A bright spot last night, when I attended the preview of the Alice Neel exhibition at SF’s de Young Museum. Alice Neel: People Come First has garnered rave reviews from the New York Times and Washington Post and is the first retrospective of the artist’s work on the west coast. The show is dazzling, with paintings, drawings, watercolors, and media exclusive to the San Francisco presentation. How life-affirming it felt to be immersed in Neel’s bold, vibrant vision of humanity.
Admission is free on opening day, Saturday, March 12. A lecture by the curator at 2 pm is not to be missed. (Go early to get a seat!) Alice Neel: People Come First was organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and remains on view through July 10, 2022. San Francisco is the last venue.
