Posts in category Feature
Naomie Kremer: The Surety of Stroke
By John Held, Jr. Naomie Kremer Sightlines Modernism 685 Market Street San Francisco, CA March 7-April 27, 2013 What makes a …
Review: Noam Rappaport at Ratio 3, San Francisco
Feb15- March 23 2013 Ratio 3 2831A Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 The Raw and the Cooked Contributed by Lani Asher …
KATHAN BROWN “Know that you are lucky”
Written by John Held, Jr. There are many aspects accounting for the successful career and life of Kathan Brown. I don’t think luck …
Anna Halprin’s “Parades and Changes”, 2013 at the Berkeley Art Museum, CA.
Anna Halprin Parades and Changes, 2013 University of California, Berkeley Art Museum February 15, 16, 17, 2013. By John Held, Jr. …
Dr. Hirai Shoichi on Gutai
Dr. Shoichi Hirai is a leading Gutai expert, currently a curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, a position he assumed in October 2012. He …
Review: “Show Room” by Jimmy Limit at Clint Roenisch, Toronto
Written by Lucas Soi Jimmy Limit “Show Room” Clint Roenisch, Toronto January 10 – February 23, 2013 During the mid-19th …
Interview with Micah LeBrun from 111 Minna, San Francisco
I’m here with Micah at 111 Minna. Can tell us some history about yourself before working with 111 Minna. I moved to the …
“I Live Now Not Then”: Monte Cazazza Unexplained
By John Held, Jr. Monte Cazazza is an artist, filmmaker and musician, who among other things, came up with the name Industrial Music while …
Jeremy Shaw at Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver
Jeremy Shaw “Trancendental Capacity ” Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Vancouver January 17 – February 28, 2013 Last year, during Art Basel 43 …
Interview with Jay Howell
Interview by Nikki Greene It’s easy to recognize Jay Howell’s unique style and awkwardly funny characters, and with an artist as prolific as Jay, …
The Passing of a Gutai Master: Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013)
By John Held, Jr. On August 10, 1988, I found myself laid out in a wetsuit atop a plank of wood in …
Christopher Baird in Conversation with Bob Linder
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Linder <bob******@gmail.com> wrote: On Jan 14, 2013, at 8:00 PM, chris baird <christopher*****@gmail.com> wrote: BAD COMPANY …
Lowell Darling, “Out of the Box: Full Disclosure Revisited”
“Out of the Box: Full Disclosure Revisited” First Street & Rodeo Avenue Rodeo, California January-February 2013 By John Held, Jr. I …
Review: Jann Nunn, et al. “After the Fall: Winter Group Show” at Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Jann Nunn, et al. “After the Fall: Winter Group Show” Mercury 20 Gallery Oakland, CA December 6-January 12, 2012 By John Held, Jr. …
Review: Makoto Aida “Sorry, I’m a Genius” at The Mori Art Museum (MAM)
Makoto Aida “Sorry, I’m a Genius” The Mori Art Museum (MAM) Nov. 17, 2012 – Mar. 31, 2013 Reviewed by Gianni Simone …
Dean Dempsey in Istanbul
By Dean Dempsey As the plane lands into Atatürk International airport I notice fire trucks parked around a burning building, people in reflective gear …
Gallery Wendi Norris
The narrative of the Frey Norris Gallery, or the Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern, was Raman Frey had a knack for art and Wendi …
Review: Adam Parker Smith “Forever 21”
By Alexander Bigman There’s nothing serious about Adam Parker Smith’s work in Forever 21, now at Ever Gold Gallery. The exhibition contains, among other …
Studio Visit with Mary Ijichi
By John Held, Jr. My research on Gutai, the post-war Japanese avant-garde art movement, lead me to Emily Sano, the former Director of the …
KCHUNG Radio, Los Angeles – Chinatown
Interview by Dennis Wornick At the top of an unsuspecting building in Chinatown, Los Angeles, extraordinary noises and words are being beamed into the …