Today's Films
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Current Exhibitions
Through October 13
Through October 13
Through October 20
Through November 17
Through January 12
Through January 19
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Photo: JKA Photography.
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Masako Miki: Participation in Mysticism, 2015; silkscreen; 8½ × 11 in.
In Person
Christine Gaspar
Thursday, September 19
12 PM
Arts + Design Thursdays lecture on the work of the Center for Urban Pedagogy
Nicole Atkinson Roach, Ryanaustin Dennis, and Chika Okoye in Conversation
Thursday, September 19, 7 PM
Speaking on Abbas Kiarostami's Koker trilogy.
On View
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The San Quentin Project: Nigel Poor and the Men of San Quentin State Prison
Collaborations between the artist and men incarcerated in the prison, as well as archival photographs and episodes from the podcast Ear Hustle
August 21–November 17, 2019 -
Out of the Vault: Native American Reelism
Films by and about Native Americans explore belonging and dislocation, political and social action, and questions of representation.
September 12–November 14, 2019 -
Strange
Works that invoke the improbable, uncanny, mysterious, and miraculous and resonate with the spirit of Surrealism.
August 21, 2019–January 19, 2020 -
Alternative Visions
Our annual series of avant-garde and artist-made films returns with a stellar roster of in-person guests, as well as programs of strange and wonderful surrealist works from around the world.
September 4–November 13, 2019 -
Dennis Feldman: Photographs
Works from the series Hollywood Boulevard, 1969–72 and American Images demonstrate the artist’s exploration of what he calls “a world contained in a frame.”
July 31–October 13, 2019 -
Abbas Kiarostami: Life as Art
Iran’s most influential director, Kiarostami made films that blended fiction and documentary, minimalism and spontaneity, poetic vision and humanist spirit. We present a near-complete retrospective of his work.
August 2–December 21, 2019 -
Meditation in Motion: Zen Calligraphy from the Stuart Katz Collection
BAMPFA’s first exhibition to present the unique art form of Japanese Zen-inspired calligraphy, featuring works by Chinese Ōbaku monks in Japan, and writings by Japanese monks who expanded on their examples.
July 17–October 20, 2019 -
War and Peace
Back by popular demand! Sergei Bondarchuk’s Academy Award–winning adaptation of Tolstoy’s revered novel was hailed by Roger Ebert as “the definitive epic of all time”; it demands to be seen on the big screen.
September 1–27, 2019 -
Divine Women, Divine Wisdom
Historical works from South Asia and the Himalayan region celebrating the beauty, wisdom, and power of women.
June 26, 2019–January 12, 2020 -
View Finders: Women Cinematographers
Showcasing the artistic visions of female cinematographers around the world, this series asks whether there is such a thing as a “female gaze.”
July 12–November 21, 2019 -
Art Wall: Carlos Amorales
This new commission invokes Mexican muralism, graffiti, and political protest, while reinforcing the importance of current social engagement.
March 27–October 13, 2019