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  • Frank Lobdell at the Cantor Art Center in Palo Alto

    Frank Lobdell Figure Drawings November 11, 2009 – February 21, 2010 Essay to come [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:50pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Sherry Miller: Sausalito Artists Winter Open Studios

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    Sherry Miller Sausalito Artists Winter Open Studios Friday December 4th  6-9 pm Saturday December 5th  11-5 pm Sunday December 6th  11-5 pm Industrial Center Building Studio #259 D 480 Gate Five Road (at Harbor Drive) Sausalito California 94965 http://sherryart.typepad.com sherrymiller2020@yahoo.com. [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 12:28pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Oh Woe! $140 Million Dollar Berkeley Art Museum a No-Go

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    $143 Million dollars for this building in hard times? Read more at my web page at the Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/x-13996-SF-Museum-Examiner [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:21pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Links Du Jour

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    This looks to be a far more illuminating look at life in Tehran than the one in the current show at the Intersection for the Arts. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/arts/television/17death.html?ref=television  We don't love you Thomas Kinkaide, no indeed, we do not. http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2009/11/lot-of-artists-really-sort-of-loathe.html' [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:14pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • De Young: Amish Abstraction - Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown

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    New article up at: http://www.examiner.com/x-13996-SF-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d20-De-Young-Amish-Abstraction Center Diamond Quilt; image courtesy FAMSF [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:57am EST
    by namastenancy

  • Asian Art Museum: Trunk Show, Traditional Tibetan Crafts

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    Trunk Show and Sale Traditional Tibetan Crafts Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21 10:00 am–5:00 pm The Asian Art Museum store welcomes the Tibet Artisan Initiative and Dropenling Handicraft Center of Lhasa, Tibet, for a special two-day sale of dolls, toys, textiles, and other traditional items hand crafted by Tibetan artisans living in [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:31am EST
    by namastenancy

  • Amish Abstractions: Quilts fron the collection of Faith and Stephen Brown

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    Amish faith embodies the principles of simplicity, humility, discipline, and community, yet Amish quilts are anything but humble. Using a rich color palette and bold patterns, the quilts are visual distillations of Amish culture and a truly unique contribution to American textile history. The works’ abstract patterns complement their craftsmanship [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:08pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • SF Intersection for the Arts: One Day In The Life: A Collective Narrative of Tehran

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    Founded in the 1960’s, during one of the more tumultuous decades in American history, The Intersection for the Arts continues to showcase works that question the existing zeitgeist. One aspect of the current political discourse is to demonize Iran and the Iranians, just as the Vietnamese were demonized and denigrated [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:58pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Women Artists with a Burning Desire to Weld

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    The Flaming Lotus Girls (FLG) are a group of artists that create large scale sculptures made of steel, stainless steel, copper, bronze, glass, wood, resin, LED lights, variable speed motors, and propane fed fire. The flames shooting out from the sculptures can be from 2 inches to over 150 feet [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:49pm EST
    by Phil Gravitt

  • Dangerous Streets

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    San Francisco street artist Chor Boogie was working on a project on Market Street between Sixth and Seventh street (in image at right) when he confronted four people who were trying to steal his spray paint. They stabbed him and took off on a Muni bus, but he hopes surveillance [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:47pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Upcoming for the week of November 12th - tea, quilts and Martin Lubner

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    What a lot of fascinating things to do  - read more at: http://www.examiner.com/x-13996-SF-Museum-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Upcoming-for-the-week-of-November-12th--tea-quilts-and-Martin-Lubner [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 2:51pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Open Studios - the last weekend.

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    http://cheznamastenancy.blogspot.com/ [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:55pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • Upcoming First Thursdays - with a Wednesday thrown in extra!

