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Kara Walker’s ( @kara_walker_official) “Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)” just might have you finding and reflecting on something new each time you see it. Let’s take a deep dive into this installation on Floor 1 of our museum. 1️⃣ Walker brought in 35,000 lbs. of Obsidian stone to be used in the space, specifically for its healing properties. 2️⃣ The artist covered the heads in papier-mâché to make them resemble hand puppets. 3️⃣ The “Bell Holder” and “Water Bearer” costumes have an image of the 1906  San Francisco Fires. #KaraWalker #SFMOMA #ArtMuseum

“The Visitors” by Ragnar Kjartansson is more than a video installation—it’s an experience that slowly unearths emotions you didn’t even know were waiting to come out. Whether it’s your first visit or your tenth, there’s something hauntingly beautiful and powerful waiting for you across nine screens. 🎶 📍 Floor 6 ⌛ Closing Curtain September 28 #TheVisitors #SFMOMA #MediaArt #SF [Ragnar Kjartansson, The Visitors, 2012; jointly owned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through the generosity of Mimi Haas and Helen and Charles Schwab; © Ragnar Kjartansson]

🌿 Coming this September: “Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love” 🌿  For over 60 years, @suzannejackson7268 has pushed the boundaries of painting with luminous color, poetic forms, and a deep reverence for the natural world. This fall, witness the first full retrospective of her visionary career — featuring more than 80 works from the 1960s to today, including suspended paintings, dreamlike compositions, and rarely seen designs for stage, poetry, and performance. Opening September 27, “What Is Love” invites you into Jackson’s expansive creative universe — one rooted in beauty, freedom, and connection. Learn more at the link in bio. #SuzanneJackson #SFMOMA #ContemporaryArt #BayAreaArt  — Suzanne Jackson in her Los Angeles studio, 1975; © Barbara DuMetz, courtesy Barbara DuMetz; photo: Barbara DuMetz & Bill Wood Suzanne Jackson, “Hers and His,” 2018; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, purchase, by exchange, through a gift of Peggy Guggenheim; © Suzanne Jackson, courtesy Ortuzar, New York; photo: Timothy Doyon Cover of Suzanne Jackson’s publication “What I Love: Paintings, Poetry, and a Drawing,” 1972; © Suzanne Jackson, courtesy Ortuzar, New York

A sneak peek at company dancer @maelamatoul Maël Amatoul rehearsing for our "pop-up performance" this Sat, Sep 6, noon-4pm at @sfmoma. We're thrilled to celebrate the final weeks of the museum's extraordinary video installation/exhibition, "Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors." Link in bio to learn more. See you there! Image by Robert Rosenwasser. #sfmoma #videoart #modernart #balletdancer #contemporarydance

It’s your last shot to see “Kunié Sugiura: Photopainting” 📸 See how Kunié Sugiura has pushed the boundaries of photography throughout her sixty-year career in the first US exhibition of her work. Creating art with and without a camera—and in and out of the darkroom—Sugiura has combined photography with painting and other mediums to produce unique, hybrid works that defy easy categorization. 📍 Floor 3 See it before it closes on September 14. #KuniéSugiura #Photopainting #Photography #SFMOMA #SF

Say goodbye to summer with music and art at our last Rooftop Radio party of the season ft. @folkyeahevents ☀️ On Thurs, Sept 18, start your night with a DJ set by Andy Cabic, then enjoy live music from Now ( @nowfanclub), The Umbrellas ( @theumbrellassf), and Fake Fruit ( @fakeduritband). After the sun sets, catch Zachary Rodell’s psychedelic visual projection on the museum’s exterior walls. New to Rooftop Radio? Here’s what you can expect: 🎧 Live music on the rooftop 🍹 Special bites + drinks 🎟️ Access to all of our art-filled galleries Get your tickets at the link in bio. #FolkYeah #Now #TheUmbrellas #FakeFruit #SanFrancisco #BayArea #LiveMuic #SanFranciscoEvents #SFEvents #SFMOMA

Since 1987, SFMOMA’s “New Work” series has been a platform for experimentation—introducing our audience to innovative artists shaping the future of art. Now, “New Work: Sheila Hicks” brings her bold fiber sculptures to SFMOMA in a vibrant installation. Spanning intimate weavings to monumental forms, Hicks’s work draws from her personal landscapes in France. See Hicks’ suspended cords, vivid wrapped “bâtons,”—both in our New Work gallery and Floor 5 sculpture garden. 📸: Don Ross #SFMOMA #SheilaHicks #FiberArt #WomenArtists

Start your September off right with us at SFMOMA! Enjoy First Thursday, special performances, and so much more! 🎨🎶 Link in bio for more! #SanFrancisco #ThingsToDoSF #BayAreaActivities #ArtMuseum #SFMOMA #September #FirstThursday

An exhibition that has touched so many and created a space for us to connect with Ruth Asawa and her legacy is in its final days at SFMOMA. This has been such a special experience thanks to YOU. Asawa was deeply passionate about art for all and community, so it is only right that we hear from our community and their reflections while in “Ruth Asawa: Retrospective.” Closing September 2. #RuthAsawa #SFMOMA #BayArea #Community #SF Artwork © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy David Zwirner

Will Ferrell got looped into Ruth Asawa’s legacy this week! The actor and comedian visited our “Ruth Asawa: Retrospective” exhibition, where Asawa’s youngest son, Paul Lanier, and our Chief Curator, Janet Bishop, guided him through the galleries. Want to join in on the fun? See the exhibition before it closes on Sept 2! @ruthasawaoffical #WillFerrell #RuthAsawa #SFMOMA #SanFrancisco

✨ Now on view: “New Work: Sheila Hicks” ✨ Experience the transformative power of fiber in Sheila Hicks’s first solo exhibition at SFMOMA. From intimate weavings to monumental installations, Hicks redefines material and form—drawing inspiration from personal landscapes and architectural space. Don’t miss her presentation in the New Work gallery and a vibrant outdoor commission in the Floor 5 sculpture garden. #SheilaHicks #SanFrancisco #ArtMuseum [Sheila Hicks, Rempart, 2016; private collection; © Sheila Hicks, courtesy the artist and galerie frank elbaz, Paris Sheila Hicks, Vers Des Horizons Inconnus, 2023; © Sheila Hicks, courtesy the artist, galerie frank elbaz, Meyer-Riegger, and galleria Massimo Minini Sheila Hicks, A Certain Distance, 2007; collection Cara McCarty; © Sheila Hicks]

Happy International Dog Day! 🐶 From “Bark” Rothko to Wayne Thiebaud (because food), our office dogs share their very serious art opinions. These dogs keep creativity and tails wagging in our office all day! 🖼✨ #InternationalDogDay #DogsofInstagram #SFMOMA #MuseumLife #BehindTheScenes #ArtMuseum 🐾 Friendly reminder: No pets are allowed in the museum. Service animals are always welcome!