Exhibitions in San Francisco
August 2025
August 2025 at a glance: 3 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 4 more were on view across the city.
Opened in August
Rooted in Place: California Native Art26 Augde Young Museum
Art, ceremony and land among the Karuk, Yurok, Hupa, Tolowa, Tsnungwe and Wiyot peoples of northwestern California, with new commissions by contemporary artists.
Arts of Indigenous America26 Augde Young Museum
The biggest reinstallation of the Indigenous American collection in 20 years: four galleries on 'Relationship to Place', developed with Native scholars and communities.
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON30 Augde Young Museum · Free
Two custom cars by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Rose B. Simpson, painted with Pueblo pottery designs, fill Wilsey Court against a vast geometric backdrop.
Was on view in August
Olafur Eliasson: One-way colour tunnelto 4 OctSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
Last chance: walk through Eliasson's arched tunnel of prismatic colour on Floor 5 before it closes on 4 October.
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Familyto 6 Decde Young Museum
Boldly coloured paintings by Mathias Kauage and his family, charting Papua New Guinea's changes before and after independence in 1975.
Table Mannersto 9 MaySan Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
A design show on how objects shape the way we eat, and how dining becomes a communal and cultural experience.
Shepard Fairey Mural: Frida Kahloto 9 JulMinnesota Street Project · Free
Shepard Fairey's outdoor Frida Kahlo mural, made alongside his Toyroom Gallery show Fractured, on Indiana Street at 1231 25th St.
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