de Young Articles
Jun 7, 2012
The corset looms large in special exhibitions at both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Jean Paul Gaultier, the subject of the de Young's The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk...
Jun 6, 2012
This month, Laurel Roth and Andy Diaz Hope begin their year as
de Young Artist Fellows by setting up a research
studio in the Kimball Education Gallery. Roth and Hope will use this time in the
Artist...
Jun 1, 2012
Tonight,
Friday Nights at the de Young celebrates the history of the dandy from
Oscar Wilde to Jean Paul Gaultier. Whereas
Oscar Wilde’s aesthetic style was derided as too feminine,
Jean Paul Gaultier...
May 31, 2012
This weekend marks your last chance to experience the special exhibition
Arthur Tress: San Francisco 1964
, on view at the de Young until June 3. As book designer and guest blogger Martin...
May 25, 2012
Seven years ago, the de Young hosted its first jazz performance in partnership with
Intersection for the Arts.
Jazz at Intersection at the de Young came about through my relationship with Kevin Chen of...
May 24, 2012
Composer, trumpeter and singer-songwriter Sarah Wilson technically grew up in a vineyard, but her coming of age as a musician took place in New York City. At her first performance as an Artist Fellow at the de Young tomorrow...
May 23, 2012
In celebration of Mary Cassatt’s birthday yesterday, this week’s FRAME|WORK—a weekly blog series highlighting an artwork in the Museums’ permanent collection—features the artist’s penetrating portrait of her mother, Mrs...
May 18, 2012
Recently one of the Museums’ most generous supporters, Dorothy Saxe, purchased a sculpture for the collection in memory of our late director John E. Buchanan. Created by contemporary glass artist Beth Lipman, ...
May 17, 2012
For the past week, Max Fishko and company have been tirelessly converting the Concourse Exhibition Center from a cavernous
abandoned train depot into
artMRKT, San Francisco’s premier contemporary art venue....
May 15, 2012
We are happy to announce the return of Will Work for Art, a series of interviews featuring the incredibly diverse group of people who work here at the Fine Arts Museums! This week, we introduce you to Carrie Cottini, the...