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Frary 2011

chamr M srJoin us for the second season of our Chamber Music

Series, presented in partnership with San Francisco

Friends of Chamber Music and Classical Revolution

sday, Frary 6, oo2:00 .m.

New Esterhzy Quartet

sday Frary 20, oo2:00 .m.

Revolution Quartet

Programs are free after museum admission. Workshop

space is available on a drop-in basis; space is limited and

rst-come-rst-served. For more information, contact

Andrea Mar tin at 415-750-3531 or amartin@fa msf.org.

Og Day

clrao:Pulp Fashion:

The Art of Isabelle

de Borchgrave

sarday, Frary 5,

11:00 a.m.3:00 .m.

Lgo of Hoor, Gallry 10.

Step into the costumed world

of Isabelle de Borchgrave

with a day of music and art.

pl Faho Workho for chldrnoon3:00 p.m. Ar tist Isabelle de Borchgrave will

lead children in a workshop to tra nsform simple paper

into splendid textiles. For children 612 years old only.

Ora a h MmOpera performed live by sopranos Jennifer Muhawi

and Sibel Demirmen of City Opera SF.

Pulp Fashion

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Frday ngh a h d Yog / Frary 4

blak Hory Moh lrao offrd arrh

wh h Afra Amra Ar ad clr comlx

> th blak Hory Moh lrao pays tribute to the many contributions

of African America ns and features spoken word by devorah major and musicby Lawrence Beaman, who sings African American classi cs, Negro spirituals,

neo-soul, and R&B with a live band and string quartet. The evening also features

a dance and drum performance by Bumpity Thump dance troupe; music by

DJ Mpenzi; live artist demonstrations by Karen Seneferu, Malik Seneferu, and

Nanette Harris; and a variety of fun activities, including collage art, jewelry

making, and hair braiding for all ages with the youth of M o Magic.

> Jo do sharo Walo on a journey through the galleries as she focuseson artistic contributions made by African American ar tists such as Jacob

Lawrence, Aaron Douglas, Henr y Ossawa Tanner, Joshua Johnson, Elizabeth

Catlett, and more. General admission required.Lawr

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Frday ngh a h d Yog / Frary 11

pho A Rla: DYrrao

> Come and celebrate the launch of a new iPhone app, DYrrao: A Jory hrogh h d Yog whFlmmakr--Rd L swo, which offers an inside look at the spac e and the place called the de Young

Museum. The evening includes performances by Shinichi Iova-Koga, Laurie Amat, and The Babatunde Lea Quartet,

with Meklit Hadero as emcee, all ar tists who appear in DYinterpretations.

> Textiles and Costume in Early Central Asian Photographyby Andrew Hale, The Fourth Annual McC oy Jones

Lecture: 7:00 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium. For more information contact tdaly@famsf.org or 415-750-3627.

Frday ngh a h d Yog / Frary 18

Og ngh of Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico

> Live music by Orqa La Modra trad celebrating danzn. From therst note, youll want to jump out of your seat! Orquesta L a Moderna Tradicin

bursts with the sweet yet driving sound of the charanga orchestra, which

features violins and woodwinds interlocking with driving afro-Cuban rhythms.

>Wlom y dgo ommy mmr Ann Marie Sayersand Don Pascual.

Orqa La Modra trad

Photo: Kike Arnal

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Kimball Education Galler y, de YoungArtist is on si te WednesdaysSundays 1:005:00 p.m.,

Fridays, 1:008:45 p.m.

Admission into the gallery is free of charge.

AlaagyDance n Rhythm

Frary 227

clog Ro: Frary 25, 6:008:30 .m.

Dance n Rhythm includes a collection of paintings

and textiles and a video installation. Visitors a re invited

to participate in creating a mixed-media collage that

reects the world of rhythm and dance in N orthernGhana based on the artists compositional sketch. With

tracing sheets, visitors trace the forms and s teps that

make up the drawing and use cardboard, brown paper, and strips of Ghanaian cloth to c reate a relief of the collages

main dancing gures. Paint, newspaper, and other recycled materials will be used for the background and foreground.

Every month the museum invites artists to install and demonstrate their art form at the de Young. This interactive program enables visitors to meetartists and gives the artists an opportunity to work with the public. Artists working in various media are encouraged to apply.

The Artist Studio program is supported by the Fleishhacker Foundation. Thank you to Aveleda Winery for its in-kind support.

For information about Artist Studio, visit our online calendar at www.deyoungmuseum.org, call 415-750-3528, or e-mail cinaba@famsf.org.

AlaagyDance n Rhythm

Frday ngh a h d Yog / Frary 25

A gh farg choola ad ohr clary Gm of h Amra

> Marimba music featuring Aa nmar ad M bllaGamala. Ana Nitmar sings timeless songs with

beautiful arrangements made by Mi Bella Guatemalamarimba ensemble, mostly thriving on simple,

harmonized melody lines and easy-to-follow dance forms

like the bolero, waltz, 6x8, cumbia, and the traditional

Guatemalan son. The marimba sound is warm; its

unmistakable tone of warbling modulations blow through

each song like a soothing tropical breeze.

>caao rao are offered by Victor Mario Zaballa,Evelyn Orantes, and Joaquin Alejandro Newman.

ery Frday ngh Jaary, h Ar sdo/Kmall edao Gallry ad jo o lra Frary Ar--Rd Alaagy allao, Dance n Rhythm.

program ar fr l ohrw od.

