People and Mountains Commonalities
Bay-Area based British artist Richard T. Walker discusses his conceptual sculpture a paradox in distance (2014), included in SFMOMA’s exhibition Soundtracks. In this sound-based work, he meditates on the allure […]
Deeply-Observed Bird Photos
Photographer Barbara Bosworth describes her process of capturing images of birds with her large-format view camera. Recalling time spent gazing out the window as a child, she shares the experience […]
Trailer Park Ruins
Photographer and Los Angeles native Anthony Hernandez takes SFMOMA along on a shoot in the Mojave Desert. He reflects on his tendency to photograph the ‘places people are not looking […]
Purpose of Abstract Painting
From his sprawling studio space and the large moss garden outside his home, artist Brice Marden discusses his approach to abstraction and how paintings can transport viewers to another time […]
Portraits of Iraq War Protesters
Photographer Judith Joy Ross discusses her 2006-7 series Protest the War. She describes capturing people of all ages and backgrounds who were against the U.S. war in Iraq and her […]
Aftermath of Hiroshima
Photographer Kikuji Kawada discusses Chizu (The Map) (1960–65), his series on the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, the Japanese military, and the post–World War II economic boom in Japan.
Iraq Isn’t Just an Empty Desert
Artist Jananne Al-Ani discusses how war reportage has contributed to Western representations of the Middle East as a largely uninhabited desert region.
Attention to Hidden Trauma
Doris Salcedo is a Colombian-born artist who draws from traumatic real-life events such as kidnappings and assassinations to create works that speak to a shared experience.
Border Walls in Tangier
Artist Yto Barrada discusses the complex realities of life in Tangier, a city on the northern coast of Morocco, along the Strait of Gibraltar. Barrada visually explores this subject in […]
Modern-Day Victory Gardens
Amy Franceschini implemented free community garden projects in San Francisco to reintroduce the World War I– and World War II–era concept of “victory gardening” in the contemporary city.
