Exhibitions Articles
Apr 2, 2012
The exhibition Matter + Spirit: The Sculpture of Stephen De Staebler is on view at the de Young Museum through May 13. Stephen De Staebler’s widow, the artist Danae Mattes, worked closely with the Museums on this...
Mar 30, 2012
What do Jean Paul Gaultier, Lady Gaga, Don Draper and Frida Kahlo all have in common? They're all themes featured in Season
Eight of
Friday Nights at the de Young. After a four-month hiatus, the de Young opens...
Mar 27, 2012
On Sunday night, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the much-anticipated season premiere of AMC’s Mad Men. Set in 1960s New York, Mad Men follows the careers and lives of Madison Avenue advertising...
Mar 26, 2012
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk (on view through August 19 at the de Young) reveals the limitless cross cultural influences at play in the work of Jean Paul Gaultier....
Mar 9, 2012
The designs of Jean Paul Gaultier often straddle the seemingly divergent worlds of haute couture and street fashion. To
illustrate the profound influence of the street’s wild style on Gaultier’s designs, the museum...
Feb 24, 2012
On view through June 10 in the Textiles Gallery at the de Young,
The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection
showcases extraordinary examples of flat-woven kilims...
Feb 6, 2012
William Morris, champion of the Aesthetic Movement, said of interior design, “Whatever you have in your rooms, think first
of the walls.” Wallpaper was a defining decorative motif in the homes of the Victorian avant-...
Aug 18, 2011
In anticipation of The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection (which opens September 10) the Textiles Conservation team is busy at work preparing each rug for display. It is a...
Mar 18, 2010
In celebration of the final days of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, we present an interview with Alameda resident Peter Solmssen about his work with the original King Tut exhibition in the 1970s....