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Exhibition

Not New Work

Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection
July 25–November 8, 2009

In a marked departure from past New Work shows, this exhibition presents drawings, paintings, and sculptures from the museum’s collection selected by the San Francisco–based sculptor Vincent Fecteau. The artist mined the thousands of objects in SFMOMA’s holdings, selecting 25 works that have rarely, if ever, been on display at the museum. The resulting exhibition — composed entirely of undiscovered, idiosyncratic gems — is unlike any other in the institution’s history. Featured artists range from familiar names such as Lynda Benglis, Max Ernst, and Jess to the lesser-known Richard Feralla, Charles Howard, and Dorothy Reid.

No brochure was produced for this exhibition. Download a PDF of the exhibition guide.

Learn more about the New Work series.

The New Work series is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and is generously supported by Collectors Forum, the founding patron of the series. Major funding is also provided by Martha and Bruce Atwater, the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, Robin Wright and Ian Reeves, and Ali and John Walecka.

Media support provided by San Francisco magazine.

Exhibition Preview

A room featuring a variety of artworks
a room featuring a variety of artworks
A room featuring a variety of artworks
a room featuring a variety of artworks
A room featuring a variety of artworks
A room featuring a variety of artworks
A room featuring a variety of artworks
Lynda Benglis, dark organic sculpture
Max Ernst, reflective pink sculpture
Jess, figurative painting of pot on table
Judy Chicago, pink blue and purple organic sculpture
Christopher Wilmarth, two wooden cylinders connected by piece of glass

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Not New Work: Vincent Fecteau Selects from the Collection (installation view, SFMOMA), 2009

Lynda Benglis, Lambda, 1972-73; collection SFMOMA, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Daniels; © Lynda Benglis / Licensed by VAGA, New York

Max Ernst, Bauta, 1964; collection SFMOMA, gift of Peggy Guggenheim; 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Jess, Pandora Dawn, 1959; collection SFMOMA, gift of Robert S. Rheem; © 2009 JESS -The Jess Collins Trust

Judy Chicago, Georgia O’Keeffe Plate #1, 1979; collection SFMOMA, gift of Mary Ross Taylor; 2009 Judy Chicago / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York

Christopher Wilmarth, New, 1968; collection SFMOMA, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dirickson, Jr.; © 2009 Estate of Christopher Wilmarth