SFAQ Issue 13 Highlight: JULIEN BERTHIER
by Paul Kos In 1998, I met young French artist Julien Berthier, (born 1975, right handed and left brained). He had …
by Paul Kos In 1998, I met young French artist Julien Berthier, (born 1975, right handed and left brained). He had …
British born artist, Angela Bulloch was recently on view at Simon Lee Gallery in Hong Kong, China for her solo show “Universal Mineral”. For …
Justin Lee Martin’s “Urban Legend” is a multi-media sampling of video, drawing, and one fabric work piece. The show boasts a palette of greys …
Local Expeditions, the first major NY solo show by artist Matthew Jensen, opened recently at Third Streaming, a decidedly un-sparkly yet beautiful second floor gallery …
On view through August 3rd at Thomas Solomon Gallery is Vishal Jugdeo‘s “That Thing That Precedes The You.” This latest solo venture from 2012’s “Made …
Nicole Eisenman’s show at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive presents a fundamental reshaping of a beguiling, simple word that we use …
The doorway-sized canvases, which look out into the boundless western colored landscapes, create the illusion that we are experiencing the painting form of the …
Can everyone stop panicking and calm down, the future of art is in safe hands I have just discovered, and I can tell you it’s …
As a lifelong resident of Southern California, Alexis Smith has said she considers herself a product of Hollywood. Her current solo exhibition titled “Slice …
“Just Make Something” is a group show with a challenging concept: invite curatorial teams to create art together. The work inhabits an indistinguishable space …
As a child I watched Mike Tyson bite off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear live on pay-per-view. Anyone can see it online today—the camera …
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, …
By John Held, Jr. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s “On the Go” project got up and went plein air with …
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 …
Bright, natural, clean light fills the pristine, white room. A bed with a white duvet is nestled in the back, the kitchenette to the …
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 …
Patrick Caulfield and Gary Hume are brought together in two exhibitions displayed back to back in separate galleries at the Tate Britain on London’s …
By John Held, Jr. Richard Diebenkorn was something of a painting prodigy, having his first major exhibition at the Legion of Honor, while attending …
I think it’s a good sign that art people can be made uncomfortable in the way Genesis Breyer P-Orridge makes them uncomfortable. S/he doesn’t fit …
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 …