Is it a steady string of contradictions, or a defiance that coats and cuts the air shouting for ideals while playing the game …

Interviewed by Alberto Cuadros       Alberto Cuadros: Here we are, May 25th, Mount Washington, California, Los Angeles. Michael Ray-Von is here to talk …

  Schlesinger’s press release is comprised of mostly this quote: “…It is not surprising that it is among solitary ‘travellers’ of the last c e …

Tomorrow night, June 14th in Oakland is an exhibition curated by Colpa Press, San Francisco at Interface Gallery.  “Just Make Something”, features works by Et …

Swarm gallery will be closing it’s doors this summer after 8 long years of providing progressive programming of exhibitions and affordable artist studios in Oakland’s …

Celebrations, Broken Hearts and Autopsies   My friend, artist Michelle Grabner has recently been tasked with being one of three curators of the upcoming 2014 …

For my first official SFAQ post, I’m happy to report on Jeff Ladouceur’s exhibition AMEN, recently opened at ZieherSmith in New York. Ladouceur, a Canadian-born …

  The recent William Powhida show “Bill by Bill” at Charlie James Gallery in LA acts as both survey and critique of certain neo-formalist trends …

  On the “lower most” frontier of the LES galleries is Pocket Utopia, on Henry street, where you can unexpectedly face late 18th century visions …

  Currently on view at Invisible-Exports are several dozen small and at first glance amateur wire sculptures.  A concise selection from about 1,200 other wire …

  Opening June 9th is the last show at George Lawson Gallery in Los Angeles.  The Culver City gallery will close to consolidate their efforts …

  Today, Saturday, June 8th at the Thomas Welton Gallery on the Stanford University Campus, Greg Stimac, Dawn Weleski, Terry Powers, Ben Bigelow, and Chris …

  Oakland based artist Alicia McCarthy is currently on view at Jack Hanley Gallery in New York until June 9th.  If you are in New …

I had the opportunity to talk with Chris Duncan about his publishing endeavor “Land and Sea” which he does with his wife Maria Otero, in …

  Interview by Nikki Greene   Ramon’s Tailor is an unexpected surprise in the heart of the Tenderloin. More unconventional than your typical four white-walled …

  The interplay between depth and constraint is thematically captured in the current two-person exhibition by Sean Talley and Nancy White at Jancar Jones Gallery …

On June 8th “Dreamtime: New Surrealism” opens at Mirus Gallery, San Francisco.  “Dreamtime: New Surrealism” is a group exhibition featuring work by Scott Anderson, NoMe …

  Opening on June 6th is “What Are I?” a solo exhibition by Mathew Zefeldt, curated by Svea Lin Soll from SWARM Gallery.  “80 Milliseconds …

Corwyn Lund: “Word Count” Koffler Gallery Off-Site, Toronto April 25 – June 30, 2013 Curated by Mona Filip   By Heather White   The 1929 …

  Los Angeles can often be found hosting two person shows, typically an artist in the front and a second artist taking a smaller room …