October 2020

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Monday, September 28, 2020
6:30 PM
Join a lively and timely panel discussion featuring scholars from the arts and law communities.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
All Day
(75 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, September 29–October 1

These experimental films respond to Latin America’s history of social upheaval and violence with courageous commentary, poetic reflection, or satirical humor. Works by Grupo Los Vagos, Paz Encina, Bruno Varela, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Zigmunt Cedinsky, and Camilo Restrepo.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020
All Day
(75 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, September 29–October 1

These experimental films respond to Latin America’s history of social upheaval and violence with courageous commentary, poetic reflection, or satirical humor. Works by Grupo Los Vagos, Paz Encina, Bruno Varela, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Zigmunt Cedinsky, and Camilo Restrepo.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
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Thursday, October 1, 2020
All Day
(75 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, September 29–October 1

These experimental films respond to Latin America’s history of social upheaval and violence with courageous commentary, poetic reflection, or satirical humor. Works by Grupo Los Vagos, Paz Encina, Bruno Varela, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Zigmunt Cedinsky, and Camilo Restrepo.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
12 PM
Artist Jason Lazarus discusses how he explores vision and visibility through his diverse work.
Free and open to the public; online only. Registration required.
4 PM
Thursday, October 1, 2020
4 PM

Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above

Join Elaine Yau, BAMPFA’s new associate curator of the Eli Leon Living Trust Collection of African American Quilts, for Following Rosie Lee Tompkins: Reflections on the Exhibition.
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Saturday, October 3, 2020
All Day
Denis Sneguirev,
France,
2019,
(52 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

The extraordinary story of the choreographer who created Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. “More relevant than ever, Marius Petipa, who has been gaining renewed interest, remains a bedrock and a driving force” (Le Monde).
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available October 3–4, 2020
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Sunday, October 4, 2020
All Day
Denis Sneguirev,
France,
2019,
(52 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

The extraordinary story of the choreographer who created Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. “More relevant than ever, Marius Petipa, who has been gaining renewed interest, remains a bedrock and a driving force” (Le Monde).
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available October 3–4, 2020
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Monday, October 5, 2020
6:30 PM
The dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design and Ford Foundation’s president discuss how arts and design relate to questions of equity and systemic racism.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
6:00 PM
Watch a live conversation and Q&A with Ric Burns, the director of Oliver Sacks: His Own Life; Kate Edgar, executive director of the Oliver Sacks Foundation; and photographer and writer Bill Hayes; moderated by professor Indre Viskontas.
Recorded Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 6 PM PDT
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
12 PM
Multidisciplinary artist Amor Muñoz discusses her practice incorporating traditional craft, manual labor, and technology, and the interrelation of old and new systems in the global economy.
Free and open to the public; online only. Registration required.
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12:30 PM
Saturday, October 10, 2020
12:30 PM

For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)

Join artist Raphael Noz on Zoom to explore pattern, shape, and space as you imagine creating a beautiful home for someone who needs one.
Presented Saturday, October 10, 2020
  • Raphael Noz
    With artist
    Raphael Noz holds an MS degree in education from Wheelock College and an MFA from California College of the Arts.
Series Family Events
Saturday, October 10, 2020
2:30 PM

Recommended for ages 8 and up

How will tween twins Cassie and Caitlyn cope with their new home and their newly discovered superpower? Meet us on Zoom to read together and find out!
Presented Saturday, October 10, 2020.
  • Vickie Price
    Reading led by
    Vickie Price is a school librarian for the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Series Family Events
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Monday, October 12, 2020
6:30 PM
Sherin Guirguis discusses her work investigating the narratives and histories of people who have often been forgotten, marginalized, and/or erased.
Free and open to the public; online only.
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
12 PM
Artist Isaac Julien and curator Leila Weefur appear in conversation to discuss their exhibitions concurrently on view at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts in San Francisco.
Free and open to the public; online only. Registration required
Thursday, October 15, 2020
4 PM

Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above

Join us for Extending Invitations: Studio Visit with Guest Artist David Wilson, where he will share his recent projects and talk about his unique role as an artist within the museum.
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1:00 PM
  • Performance
Sunday, October 18, 2020
1:00 PM

