Opinion How to talk about Nazi-looted art — and how not to: An exchange An exhibit at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, “Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art,” examines the Nazis’ theft of masterworks from the… By Andrew Silow-Carroll, Ben Sales, JTA Nov 1, 2021
Art Feminist icon Judy Chicago gets first retrospective at de Young Judy Chicago — whose immense body of work draws on overlooked women’s history and the tragedy of the recent Jewish past — is having yet another moment.… By PJ Grisar, Forward Nov 1, 2021
Cultured Bay Area in-person performances mark a step back to normal “Cultured” is a new column by Culture Editor Andrew Esensten with his recommendations of new and noteworthy events in the community. According… By Andrew Esensten Oct 26, 2021
Philanthropy Koret Foundation to give $2M to local arts, cultural orgs The San Francisco-based, Jewish-founded Koret Foundation has committed $2 million in grants to a dozen Bay Area arts organizations. The grants, announced… By J. Staff Oct 12, 2021
Art Oakland illustrator helps locals remember homes lost in wildfires Last year, Oakland illustrator Meg Adler drew 73 black and white ink drawings of homes as they stood before being destroyed in California’s devastating… By Andrew Esensten Sep 15, 2021
Philanthropy Goldmans fund gleaming new arts center for East Palo Alto youth What if we started with a blank sheet of paper and asked East Palo Alto youth, what do you want? That’s the question John and Marcia Goldman posed to the… By Liz Harris Sep 2, 2021
Art Court blocks removal of WPA-era murals at UCSF — for now A judge has issued a restraining order to block, for now, the removal of historic murals at UCSF painted in the 1930s by renowned Jewish artist Bernard… By J. Staff Aug 26, 2021
Art Riffing on Leonard Cohen at CJM Tracking Leonard Cohen’s peripatetic trail around the world while researching her magisterial Cohen biography “I’m Your Man” inevitably led Sylvie Simmons… By Andrew Gilbert Jul 23, 2021
Culture CJM taps longtime SFMOMA staffer to be new executive director At the conclusion of its monthslong, nationwide search for a new executive director, the Contemporary Jewish Museum has selected a local museum leader —… By Andrew Esensten Jul 21, 2021