Aa nmar ad M blla Gamala

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F Ar Mm of sa FraoFor mor formao ao or

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www.famf.org, all 415-750-7694, or

-mal lrogram@famf.org

Dror of pl program, clral eor ia

Renee Baldocchi 415-750-7634, rbaldocchi@famsf.org

Ar--Rd, collg program

Cynthia Inaba 415-750-3528, cinaba@famsf.org

Ar Fllow, symoa, La bll v a h Lgo

Andrea Martin 415-750-3531, amartin@famsf.org

Frday ngh a h d Yog ad pory

Gregory Stock 415-750-7694, gstock@famsf.org

Cultural Encounters at the de Young is a series of interconnected programs developed in collaboration withcommunity arts organizations and performing and visual artists. These programs are designed to attractnew and diverse audiences to the museum while creating exciting educational and artistic possibilities fromthe permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Friday Nights at the de Young is part of the Fine ArtsMuseums Cultural Encounters initiative, generously funded by The James Irvine Foundation, The WallaceFoundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation.

Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico symomsarday, Frary 19, 10:00 a.m.4:00 .m.d Yog, Kor Adorm

A r of akr ral w dor ao h Olm lzao:

>Olmec Past and Present: A Distiguished Museum Director from Mexico Reects. Sara Ladrn de Guevara,Director, Xalapa Museum, Xalapa, Mexico

>Down and Dirty: Four Archaeologists in the Field, featuring The Real Dirt on San Lorenzo by Ann Cyphers,Mounds, Monuments, and Mis adventures at Tres Zapotes by Christopher Pool, The Ecstasy and the Agony:

The La Venta Excavations by Susan Gillespie, Forty Years of Archaeology on the Olmec Frontier by David Grove.

$5/members and college students; $8 non-members. For information contact amartin@famsf.org or 415-750-3531.

comorary Mxo pal ad Flm srg

sday, Frary 20

d Yog, Kor Adorm

1:00 m: Contemporary Conceptual: Mexican Art Panel Discussion, featuringartists and curators, including Julio Cesar Morales and Raul Cardnas

3:00 m:Soy Mexico! Part Two, a program of Mexican avant-garde historic

and contemporary lm screenings and a discussion with SFSU Professor

Tarek Elhaik and lmmaker Jesse Lerner

Soy Mexico! Part Two

Film still by Jesse Lerner

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Black Hstory Month celebraton offered n partnershpwth the Afrcan Amercan Art and Cltre Complex

Le performances

6:008:45 p.m. DJ Mpenzi, devorah major, Lawrence Beaman, Bumpity Thump

dance troupe, and more.

Specal docent-led tor

7:15 p.m. 2nd Floor Galleries / 7:45 p.m, 1st Floor Galleries. Join docent Sharon

Walton on a journey through the galleries as she focuses on artistic contributions

made by African American artists (general admission required).

2/5 LH

Openng of Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave

11:00 a.m.3:00 p.m., Gallery 10. Step into the costumed world of Isabelle

de Borchgrave with live opera and hands-on art making, with a demonstration

by Isabelle de Borchgrave.

2/6 LH

Chamber Msc Seres: New Esterhzy Qartet

noon2:00 p.m. Join us for the Chamber Music Series second season,

presented in partnership with San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music

and Classical Revolution.

2/11 DY

Phone app release: DYnterpretatons

Performances

6:008:45 p.m. This evening includes performances by Shinichi Iova-Koga,

Laurie Amat, and The Babatunde Lea Quartet. Meklit Hadero, emcee.

2/18 DY

Openng nght of Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico

Orqesta La Moderna Tradcn

6:008:30 p.m. Live music celebrating danzn and the driving sound

of the Afro-Cuban charangaorchestra.

Calendar of Eents

PuBLiCEvENTS

2/19 DY

Symposm: Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico

10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. Museum directors and noted Olmec authorities present

new ndings and research. Tickets $8 ($5 members & college students).

2/20 DY

Contemporary Mexico: special panel and flm screening in partnership

wth the Conslate of Mexco and San Francsco State unersty.

1:005:00 p.m. Contemporary Conceptual: Mexican Art panel discussion

and screening of Soy Mexico! Part Two

2/20 LH

Chamber Msc Seres

noon2:00 p.m. Revolution Quartet

2/25 DY

A nght featrng Chocolate and other Clnary Gemsof the Amercas

Ana Ntmar and M Bella Gatemala

6:308:30 p.m. Festive marimba music. Bring your dancing shoes!

Transformaton of the Cacao Bean and Decpherng the Cacao Glyph

6:008:45 p.m. Presentation and painting demonstration regarding

the history and uses of the cacao bean

Closng Recepton for Febrarys Artst-n-Resdence, Alaagy6:008:30 p.m. Celebrate the nal public collage of Alaagys

Dance n Rhythm residency.

Eery Frday nght, all ages enjoy hands-on art makng wth de Yong

art edcators and partcpate n Febrary Artst-n-Resdence

Alaagys nstallaton, Dance n Rhythm.

Programs are FREE nless otherwse noted.

Images: Pulp FashionIsabellede Borchgrave, Maria de Medici(detail),2006.Photo:AndreasvonEinsiedel;

OlmecArcheologistsstudyamonumentalstoneheaddiscoveredattheLaVentasitein TabascoState,Mexico.

RichardHewittStewart/NationalGeographicStock.

st or calendarat www.famsf.org

DY = de YongLH = Legon of Honor

Febrary 2011

Lse Swenson 2/11Lawrence Beaman 2/4Photo:510media

New EsterhzyQartet 2/6

Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico

The Babatnde Lea Qartet 2/11

Pulp Fashion