This event is in the past.It took place on July 12, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.




Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
February 13 - July 12
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley
🛋️"one of the most comfortable museums... seating area to lounge, stretch out and just pause"
🎬Check out their weekly film screenings too
🪑Look at the chairs twice — they're art now
That chair you're sitting on? It's also a sculpture. This exhibition reimagines everyday objects through abstraction, pairing paintings that flaunt their materiality with functional items that double as explorations of color, shape, and texture.
Abstract art focus
Everyday objects reimagined
Close looking encouraged
Design meets fine art
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Object Oriented: Abstraction and Design in the BAMPFA Collection
February 13 - July 12
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley
🛋️"one of the most comfortable museums... seating area to lounge, stretch out and just pause"
🎬Check out their weekly film screenings too
🪑Look at the chairs twice — they're art now
That chair you're sitting on? It's also a sculpture. This exhibition reimagines everyday objects through abstraction, pairing paintings that flaunt their materiality with functional items that double as explorations of color, shape, and texture.
Abstract art focus
Everyday objects reimagined
Close looking encouraged
Design meets fine art