SFUSD Visual and Performing Arts Department

This talk is co-presented with Fraenkel Gallery New York-based artist Wardell Milan works in mixed media, combining elements of photography, drawing, painting, ...and collage. Milan’s practice is conceptually grounded in photography, often using photographs as initial inspiration behind composition of drawings and collages. Referencing artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus, Andres Serrano, Alec Soth, and Eugene Richards, Milan appropriates, and in some cases re-appropriates the photographs, and thus the bodies depicted. Milan also uses images and objects to establish allegorical connections between history and contemporary events. Milan’s ongoing series Death, Wine, Revolt, which combines photography, drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture to explore themes of over-indulgence, destruction, and revolution. While earlier series such as Parisian Landscapes looked inward, to personal questions of freedom and desire, Milan made the works on view in response to the turmoil of the global moment. Works by the artist may be found in the collections of The Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; Denver Art Museum; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; UBS Art Collection; Daniel & Florence Guerlain Contemporary Art Foundation, Paris; Hall Art Foundation; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Milan lives and works in New York. Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges and the Westridge Foundation This series is supported by the Facebook Art Department, UNTITLED, Art Fairs and The Art Report.

All 4400+ 4th grade students in the San Francisco Unified School District received recorders last week to continue increasing access in the Arts for each and every student! Thank you The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation for making it happen! Thank you StubHub for the generous donation! #ArtsinSF #WeAreSFUSD

Premiere: Exhibition Tour of Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving October 21, 55:30 pm \ YouTube Join us this Wednesday for a virtual tour of the extremely popular Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving exhibition. See select paintings, personal belongings, and photographs up close as we illuminate the complexities of Kahlo’s iconic self-fashioning and her bold and uncompromising art. Award-winning filmmaker Benjamin Michel transports us to the de Young museum for th...is intimate film experience. Watch Live Oct. 21 https://youtu.be/HAgXEUR0O_g This event is part of Virtual Wednesdays, a weekly broadcast bringing you unique viewpoints exploring diversity, resilience, and creative spirit in the arts as we aim to reframe our exhibitions and collections. View upcoming Virtual Wednesdays programs. A visitor views a series of Frida Kahlo's decorated braces See more

SAN FRANCISCO TROLLEY DANCES- This October 17 & 18, 2020 Take a rideONLINE with Epiphany Dance Theater for the 17th Annual San Francisco Trolley Dances! A two-day, free performance curated by Epiphany Dance Theater Artistic Director Kim Epifano, this year with technical direction by Managing Director Jes DeVille, Company Coordinator Kaylamay Paz Suarez, and videographer Andy Mogg. 2020’s online iteration of the event features streaming film and an interactive map of San Francisco, pairing artists and ensembles with specific sites along a historic MUNI route for 6 to 10-minute performances in response to the physical environment, architecture and history of the city.

The de Young Open 877 Artworks by 762 Artist. On view October 10, 2020January 3, 2021 \ de Young We dreamed up The de Young Open as a way to celebrate and support local artists. The idea defied museum standards: anyone from the nine Bay Area counties who self-identified as an artist could submit their work for consideration. Artworks by over 750 Bay Area artists will be on view in a unique wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling presentation at the de Young museum.... Book a General Admission ticket (for October 10 or after) to gain entry to The de Young Open. All museum guests must reserve timed-entry tickets to enter. We recommend booking your tickets in advance online. Reserve Your Tickets: https://tickets.famsf.org//detail/5ebc4eacd2302445a257e9b7 Learn More

Friday, October 9 - December 11 3:30pm-4:30pm Online Dance Class $15 | Zoom... Requires Registration Class by Pablo Jimenez Our class will introduce students to traditional Folklórico elements such as zapateado, faldeo, posture, stage presence, storytelling, and community building. Together we will develop our understanding and practice of the regional dances of Mexico and Latin America through social, performance, and ritual dance.

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