Contemporary art

Our youngest collecting area covers all media and geographies, reflecting the diversity of global contemporary art practices.

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Photograph of man in white shirt on the right, facing a black statue on a white pedestal on the left, against a white background.

Photograph of man in white shirt on the right, facing a black statue on a white pedestal on the left, against a white background.

5 Works to Know by Artist and Filmmaker Isaac Julien

Get to know some of Isaac Julien’s groundbreaking film and video installation works from the past 25 years.

How Leilah Babirye’s Sculptures Celebrate African Art + Queer Identity

Bay Area artists and art historians on Leilah Babirye: We Have a History.

By Kristen Stain, artist and designer; Ivy Mills, lecturer in the history of art, UC Berkeley; Salimatu Amabebe, chef and multimedia artist

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Meet Bay Area Artist Clare Rojas

The artist on her love of San Francisco, how she communicates through art, and how painting never goes as planned (but that’s what makes it exciting).

By Shaquille Heath, writer

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The Fearless Art Practice of Leilah Babirye

Learn about Leilah Babirye’s artistic practice and journey as an artist.

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