January 7 - April 17, 2010

Exhibiting projects that were created or begun by artists while living in the Bay Area, The Future Lasts Forever features artists working at the intersection of art and history, and explores ways in which these artists document their lives and the lives of others, address specific events, and engage with the Bay Area landscape. Featuring more than 30 artists, over 125 works, and organized in three sections, the works exhibited in The Future Lasts Forever all reflect the passage of time in various ways. Combined, a cast of internationally recognized artists, as well as emerging artists, from the Bay Area and beyond will come together to celebrate SF Camerawork’s anniversary in the second part of this historical two-part exhibition, marking 35 years of Bay Area-influenced photographic arts.

May 6 - August 7, 2010

Read the rave review of this exhibition in The New York Times!

In a highly personal approach to photography, artist Jennifer Karady works with American veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to create images that tell their individual stories and address their difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. Each new work is initiated by an extensive interview process with the veteran, followed by a collaboration in which the veteran reenacts a chosen moment from war within the safe space of his or her everyday environment, often surrounded by family and friends. Unlike some photographers who use actors to stage narratives, Karady works with real veterans to dramatize their stories through metaphorical, narrative, and allegorical techniques. Through this process the artist makes visible the psychological impact of war—the nightmares and memories that soldiers continue to experience after returning home.

May 6 - August 7, 2010

Roll Call borrows the aesthetics and design elements inherent in the production of a school yearbook as a framing device for an exhibition of self-portraiture. Whereas yearbooks conform to a regimented style of portraiture, Roll Call seeks to bring together members as only they see themselves. In a way, this exhibition presents SF Camerawork's Class of 2010.

May 6 - August 7, 2010

Sims’ award-winning images in Theater of War: Pretend Villages of Iraq and Afghanistan reveal a surreal world, which is at once fake yet also disturbingly real. His photographs depict the people and places that play a role in the simulated Iraqi and Afghan "villages" that serve as U.S. military training environments for many soldiers prior to deployment. Sims takes the viewer backstage on the "war on terror," revealing how it is reframed in the American imagination as a dramatic entertainment with actors and audience.