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Welcome Fall/Winter 2017 18 See (and hear)

1 Welcome Fall/Winter See (and hear) art in a whole new way free at sfmoma.org/app

Select Exhibitions Floor 1 Julie Mehretu Ongoing A commission comprising two large-scale abstract paintings that explore

Floor 2 Floor 3 Nam June Paik In Character Through Jan 1, 2018 An exhibition exploring Paik s pioneering career through

Walker Evans Through Feb 4, 2018 A major Walker Evans retrospective focused on his love of the American vernacular, or

Alexander Calder Scaling Up Oct 21, 2017 Aug 2018 Illuminating the small-scale and surprisingly tactile beginnings of

2 Select Exhibitions Floor 1 Julie Mehretu Ongoing A commission comprising two large-scale abstract paintings that explore the transformations of the Western landscape, from manifest destiny to the rise of global technology. Floor 2 Floor 3 Nam June Paik In Character Through Jan 1, 2018 An exhibition exploring Paik s pioneering career through rarely seen video sculptures and drawings, featuring major gifts and acquisitions from the artist s estate. Walker Evans Through Feb 4, 2018 A major Walker Evans retrospective focused on his love of the American vernacular, or the language of everyday life found in roadside attractions, postcards, and storefronts across the country. Alexander Calder Scaling Up Oct 21, 2017 Aug 2018 Illuminating the small-scale and surprisingly tactile beginnings of Calder s most substantial artworks, this exhibition examines how he transformed handmade models into monumental sculptures. Includes works from the Fisher Collection.

Floor 4 Edvard Munch Between the Clock and the Bed Through Oct 9 These 44 technically daring and profoundly human

Robert Rauschenberg Erasing the Rules Nov 18, 2017 Mar 25, 2018 A retrospective of more than 150 artworks celebrating

of empathy, communication, and performance, offering insight into the work of Standardized Patients actors trained to

3 Floor 4 Edvard Munch Between the Clock and the Bed Through Oct 9 These 44 technically daring and profoundly human compositions by Edvard Munch examine art, love, mortality, and the ravages of time. Robert Rauschenberg Erasing the Rules Nov 18, 2017 Mar 25, 2018 A retrospective of more than 150 artworks celebrating Rauschenberg s collaborative working processes and continual experimentation with materials, from photographs to a vat of bubbling mud. New Work Kerry Tribe Oct 7, 2017 Feb 25, 2018 A video installation, commissioned by SFMOMA, that explores questions of empathy, communication, and performance, offering insight into the work of Standardized Patients actors trained to portray patients as part of medical training. Floor 5 Side by Side Dual Portraits of Artists Through Dec 3 Portraits of artist pairs and what they reveal about individual artists and the relationships between them. Includes works from the Fisher Collection.

Louise Bourgeois Spiders Oct 7, 2017 Sept 4, 2018 Dark and compelling spider sculptures from intimate to

Floor 6 Noguchi s Playscapes Through Nov 26 Revisiting 40 years of the sculptor s designs of public spaces for

Designed in California Jan 27 May 27, 2018 An exhibition exploring California as a magnet for designers seeking to

Floor 7 Soundtracks Through Jan 1, 2018 An exhibition of sound sculpture, video, and performance works made since

4 Louise Bourgeois Spiders Oct 7, 2017 Sept 4, 2018 Dark and compelling spider sculptures from intimate to monumental in scale. Includes works from the Fisher Collection. Floor 6 Noguchi s Playscapes Through Nov 26 Revisiting 40 years of the sculptor s designs of public spaces for play and engagement. Designed in California Jan 27 May 27, 2018 An exhibition exploring California as a magnet for designers seeking to change the world, from the rise of personal computers to digital interfaces and designs for social impact. Floor 7 Soundtracks Through Jan 1, 2018 An exhibition of sound sculpture, video, and performance works made since 2000, exploring sound in relation to architectural space. Soundtracks spans all of Floor 7 and features works on multiple floors as well as a walk outside the museum (see icons on the reverse of this visitor guide). A printed guide to the exhibition is available on Floors 1 and 7.

