ART WORLD

A sampling of San Francisco’s visual art scene

SFMOMA REOPENED in 2016 after a $305 million renovation that nearly tripled its gallery space, making it the largest modern art museum in the country. The expansion, which was designed by Norwegian architecture and design firm Snøhetta, blends seamlessly with the original Botta brick structure, and features a white, rippling façade that pays homage to both the bay and the city’s iconic fog. The museum’s current collection entails more than 33,000 works, from sculpture to media arts. On view this month is “Matisse/Diebenkorn,” a joint exhibition of 100 paintings and drawings that explores the influence Matisse had on Diebenkorn throughout his career. Entry to the museum is always free for anyone under 18, and there are also large artworks in public spaces that don’t require ticketed entry, such as San Francisco native Richard Serra’s half-million-pound steel maze sculpture, “Sequence,” around which the Howard Street Gallery was built. 151 3rd St., 415.357.4000

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