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Joan Brown
Joan Brown Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 October 8–November 15, 2014 Joan Brown, “The Lovers #2,” 1973. Enamel on canvas. 73 in. x 85 in. Courtesy of Gallery Paule...
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On Point 2.03
I still don’t know what identity means, and it is possible that I never will. With that much said, I can now confess that I am at long last starting to get a sense of what other people think it means...
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Contemporary Art in Indonesia: From Solo to Mass, Spiritual to Social
Deborah Iskandar was born in the United States but has lived in Indonesia for many years. She established the first Indonesian international auction house for Christies in 1996 before moving to...
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Sàn Art
When one thinks of the buzzing interest of Asian contemporary art hot spots, Ho Chi Minh City is rarely at the top of the list. Though Vietnam is today being discussed by some as a direct reflection of...
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Korakrit Arunanondchai
Korakrit Arunanondchai is a multi-media artist from Thailand who now lives and works in New York. As I am writing these words, Korakrit is filming a video for his show opening July 18th at The Mistake...
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Bay Area Now 7
BAN7 opened in mid-July, and was immediately panned by some local critics as a watered down massive group show lacking criticality and focus. Before the show opened I interviewed the YBCA Visual Arts...
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The State of Chinese Art Education and Contemporary Chinese Art
On June 18, 2014, I was invited to deliver a lecture at Hangzhou’s China Academy of Art, one of China’s two premier national art schools. After my lecture I had a wide-ranging conversation with Gao...
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Promises to Pay in Solid Substance
Hugh Scott-Douglas Promises to Pay in Solid Substance Jessica Silverman Gallery September 5–November 7, 2014 488 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 9410 What does it mean today to create an image? Or an...
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All Exit At Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
All Exit Jennifer and Kevin McCoy 25 October 2014–3 January 2015 Johansson Projects 2300 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA By Kate Haug and Kelly Inouye All Exit at Johansson Projects reflects the...
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Art World in Review
First Week of January 2015 Ben Davis picks the top pieces of art writing of the year. Proving that some art writing still holds water, Ben Davis looked back at the most important art essays of the...
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Sherie’ Franssen: The Gorgeous Nothings
Sherie’ Franssen The Gorgeous Nothings Dolby Chadwick Gallery 210 Post St., Suite 205, San Francisco, CA 94108 11 December 2014 – 31 January 2015 Sherie’ Franssen’s show at Dolby Chadwick Gallery, The...
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Arnold Newman’s Utopia
Arnold Newman: Masterclass The Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 23 October 2014 – 01 February 1 2015 Arnold Newman gathered a global intellectual utopia in his...
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City Limits: Making Space, Flat Files, And Mystic Pizza
On the fringe of an industrial neighborhood in Oakland is City Limits—a gallery owned, operated, and curated by Evan Reiser and Stephanie Rohlfs, both recent graduates of San Francisco Art Institute....
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Marion Gray: “Within The Light”
Marion Gray: Within the Light Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607 14 February–21 June 2015 Think of all the millions of dollars that have poured into San Francisco over the...
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Family Practice Makes Perfect
The Prieto Family Show: A Growing Tradition of Artistry June 12-July 10, 2015 Fouladi Projects 1803 Market Street, San Francisco 94103 My father’s professional practice was dentistry, which didn’t do...
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James Gobel & Maysha Mohamedi: In Conversation with Sarah Thibault
I sat down with James Gobel and Maysha Mohamedi at the Lone Palm to discuss their show Gift A Feast at a pop-up space in SOMA. Both Gobel and Mohamedi came to art-making in college. Gobel took...
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I’d like to Teach the World to Dance (In Perfect Harmony)
Experiments in Environment: The Halprin Workshops, 1966-1971 California Historical Society 678 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94105 January 22-May 1, 2016 The finale of the television series, Mad...
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Mark Baum: Passion to Proceed
Mark Baum: Elements of the Spirit Krowswork 480 23rd St., Oakland CA 94612 January 30-March 6, 2016 They say that artists transcend class. That they glide effortlessly from the studio to the showroom...
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Jerry Barrish: Fabricating Human Interaction
Jerry Barrish Smith Andersen Editions 440 Pepper Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 January 30 – March 19, 2016 Umpteen years ago, Jerry Barrish moved to the coastline of Pacifica and was repeatedly told it...
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Palpable Space: Jim Melchert’s Ceramics
Jim Melchert Channel Series Anglim Gilbert Gallery June 1 – July 16, 2016 14 Geary Street, San Francisco CA 94108 23/85 (Ethan Caflisch /Jim Melchert) a.Muse Gallery June 9 – July 28, 2016 614 Alabama...
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