SFMOMA Artcasts

SFMOMA's August 2006 Artcast juxtaposes two different views of postwar Japan: those of photographer Shomei Tomatsu and American Matthew Barney. British artist Joshua Sofaer previews "SFMOMA Scavengers"; jazz musician Dmitri Matheny with a new composition; more writing by students at 826 Valencia; visitors on Matthew Barney.

SFMOMA Artcast: December 2007 features two artists with close ties to cinema, photographer Jeff Wall and video artist Douglas Gordon; plus explores the connection between two artists who share the influence of music, the late Paul Klee and contemporary folk musician, Devendra Banhart. Visitors share their insights of Jeff Wall and Douglas Gordon.

Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson contemplates the act of taking one’s time in museums; SFMOMA visitors share their experiences of Take your time: Olafur Eliasson; Curator Lynda Roscoe Hartigan discusses the rarely seen films of Joseph Cornell; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joyce Carol Oates reads from "The Box Artist," a story inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell.

Olafur Eliasson discusses the act of "seeing yourself seeing."

Curator Rudolf Frieling on installation artist and filmmaker Anthony McCall; Assistant Curator Apsara DiQuinzio on the room-sized installations of Felix Schramm; Jay Fisher on "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor"; new writing from the students of 826 Valencia.

Artist Ann Hamilton, visitors, and SFMOMA staff give a behind-the-scenes look at bringing Hamilton’s indigo blue (1991/2007) to SFMOMA. Exhibition co-organizer Carol Squiers discusses the photographs of Martin Munkacsi.

Artist Ann Hamilton on the conception of her installation work "indigo blue" (1991/2007)

Timelapse photography traces the three-week installation of Ann Hamilton's "indigo blue" (1991/2007) (1991/2007)

Bay Area photographer Henry Wessel on capturing images from the road.

Painter Brice Marden discusses the inspiration, process and technique behind his 1989-91 work "Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge)".

SFMOMA's March 2007 Artcast spotlights video artist Sylvie Blocher, SECA artists Sarah Cain and Amy Franceschini, and new music from Los Angeles band Hecuba.

SFMOMA's February 2007 Artcast spotlights artists of the Bay Area: SECA Art Award recipients Kota Ezawa and Leslie Shows; photographer Henry Wessel; pianist Sarah Cahill's performance of composer Morton Feldman's "For Philip Guston," with the story of Feldman and Guston narrated by poet and art critic Bill Berkson.

SFMOMA's December 2006 Artcast spotlights textile designer Alexander Girard; the video works of Jane and Louise Wilson and Fikret Atay; Youth Speaks poet Michelle Lee on the work of Anselm Kiefer; the voices of visitors to "Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth".

Exhibition Curator Michael Auping with an overview of "Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth"

Michael Auping discusses Anselm Kiefer's painting "Man in the Forest" (1971)

Michael Auping discusses Anselm Kiefer's painting "Resurrexit" (1973)

Michael Auping discusses Anselm Kiefer's painting "Quaternity" (1973)

Michael Auping discusses Anselm Kiefer's painting "The Hierarchy of Angels" (1985-87)

Michael Auping discusses Anselm Kiefer's studio complex and the enormous scale on which he works.

Michael Auping on the painting "Osiris and Isis" (1985-87)

Concluding remarks on "Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth" by exhibition curator Michael Auping.

SFMOMA's November 2006 Artcast features exhibition curator Michael Auping on "Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth"; Youth Speaks poets on the work of Jeff Koons and Phil Collins; Deborah Luster on her photographs of inmates in the Louisiana prison system; a whirlwind recap of SFMOMA Scavengers.

SFMOMA's September 2006 Artcast features architecture firm Jensen & Macy, winners of the SFMOMA Sculpture Garden competition. Art historian Patricia Albers tells the story of Tina Modotti and Edward Weston. Sculptor Robert Arneson on the allure of clay. Local sound artists Matmos with an ode to Matthew Barney. British artist Joshua Sofaer previews "SFMOMA Scavengers".

SFMOMA's September 2006 Artcast features architecture firm Jensen & Macy, winners of the SFMOMA Sculpture Garden competition. Art historian Patricia Albers tells the story of Tina Modotti and Edward Weston. Sculptor Robert Arneson on the allure of clay. Local sound artists Matmos with an ode to Matthew Barney. British artist Joshua Sofaer previews "SFMOMA Scavengers".

Art historian Patricia Albers narrates a downloadable guide to "Mexico as Muse: Tina Modotti & Edward Weston," on view at SFMOMA through January 2, 2006.

SFMOMA's August 2006 Artcast juxtaposes two different views of postwar Japan: those of photographer Shomei Tomatsu and American Matthew Barney. British artist Joshua Sofaer previews "SFMOMA Scavengers"; jazz musician Dmitri Matheny with a new composition; more writing by students at 826 Valencia; visitors on Matthew Barney.

Stop 20 on the "Matthew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT" podcast audio tour describes "DRAWING RESTRAINT 14," a drawing located just below SFMOMA's 5th floor sky bridge. It is the trace of a performance by Matthew Barney, which took place at the Museum just before the opening of the exhibition. This audio tour is a production of Antenna Audio, Inc.

Stop 21 on the "Mattew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT" podcast audio tour describes the concepts behind DRAWING RESTRAINT 1-6 and 10-13. It includes commentary by Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. This audio tour is produced by Antenna Audio, Inc.

Stop 22 on the "Mattew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT" podcast audio tour describes the Path, a central concept behind the "DRAWING RESTRAINT" series. It includes commentary by Matthew Barney, in which he describes the impact of his athletic experiences on his art-making practice. This audio tour is produced by Antenna Audio, Inc.

Stop 23 on the "Mattew Barney: DRAWING RESTRAINT" podcast audio tour describes the concepts behind DRAWING RESTRAINT 7, made in 1993. It includes commentary by Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. This audio tour is produced by Antenna Audio, Inc.