SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From November 5, 2011, through February 20, 2012, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents The Air We Breathe, a thematic exhibition that brings together commissioned work by 30 contemporary visual artists and eight poets who, for this project, explore issues surrounding the cause to legalize same-sex marriage from various perspectives. The Air We Breathe—its title drawn from a Langston Hughes poem—is organized by SFMOMA Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture Apsara DiQunizio, and the exhibition is accompanied by a large-format illustrated book project featuring a commissioned essay by Eileen Myles that responds directly to the artist contributions. Additional texts by Martha Nussbaum, Frank Rich, and DiQuinzio provide context and background on the topic.