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Photographs, paint and recycled textiles become collage in Leang Seckon’s work; Sopheap Pich shapes natural materials and discarded objects into abstract sculpture. Their contrasting approaches anchor Art from Contemporary Cambodia, the exhibition at the center of the Asian Art Museum’s Spotlight on Cambodia tour on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A contemporary art story beyond Angkor
The exhibition presents work by Cambodian artists Sopheap Pich and Leang Seckon as part of a living art scene, not solely through the lens of the country’s ancient monuments. Both artists were born in the 1970s and lived through the Khmer Rouge genocide. By the early 2000s, each had become an important contributor to Cambodia’s artistic revival.
The exhibition brings memory, history and environmental crisis into view. These themes offer context for the artists’ choices, while their distinct approaches invite visitors to consider each body of work on its own terms.
Further reading: Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗
Collage and sculpture, made from everyday materials
Seckon layers photographs, paint and recycled textiles in collages that engage with Cambodia’s past and present. Pich assembles natural materials and discarded objects into tactile abstract sculptures; he has described these works as expressions of memory and emotion.
Junk Nutrients (2009), a Pich work identified in the exhibition, combines bamboo, rattan, wire, plastic, rubber, metal, cloth and resin. Its mix of natural and manufactured elements offers one point of comparison with Seckon’s layered compositions. Visitors can consider how each artist puts familiar materials to work, without assuming the two artists share a single perspective.
Further reading: Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗
A docent-led exhibition visit
The scheduled program is a guided tour of Art from Contemporary Cambodia. The exhibition’s two distinct approaches—Seckon’s collage and Pich’s sculpture—offer a useful thread for looking closely at its themes without treating the artists as if they shared one style.
Friday, November 6, 2026 · Information Desk
- Docent-led tour: Spotlight on Cambodia
Plan the visit
Free, with no advance tour reservation
The docent-led tour starts at 1 p.m. Friday, November 6. Meet at the Information Desk. The tour itself is free, and the event listing says advance reservations are not needed.
The listing does not give a tour duration or end time, so leave some flexibility if planning other activities around it.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Friday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
Entry is separate from the free tour
The exhibition is included with General Admission, but the free tour does not include free museum entry. Published General Admission prices are $20 for adults, $17 for visitors 65 and older, and $14 for ages 13–17 and college students with ID. Members and children 12 and under are admitted free.
The museum encourages visitors to reserve timed admission tickets online. That is separate from the tour, which does not require an advance reservation.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Friday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Plan Your Visit - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Tickets - Asian Art Museum ↗
Open until 5 p.m. Friday
The museum lists Friday hours as 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Getting to the Asian Art Museum
BART and entrance
The Asian Art Museum is at 200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Its entrance is one block from Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station. From the UN Plaza exit, follow signs out of the station, pass the Simón Bolívar statue and cross Hyde Street onto Fulton Street. Continue one block, turn right on Larkin Street, and the museum is on the right.
The museum’s directions describe stairs, an elevator or an escalator for exiting the station; they do not specify building access facilities.
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Parking
The museum lists two garages within one block: Civic Center Garage at 355 McAllister Street and UC Law Parking Garage at 376 Larkin Street. Members receive reduced rates at the UC Law Parking Garage and can validate their ticket at the Information Desk; the visitor information does not list parking prices.
Before you make a plan
Do I need to reserve a place on the tour?
No. The museum says advance reservations are not needed for the docent-led tour. Timed museum admission tickets are encouraged separately.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Friday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Plan Your Visit - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Tickets - Asian Art Museum ↗
Is museum admission included with the free tour?
No. The tour is free, but museum entry is separate. Art from Contemporary Cambodia is included with General Admission.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Friday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗ · Art from Contemporary Cambodia - Exhibitions - Asian Art Museum ↗
Where does the tour meet?
Meet at the Asian Art Museum Information Desk.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Friday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
How long does the tour last?
The event listing does not provide a duration or end time.
Tour: Spotlight on Cambodia (Friday) - Calendar - Asian Art Museum ↗
Location & Google Maps
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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