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    Is it November already? 2009 has, well, not exactly flown by but certainly moved more quickly than I anticipated. Thanks to Anna and Sandy Yaga, who Anna wrote about (see below), I was able to get to Hunter's Point and saw a lot of great art. The day was warm [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:22pm EST
    by namastenancy

  • At the De Young: Mummy Dearest (opening on Halloween)

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    L: Anthropoid coffin of Irethorrou. R: Visualization of Irethorrou showing two amulets on his forehead by Sarah Hegmann of eHuman, Inc. using Osirix software. (FAMSF) Mummies are another artifact from an ancient culture that has come to represent the complete opposite of their original purpose. From Herodotus to Hollywood, mummies [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Burma and Thailand

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    More background information from the blog: Right Reading, written by Tom Christensen: http://www.rightreading.com/blog/2009/04/28/thailand-burma-map/ [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 2:55pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Asian Art Museum-Burma and Siam (or Thailand)

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    The current exhibit up at the Asian is different in many ways from the preceding exhibit - different countries (naturally) different histories -- especially during the crucial 19th century period of colonial expansion -- and a completely different artistic aesthetic. We have all heard the old proverb, "All that glitters" [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • SF Open Studios Report: Steve Shapona

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    I hadn't been up the hill to Steve Shapona's studio in a few years (first interviewed him in 2005.) It was exciting to see his new work. He's been experimenting with glazing and looser techniques, and focusing more on faces. Interestingly, his older nudes are cooler, almost conceptual color studies,' [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • Asian Art Museum: Emerald Cities -Arts of Thailand and Burma

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    In the 19th-century Siam and Burma—two neighboring kingdoms in Southeast Asia—were renowned for their golden-roofed temples, lush gardens, and handsomely adorned palaces. Emerald Cities is the first major exhibition in the West to explore the rich but little known arts of Siam and Burma from this period. Many of the [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Sandra Yagi Open Studios Preview

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    I recently made a studio visit to Sandra Yagi, in her South Beach studio. Sounds almost tropical, doesn't it? It's an old CalTrans building nestled up against the Bay Bridge on-ramp. The last time I visited this building it was to see Tina Vietmeier.Sandy just moved to this studio from' [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 3:31pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • Eric Gill at USF

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    Drawn from USF’s Albert Sperisen Collection, the over 100 works in “Eric Gill Iconographer” primarily represent wood engravings completed between 1910 to 1940. These were commonly completed on boxwood using carving tools and were printed in limited editions using letterpress technology. Original engraving blocks and publications are also on display.         [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 8:48pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Stay Human!

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    . . . in the immortal words of Michael Franti.Art and wine do seem a natural pairing. Both are invitations to have some kind of genuinely human experience. Unfortunately, the experience is not always pleasant.This past weekend, I went to yet another one of these ubiquitous art and wine festivals. [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 1:24pm EDT
    by L7

  • Live and in Color : Caroline Allen

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    In our dining room is a painting by California painter Caroline Allen. It is a large landscape, of green hills and lush foliage and blue sky with white clouds. But the greens aren't just greens--they're bright and brilliant, and the browns are rich, and the whites are tinged with lavender, [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 11:15am EDT
    by L7

  • SF Open Studios 2009: Project Artaud Wrap-up

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    I'm running out of time for posting this week, so I'm going to make these really quick. Luckily, they're all from Project Artaud, which held Open Studios last week . . .photo © Marianna Whang, 2009 All rights ReservedCarrie Nardello paints funny, piquant, dazzling images of (mostly) animals doing outrageous' [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 2:38pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • SF Open Studios Report: Jennifer Ewing

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    photo © Marianna Whang, 2009 All rights ReservedJennifer Ewing has been working on her "Spirit Boats" series for a few years now, but she keeps finding new ways to explore the topic. Ewing started the Spirit Boats series of paintings in January 2005, after her father passed away. Creating the [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 7:56pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • SF Open Studios Report: John Sullivan at Logos Graphics

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    John Sullivan of Logos Graphics, with the printed, embossed, die-cut, but unfolded Vandercook letterpress model. (photo © Marianna Whang, 2009 All rights Reserved)Anna Conti and John Sullivan of Logos Graphics, with the folded Vandercook letterpress model. (photo © Marianna Whang, 2009 All rights Reserved)John Sullivan has worked with San Francisco [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:50pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • SF Open Studios Report: Victor Cartagena

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    photo © Marianna Whang, 2009 All rights ReservedProject Artaud member artist Victor Cartagena is well known in Bay Area art circles and beyond. He has been living and working in the Bay Area since the 1980s. His large paintings and drawings are mostly focused on the figure (an everyman) with [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:07am EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • SF Open Studios Report: Shawn Ray Harris

