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In Memoriam
Rena Glazier Bransten
1933-2026
It is with sadness in our hearts that we share the passing of Rena Bransten who died peacefully at her home in San Francisco on February 25, surrounded by her family.
As a Bay Area gallerist for over 50 years, Rena’s dedication to championing the artists and the work she felt passionate about has been the defining characteristic of her professional life. As an avid collector and fierce advocate for artists, she prioritized personal relationships above all else. This will be her lasting bequest.
Rena’s warmth, generosity, and sharply witted sense of humor will be missed beyond words by all those who entered her realm.
In her own characteristically succinct words,
“It has been an extraordinary life in art.”
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to causes you believe in, reflecting Rena’s lifelong commitment to the arts and supporting others.
Jonathan Calm
To Wherever, Forever: Archives of Absence & Sites of Passage
Santa Clara University
de Saisset Museum: January 24 - June 15, 2026
Dawoud Bey
Current Exhibitions
"(Re)Constructing History," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (through May 3)
"Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography," Museum of Fine Arts Boston (through July 13)
"From Now: A Collection in Context," Studio Museum in Harlem (through August 16)
"Permanent Collection Installation | Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Photography," New Britain Museum of American Art, CT (through April 26)
"Containing Multitudes," Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota (through August 2)
"Modern and Contemporary," The Menil Collection, Houston (through September 6)
"60 Seconds: Polaroids form the Collection," Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach (through August 16)
"Poetics of Blackness," Tate Modern, London (ongoing)
"As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic," Grand Rapids Art Museum, MI (through April 16)
"Counter History: Contemporary Art from the Collection," Museum of Fine Arts Boston (ongoing)
Published by Rutgers University Press
Discussion with the author
February 28 | 6PM
Et al. Books | 2831A Mission Street, San Francisco
Rupert García + Amalia Mesa-Bains
Frida: The Making of an Icon
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
January 19th - May 17, 2026
Traveling toTate Modern, London | Opening June 2026
Rodney Ewing Unbound: Art, Blackness, & the Universe
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco
Curated by Key Jo Lee
Through August 16, 2026
"...the show invites visitors to reimagine Blackness not as fixed or earthbound, but as infinite—expansive, unknowable, and cosmically rich."
Hung Liu Happy and Gay
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
December 11, 2025 - May 31, 2026
Organized by Georgetown University Art Galleries, and curated by Dr. Dorothy Moss and Georgetown graduate students, Hung Liu: Happy and Gay features works by Hung Liu which adapt and subvert Maoist propaganda cartoons that were published during the 1950s.
