I loved having the opportunity to write about the opening of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive for art, ltd.:
It’s been a challenging few years in the Bay Area art world. There’s been the shuttering or scattering of galleries from central locations. The temporary closure (due to construction) of two of the area’s museums, including the anchoring SFMOMA. Artists getting priced out of studio space. And so on. That is all making an extreme about face this year, starting out with an incredible January, which was topped off, on the last day of the month, by the reopening of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) in its new, spectacular home. (Earlier in the month the artist house museum of David Ireland, 500 Capp Street, opened, and the San Francisco Arts Commission introduced its new, much improved gallery location). The excitement around BAMPFA’s new space was palpable leading up to and including the opening, which saw lines around the block. BAMPFA director Lawrence Rinder also noted that the institution surpassed its $105 million capital campaign goal and the opening night gala alone raised around $1 million.
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