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Amy Trachtenberg on the Milpitas BART platform during the installation of her new work, “Ecstatic Voyaging.”
Posted inCulture

S.F. artist goes underground with ‘ecstatic’ BART art installation

Laura Pall by Laura Paull July 1, 2021July 7, 2021
"Chai," a new musical sculpture by Richard Deutsch, towers over the courtyard at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto.
Posted inCulture

Palo Alto JCC unveils ‘mind-blowing’ musical sculpture by Richard Deutsch

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 16, 2021June 17, 2021
The statue "Falcon Boy" by Fritz von Graevenitz has been permanently removed from public display at St. Mary's College. (Photo/Vanessa Ramirez)
Posted inCulture

Statue by Nazi artist no longer on display at St. Mary’s College

by Gabriel Greschler May 18, 2021May 19, 2021
expressionist painting of a fox
Posted inWorld

Germany sets precedent in return of painting sold as owner fled Nazis

by Toby Axelrod and JTA May 4, 2021
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will review 12 artworks in its collection for possible links to Nazi looting. (Graphic/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inCulture

Investigation: San Francisco museums may hold Nazi-looted art

by Gabriel Greschler April 30, 2021May 7, 2021
Left: This 18th-century porcelain figurine of the commedia dell'arte character Capitan Spaventa owned by the Kaumheimers and lost for 64 years can be seen at the Legion of Honor. (Photo/Courtesy Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco); Right:
Janet Reves with her mom, Margaret Kaplan, in 2018.
Posted inCulture

S.F. family’s Nazi-looted porcelain figurines returned, gifted to Legion of Honor

by Gabriel Greschler April 30, 2021April 29, 2021
Vic and Linda Milhoan explore “Levi Strauss: A History of American Style” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/Forward-Sarah Brown)
Posted inCulture

Contemporary Jewish Museum welcomes back in-person guests

by Sarah Brown and Forward April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Two pieces of digital art by the street artist fnnch: On the left, an NFT auctioned off as part of a star-studded virtual seder. On the right: Its twin, which was hidden in an online profile as afikomen during the seder.
Posted inCulture

Matzah ‘NFT’ digital art fetches $4,200 in charity auction

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 31, 2021April 1, 2021
Artist Naomie Kremer giving a virtual tour of her painting exhibit “Embodiment” at Modernism in San Francisco, which closed temporarily due to the pandemic.
Posted inCulture

Our Pandemic Year: Artists faced a choice — pivot or perish

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 15, 2021October 15, 2024
From "Prayer for Burnt Forests" by Julie Weitz, 2021, which will soon be featured at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Photo/Aaron Farley)
Posted inCulture

Contemporary Jewish Museum plans to reopen April 17

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 3, 2021March 4, 2021

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