Dancers are basically Wizards: A Conversation with Jos McKain
Courtney Malick in conversation with Jos McKain on the occasion of his acceptance to ImPulsTanz, Vienna’s annual and highly selective five-week dance festival, which this …
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Jesús Rafael Soto & the Potential of Kinetic Energy
Jesús Rafael Soto Chronochrome Galerie Perrotin 76 rue de Turenne, Paris 75003 & 909 Madison Avenue, NY 10021 January 15 – February 21 (New York) …
Artist Highlight: Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago By Shana Beth Mason Judy Chicago has never been one for subtlety. Her straightforward challenges to patriarchal aesthetics and critical …
SFAQ Review: Exhibition of works by Hannah Höch spanning the 1910s – 1970s at Whitechapel Gallery, London.
Hannah Höch was the only female member of the Berlin Dada movement, and a pioneer in photomontage, a medium and method she used to …
SFAQ Pick: “Supports/Surfaces is Alive and Well” group exhibition at Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles.
Currently on view at Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles is “Supports/Surfaces is Alive and Well,” a group exhibition featuring works by Jennifer Boysen and Noam …
SFAQ Review: “Beatnik Meteors” group exhibition at di Rosa in Napa, CA. Curated by Amy Owen.
“Beatnik Meteors,” the most recent exhibition at the di Rosa and the first in new curator Amy Owen’s collaboration-focused program, is an energetic mish mash …
SFAQ Pick: “In Stereo” solo exhibition by Chris Fraser at Highlight Gallery, San Francisco.
Opening Thursday, December 12th at Highlight Gallery, San Francisco is a solo exhibition by Chris Fraser entitled “In Stereo”. In previous bodies of work, Fraser …
SFAQ Review: “SPACE:1999” group exhibition at Incline Gallery, San Francisco.
“SPACE:1999” is the newest group show at Incline Gallery. The show appropriates its title from a science fiction television series in the UK of the …
Beat Era Maestros
Sight Vision: The Urban Milieu October 9-November 9, 2013 Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary Street San Francisco, CA Beat Era Maestros by John Held, …
In Conversation with Art Collector Dorothy Vogel
-Conducted by John Held, Jr. Herbert and Dorothy Vogel are concrete proof that one needn’t be rich in amassing a significant art collection. …
Review: “An Opening of the Field: Jess, Robert Duncan and Their Circle.” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
“Life Isn’t Always Pretty or in Focus” By John Held, Jr. The Sixties were a time of communes and community, but …
Review: “Junkies’ Promises”, curated by Ivan Návarro at Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
By Shana Beth Mason Is it possible for a junkie to make or understand the gravitas of a promise? If so, would that promise …
Sandy Ostrau: Drawing on a Rich Bay Area Legacy
by Paul J. Karlstrom The Legacy: Given its relative youth, the San Francisco Bay Area can justifiably boast a remarkable art history going …
SFAQ Issue 13 Highlight: MICHAEL MERSEREAU
By Glen Helfand It’s difficult to resist cinematic seduction, and Michael Mersereau doesn’t bother to try. His primary art interest is in …
Post:Ballet’s “Four Plays” July 18th-19th at the Lam Research Theater (YBCA), San Francisco
Post:Ballet has been turning heads with consistently daring collaborations that are sophisticated and anything but risk averse. The company’s fourth season program features the …
“James Turrell” A Restrospective” on view at the LACMA, Los Angeles
Featured in the current issue #13 of SFAQ is an interview with Christine Y. Kim, the Associate Curator Contemporary Art at the LACMA …
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 …
“The Three Prophets: Stanley Fisher, Sam Goodman and Boris Lurie” from NO ART! at the BOX Gallery, Los Angeles
Is it a steady string of contradictions, or a defiance that coats and cuts the air shouting for ideals while playing the game …
Art is a Puzzle
David Jones and Dan Max “Split Personality” May 21-26, 2013 Live Worms Gallery 1345 Grant Avenue North Beach, San Francisco By John Held, Jr. …
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 …