Quick Curated Take on Art Market San Francisco, 2014

Fort Mason Festival Pavilion

2 Marina Blvd San Francisco, CA 94123

May 15–18, 2014

 

By Leora Lutz

 

See Below for Updated Images:

5/21/2014

 

The opening was packed and the line was long. Luckily several works caught my attention once I was inside. My eye seemed to be drawn to texture and to a sensibility that favors intense craftsmanship, subtle and yielding soft materials and visual candy. Certainly, this survey is only a taste for works and artists that deserve longer looks, which I pose is one of the purposes of the fair. There were also a few surprises, such as the humorous and bittersweet works on paper by author and entrepreneur Dave Eggers by Electric Works. There is also a lovely Jay DeFeo still life in the Ever Gold Gallery space, which is excellently curated (although full disclosure: they are the publishers of this magazine, my opinion still holds without bias). More on the fair later—after there has been time for reflection and absorption, and of course, more images.

 

Fort Mason Festival Pavilion

Fort Mason Festival Pavilion

Susan O'Malley, Romer Young Gallery

Susan O’Malley, Romer Young Gallery

Jeremiah Jenkins, Ever Gold Gallery

Jeremiah Jenkins, Ever Gold Gallery

Lynn Aldrich, Edward Cella Art and Architecture

Lynn Aldrich, Edward Cella Art and Architecture

Louise Nevelson, Timothy Yarger Fine Art

Louise Nevelson, Timothy Yarger Fine Art

Christopher Russell, Mark Moore Gallery

Christopher Russell, Mark Moore Gallery

SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view

SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view

SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view

SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view

SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view

SFAQ / Adobe Typekit, installation view

Miguel Arzabe, Francesco Igory Deiana, Miya Ando, Rhonda Holberton

Miguel Arzabe, Francesco Igory Deiana, Miya Ando, Rhonda Holberton

Mel Prest, San Jose Art Institute

Mel Prest, San Jose Art Institute

Amy Ellingson

Amy Ellingson

Elise Ferguson, Joseph Hart, Romer Young Gallery

Elise Ferguson, Joseph Hart, Romer Young Gallery

Evan Nesbit, Jay DeFeo, Ever Gold Gallery

Evan Nesbit, Jay DeFeo, Ever Gold Gallery

Kala Art Institute and Gallery

Kala Art Institute and Gallery

Swoon, Chandran Gallery

Swoon, Chandran Gallery

Swoon, Monica Canilao, Chandran Gallery

Swoon, Monica Canilao, Chandran Gallery

Red Truck Gallery

Red Truck Gallery

Liam Everett, Paulson Bott Press

Liam Everett, Paulson Bott Press 

Frank Owen, Nancy Hoffman Gallery.

Frank Owen, Nancy Hoffman Gallery.

Nike Schroeder, Jil Weinstock, Walter Maciel

Nike Schroeder, Jil Weinstock, Walter Maciel

Robb Putman Walter Maciel Gallery.

Robb Putman Walter Maciel Gallery.

Skylar Fein, Brian Gross Gallery.

Skylar Fein, Brian Gross Gallery.

Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon, Rebekah Goldstein, Cult Aimee Friberg Exhibitions.

Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon, Rebekah Goldstein, Cult Aimee Friberg Exhibitions.

Anna Virnich, Toby Christian, RH Contemporary.

Anna Virnich, Toby Christian, RH Contemporary.

Jason Gringler, RH Contemporary.

Jason Gringler, RH Contemporary.

Lat Naylor, Jordan Faye, Contemporary.

Lat Naylor, Jordan Faye, Contemporary.

Yrjo Edelmann, Tanget Contemporary.

Yrjo Edelmann, Tanget Contemporary.

David Fought, Traywick Contemporary.

David Fought, Traywick Contemporary.

Derrick Velasquez, Pentimenti.

Derrick Velasquez, Pentimenti.

Ryan Wallace, Mark Moore Gallery.

Ryan Wallace, Mark Moore Gallery.

Brian Wills, Quint Contemporary.

Brian Wills, Quint Contemporary.

Christoph Robner, Romer Young Gallery.

Christoph Robner, Romer Young Gallery.

Paul Wackers, Eleanor Harwood Gallery.

Paul Wackers, Eleanor Harwood Gallery.

Dave Eggers, Electric Works.

Dave Eggers, Electric Works.

Dharma Strasser, Traywick Contemporary.

Dharma Strasser, Traywick Contemporary.