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    photo © Marianna Whang, 2009 All rights ReservedMy favorite new find this year: Shawn Ray Harris. I saw him in his studio at Developing Environments (540 Alabama Street #220, San Francisco). He describes his work as "photography and such." But that's a faint description of his powerful, fascinating, unique work.His [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 3:44pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • Open Studios Report: Kirstine Reiner

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    from guest blogger, T. NewsonI stopped by the new studio of my friend Kirstine (KerSTEEna) Reiner, during the ArtSpan sponsored San Francisco Open Studios. Her studio is now in Workspace Ltd., a revamped industrial space located at 2150 Folsom Street in the Mission District of San Francisco. The light is [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • Open studios, 2009 - Farewell to Belcher St. Studios

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    When I picked up the Art Span catalogue, I went looking for the listings for Belcher Street, one of my favorite places to visit, only to find that the building has been sold and the artists booted out. Here's a loud boo to the "new owners" who evicted a thriving [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 1:28pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Emerald Cities - coming soon to the Asian Museum (October 23, 2009)

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    New post on the upcoming show at: http://www.examiner.com/x-13996-SF-Museum-Examiner [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 8:23pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Remembering the Collectors

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    Collectors Share a Special Bond with ArtistsAt this time of the year, when San Francisco artists prepare for Open Studios, it is good to remember the bond they share with collectors.When you purchase a piece of art, clothing, jewelry, or recording from an artist, you are taking a piece of [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 5:09pm EDT
    by zRants

  • Julie tangos into the SF Chronicle

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    My friend Julie, who writes the delightful blog “TangoBaby” has an interview in the SF Chronicle! It's is about her photography and bloggling project, “I live here: SF." She's delightful as well as talented and I hope that this bit of PR will bring her more well-deserved acclaim (and business)." [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 5:15pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Book Arts News

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    Book Binder Museum to open in SF: Since I'm fascinated by the book arts, this is very good news; the "bad" news is that it is only open on Saturdays. But better one day than never! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/26/DDR119IS4E.DTL&type=entertainment On a related topic, the Book Club of California is showing a selection of bindings' [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 3:14pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Fisher Collection to find a new home - at SF MOMA

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    Article:SFMOMA gets Fisher art collection:/c/a/2009/09/25/MNVC19S49B.DTL Article:SFMOMA gets Fisher art collection:/c/a/2009/09/25/MNVC19S49B.DTL // [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Asian Art Museum podcasts now available at iTunes

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    Information on the why, the how and the wherefore up at my web page at the Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/x-13996-SF-Museum-Examiner [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 3:11pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Oasis

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    All day, I've been working on my application to Working Artists Ventura (WAV).WAV isa $57 million, state-of-the art community designed for artists and creative businesses. Located in the cultural district of downtown Ventura, California, the WAV will offer affordable living and working space for over a hundred artists of every' [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 7:48pm EDT
    by L7

  • And NOW for something completely different

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    Sherry Miller, one of our far flung correspondents is in Geneva and came across a great site about a Sotheby's sale in China with examples of contemporary Chinese art. She writes to us, "I wanted to just post the link because the images are so unusual and I thought it" [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 5:24pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Stanford Faculty Exhibit

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    Enrique Chagoya's "Illegal Alien's Guide to Greater America", at the Cantor Arts CenterThirteen of Stanford University's art faculty are showing work from their own studios at the Cantor Arts Center in Palo Alto. I'm a fan of Enrique Chagoya's work, but I wasn't familiar with the other artists. Each artist [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 4:39pm EDT
    by Anna L. Conti

  • Mark Menjivar at Portland's Ampersand Vintage

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    Famous Fridge Photographer Mark Menjivar will be showing some of his photos at the Ampersand Vintage Gallery on SE 39th and Alberta in Portland, Oregon starting next week. Mark's documentary photographs of American's refrigerators is a fascinating study of how our lifestyles are interconnected to our food habits.From the Artist's' [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 5:02pm EDT
    by Alanna Risse

