Posts in category Feature
A Conversation with Ric Ambrose, Executive Director, Richmond Art Center
Conducted by John Held, Jr. Richmond, California. September 14, 2012. John Held, Jr: You just began your new position at the Richmond …
Color, loud & quiet.
By Chris Rusak Two shows in San Francisco currently offer viewers an opportunity to engage with dynamic paintings whose concerns of space and light …
Ellen von Unwerth
Written by Hannah Mullen Freudian theories suggest that our early life influences the road we take later on down the line. That’s not to …
Book & Job Gallery: Interview with Carson Lancaster
By Nikki Greene The other day I had the pleasure of interviewing Book & Job Gallery’s Carson Lancaster on the roof of his TL apartment …
Charles Desmarais – President of SFAI
Interviewed by Paul Karlstrom What follows is an edited-for-publication version of the verbatim transcript of an interview with San Francisco Art Institute President Charles …
Art Etiquette & Funny Stuff
TOM MARIONI “The art writers that are assholes (not that there’s anything wrong with that) get drunk with power because they can help or hurt an artist’s career …
Remy Charlip: The Art of Being an Artist
By John Held, Jr. Remy Charlip was born (1929) and raised in Brooklyn, New York, studied textile design in high school, …
Interview: Mark Wolfe, Owner of Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, San Francisco
Interview by Lucy Kasofsky The Flatiron Building is a wedge, like a slice of cake, poised at the beginning of Sutter Street. I would …
PLAY DEAD – A Review by Natasha Boas
Queen’s Nails I’m so Goth…I’m Dead! August 3-September 15 3191 Mission Street S.F, CA. 94110 Queensnailssf.com PLAY DEAD There is nothing …
Viona, Pussy Riot, and the Russian Winter
Written By: Nadia Khismatulina Published in Print in Issue 10 of SFAQ The political fever running across the world has occupied the headlines …
Mark Flood at Luxembourg & Dayan, NYC
-Written byDean Dempsey “The Hateful Years” chronicles the very poignant, unabashed works of Mark Flood from the 1980’s in 5 floors of 100+ paintings, …
Max and Ari of Oakland Surf Club
Interview with Max and Ari of Oakland Surf Club -Nikki Greene Last month’s First Friday served as the grand opening of Downtown Oakland’s …
A Conversation with Dr. Laura Allen, Newly Appointed Curator of Japanese Art at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Conducted by John Held, Jr., July 17, 2012. John Held, Jr: Congratulations on your recent appointment, which I believe took place on …
Interview with Jack Halloway of The Garage Sale Project
JH: In 2008, I had been up against a bit of a creative roadblock. I found myself sitting on a pile of my …
Hella More Funner Collective, SF: Interview with Adam Gray
HELLA MORE SUMMER: Interview with Adam Gray, by Nicole Greene It’s 11AM on a Thursday and I’m with my friend – and …
Review: Phantoms of Asia @ Asian Art Museum, SF
Asian Art Museum “Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Art Awakens the Past” May 18-September 2, 2012 200 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA http://www.asianart.org/ Hosting …
Vessel Gallery: Interview with Lonnie Lee, Founder and Curator
In 2010, the second iteration of Vessel Gallery transformed a former horse livery on 25th Street in downtown Oakland into a striking light-filled gallery and …
Review: “The Painted Word”
“The Painted Word” Curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly Meridian Gallery 535 Powell Street, San Francisco April 28-June 9, 2012 Ferlinghetti/”Ferlinghetti” Peter Coyote …
Michael Joo
Michael Joo is a rare artist who’s practice intersects multiple disciplines from both the core and periphery of art history’s framework. His body of work …
Lauren Davies: Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs at Kala Art Institute
Since its start, Kala Art Institute’s gallery has produced ambitious exhibitions showcasing local, national, and international artists including those invited to work at Kala’s well-equipped …