Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Ikeda deconstructs the iconic business suit — which he equates with the failed economy — stripping it down to its component parts and pinning it to the wall like a specimen, with accompanying business accessories, in an attempt to reconstitute it as a symbol of power.

For the last eleven years, every March we’ve presented a selection of powerful films with distinctive human rights themes.

This series showcases two outstanding new films, excellent examples of the growing body of work documenting architecture and architects.

Having recently reached its 40th year, we celebrate Sesame Street with this series of films and clips from the beloved TV show, which includes some of the most memorable moments as well as never-before-seen footage.

Katya Bonnenfant, who works under the artistic moniker the old boys' club, approaches various subjects — including ideas around desire and judgment — with humor, whimsy and lightness of mood, even if the subjects themselves reject this levity.

Yoshua Okón's video installations are built on improvisational narratives created by the artist and his collaborators, mostly non-actors willing to participate in a game of social chance that may easily spiral out of control.

The BTAA program obviously investigates the "Encounter" Big Idea, in which we explore artistic engagement with the social context. These commercials are indeed commercial, and are created to directly engage the public.

William E. Jones’ Tearoom consists entirely of footage created in 1962 by the Mansfield, Ohio police department documenting clandestine sexual encounters between men in a public restroom with minimal editorial intervention, and devoid of direct commentary.

For the last ten years, every March we’ve presented a selection of powerful films with distinctive human rights themes

Karen Finley—celebrated for exploding taboos around sex, gender, and celebrity while suffering (earning?) right-wing censure—performs excerpts from her newest book, The Reality Shows, and has a conversation YBCA Executive Director, Ken Foster.

Bayview–based choreographer Joanna Haigood explores present–day species of racism with The Monkey and the Devil, a continuously running performance installation uniting dance and theater during which audience members are free to navigate the Forum.

New 35mm Print! Anna Magnani is Mamma Roma, a prostitute trying to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. A glimpse at Pasolini in the process of finding his style.

In this staggering work of art by Filipino master Brillante Mendoza, two elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their grandsons — one who is the victim, the other who is the suspect.

A compilation of recent videos from The 8th Floor, New York featuring established and emerging artists based in Cuba that explores a dynamic contemporary world through the lens of Cuban culture.

“Cruel Cinema” offers a brief but unflinching introduction to these small-budget films, which sizzle with artisanal energy.

We are thrilled to present this special one-week engagement of Gary Hustwit’s vibrant new film Urbanized. We also present screenings of the two other parts of his trilogy, Helvetica and Objectified. (2011, 90 min, digital)

R. Zamora Linmark reads from his latest novel Leche and poems from his two collections, Prime Time Apparitions and The Evolution of a Sigh. Preceding the reading is a screening of Jet Leyco’s harrowing short film Patlang.

YBCA and Youth Speaks' Living Word Project present the third edition of Left Coast Leaning, celebrating the unique pulse of the West Coast arts scene. This year’s diverse lineup: Alexandro Segade, Rafael Casal, Jason Samuels Smith, Anna Martine Whitehead Group and tEEth.

Louder Than a Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare and compete in the world's largest youth slam. The film captures the tempestuous lives of these unforgettable kids, exploring the ways writing shapes their world, and vice versa.

As a contribution to the Ms. at 40 and the Future of Feminism Symposium, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has designed a slide show featuring an array of images that appeared in the feminist magazine beginning in 1972.

Gene Youngblood, the author of Expanded Cinema, has been teaching, writing, curating and lecturing on media democracy and alternative cinemas since 1970.

Through live performance, a multimedia instalion, film, video, and an exhibition of objects, How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? explores human connection, loss, and the elusive but ever-compelling possibility of grace.

RMB City is a realm, within the virtual world of Second Life, created by the Chinese artist Cao Fei.

In conjunction with Sankai Juku's performances here Nov 11–14, we pay tribute to Ohno's life and work with six film programs. This series includes documentaries about Ohno, films he acted in, performance documentation, and more.

The International Buddhist Film Festival is the world's leading presenter of Buddhist–themed and Buddhist–inspired cinema. They present and promote films of all kinds: features, documentaries, animation, experimental work, children's films and television programs.

Volume 14: Middle East explores a region so culturally conflicted that the very term "Middle East" is disputed as a holdover from colonialism.

Join YBCA's commitment to providing a forum for the most compelling contemporary thought continues with another collaboration with the Long Now Foundation.

Sometimes analogies are the best descriptive device. If Big Idea Night is a Camaro, then Smart Night Out is an Aston Martin. At our debut SNO, we’ll explore the concept of quiet as it relates to contemporary art and performance.

Castaneda/reiman investigates the treatment of the outdoors within interior domestic spaces; challenges artistic notions of display, especially as they relate to painting and sculpture; and plays with ideas of simulacra and simulation.

YBCA is pleased to welcome the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company back to our stage with their latest work, Light Moves, a multi-media collaboration with media artist and painter Naomie Kremer, composer Paul Dresher and poet Michael Palmer.