The material in the exhibition, and in the accompanying book of the same title, which has been published by Random House, encompasses work Annie Leibovitz (American, b. 1949) made on assignment as a professional photographer as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends, most notably the late American writer Susan Sontag.

Annie Leibovitz:  Nicole Kidman, 2003
Photograph © Annie Leibovitz. Courtesy of Vogue
From Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005

Portraits of public figures include the pregnant Demi Moore, Nelson Mandela in Soweto, Jack Nicholson on Mulholland Drive, George W. Bush with members of his Cabinet at the White House, William Burroughs in Kansas, and Agnes Martin in Taos. The assignment work also includes reportage from the siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s and a rather unfortunate series of landscapes taken in the American West and in the Jordanian desert.

After San Francisco, the show travels to Paris and London with additional venues and dates to be announced.

Grammy Award winner, Kanye West brings his Glow in the Dark tour to Seattle in support of his latest release, “Graduation”. West won this year’s Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance for “Stronger,” Best Rap Album for “Graduation,” and Best Rap Song for “Good Life.”

One of the biggest names in Hip Hop today the American record producer and rapper Kanye West's mascot and trademark is a teddy bear, which has appeared on the covers of his three albums as well as the single cover for his song "Stronger". 

Also performing on the Glow in the Dark Tour is this year’s Grammy Award winner for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Umbrella,” Rihanna, along with N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco.

The Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour also includes concert dates in San Diego, Loas Angeles, Tucson, Las Vegas, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Tampa, Miami, Raleigh and Charlotte North Carolina, Virginia Beach and New York.