2 0 2 0 , ▁forty ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁land mark ▁installation ▁The ▁D inner ▁Party ▁( 1 9 7 4 – 7 9 ) ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Archives ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁American ▁Art ▁Department ▁has ▁hous ed ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ’ s ▁Archives ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁micro film ▁collection . ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Both in ▁Library ▁and ▁department ▁research ▁files , ▁the ▁American ▁Art ▁Study ▁Center ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁research ▁center ▁for ▁American ▁art ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁ ▁International ▁contemporary ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum s ▁made ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁collect ▁international ▁contemporary ▁art . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁works ▁in ▁traditional ▁media , ▁this ▁commit ment ▁has ▁expanded ▁the ▁museum s ’ ▁hold ings ▁of ▁works ▁in ▁new ▁or ▁multiple ▁media – – including ▁installation ▁and ▁concept ual ▁works , ▁video ▁and ▁other ▁time - based ▁media , ▁and ▁phot ography ▁and ▁other ▁l ens - based ▁media – – to ▁more ▁accur ately ▁reflect ▁contemporary ▁art ▁practice . ▁ <0x09> ▁Rec ent ▁contemporary ▁ac quis itions ▁include ▁Wall ▁of ▁Light ▁Hor izon ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁by ▁Se an ▁S cul ly ▁and ▁signature ▁sculpt ures ▁by ▁Z han ▁Wang ▁and ▁Corn elia ▁Parker . ▁The ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁lies ▁in ▁artists ▁associated ▁with ▁California , ▁including ▁ ▁Pi otr ▁Abr asz ew ski , ▁Christopher ▁Brown ,