Hedge Gallery’s booth in 2009 (Photo: Drew Altizer)

Mark your calendars for the 3rd annual San Francisco 20th Century Modernism Show & Sale (SF20).  It will return on  September 16th to 19th to the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason.  The show will open with its glamorous Preview Gala on September 16th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Proceeds will underwrite SFMOMA’s education and exhibition programs to engage residents in the Bay Area, including over 55,000 children, teachers, and families, each year.

Honorary chairs this year are Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein, with Katie Schwab, Allison Speer and Stanlee Gatti as co-chairs, and Douglas Durkin as Designer Forum Chair.

Vanessa Getty at preview gala (Photo: Drew Altizer)

The modern answer to the Fall Antique Show SF20 features 45 of the most renowned dealers of 20th century decorative and fine arts from across the United States and Europe.  Scheduled to participate are R Gallery and Hostler-Burrows from New York, Hedge, Fraenkel Gallery, Altman Siegel Gallery, and Silverman Gallery from San Francisco, Dragonette, Meier Ferrer and Reform from Los Angeles, as well as The Silver Fund and Robert Bowman Gallery from London.  I would love it if the latter could bring South African artist Willie Bester’s life-size “Trojan Horse” sculpture he created in remembrance of the Trojan Horse Massacre in Athlone,  South Africa in 1985.  What an amazing piece!

“Trojan Horse” by Willie Bester (Photo: courtesy of Robert Bowman Gallery)

Dragonette’s booth in 2009 (Photo: Claudia Juestel)

If you missed it the last two years check out my article about SF20 2009 event on Reside to get a good feel for it.  Then come see the best designs the 20th and 21st century have to offer.  Surely to be spotted will be pieces by Paul Tuttle, Wendell Castle, Poul Kjaerholm, Sergio Rodrigues, Joaquim Tenreiro, and Georg Jensen.

Preview gala tickets are $ 150.00 and up, show tickets are $ 15.00.

Cheers,