Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Last chance to see Nick Cave in SF this weekend! Then it moves to Arizona, then L.A., then Seattle… Touring schedule here: http://bit.ly/Hj7K0

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YBCA presents the largest scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist, Nick Cave, featuring forty of his Soundsuits—multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when the sculptures are worn. ...
Magdalen
Magdalen
Good show!
Christopher Schroeder

Christopher Schroeder I had a GREAT time seeing Objectified in your screening room. Thanks for the great programming!

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Thanks! Yeah, Objectified was a big hit with a lot of folks. We're looking forward to seeing what Gary Hustwit has planned for the third part of his design trilogy.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Apropos of Madoff etc. "The Smart Guys" piece plastered over the LACMA homepage is hilarious:

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Interact with the Artists
When: Sat, Jul 18: 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Artists InSight: Leslie Shows Sun, Jul 19: 2:00 – 3:00 pm: Artists InSight: Odili Donald Odita Thu, Jul 23: 6:30 – 7:30 pm: Artists InSi...
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Time:2:00PM Saturday, July 18th
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When: Sat, Jul 18 – Thu, Jul 30, 2009 What: Wallworks Open Studio YBCA presents Wallworks the highly anticipated curatorial debut of Betti-Sue Hertz, YBCA’s new director o...
Host:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Time:2:00PM Saturday, July 18th
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Viewer Discretion Advised!!
When: Thu, Jul 16: 7:30 pm Fri, Jul 17: 7:30 pm What: Graphic Sexual Horror By Anna Lorentzon and Barbara Bell Graphic Sexual Horror takes a freaky peek behind the terrif...
Host:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Time:7:30PM Thursday, July 16th
Location:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts A great Brooklyn spot is now online: Pierogi 2000 put their entire *humongous* flat files gallery on the web: http://tr.im/pKnh

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Art by more than 900 artists from the Pierogi Gallery Flat Files
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Btw, for good flat files in SF check out Triple Base on 24th St http://tr.im/pKnm — Got any other tips on local flat file galleries?
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Objectified tickets are disappearing quick, esp evening screenings. Snag your tickets here: http://tr.im/iKbh

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Tickets are available for sale online until 24 hours before the event. Please visit or call our Box Office at 415.978.2787 (ARTS) for tickets to this event.
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Jul 14, Jul 15 & Jul 23
When: Tue, Jul 14: 7:30 pm: La Ciénaga Wed, Jul 15: 7:30 pm: The Headless Woman Thu, Jul 23: 7:30 pm: The Holy Girl What: Holy Girls and Headless Women: The Films of...
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Time:7:30PM Tuesday, July 14th
Location:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room
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And Lucrecia Martel will be at the Tue & Wed screenings. Come meet the New Argentine Cinema pioneer in person!
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Objectified starts screening at YBCA today. But for a quirkier take on object culture/history, check out the Oobject blog http://tr.im/pC3R

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Todays welding is a long way removed from the video included here of forge welding at the beginning of the 20th century., where dissimilar metals were headed and beaten together with hammers. State of ...
Paula
Paula
when you head metals do you become a metalhead?
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When you beat with hammers do you become an MC?
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts There's an ATM machine sitting in our lobby from Big Idea night. It's just there. Is it some kind of artistic intervention, or what?

Brandy
Brandy
have you tried putting a soundsuit on the ATM machine? Who knows what might happen!
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It would blow your mind, that's what would happen! Let's run this by Nick…
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts We're accepting applications for volunteer artist assistants for our Wallworks exhibition. Interested? See here: http://tr.im/ppm6

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), the contemporary multidisciplinary arts center in San Francisco's arts district, is preparing for an exciting upcoming exhibition Wallworks. Eight internationally ...
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When: Thu, Jul 9: 7:30 pm Fri, Jul 10: 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm Sat, Jul 11: 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm What: Until the Light Takes Us By Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell We are plunged in...
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Time:7:30PM Thursday, July 9th
Location:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room
La Monistat

La Monistat GAY PRIDE GAY PRIDE GAY PRIDE TUESDAY!!!

CHASER IS GOING TO HIT YOU WITH SOMETHING BIG SOMETHING FABULOUS AND SOMETHING VERYVERY VERY GAY IN THE PINT SIZE FIRECRACKER BEAUTY!!

ONGINA from RuPauls drag Race

also Starring
MuthaChucka
Dean Disaster
Honey Mahogany
Jazizi Cappuccino starring as Chinatown Hilton
Miss Rhani
and More!!

