Get out to a gallery or museum this weekend! Anything I should add here? Post it in the comments and I'll add it to the list.
FRIDAY
Ratio3 Gallery: 1447 Stevenson Street, San Francisco; Capital Zero, new work by Jonathan Runcio. Opening reception: March 20, 2009, 6-8pm
New Langton Arts: 1246 Folsom Street; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Band presents Steve Roden and Loren Chasse The Gift. Performance 8:00pm
Fivepoints Arthouse 50A Bannam; 989-1166. Call for hours. "64 Down: A Works on paper event and Exhibition," show inspired by the format of NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets (reception Fri/21, 7-11pm). Through April 5.
Space Gallery 1141 Polk; 377-3325. Call for hours. "Instant Gratification: A Tribute to the Pursuit of Polaroid," group show curated by Susannah Magers (reception Fri/20, 8pm-late). Fri/20 through March 25.
NOMA Gallery 80 Maiden Lane, third floor; 391-0200. 11am-6pm. "The Edge of Forever," interactive sculpture by Gareth Spor (reception Fri/20, 6-9pm). Fri/20 through April 19.
Cain Schulte Contemporary Art 101 Townsend, suite 207; 543-1550. Tues and Fri, 11am-6pm; Wed-Thurs, 11am-5pm; Sat, noon-4pm. "Paperwork: From Bees to Black Holes," wound paper sculptures by Will Marino (reception Fri/20, 5-8pm). Fri/20 through April 25.
Rachel Kaye, Y.V.F. on Pink Leather Couch. Image: Park Life.
Park Life Gallery: 220 Clement Street; Listen with Your Ears and Eyes Wide Open This Time.Opening reception Friday, March 20, 2009. 7 to 11 pm.
SATURDAY
Catharine Clark Gallery: 150 Minna; 399-1439. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5:30pm. Solo shows by James Barsness and Phil Knoll. Sat/21 through May 9.
Cartoon Art Museum: 655 Mission Street € San Francisco. The Brinkley Girls. Opens Sat/21.
Dustin Kelly, Morgue. Image: Patricia Sweetow Gallery.
Patricia Sweetow Gallery: URBAN IDIOM: LAUREN DAVIES, MATT GORDON, FREDERICK HAYES, ERNEST JOLLY, IRMEL KAMP, DUSTIN KELLY, JEFFERSON PINDER
EARLY MORNING SATURDAY RECEPTION - March 21, 11AM- 1:30PM
Co-curated with Susan Chen
In Oakland
BlankSpace gallery: Modality Room, an installation by Renee Gertler. March 21 - April 27, 2009 *Artist Reception: March 21st, 7-10pm
Marina Vendrell, Coochie Boo Hoo. Image: Johansson Projects
Johansson Projects: Flaming Furbelows Showing Mar. 12th - May 2nd 2009 Artist Reception: Saturday, Mar. 21th 4-7pm