SFMOMA: Eternal Last Breath
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer discusses Last Breath (2012), a mechanical sculpture that captures the breath of a given person in an imperfect attempt to retain their presence even after they have passed […]
SFMOMA: Future Flying Cities
Argentinian artist and architect Tomas Saraceno discusses his installation at SFMOMA, Stillness in Motion—Cloud Cities (2016). He describes how the piece illustrates his vision of “future flying cities” built in […]
SFMOMA: Alica McCarthy
Artist Alicia McCarthy explains why she decided to reserve space in her 2017 SECA Art Award presentation at SFMOMA for work by the late Aaron Curry, known on the street […]
SFMOMA: Boiler Room Symphony
Artist Bill Fontana takes us to the source of his SFMOMA-commissioned sound installation Sonic Shadows (2010): the museum’s boiler room.
Artist Cribs: Hung Liu
Chinese-American painter Hung Liu takes us inside her Oakland studio where we get a glimpse at colorful works in progress. She shows us her table of catalogs used to reflect […]
SFMOMA: Photos From Adult Film Sets
Photographer Larry Sultan considers his series The Valley (1997–2003), for which he made pictures of ordinary homes that were used as sets for pornographic films.
SFMOMA: Absurd Thoughts
In her Brooklyn studio, Dana Schutz imagines the moment when a painting becomes “more than just material, and more than just a picture.” She describes how her paintings begin as […]
SFMOMA: Robert Frank
In this rare interview, photographer Robert Frank discusses his seminal book The Americans (1958). He reflects on specific images from the series and gives insight into his process at the […]
SFMOMA: Photography is Not the Truth
Artist John Baldessari had an epiphany that led him from painting to photography and deeply informed his notorious sense of humor and visual style. He went on to challenge the […]
SFMOMA: Discovering Invisible Music
As he creates his unique sound sculptures, artist Bill Fontana finds inspiration in his physical setting and the philosophies of musical composition and found art.