A thought-provoking range of exhibitions will debut at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) this spring, inspiring new ways to see and engage with the world.

The role of an architect in the age of climate change is examined in the exclusive exhibition Nature × Humanity: Oxman Architects, with works that upend the architectural legacy of a human-centered built environment and reprioritize nature. Shifting the Silence highlights dynamic juxtapositions of works from 32 women artists that explore visual culture and enhance our understanding of the art of our time.

Drawing from scientific research and technology, Speculative Portraits expands on ideas of portraiture, identity and human presence from the viewpoints of several contemporary artists. For the full reopening of SFMOMA’s Floor 7 outdoor terrace, SFMOMA presents the U.S. debut of Susan Philipsz’s Songs Sung in the First Person on Themes of Longing, Sympathy and Release, an inviting sound-based work from the collection that can awaken listeners’ sense of self and connect them to their environment.

On view April 9–September 5, 2022, Shifting the Silence features works by 32 women artists who use the radical, experimental and powerful language of abstraction to explore the world we inhabit. Named after artist Etel Adnan’s 2020 book about history and existence, Shifting the Silence embraces experimentation, impermanence and subjectivity—bold yet poetic characteristics that mark the art of our time.

The exhibition highlights recently acquired works by Firelei Báez, Nairy Baghramian, Liz Hernández, Cinthia Marcelle, Tania Pérez Córdova, Lorna Simpson and Haegue Yang and harnesses their defiant, yet enlightened energy to explore visual culture, the motivations of its practitioners and its varied influences. This experiential exhibition of art produced over the past quarter century includes sculpture, photography, textile, video, painting and time-based installation.