Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In "Sonic Blossom," a singer approaches visitors to offer the gift of a song selected from the Schubert lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to this music with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in 2012. If a visitor accepts this offer of beauty and solace, the singer then serenades them.
This ongoing participatory performance is part of the exhibition "Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care." Find the "Sonic Blossom" performance schedule and plan your visit at famsf.org/events/sonic-blossom-performances
Watch more:
How Lee Mingwei’s art is mending the social fabric
youtube.com/watch?v=ast8Vf20KhY
Inspired by personal and world events, Lee Mingwei’s art aims to bring people together in difficult times, promoting healing through connection. This short documentary traces the artist’s journey from his formative years in Taipei to his artistic beginnings in the Bay Area to becoming the globally renowned contemporary artist he is today.
The secrets of Botticelli’s drawings
youtu.be/cdQu3cOOaWE
Bringing a new perspective on the beloved Renaissance artist, “Botticelli: Rhythm of the Line” reveals the central role that drawing played in Sandro Botticelli’s art and practice. This short documentary takes viewers through the streets of Florence, where the artist lived and worked, to the Uffizi galleries, home of Botticelli’s most striking masterpieces.
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In "Sonic Blossom," a singer approaches visitors to offer the gift of a song selected from the Schubert lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to this music with his mother while caring for her after heart surgery in 2012. If a visitor accepts this offer of beauty and solace, the singer then serenades them.
This ongoing participatory performance is part of the exhibition "Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care." Find the "Sonic Blossom" performance schedule and plan your visit at famsf.org/events/sonic-blossom-performances
Watch more:
How Lee Mingwei’s art is mending the social fabric
youtube.com/watch?v=ast8Vf20KhY
Inspired by personal and world events, Lee Mingwei’s art aims to bring people together in difficult times, promoting healing through connection. This short documentary traces the artist’s journey from his formative years in Taipei to his artistic beginnings in the Bay Area to becoming the globally renowned contemporary artist he is today.
The secrets of Botticelli’s drawings
youtu.be/cdQu3cOOaWE
Bringing a new perspective on the beloved Renaissance artist, “Botticelli: Rhythm of the Line” reveals the central role that drawing played in Sandro Botticelli’s art and practice. This short documentary takes viewers through the streets of Florence, where the artist lived and worked, to the Uffizi galleries, home of Botticelli’s most striking masterpieces.
Subscribe to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: youtube.com/@FAMSF?sub_confirmation=1
