Art of East Asia
On View
On View
Through February 8, 2026
Experience the powerful sculptures of Eduardo Chillida in this exhibition marking the one-hundred-year anniversary of the artist’s birth. See 100 works ranging from large-scale sculptures to delicate works on paper, plus a virtual reality (VR) experience of Chillida’s bold site-specific work on the cliffs of San Sebastián, Spain. This not-to-missed show is the most expansive survey of Chillida’s works shown in the US in nearly 50 years.
Eduardo Chillida, Comb of the Wind XV (Peine del viento XV), 1976. Courtesy the Estate of Eduardo Chillida and Hauser & Wirth. Photographer: Iñigo Santiago © Zabalaga Leku, ARS, San Diego, 2025. Courtesy the Estate of Eduardo Chillida and Hauser & Wirth.
On View at MOPA@SDMA
Through January 25, 2026
Explore photography’s many facets and roles within modern culture through a selection of more than 100 photographs from the vast collection of local collectors Ken and Jacki Widder. Ranging from representations of the urban environment, photographs produced for organizations and media outlets during the heyday of the illustrated press from the 1930s to the 1980s, and “environmental” portraits, discover how photographers have used their cameras in ways that are sometimes overt and often subtle to shift our normal perception and offer new ways of seeing.
Ray Metzker, 80 H-Y5, 1980. Gelatin silver print. Collection of Ken and Jacki Widder. © Estate of Ray K. Metzker, Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery.
On View
Through August 10, 2025
See architectural models and designs by Foster + Partners, the global design team led by Lord Norman Foster, one of the most esteemed international architects of our time and recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize for Architecture. This exhibition showcases the team’s award-winning designs and innovations in sustainability, while demonstrating that rejuvenated spaces can respectfully incorporate the past and also integrate natural lighting and optimal views of the surrounding sky and landscape.
Great Court at the British Museum. © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
On View
Through August 10, 2025
Explore the central role printmaking has played in the development of the visual arts in modern Mexico, from early devotional engravings of the 1600s to the satirical lithographs of José Guadalupe Posada around 1900. This intimate exhibition shares 18 works by the Taller de Gráfica Popular, an artists’ collective with shared goals of promoting social justice and combatting the global rise of fascism through art. See artwork by Rufino Tamayo, Leopoldo Méndez, Elizabeth Catlett, and more.
Leopoldo Méndez, On the Way to the Market, 1953. Linocut on paper. San Diego Museum of Art, Gift of Forrest D. Colburn, 2008.7. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City.
On View at MOPA@SDMA
Through January 4, 2026
Explore identity with Berlin-based artist Mirae kh RHEE, born in Seoul and raised in the United States after her adoption, as she traces her personal journey through traditional Korean objects, ancient myths, and the glittering constellations once used to chart a course through the unknown. The immersive installation invites viewers on a search for belonging within the vast universe.
Mirae kh RHEE, Seven Sisters (Missing Merope Version), 2023. Bamboo bolsters, LED lights, visors, shoes, mirror. Gift of Robin-Hwajin Yoon Kim, 2024.1 and Gift of Mia Hershiser, 2024.2. Photographer: Peter Holzhauer.
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The Visible Vaults recreates part of The San Diego Museum of Art’s most carefully guarded area, a place that is invisible to most visitors—the vaults—where the thousands of works of art in our collection are stored. See this insider’s look at hidden masterpieces, where visitors are invited to open drawers, peek into virtual storerooms, and take the time to sketch and observe some of the great treasures of the collection.
"Gauri Ragini of Malkos," ca. 1680. Opaque watercolor on paper. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection. 1990.962
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