Jade Circle Carlos Villa Opening Reception Brunch
An opening reception celebrating Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision exclusively for Jade Circle and Nexus members
Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision celebrates the exuberant work and enduring influence of San Francisco artist Carlos Villa (1936–2013). The first major museum retrospective dedicated to the work of a Filipino American artist, this groundbreaking exhibition shows us Villa not only as one of the most important artists of his generation, but also as a teacher, curator, activist, and community organizer.
11 AM | Brunch
12 PM | Conversation with exhibition co-curators Trisha Lagaso Goldberg and Mark Dean Johnson
Jade Circle and Nexus members, please refer to your invitation to register.
Not a Jade Circle or Nexus member? Contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] to find out more.
Image: My Roots, 1970–1971, by Carlos Villa (American, 1936–2013). Acrylic and feathers on canvas. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Neysa McMein Purchase Award, 72.21.
Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision is co-organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).
This exhibition is made possible with the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and The Bernard Osher Foundation.
The presentation at the Asian Art Museum is supported by Malou Babilonia, Crisanto and Evelyn Raimundo, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and an anonymous donor.
Sustained support generously provided by the Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Endowment Fund for Exhibitions and the Kao/Williams Contemporary Art Exhibitions Fund.
The presentation at SFAI is made possible with major support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support comes from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.