BAMPFA News

Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson (far left) hosts UC Berkeley Professor of Chemistry Robert Harris's class for lunch in her San Francisco apartment, 1977. Among those students was Geraldine "Geri" Richmond (fifth from left, wearing overalls).

Mixing Art and Chemistry

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BAMPFA Receives Two-to-One Matching Gift

New and Increased Gifts and Memberships Will Be Matched by Generous Family of BAMPFA Enthusiasts
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive has just received a remarkable opportunity . . . and challenge.
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New Exhibitions Celebrate UC Berkeley Graduate Students

Cal Conversations and MFA 2019 Open May 17
Two new exhibitions showcase the work of UC Berkeley graduate students, presenting fresh work by
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Arthur Jafa receiving the Golden Lion at the 58th Venice Biennale. Photo: La Biennale di Venezia.

From BAMPFA to the Biennale: Arthur Jafa Takes Top Honor in Venice Biennale

American artist Arthur Jafa received the Golden Lion award this weekend for best artist in the Venice Biennale’s central exhibition, May You Live in Interesting Times, for his video The White Album.
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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars screens August 16 as part of the series It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.

Summer Film Season Announced: Abbas Kiarostami, Orson Welles, Women Cinematographers, and More

This summer at BAMPFA is all about revolution, with a season of films that push boundaries, provoke dialog, and shake up social and artistic conventions. And it all starts with a rock ’n’ roll soundtrack!
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Grinnell and eggs in the Campanile nest box.

Watch the Campanile Peregrines Hatch Live on BAMPFA's Big Screen

Berkeley’s most famous falcons are nesting in the Campanile for the third consecutive year, incubating a clutch of three eggs that are due to hatch soon—and if all goes as expected, we’ll be watching!
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BAMPFA Announces SFFILM Screenings

The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) returns to Berkeley in April, with more than two dozen films by acclaimed directors screening at BAMPFA.
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Delphine Seyrig in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

Audio from the Archive: Delphine Seyrig

From French New Wave to Feminism—Archival Interviews with Delphine Seyrig at BAMPFA, April 1977
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James Ivory in Person & Five Questions for Graeme Vanderstoel

James Ivory during the filming of Savages, early 1970s.
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Aïcha Macky's The Fruitless Tree screens May 1 as part of the African Film Festival 2019.

Spring Film Season Announced: Ulrike Ottinger, Hirokazu Kore-eda, African Film Fest, and More

It’s been a little chilly in Berkeley this week, but spring is just around the corner—and we’ve put together a colorful spring film season that will sweep away the winter blues.
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