The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has acquired a robust range of new artworks over the past six months, encompassing innovative photo-based and video artworks; important works on paper, paintings and sculpture; cutting-edge design and architecture; as well as contemporary artworks that draw on craft traditions.
SFMOMA’s recent acquisitions include paintings and works on paper by Paul Chan, Kenturah Davis, Soleé Darrell, Jean LaMarr, Frank LaPena, Linda Lomahaftewa, Richard Mayhew, Peter Sacks, Kandis Williams and Takako Yamaguchi; sculpture and mixed-media works by Emanoel Araujo, Candice Lin, Daniel Lind-Ramos, Charlotte Posenenske and Kim Yun Shin; and architecture and design by Shigeru Ban, Martine Bedine, Michael Cooper and Liam Young, among many others. This group also includes photography by Catherine Opie, Trevor Paglen, Lorna Simpson, Carla Williams and Mo Yi; video, film and media artworks by Oscar Muñoz, Samson Young and others, as well as a work by Steve McQueen, jointly acquired with the Dallas Museum of Art.
The significance of ceramics, glass and textile practices in modern and contemporary art can be seen in works by Melissa Cody, Trude Guermonprez, Lee ShinJa, Marvin Lipofsky, Toshiko Takaezu, Tâm Văn Trần and many others recently acquired by SFMOMA.
SFMOMA has expanded the representation of San Francisco, Bay Area and Northern California artists in its collection by adding works by artists such as Jim Campbell, Rose D’Amato, Harry Fonseca, Angela Hennessy, Mooshka (Kevin Cata), Chelsea Ryoko Wong, William Scott, Bonnie Ora Sherk, Chloe Sherman, Rupy C. Tut and Al Wong, whose film Twin Peaks in on view on Floor 1.
Additional recent acquisitions that can be viewed at the museum in 2025 include work by Kunié Sugiura in her exhibition Photopainting, continuing through September 14, and photographs by Alejandro Cartagena in his retrospective Ground Rules, opening at SFMOMA November 22.
“Our curators have deeply researched artworks and under-recognized artists from around the world and Northern California to identify works of art that are meaningful for our audiences and can speak to new ways of telling the history of art,” remarked Christopher Bedford, SFMOMA’s Helen and Charles Schwab Director. “These significant acquisitions are important examples of SFMOMA’s support for the art of our time and demonstrate the vital role of art and artists in contemporary life.”