5 Good to Know Welcome to SFMOMA! We hope you enjoy our exhibitions, including gems from the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection. Hours Open Fri Tues 10 a.m. 5 p.m. and Thurs until 9 p.m. Closed Wed. See website for Museum Store and dining hours. Members Visit for Free! Apply the value of up to two of today s tickets to a membership and enjoy free admission, 10% off at the Museum Store, and more! Inquire at the Membership Desk on Floor 2, call , or visit sfmoma.org/join. Gallery Guidelines + Please do not touch the art. + Personal, noncommercial photography/video recording is allowed (except where marked). No flashes, tripods, or selfie sticks. + No eating, drinking, or cellphone conversations in the galleries. + All bags must be carried by hand below the waist or worn on the front of the body. + No smoking or vaping in the museum or on the outdoor terraces. + Lost and Found: Visit the Information Desk. Accessibility Ask us about accessibility services. On-loan wheelchairs, strollers, and cane seats are available at Coat Check on Floors 1 and 2. Premier Sponsor Printed on paper made with 100% postconsumer waste. Select exhibition image credits (by floor): 1) Julie Mehretu, Untitled, 2017 (detail); commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, gift of Helen and Charles Schwab; photo: Tom Powel Imaging, Inc. 2) Nam June Paik, Self-Portrait, 2005; collection SFMOMA, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions. 3) Walker Evans, Allie Mae Burroughs, Wife of a Cotton Sharecropper, Hale County, Alabama, 1936; private collection; and Alexander Calder, Maquette for Slender Ribs, 1962; the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection. 4) Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait: Between the Clock and the Bed, ; Munch Museum, Oslo; and Robert Rauschenberg, Persimmon, 1964; collection Jean-Christophe Castelli; and Kerry Tribe, Standardized Artwork illustrations: Adam Simpson. Patient, 2017 (production still); courtesy the artist and 1301PE, Los Angeles. 5) David Hockney, Shirley Goldfarb + Gregory Masurovsky, 1974; the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and Louise Bourgeois, Spider, 2003; gift of Helen and Charles Schwab through The Art Supporting Foundation. 6) Isamu Noguchi, U.S. Pavilion Expo 70, 1968; The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York; photo: courtesy Kevin Noble; and IDEO, Method card, 2003 (detail); photo: Don Ross. 7) Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Sphere Packing: Wagner, 2013; courtesy the artist and bitforms gallery; photo: Oliver Santana.Oslo. 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA sfmoma.org

1 Julie Mehretu 1 Entrance at Minna Street Ongoing Soundtracks Red School + After-Hours Programs Parking Garage (No access from SFMOMA) AT O M AS T Main Museum Store Bike Parking AS T N Coat Check

6 1 Julie Mehretu 1 Entrance at Minna Street Ongoing Soundtracks Red School + After-Hours Programs Parking Garage (No access from SFMOMA) AT O M AS T Main Museum Store Bike Parking AS T N Coat Check Stairs to Entrance at Howard Street M IN N 1 Continue up to tickets + galleries on Floor 2 TH Theater IRD T S Silver: Floors 2 7 DS Accessible from Howard Street or Floor 2 T Richard Serra, Sequence R Fine Dining O W A Red: Floors 1 2 In Situ H Entrance at Third Street

Art of California Through Feb 5, 2018 3 Nam June Paik Red In Character Through Jan 1, 2018 2 2 Education Center 4 Between Two Worlds Coat Check Open Ended Painting and Sculpture since 1900 Entrance

7 Art of California Through Feb 5, Nam June Paik Red In Character Through Jan 1, Education Center 4 Between Two Worlds Coat Check Open Ended Painting and Sculpture since 1900 Entrance at Howard Street Silver Soundtracks 2 Membership Desk Tickets Paul Klee Gallery 3 Information Desk 4 Satellite Museum Store Audio device rentals are available on Floor 2, near the Membership and Ticketing desks. Charging Station

8 3 6 Alexander Calder Scaling Up Oct 21, 2017 August 2018 Sculpture Terrace 5 Walker Evans Silver Living Wall 6 Sculpture Terrace 5 5 Sightglass Coffee Bar Study Center By Appointment Graphic Design Gallery Center for Photography

9 4 9 New Work Kerry Tribe Oct 7, 2017 Feb 25, 2018 Silver 8 Approaching American Abstraction White Box Ellsworth Kelly Galleries Approaching 7 Edvard Munch American Between the Clock Abstraction and the Bed 8 Through Oct 9 9 Robert Rauschenberg 7 Erasing the Rules Nov 18, 2017 Mar 25, 2018 Sculpture Terrace Agnes Martin Gallery

10 5 Cafe 5 13 Louise Bourgeois Spiders Restaurant Oct 7, 2017 Sept 4, 2018 Silver 12 Walter De Maria Surface Waves 11 Side by Side Sculpture Garden Dual Portraits of Artists Through Dec 3 10 Pop, Minimal, and Figurative Art Soundtracks Dan Flavin Gallery Oculus Bridge Andy Warhol Galleries Chuck Close Gallery 12

German Art after 1960 Soundtracks Silver 15 6

11 15 14 Noguchi s Playscapes Through Nov 26 Designed in California Jan 27 May 27, 2018 German Art after 1960 Soundtracks Silver Gerhard Richter Galleries Anselm Kiefer Galleries

12 16 Soundtracks Through Jan 1, 2018 Soundtracks spans Floor 7 and features works on multiple floors; see icons on each floor plan for locations of specific works. 16 Sculpture Terrace 7 Silver Conservation By Appointment Internal walls may differ due to exhibition rotations. Map and illustrations not to scale.

Welcome. Spring See (and hear) art in a whole new way free at sfmoma.org/app

Welcome. Spring See (and hear) art in a whole new way free at sfmoma.org/app Welcome Spring 2018 See (and hear) art in a whole new way free at sfmoma.org/app Select Exhibitions Floor 1 Julie Mehretu HOWL, eon (I, II) Ongoing A commission comprising two large-scale abstract paintings