Lectures + Gallery Talks

Thursday, Jul 11 | 6:30–8pm

Admission: Free for Members and co-sponsors; $10 general (includes Museum admission) Get Tickets

Two literary legends take the stage to delve into the myth and man of Allen Ginsberg and the legacy of the Beat Generation. Bill Morgan (I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg and The Beat Generation in San Francisco) talks with David Meltzer (San Francisco Beats: Talking with the Poets and David’s Copy: The Selected Poems of David Meltzer). CJM’s Gravity Goldberg will moderate the conversation.  Part of the Allen Ginsberg Festival.

Sunday, Jul 14 | 3–5pm

Admission: Free with Museum Admission  Get Tickets

The publishing and defending of Allen Ginsberg's seminal poem Howl landmarks in the history of freedom of speech, obscenity issues, and the censorship of literary works. This panel discusses how the fight against censorship continues today. Part of the Allen Ginsberg Festival.

Thursday, Aug 1 | 6:30–8pm

Admission: Free with Museum admission; advance tickets highly recommended  Get Tickets

Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander’s drawings are informed by the intricately detailed miniature painting of the Mughal and Persian traditions. Discussing her work included in Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art, Sikander and art historian John Zarobell will examine the “lost in translation” effect of mixing ancient and contemporary.

Thursday, Aug 8 | 6:30–8pm

Admission: Free with Museum Admission; advance tickets highly recommended   Get Tickets

The Beats inspired not only the counterculture's message but its media too, from underground comix and counterculture newspapers to the 'zine revolution and blogs. This lively panel discussion moderated by David Pescovitz (Boing Boing) includes Ron Turner (Last Gasp), RU Sirius (Mondo 2000), V.Vale (ReSearch), and Layla Gibbon (Maximum RocknRoll).

Thursday, Aug 15 | 6:30-8pm

Admission: Free with Museum admission  Get Tickets

Join the twelve storytellers and animators of Studio G-dcast for an exclusive peek at their works-in-progress and get a glimpse into how Jewish texts can come to life via animation, music and poetry.

Sunday, Sep 29 | 2-4pm

Admission: Free with Museum admission

MacArthur Genius, and Guggenheim award-winning artist Teresita Fernández, whose sculpture Fire, 2005, is prominently featured in Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art, will talk about her ideas behind incorporating the simulacra of the natural world into her large-scale installations.

Select Mondays Jul–Sep | 12pm

Admission: Free with Museum admission

An exploration of the themes in Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art.  Each Wonder Tour is lead by a spiritual thought leader and takes place in the gallery with a moderated conversation about one artwork.