by Elisabeth Pinio
A black and white painting of HIroshi Sugimoto at the De Young Museum
Hiroshi Sugimoto, famed for his memorable black-and-white photographs exploring themes of time, memory, dreams and history is holding an exhibition at De Young Museum in San Francisco.
With a large-format camera, Sugimoto produces powerful, detailed images with saturated with light and space. The first major study of his work, the exhibition includes Dioramas, depictions of natural history; Movie Theaters, architectural images of cinemas; and Sea of Buddha, photographs of Buddhist sculptures.
This exhibition began July 14 and will continue through September 30. Hurry or you’ll miss the opportunity to view Sugimoto’s artistic brilliance. De Young Museum is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, in San Francisco’s legendary Golden Gate Park.
Star-studded performance to benefit local AIDS service agencies
The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation (REAF) will hold one of their “Help is on the Way” performance events to raise money for Bay Area AIDS service provider agencies-Aguilas, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Maitri, STOP AIDS Project and Vital Life Services, Oakland.
This event will feature performances by Lucy Lawless, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Phoebe Snow, Shaun Cassidy, Joey McIntyre and B.D. Wong.
Help is on the Way XIII will take place Sunday, August 5, at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. For tickets call (415) 273-1620. For more information, visit www.reaf.org.
Metaphors as Possible Solutions, community screening by El Grito de la Mision
El Grito de la Mision welcomes the public to celebrate the premiere of M.A.P.S: Metaphors as Possible Solutions. Southern Exposure’s Artists in Education Program presents their 12th Annual Mission Voices Summer, a summer collaboration program involving several local organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco. M.A.P.S. is a film project encouraging youth to explore San Francisco neighborhoods and each other, while learning to create imagery and address social issues, on both a local and global scale.
Students create collaborative projects referencing a variety of film genres, which supports community building and allows the students to creatively express themselves.
The screening of M.A.P.S.: Metaphors as Possible Solutions will take place at the Roxie New College Film Center on Saturday, August 18, at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
World-class pianist Jorge Federico Osorio comes to the Bay Area
San José’s Mexican Heritage Plaza and the Steinway Society the Bay Area proudly present internationally prominent pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, from Mexico City. He will perform famous classical pieces by Mexican composer Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar, Spanish composer Enrique Granados, and French/Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.
This historic event will take place at the Mexican Heritage Plaza on Saturday, September 8, at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $50 for VIP, which include a post-concert reception with the artist, $15 for individual tickets and $35 for a family or group of four. Groups may add individual tickets, each additional ticket for $10. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 800-MHC-VIVA or (408) 928-5500, or visit www.mhcviva.org or Steinway Society the Bay Area, www.steinwaythebayarea.com.
