Dawoud Bey An American Project Since the 1970s, Dawoud Bey has used his camera to document communi­ties that have largely remained underrepresented or even unseen, through tender and direct portrayals of Black subjects both on the street and in the studio.

Thought Pieces 1970s Photographs by Lew Thomas, Donna-Lee Phillips, and Hal Fischer Active in San Francisco in the 1970s and early ‘80s, the three artists featured in this exhibition explored the relationship between photography and language.

Elemental Calder This exhibition explores the way the natural world, such as the movement of the sea and the swaying of the wind, provided subject matter and inspiration for many of Alexander Calder’s mobiles.

David Park A Retrospective David Park’s boldly executed 1950s Bay Area Figurative canvases form the heart of this exhibition encompassing the arc of his career, from tightly controlled paintings from the 1930s to final works on paper from 1960.

David Park and His Circle The Drawing Sessions In the 1950s, David Park and his artistic circle held weekly figure drawing sessions. A selection of graphite, ink, and gouache drawings, featuring male and female models, reveal the dynamic and experimental nature of these meetings.

Julie Mehretu HOWL, eon (I, II) Julie Mehretu’s HOWL, eon (I, II) (2017) is an expansive exploration of the American West — its transcendent landscapes and violent colonial history.

Open Ended Painting and Sculpture, 1900 to Now This presentation of masterworks and experimental pieces from SFMOMA’s collection of painting and sculptures explores themes that have shaped the history of modern art from the early twentieth century to our own time.

Pop, Minimal, and Figurative Art This exhibition of works from the 1960s and beyond features Pop and Minimal artists, as well as the work of key figures exploring the human form as subject.

Approaching American Abstraction This exhibition of selected American artists explores the diverse approaches to abstraction developed since 1950.