In her book, 500 Capp Street: David Ireland’s House, Constance Lewallen has created a detailed, generously illustrated guide to this “cabinet of wonders,” which was, …

Jessica Eaton’s Wild Permutations MOCA Cleveland (and Transformer Station) February 6 – May 24, 2015 11400 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 This astute exhibition of …

After seven years in the making, the new Whitney Museum made the leap downtown to the Meatpacking District, leaving its home of nearly 50 years …

The 58th San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 – May 7, 2015 The San Francisco Film Society has endured more than its share of …

With her marriage finished and perhaps her artistic reputation to boot, the esteemed Icelandic beauty is on the skids. Björk offers an exhaustive survey of …

Crossroads 2015 SF Cinematheque April 10-12, 2015 Victoria Theater 2961 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 In its sixth year, the San Francisco Cinematheque’s Crossroads …

Artist Jesse Potts creates kinetically dynamic works that address tangible perceptions of decay. Through the use of complex mechanics that literally rip away at the …

Terri Cohn: The residency program at the Headlands Center for the Arts has a commitment to both significant public and private experiences. Can you talk …

Doris Salcedo Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago February 21 – May 24, 2015 220 East Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611 The image most widely associated …

In the mid-1950s, while yet thirteen years old, Henry Martin haunted the Philadelphia Museum of Art, paying special attention to the Walter C. Arensberg Collection, …

The essence of Lee Mingwei’s art lies in the relationships between people—family, friends, and complete strangers. Many of his works invite the viewer to take …

  San Francisco gallery owner Paule Anglim passed away on April 2, 2015. She preferred to have her birthdate remain a mystery. She was the …

Allen Ginsberg “We Are Continually Exposed to the Flashbulb of Death” The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg (1953–1996) February 21–April 5, 2015 Presentation House Gallery 333 …

I stop into a morning bar to kill time before meeting with Richard Hell at his East Village apartment. I have a couple whiskeys trying …

James Cordas a, dog I’m holding undermy arm with Its head pointed behind me March 13 – 28, 2015 Et al. 620 Kearny Street, San Francisco, …

Please Come Again By Camilla Candida Donzella (Italy) If it wasn’t for Camilla Candida Donzella I would probably not be making zines or doing much …

The painting shows a cottage, every window brightly lit from an otherwise undepicted interior. Smoke curls from the chimney. A storm runs by, roughly paralleled …

Kal Spelletich Intention Machines April 11 – May 23, 2015 Catharine Clark Gallery 248 Utah Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 (Saturday, April 11: Opening reception …

Nicolas Lobo is a Miami-based sculptor and installation artist who has been working on conceptual, sometimes site-specific projects since 2006. Recently, however, he has been …

The following is an excerpt from the third and final chapter of my book Logro, Fracaso, Aspiración: Tres Intentos de Entender el Arte Contemporáneo (2014). …