Like anyone who appreciates art in the greater San Francisco area, we are proud to have the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in our backyard. We are pleased to announce "Frequency and Volume, a special party Juxtapoz will be hosting on the rooftop of the SFMOMA on Thursday, January 17, from 6—8:30pm. We invite our readers to come celebrate one of our great local institutions and their newest exhibition with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, listen to DJ Roofeeo of TV On the Radio, and enjoy a complimentary drink from Speakeasy Brewery and Hobo Wine Company.

This past Friday, January 4, in San Francisco, Chandran Gallery, in association with Juxtapoz and Power House Productions, presented a special benefit exhibition, installation, and auction in support of an innovative artist-in-residence program in Detroit. The exhibition, Iron To Gold/Ashes To Hope, is now presenting the donated artwork as part of an online auction on Paddle8 closes on January 22nd at 10am EST.

Last night, we were able to check out the setup of the Chandran Gallery x Juxtapoz Iron To Gold/Ashes To Hope exhibition opening tonight only, January 4, in San Francisco. Singapore/San Francisco-based Chandran Gallery, in association with Juxtapoz and Power House Productions, present a special benefit exhibition, installation, and auction in support of an innovative artist-in-residence program in Detroit that features artists from around the country in hopes of creating a meeting place of creativity in the middle of the USA.

Singapore/San Francisco-based Chandran Gallery, in association with Juxtapoz and Power House Productions, present a special benefit exhibition, installation, and auction in support of an innovative artist-in-residence program in Detroit. The exhibition, Iron To Gold/Ashes To Hope, will take place on Friday, January 4 at Chandran Gallery in SF, with an online auction beginning on January 4.

A benefit for the Luggage Store (one of the great galleries of SF) happens tonight, November 5, featuring a special performance by Devendra Banhart and artwork for sale by Barry McGee, Os Gemeos, Clare Rojas, and many more. Head out to support as all $$$ goes to benefiting the non-profit Luggage Store Gallery.

We received a nice message today from Takashi Murakami's Kaikai Kiki Co in advance of their benefit auction with Christie's for the victims of Japan’s Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake. The benefit will include artists such as Damien Hirst, KAWS, Jeff Koons, Mr., Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Gabriel Orozco, Aya Takano, Luc Tuymans, and many others.

This is a two-way street of good decisions: the Museum of Modern Art and Kanye West have teamed up for pop-superstar Mr. West to play perform at their annual Party in the Garden benefit taking place on May 10, 2011 in the MoMA's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden.