Never one to rely on mass produced objects, Calder's rigorous inventiveness is reflected in the unique household items and jewelry that he made throughout his life. Drawing on the Museum collection, this installation highlights the intimate side of the artist through these personal objects, created abundantly and gifted generously to friends and family.
Still in Motion celebrates the unfolding legacy of Alexander Calder through the work of Calder Prize awardees, whose groundbreaking contributions push the limits of sculpture to propel it into the twenty-first century.
This landmark exhibition presents the work of Christina Fernandez, whose photographs and installations explore migration, labor, gender, and her Mexican American identity. Bringing together the artist’s most important bodies of work for the first time, Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures invites us to reconsider history, borders, and the lives that cross and inhabit both.
Ongoing • Monday through Friday, 8am–5pm*
Offsite at San José City Hall Tower Lobby
Rooted in stories of place, family, journey, identity and—ultimately—home, the exhibition Hidden Heritages: San José’s Vietnamese Legacy focuses on individual voices and personal narratives. The latest installment in the ongoing “Hidden Heritages” series, it tells the story of a community, collective resilience, and the legacy they will leave to future generations who call this city home.
Seeing through Stone brings together artwork by contemporary artists from around the globe whose work engages with prisons, justice, and freedom, to provide a vision and model of abolition in practice.
Art Learning Lab is a dedicated exhibition space inspired by Sowing Creativity, the Museum’s award-winning STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education program. Featuring a diverse selection of work from the permanent collection, the Art Learning Lab reveals how artists engage cross-disciplinary concepts in their approach to art-making.
Pae White’s Noisy Blushes (2020) is a meditation on movement and time, light and color, material presence and the elusiveness of form. Commissioned by SJMA, the sculpture soars within the Museum’s thirty-foot high atrium and transforms its entrance into an experiential passageway, delivering a sublime experience for visitors.