Door Hog Andres La Bear
$10 Cover Charge
2 for 1 Drink Specials

CHASER
THE ENDUP
401 6th Street @ Harrisson SF,CA
DJ LA MONISTAT
DJ DANN EDMOND
$10
9PM - LATE

Redbull and Saylor Jerry Promotions!

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Of COURSE at the Endup. Sounds like it's gonna be a crazy night!
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Interesting counterpoint to YBCA's Soundsuits exhibition: 18th c. Samurai suits on display at the Asian Art Museum: http://tr.im/p5Ww

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Asian Art Museum Blog - Blogging Asian Art and Culture
Victoria
Victoria
That's what i'm talking about.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Sad news. Unfortunately we're going to have to cancel our screenings of Jeanne Dielman scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday! Sorry any inconvenience everyone. We'll let you know as soon as we reschedule!

Carolyn
Carolyn
NO!!!!!!!!!!
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If it's of any comfort, the screening is postponed due to a shipping error, so we'll have the film in hand soon enough. We'll have that screening yet!
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Okay, the Jeanne Dielman screening has been rescheduled for Aug 1 & 2.
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Thanks to Eboni Senai for these great clips of artists at our Nick Cave show. Keep an eye out for her "see.think.dance" documentary.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts In case you missed it, want to relive it, or even if you just want to witness a man attempting and failing to moon the camera...check out Beth Spotswoods' take on Big Idea Night at SF Appeal.

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Once again, brilliant videographer Beth Hondl and I hit the town so you don't have to. Last weekend was the YBCA's Big Idea Party, a free event which was packed with artsy types, much like ourselves. It ...
Bonniebrooke
Bonniebrooke
& it was FREE
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts “You'll never look at your next toothbrush in quite the same way after watching this astute, elegant inquiry into the purpose and process of industrial design…” – Entertainment Weekly

Who knew a toothbrush could be so complex? Apparently Gary Hustwit. The director of Helvetica offers up his latest, Objectified, in a limited SF theatrical run here at YBCA next week. Tickets on sale now.

23 screenings over 5 days!
Location:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room
Time:1:00PM Wednesday, June 24th
Kathryn
Kathryn
i have been waitng for this! (i teach a design in society course :-)
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Awesome! And just FYI teachers and students get $2 off the general admission price!
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts If you tried unsuccessfully to buy tickets at ybca.org today, we've fixed the problem. Online ticketing is available once again.

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Painting directly on the museum walls?? Concerts in the galleries?? A Summer arts festival?? MORE PARTIES?? What is going on?!?! We'll let you find out for yourselves when we post our 09/10 season tonight on our website. Check. it. out. It's awesome. And we ain't just saying that.

Source: www.ybca.org
San Francisco's premier contemporary art center presenting films, performance and visual art - Located three blocks from Union Square, Downtown
Elaine
Elaine
I'm sure it's awesome!
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Innit though!
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is still recovering from the madness that was Big Idea Night. The glamour, the music, the costumes, the food! Thanks everyone for making it a very memorable night!

Laurel
Laurel
Yes! Now I have no excuses for not visiting more often!
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Strong move!
La Monistat

La Monistat THANK YOU ALL FOR AN AMAZING NIGHT! AS A HOSTESS I COULDNT HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING MORE!

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And you were QUITE the hostess!
Melina

Melina awesome party!

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Woo!
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts RSVP list is full for this Saturday night, but we'll probably have room for plenty of extra folks all night, esp. after 11pm, so come on over! http://tr.im/ns5S

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Honey Soundsystem; Tattoos by Philip Milic and Andrew Mann; Nick Cave Exhibition7:30 pm–3 am: Mission Street Food Taco Truck and Food Market9 pm–midnight: Trash Trailers Fest (Film); Through Future Eyes ...
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Only 3 days left before the mayhem of Big Idea Night hits our galleries. Prepare yourself by getting familiar with the menu for the Mission Street Food taco truck...yummm.

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Tickets are available for sale online until 24 hours before the event. Please visit or call our Box Office at 415.978.2787 (ARTS) for tickets to this event.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Inglorious Bastards (the original) this Fri & Sun—Gotta admire a film so tuff & violent it inspires a Tarantino remake: http://tr.im/mHX4

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Tickets are available for sale online until 24 hours before the event. Please visit or call our Box Office at 415.978.2787 (ARTS) for tickets to this event.
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23 screenings over 5 days!
When: Wed, Jun 24 – Sat, Jun 27: 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm Sun, Jun 28: 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm What: The fascinating new film by the director of HELVE...
Host:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Time:1:00PM Wednesday, June 24th
Location:Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room