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Art Wall: Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
August 15, 2018–March 3, 2019The pioneer of the 1960s design phenomenon Supergraphics creates a new piece for BAMPFA’s Art Wall.
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Arts + Design Mondays @ BAMPFA
September 10, 2018–April 29, 2019Fact and Fiction
Distinguished speakers bring new approaches to age-old questions: How do we distinguish fact from fiction, the real from the artificial, truth from lies?
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Boundless: Contemporary Tibetan Artists at Home and Abroad
October 3, 2018–May 26, 2019Featuring works by renowned contemporary Tibetan artists alongside rare historical pieces, this exhibition highlights how artists explore the infinite possibilities of visual forms to reflect their transcultural, multilingual, and translocal lives.
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Harvey Quaytman: Against the Static
October 17, 2018–January 27, 2019This new retrospective charts the painter’s career from the 1960s through the 1990s, showcasing abstract experiments in form, texture, and color that are both formally rigorous and rich with sensuality and humor.
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Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein
November 7, 2018–March 3, 2019Discover the connections between the scientific and artistic revolutions of the early twentieth century with this groundbreaking exhibition, which reveals how artists responded to scientific advances with bold new forms of creative expression.
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Fritz Lang & German Expressionism
December 7, 2018–February 23, 2019Our tribute to this essential director presents his German films alongside other enthralling works of German Expressionist cinema.
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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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Black Life
OngoingExperience the vitality and range of cultural production in the African diaspora through this exciting, multidisciplinary event series.
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Five Tables
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
OngoingHands-on activities, participatory readings, performances, movie matinees, and more events designed for kids and their families.
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Limited Engagements & Special Screenings
Recent releases, restored classics, and special guests grace the Barbro Osher Theater.
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Gallery Talks, Lectures & Discussions
OngoingArtists, curators, scholars, and others share their insights on BAMPFA exhibitions, the arts, and other cultural topics.
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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
January 23–April 24, 2019Our annual series of nonfiction films showcases inventive approaches to the documentary form.
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