Programmed by Sean Carson

A livestream performance by Cosa Nostra Strings, a five-piece powerhouse crew of conservatory-trained classical musicians who bring a provocative, precise, punk-rock personality to a diversity of genres and styles.
Recorded Sunday, October 18, 2020
Series Performances
Sunday, October 18, 2020
3:00 PM
Watch a live conversation and Q&A with Edo Avant Garde director Linda Hoaglund and Harvard University professor Yukio Lippit, an eminent American scholar of Japanese art.
Recorded Sunday, October 18, 2020, 3 PM PDT
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Monday, October 19, 2020
6:30 PM
Interdisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker Connie Zheng discusses the impacts and implications of propaganda, race, and climate change in contemporary society.
Free and open to the public; online only.
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All Day
  • Film
  • In-Person
  • Ongoing
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
All Day
TVTV,
United States,
1972,
(77 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, October 20–22

The dissident mediamakers of TVTV deliver a ragtag report from the 1972 Republican presidential convention, with Nixon up for reelection. Plus never-before-seen TVTV outtakes recently restored by BAMPFA.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
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All Day
  • Film
  • In-Person
  • Ongoing
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
All Day
TVTV,
United States,
1972,
(77 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, October 20–22

The dissident mediamakers of TVTV deliver a ragtag report from the 1972 Republican presidential convention, with Nixon up for reelection. Plus never-before-seen TVTV outtakes recently restored by BAMPFA.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
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All Day
  • Film
  • In-Person
  • Ongoing
Thursday, October 22, 2020
All Day
TVTV,
United States,
1972,
(77 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, October 20–22

The dissident mediamakers of TVTV deliver a ragtag report from the 1972 Republican presidential convention, with Nixon up for reelection. Plus never-before-seen TVTV outtakes recently restored by BAMPFA.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
12 PM
Critical theorist Karen Feldman leads an exploration of the rhetoric of conscience and how it was conceptualized and visualized through the ages.
Free and open to the public; online only. Registration required.
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Friday, October 23, 2020
4:00 PM
Meet multidisciplinary artist Rob Moss Wilson on Zoom to explore drawing techniques for feeling free, getting loose, and having fun. All ages welcome!
Presented Friday, October 23, 4 PM PDT
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All Day
  • Film
  • Free
  • Members
  • Ongoing
Saturday, October 24, 2020
All Day
Shirley Clarke,
United States,
1961,
(155 mins)

Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

Greenwich Village junkies rap, jive, and blow cool jazz while waiting for a fix in this indie cinema classic. With Clarke’s Oscar-winning documentary Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available October 24–25, 2020
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All Day
  • Film
  • Free
  • Members
  • Ongoing
Sunday, October 25, 2020
All Day
Shirley Clarke,
United States,
1961,
(155 mins)

Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

Greenwich Village junkies rap, jive, and blow cool jazz while waiting for a fix in this indie cinema classic. With Clarke’s Oscar-winning documentary Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available October 24–25, 2020
Sunday, October 25, 2020
7:00 PM

Programmed by Alix Blevins

Poet Anne Lesley Selcer and artist Guta Galli present a collaborative video and are interviewed by Alix Blevins.
Presented Sunday, October 25, 2020
Series Performances
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Monday, October 26, 2020
6:30 PM
Artist, filmmaker, and musician Lawrence Lek presents excerpts from his recent films and games, and discusses ideas theorized in his works.
Free and open to the public; online only.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
All Day
(65 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, October 27–29

This selection of Yugoslav short films—including some extremely rare works—forms a gallery of experimental cinematic portraits, framed by two minimalist landscape films.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
All Day
(65 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, October 27–29

This selection of Yugoslav short films—including some extremely rare works—forms a gallery of experimental cinematic portraits, framed by two minimalist landscape films.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
All Day
(65 mins)

Program Available for Three Days Only, October 27–29

This selection of Yugoslav short films—including some extremely rare works—forms a gallery of experimental cinematic portraits, framed by two minimalist landscape films.
Rental fee: $12; discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8. You will need to log in or create an Eventive account. Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
12 PM
Artist and designer Purin Phanichphant discusses how innovative technologies can unlock joyful, playful, and thought-provoking designs and experiences.
Free and open to the public; online only. Registration required.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
4 PM

Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above

Join us for BLOOM: Walk-through with Artist Trevor Paglen, followed by a conversation with BAMPFA Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Apsara DiQuinzio.
4 PM
Thursday, October 29, 2020
4 PM

Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above

Join us for ART OF ERASURE: Antebellum Portraits of Free Black Women with Curatorial Assistant Lucia Olubunmi Momoh. 
Thursday, October 29, 2020
6:00 PM
A recorded conversation between several contributors to MATRIX 277, which explores and honors the rich legacy of the San Francisco Art Institute on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
Recorded Thursday, October 29, 6 PM PDT
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