From the Collection of Randi and Bob Fisher

From the Collection of Randi and Bob Fisher

Bob Fisher discusses how he began collecting photography and reveals the interests and ideas that have fueled his collection for nearly 30 years. FROM THE COLLECTION OF RANDI AND BOB FISHER is on view through February 2011 at Pier 24 in San Francisco.

MATCHA: Drunken Dish

MATCHA: Drunken Dish

One of the most famous culinary regions in China is Shanghai. Its rich Yangtze Delta is a lush garden for vegetables and fruit, and its cuisine is assertive and distinctive, much like the city. Shanghai’s gastronomic repertoire includes “drunken dishes,” where food is marinated in wine. The museum has paired with the Asian Culinary Forum for a feature talk and cooking demonstration on Shanghai cuisine with Chef Nei Chia Ji of the celebrated local restaurant, Jai Yun and Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook!

Carlos Amorales

Carlos Amorales

A visit to the studio of mexican visual artist Carlos Amorales.

The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya

The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya

Introduction to the exhibition by Susan Grace Galassi, Senior Curator at The Frick Collection. The exhibition is on view at The Frick Collection from October 5, 2010, through January 9, 2011. For more information see: http://www.frick.org/exhibitions/spanishmanner.

Project Projects, Salón and Pia Camil

Project Projects, Salón and Pia Camil

Project Projects, the New York based design office that made the new identity of the Museo Tamayo, dialogue with Celeste magazine's editor Pia Camil about their designing process, the origin, and its projection.

Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection

Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection

Video for the Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection, Honolulu Academy of Arts exhibition that took place at the Asian Art Museum (filmed at former museum location in Golden Gate Park) from September 26 - December 6, 1998.

Vermeer: In the Light of Delft

Vermeer: In the Light of Delft

Vermeer's classic painting A Lady Writing inspired this evocative film. The exquisite skills of this 17th-century Dutch artist evoke nuances of light, texture, and reflection that describe both the artist's native city of Delft and the details of this much-loved work. Painted ermine, pearls, velvet, brass, and wood are illuminated by the sensitive touch of an unparalleled master.

IMA TV: Funky Bones

IMA TV: Funky Bones

IMA TV chats with Sarah Green while installing Atelier van Lieshout's Funky Bone Benches in the 100 Acres Art and Nature Park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Joep van Lieshout, with his studio Atelier van Lieshout, will present a group of 20 benches with drawings of large bones that will together form the shape of an enormous, stylized human skeleton. The work grows out of ideas about native heritage and cultural development, with bones iconically referring to artifacts and remains from previous occupants.