SF Art Events: Week of 06.15.25
Dawoud Bey - David Hammons, Pissed Off (1981) Archival Print, various dimensions, edition of 6
Chip Lord, Not Top Gun
Thing one: RBG at 50: Photo & Video
Opens June 21, 2025
June 21 – August 23, 2025
In honor of their 50th anniversary, Rena Bransten Gallery is pleased to present the second in a series of exhibitions celebrating the Gallery’s history and early roots, this time highlighting photography and video art.
Work by: Dawoud Bey, Sophie Calle, Jim Campbell, Doug Hall, Matthias Hoch, Chip Lord, & Vik Muniz.
LOCATION: Rena Bransten Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (2nd Floor)
HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday // 11am – 5pm
The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop at YBCA
THINGS TWO: The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop
Presented by Zaccho Dance Theatre & YBCA
June 20–21, 2025
Zaccho Dance Theatre and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts proudly present The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop, a multimedia performance experience where the legends of Hip Hop take the stage, raw and unfiltered.
For two nights only during Juneteenth weekend—June 20–21, 2025 in The Forum at YBCA—audiences will experience the music, movement, and stories that gave rise to one of the most influential art forms of our time.
Featuring Hip Hop pioneers Grandmaster Caz, Grandwizzard Theodore, MC SHA-ROCK, Grandmaster Melle Mel*, Graffiti Artist BG183, BGirl Rokafella, BBoy Kwikstep, and photography by Joe Conzo, Jr., The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop transports audiences to the streets of 1970s Bronx, where a cultural revolution was born. Through breakdancing, graffiti, live DJing, spoken word, and powerful storytelling, it’s an electrifying, one-of-a-kind experience—brought to life with the raw energy and bold spirit that have shaped culture over the last four decades. The visual world of the production is created by a dynamic design team: Video Creative Director John Ensor Parker, Video/Projection Designer Márton Dániel Gábor, and Video Technical Director Bryan Dodson.
In addition to the performance, the Friday, June 20th show will feature a post-show talkback with the Hip Hop legends moderated by Hip Hop Journalist Davey D, followed by a community cypher and after-party powered by our legendary guest, DJ QBert.
Originally commissioned in 2013 by Dancing in the Streets and Casita Maria Center for Arts and Culture, the continued development of The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop has been made possible in part by The Kennedy Center’s Office Hours Residency Program at The REACH.
*Grandmaster Melle Mel contributes through a powerful pre-recorded video performance, created specifically for this work.
LOCATION: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
thing three: Imagined Spaces
Opening June 20, 2025, 5:30 - 8:30 PM
June 20 - July 12
Untitled Image by Kristen Sard
analog.gallery.sf is proud to present pioneering work in photography by two artists exploring imagined and fabricated landscapes to investigate values attached to the ‘real’, and to the imagined.
In different media— though grounded in a shared lineage of fine art photography— Kristen and Sophia both question the mythic tradition of landscape imagery via embodying it through very personal and psychological spaces. Their works situate the landscape tradition squarely in the 21st century, with 3D-wanderings and macro-explorations. The products of their investigations are wholly modern and visually stunning.”
—Don Ross, curator
Sophia Van Dyk @sophiavandykphoto is@pairing up with Kristen Sard @kristensardphoto in this amazing presentation of modern ‘landscape’ photography that defies clear definition..
LOCATION: Analog Gallery SF, 886 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA
HOURS: Saturday Gallery Hours 12-6pm thru July 12th