  • Jim ChapinArtists of theSan Francisco Arts Festival, 1946-1986

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    The Monumental Remembrance exhibit, at SOMArts Main Gallery through September 24, showcases recent and historic work by artists who participated in the San Francisco Arts Festival, which ran from 1946 to 1986. Note: San Francisco International Airport also hosted a show, The Art of a City: The History of the [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
    by Phil Gravitt

  • Stuff and things for Friday

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    Rebecca Kerlin at Muse Gallery: http://www.yourmusegallery.com/exhibits.html I confess that I know Rebecca; we share a space at 689 Bryant St. These pieces are exquisite, delicate and creamy colors paired with what she calls “casual documentary imagery.” Reception September 25, 6-9 PM (Image from her website/courtesy of the artist)  http://www.kerlinstudio.com/ Brian Dettmer’s work is [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 2:12pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Beautiful, Dirty, Dirty Rich at Marx & Zavattero.

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    David Hevel, courtesy Marx & Zavattero, San Francisco. Bernie Madoff, Youre a Giant Prick 88" x 20" x 40" rhino head taxidermy form, auto paint, & mixed media, 2008-09 This is David Havel's second solo gallery exhibition at Marx and Zavattero. According to the review in the San Francisco Chronicle, the title refers to" [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 8:10pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Street Art

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    I went to heaven Ventura for the holiday weekend.If you are familiar with Ventura, you know of what I speak. If you are not--well, heaven awaits, in the form of the ocean, all those charming California bungalows, a mural of gigantic poppies and another of Monarch butterflies at an arts [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
    by L7

  • Another city, another bridge - Joseph Stella at SF MOMA

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     A clever pun from the SF MOMA BLog: Reports are coming in that the Bay Bridge might stay closed due to a crack. Since this news is less than stellar we wanted to share something bridge related that is, shall we say, very STELLA. Come see the work in person [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 12:47pm EDT
    by namastenancy

  • Timothy Buckwalter: A Limited Time Offer, Free

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    Timothy Buckwalter: A Limited Time Offer, FreeHey internet, I've made a limited edition chapbook of some of my text drawings. It is titled "Come Armageddon Come" and is the first in a series of 12 upcoming chapbooks. "Come Armageddon Come" (printed in a run of 25) features some bonus material.If' [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:14pm EDT
    by Chris Ashley

  • Clem Crosby, Tad Wiley, and TRANSFOCUS

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    Strong painting and innovative photography, three shows in one space at the George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, - 09.03.09 - 10.03.09:Clem Crosby, Recent PaintingsTad Wiley, Water Log, Recent Work on PaperTRANSFOCUS, photographs by Tama Hochbaum, Keira Kotler, Susan Mikula, Jennah Ward, and Nina ZurierClem Crosby: Garland Broken, 2009, oil on [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 10:46pm EDT
    by Chris Ashley

  • In a Beautiful World

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    The first photograph that greets you at Nicole Morgenthau’s website is one of sheer exuberance: it’s a scene of quintessential Americana, and more specifically, of the wild, wild West, where there are wide open spaces and blue skies and amber waves of grain, where cowboys wander and trains rattle on [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 9:39am EDT
    by L7

  • Sneak Preview

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    The Blind Boys of Alabama will be at Yoshi's tonight and tomorrow night. Here you see Bishop Billy Bowers, lead singer Jimmy Carter, Ben Moore, Ricky McKinnie on drums, and Joey Williams on guitar. (Also onstage is tour manager Willie Chuck Shivers.)(Photograph by Nicole Morgenthau, about whom there is much [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 7:17pm EDT
    by L7

  • Artist inspiration and opportunities at the Exploratorium

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    “Art museum” might not be the first term that comes to mind when thinking of the Exploratorium. However, the Exploratorium accurately describes itself as “a museum of science, art, and human perception.” Many of the exhibits are actually interactive, multimedia art exhibits. And since art intersects with science so well [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:09am EDT
    by bluemonk

  • The art of the fruit crate

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    Some bright images for a cool San Francisco morning http://www.examiner.com/x-13996-SF-Museum-Examiner [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
    by namastenancy
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