The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) kicks off its summer calendar of exhibitions, events and programs with two exciting, free community experiences. To celebrate Pride Month, SFMOMA will be free and open to all on Saturday, June 29. Discover seven gallery floors of art, including awe-inspiring works by LGBTQ+ artists. Among the exhibitions currently on view are Zanele Muholi: Eye Me, Art of Noise and Creative Growth: The House That Art Built.
Kara Walker’s Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)*, located in the museum’s free ground floor Roberts Family Gallery, will open to the public starting at 10 a.m. on July 1, with a special community opening reception to follow from 4–6 p.m. that day. The fascinating installation is Walker’s most ambitious public project to date and features a field of automatons trapped in a never-ending cycle of ritual and struggle. Situated within an energetically charged field of black obsidian from Mt. Konocti in Lake County, California—a volcanic glass with deep spiritual properties—Walker’s automatons evoke wonder, reflection, respite, and hope. This free public opening reception will include a cash bar.
*Full Exhibition Title:
Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)
A Respite for the Weary Time-Traveler.
Featuring a Rite of Ancient Intelligence Carried out by The Gardeners
Toward the Continued Improvement of the Human Specious
by Kara E-Walker
Free Community Day in Celebration of Pride Month
Saturday, June 29, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Kara Walker’s Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) Opening Reception
Monday, July 1, 4–6 p.m.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
HOW:
Reserve free tickets in advance at tickets.sfmoma.org
Reserve free tickets in advance for Kara Walker’s opening reception at https://www.sfmoma.org/event/opening-reception-kara-walker/
More information about visiting SFMOMA at sfmoma.org/visit
MORE:
Learn more about San Francisco’s Pride Celebration and the 20th Annual Trans March.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
