On View
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Japanese Film Classics from the BAMPFA Collection
December 12, 2018–January 27, 2019This series showcases 35mm archival prints from BAMPFA’s outstanding Japanese cinema collection, from Mizoguchi to Miyazaki.
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Ink, Paper, Silk: One Hundred Years of Collecting Japanese Art
December 12, 2018–April 14, 2019An exceptional selection of scroll paintings, screens, woodblock prints, lacquerware, and ceramics demonstrating the breadth and beauty of Japanese art.
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Arthur Jafa / MATRIX 272
December 12, 2018–March 24, 2019A gallery exhibition and complementary screenings of videos by Arthur Jafa, whose work expands the concept of black cinema while exploring African American experience and race relations in everyday life.
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Gallery Talks, Lectures & Discussions 2019
OngoingArtists, curators, scholars, and others share their insights on BAMPFA exhibitions, the arts, and other cultural topics.
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Guided Tours 2019
OngoingGet a deeper look at the artworks on view by joining an expert-led tour.
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Limited Engagements & Special Screenings 2019
Recent releases, restored classics, and special guests grace the Barbro Osher Theater.
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Black Life 2019
OngoingExperience the vitality and range of cultural production in the African diaspora through this exciting, multidisciplinary event series.
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Workshops 2019
OngoingFrom hands-on art making to storytelling and performance, our workshops will inspire your creativity, engage your senses, and expand your ideas.
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Readings 2019
OngoingMeet the authors of new books and hear poets and other literary lights read their work.
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Five Tables 2019
OngoingDrop by our art study centers on Free First Thursdays for an up-close look at treasures from the BAMPFA collection.
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Family Events 2019
OngoingHands-on activities, participatory readings, performances, movie matinees, and more events designed for kids and their families.
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Get Dancin’: Selections from the Collection
January 9–March 31, 2019The exuberance, romance, and beauty of dance are central themes in this wide-ranging selection of works.
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Masako Miki / MATRIX 273
January 9–April 28, 2019A magical installation inspired by Shinto beliefs and the shape-shifting beings of Japanese folklore.
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Out of the Vault
January 13–February 21, 2019Delve into BAMPFA’s collection of avant-garde film with screenings of work by Frank Stauffacher, Warren Sonbert, and Nathaniel Dorsky, plus a program guest curated by The Black Aesthetic.
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Documentary Voices 2019
January 23–April 24, 2019Our annual series of nonfiction films showcases inventive approaches to the documentary form.
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Life Goes On: The Films of Mia Hansen-Løve
January 25–February 14, 2019Mia Hansen-Løve’s profoundly humanist films are keenly attuned to the rhythms of life. The director joins us to present her work along with a selection of films she admires.
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Rhythms from Life: Jia Zhangke
February 6–17, 2019We survey the work of the internationally celebrated director whose films depict China’s relentless socioeconomic transformation and the people it leaves behind.
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James Ivory in Person
February 20–23, 2019The celebrated writer and director best known as half of the Merchant Ivory duo visits BAMPFA with early films that offer perspectives on postcolonial India.
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Hans Hofmann: The Nature of Abstraction
February 27–July 21, 2019Spanning the entirety of the artist’s career, this exhibition presents a fresh and eye-opening examination of Hans Hofmann’s prolific and innovative artistic practice.
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