PLAYLAND – A Solo Exhibition by Maria E. Piñeres
Maria E. Piñeres mixes pay for play in her current exhibition of recent needlework treasures at DCKT Contemporary. Drawing from Times Square in …
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“Sunsets and Pussy” at Marianne Boesky Gallery
A fantastic group show, audaciously titled “Sunsets and Pussy”, opened recently at Marianne Boesky Gallery, featuring paintings, collage and mixed media works by young artists and …
Lordy Rodriguez’s “Code Switch” at Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Lordy Rodriguez returns with a fifth solo show at Hosfelt Gallery, “Code Switch.” Comprised of the artist’s signature use of cartographic and design elements, …
Spiritual Sanctuary in a New Setting
By John Held, Jr. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s “On the Go” project got up and went plein air with …
Matthias Merkel Hess’s “Anvils” at Acme Gallery, Los Angeles
When one thinks of this object, operated in its originally intended, utilitarian manner, a picture begins to form in the minds eye. A strong-armed …
“Selfless” at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, San Francisco
“Selfless” at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art in San Francisco, features a thought-provoking range of photographic and video-based portraiture by artists Daniel Arnold, Elizabeth Huey, Senalka …
Brian Standeford’s “Amature Hour” at Land Management, Seattle
Land Management is a multi-purpose arts space in Seattle’s North Capitol Hill Neighborhood. This side of Capitol Hill is like a mixture of subcultural …
“The Privilege Show” at Control Room, Los Angeles
The exhibition “The Privilege Show” started with the efforts of Kickstarter. The campaign, initiated by the curators of the Los Angeles-based artist-run space Control …
The Diebenkorn is in the Details
By John Held, Jr. Richard Diebenkorn was something of a painting prodigy, having his first major exhibition at the Legion of Honor, while attending …
“Low Subject” David Bayus, Kate Bonner and Nico Krijno at The Popular Workshop, San Francisco
The work in “Low Subject” interrupts standard assumptions and definitions of sculpture and photography. Through elaborate and multi-faceted process, each artist calls to question …
“Exorcism: New Drawings and Paintings by Erik Foss” at Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles
“Exorcism: New Drawings and Paintings by Erik Foss” currently on view at Paul Loya Gallery, has nothing to do with a crucifix wielder, battling …
“A Function of Lines” by Sabine Reckewell and “frustrules” by Rachel Abrams at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland
Currently on view at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary in Oakland is the work of two artists that appears minimal in the sense that only one …
MARK SHETABI: “THE GRAND TOUR” at Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York
I must confess that, upon my first turn around Mark Shetabi’s current exhibition “The Grand Tour” at Jeff Bailey Gallery, I wasn’t convinced. I am, …
“Traces and Accumulations” at Traywick Contemporary, Berkeley
“Traces and Accumulations” is a group exhibition featuring work by artists who practice rigorous processes of repeated mark making and layering of minimal gestures. …
Paul McCarthy: “White Snow” at the Armory, New York
Speeding around the Matterhorn, that beautiful fake mountain, in a run-away mining cart, I was thinking of Paul McCarthy. I spent a large part …
Post:Ballet’s “field the present shifts” at The Lam Research Theater at YBCA, San Francisco June 18th-19th
Starting today June 18th through the 19th is Post:Ballet’s fourth season program featuring the World Premiere of “field the present shifts”, a thought-provoking collaboration …
“JJJJound Correspondence” at HVW8 Art & Design Gallery, Los Angeles
JJJJound, the scarcely worded, image based blog founded by Justin R. Saunders in 2006, is an internet treasure trove of the hip, off …
Yelena Zhelezov: “Ghost Development” at The Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles
“Ghost Development” was an intimate, participatory lecture/performance by Yelena Zhelezov recently performed this month at The Fowler Museum at UCLA in Los Angeles. The …
Bill Viola: “Frustrated Actions and Futile Gestures” at Blain|Southern, London
Blain|Southern gallery located just off Regent Street on Hanover Square, presents internationally renowned American artist Bill Viola’s exhibition entitled ‘Frustrated Actions and Futile Gestures’ …
Sameness and Discrepency
Susan Parker, “Recent Paintings.” Ronald Chase, “New Painting.” June 1 – July 20, 2013 Don Soker Gallery 80 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA By …