We took a look at the calendar, and there are only 11 days left in August. Don’t waste a minute. The state’s fourth-largest city is hosting a series of exciting solo shows, offering something to suit every aspect of your cultural needs, from photography and sculpture to American and Japanese Art. This week’s focus on the Bay Area includes local artist Donald Feasél at Brian Gross Fine Art, who abstractly captures the aspects of energy and anatomy. Or catch two shows in one place by heading over to the Richmond District for shows at the Robert Koch Gallery, where artist Michael Wolf is presenting appropriated images of Paris from Google Street View, and at Haines Gallery, where Japanese artist Yoshitomo Saito is showing a selection of recent bronze works for his ninth exhibition in the space. If you’re in the mood to see colorful works by a modern master, head over to the SFMOMA, showcasing four decades of Matisse‘s career, including paintings, drawings, and bronzes. If solo shows aren’t doing it for you, be sure to check out the de Young Museum’s exhibition of modern and contemporary art, organized into three generational groupings, allowing for a remarkable overview of American art, from the end of World War II through the end of the century.
Exhibition: Donald Feasél: Cannery Park Paintings
When: July 10–August 23, 2014
Where: Brian Gross Fine Art, 248 Utah Street, San Francisco, California 94103
Exhibition: Michael Wolf: Paris Abstract
When: July 10–August 30, 2014
Where: Robert Koch Gallery, 49 Geary Street, San Francisco, California 94108
Exhibition: Natalie Arnoldi: 122 Degrees West
When: July 10–September 6, 2014
Where: Modernism Inc., 685 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105
Exhibition: Love and the Skull (Part of the ongoing series: Garland of Skulls)
When: July 15–September 6, 2014
Where: Adler & Co. Gallery, 77 Geary Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, California 94108
Exhibition: Yoshitomo Saito: Ethos in Bronze
When: July10–August 30, 2014
Where: Haines Gallery, 49 Geary Street, Suite 540, San Francisco, California 94108
Exhibition: Matisse from SFMOMA
When: November 9, 2013–September 7 2014
Where: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 3rd Street, San Francisco, California 94103
Exhibition: Modernism from the National Gallery of Art: The Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Collection
When: June 7–October 12, 2014
Where: de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, California 94118
Exhibition: Mujeres Sin Compromiso
When: August 14–August 30, 2014
Where: Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, 3130 24th Street, San Francisco, California 94110
Exhibition: Celebrate Summer
When: June 26–August 29, 2014
Where: Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94108