930s school mural in the same city
Oakland’s ‘museum of the people’ launches $85m capital campaign
Renovation aims to reflect the demographic diversity of the birthplace of the Black Panthers
San Francisco school board votes to preserve but conceal a controversial mural
Its 4-3 decision reverses an earlier vote to paint over a 1930s work that some parents and board members found racist and damaging to students
African American leaders object to erasure of controversial school mural in San Francisco
Local figures defend portrayal of the nation’s blemished early history
Top of the Pods: the world of Warhol, as told by Jeremy Deller and Donna De Salvo
With the Pop artist's blockbuster retrospective currently on show at SFMoMA, we delve into the life and legacy of the ever-popular painter with artist Jeremy Deller and curator Donna De Salvo. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
An artist’s memories of Tiananmen Square
The Bay Area artist Stella Zhang was a senior at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing during the student-led protests. She has created a new work based on those memories—and the government’s efforts to silence them
Three exhibitions to see in San Francisco this weekend
From a Modernist community on California's northern coast, to the kimono's continuing influence on international fashion
Object lessons: from a heart-shaped meteorite to a censored image of Joséphine Baker
Our highlights of works being sold over the next fortnight
San Francisco’s Van Gogh is the real deal
The still life of fruit and chestnuts, until recently dismissed as a fake, was painted in Paris
Dealers cash in on San Francisco’s wealth of museums at Untitled Art and FOG fairs
The Bay Area collector base may be known for its tech-mined millions but institutions fuelled sales at the growing West Coast fairs
The slow and meticulous work of Vija Celmins zooms into view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Artist’s retrospective encourages viewers to take their time when looking in the modern age
San Francisco show celebrates diversity of Muslim fashion
As debates on the burqa rage worldwide, De Young Museum exhibition explores complexities and range of Islamic dress
What René Magritte did when Surrealism was trumped by ‘Nazi idiots’
Exhibition at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art explores Belgium artist's lesser-known late period
San Francisco promotes pro-immigrant projects
The programming series comes as Trump’s administration is fighting California over its "sanctuary state" laws
History repeating itself? Three major US shows look at 1930s art and political climate
Exhibitions of Grant Wood, Precisionism and interwar Europe draw parallels with today
Are there any artists left in San Francisco?
City survey investigates the effect of tech boom rent rises on the arts sector
Ai Weiwei and Antony Gormley in the running for Treasure Island commissions
The $50m San Francisco Bay redevelopment plan includes several large-scale public sculptures
How printmaking made Rembrandt an international star
New technology and growing middle class consumption opened up his works and those of his contemporaries to new markets
The co-founder of Yahoo is showing part of his Chinese calligraphy collection in San Francisco
Interview with collector Jerry Yang
Chris Bratton: “I see a new, pervasive and global condition of fundamentalist violence directed against dissident images and thought”
President of the San Francisco Art Institute on art and censorship
Eva Hesse at Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco
Gallery shows of Hesse’s fragile sculptures are rare
San Francisco MoMA has new director
Mr Benezra comes to the city's Museum of Modern Art from The Art Institute of Chicago
How to do the eBay: The internet expansion of auction markets
Our art market correspondent, Paul Jeromack, describes how he has successfully sold antiques while sitting at his computer
How Surrealism has shaped the self-portraits of three generations of women artists
Women and Surrealism at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Major gift of American art and cash to San Francisco MOMA
The donation will strengthen the museum’s holdings with major paintings by Americans such as Philip Guston, Leon Golub, Richard Diebenkorn and Willem de Kooning
"Into a New Museum" among exhibitions organised at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's new location
The opening displays, with recent gifts of Matisse, de Kooning, Marden, Polke and Richter, show John Lane's success in wooing San Francisco collectors