34 South Bay Accent CALENDAR Metamorphosis ... Clothing and Identity. Through April 27. Comprised of approximately 60 pieces, this retrospective demonstrates the Bay Area Art-to- Wear movement from its inception in the 1960s to today. Open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the first Friday of the month, noon to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets $6.50-$8. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 520 S. First St., San Jose. 408/971-0323. MAY The Honest Landscape: Photographs by Peter Henry Emerson. Through May 4. This exhibition highlights approximately 16 works by the early and outspoken advocate of fine art photography, Peter Henry Emerson. It presents a selection of his lushly beautiful platinum prints and photogravures featuring the English and Irish countryside. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. The Royal Image: Portraits, Satires and Life at Court. Through May 4. The 16 prints and drawings featured demonstrate how European artists depicted royalty and courtly culture between the 15th and 18th centuries. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Local Color. Through May 12. Drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, Local Color explores the primacy of color in a range of works, from Alexander Calder’s whimsical mobiles to Elmer Bischoff ’s lightfilled canvases to David Levinthal’s slick, color-saturated photographs of Barbie dolls. Free. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the third Thursday of the month 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets $5-$8. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/271-6840. Artists Observe Nature, 1600-1800. May 14-Oct. 5. The works of artists including Paul Sandby, William Gilpin, and Wenceslaus Hollar are featured in this exhibition consisting of approximately 16 prints and drawings that reveal the empiricist’s impulse to capture nature, with its fine detail and fleeting light effects, and record it on paper. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Night, Smoke, and Shadows: The Presence of Atmosphere in the 19th Century. May 14-Oct. 5. Many 19th century artists manipulated the appearance of atmosphere to create the illusion of space and texture, imply a mood, or even shape the narrative content of an image. This exhibition includes 18 prints, drawings, and photographs by artists including James McNeill Whistler, Max Klinger and Félicien Rops. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Toriawase. Through May 17. This exhibition juxtaposes traditional and historical Japanese art and objects with selected contemporary Western artwork. Free. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and the first Friday of every month from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 S. 1st St., San Jose. Wendy Maruyama: The Tag Project/ Executive Order 9066. Through May 24. Honoring the 120,000 Japanese- Americans who were interned during World War II, this exhibit features 10 large-scale sculptures of re-created paper identification tags, as well as historical artifacts. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Free. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 S. First St., San Jose. 408/283-8155. Tahiti Pehrson: Variations and Betwixt. Through May 31. Working with paper for the last 15 years, the Northern California creates intricate, X-Acto knife cut-paper works that are layered into three-dimensional structures. Open Tuesday through Friday,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and the first Friday of every month from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 S. 1st St., San Jose. 408/283-8155. Victorian Black. Through June 22. Victorian beadwork from the 1920s to the 1970s is featured on clothing, fans and gloves in this unique exhibit. Embellishments of the day included jet, onyx and glass beads as well as sequins, lace and braid. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. The Lace Museum, 552 S. Murphy Ave. Sunnyvale. 408/730-4695. Within and Without: Transformations in Chinese Landscapes. Through Dec. 14. This exhibition showcases 15 works by Chinese artists in a variety of media who look both to their environment and to the landscapes of China’s past for inspiration. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. ONGOING EXHIBITS The Tech Museum After Hours. First Wednesday of the month, 6-11 p.m. After Hours is the monthly evening event where adults 21 and older enjoy science, technology, entertainment and cocktails with their friends. Each month provides an exclusive and fun setting of music, games, hands-on exhibits and more. The Tech Museum of Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show, April 27, Half Moon Bay; James Blunt (top), May 14, The Fillmore, San Francisco Carla Hall, April 12, Santana Row, San Jose PHOTO BY (BOTTOM) MATTHEW D. LYON
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