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Gallery Crawl | Jan 30, 2010
Amy Casey
In January 2010 Gallery Crawl visited Michael Rosenthal Gallery in San Francisco to see Ohio artist Amy Casey's latest self-titled exhibition. Casey's latest work explores ideas of rebirth and community survival.
Gallery Crawl | Jan 29, 2010
Katherine Westerhout: Rust Belt
In January 2010 Gallery Crawl stopped by Electric Works Gallery to meet Oakland photographer Katherine Westerhout. Known for exploring inaccessible territory, Westerhout's latest subjects are forgotten buildings in Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Detroit.
Visual Arts | Jan 28, 2010
STUDIO INVASION: Ryan De La Hoz
Last week, Kristin and I braved a particularly rainy commute to check out his new digs (he recently moved his studio from the Mission to a larger space in Fairfield). We chatted about some of his childhood influences, the band he thinks best defines his aesthetic, and the ancestors he never knew about. By Emmanuel Hapsis
Art Review | Jan 18, 2010
Santos y Otros Creatures
Buddha, Jesus, and The Pope mingle in this month's exhibition at Creativity Explored. By Kristin Farr
Event | Jan 16, 2010
75 Reasons to Visit SFMOMA
In honor of its 75th Anniversary this year, SFMOMA has invited 75 people from the Bay Area art world to talk about pieces from the museum's collection that are meaningful to them, and to share their thoughts with the rest of us. By Molly Samuel
Art Review | Dec 24, 2009
Champagne Wishes and Cartier Dreams
Every piece in the Cartier and America exhibition is steeped in legend: the diamond cuff bracelets Gloria Swanson wore in Sunset Boulevard, and the diamond engagement ring Prince Rainier gave to Grace Kelly (to name a few). By Tessa Stuart
Book Review | Dec 22, 2009
Painting Today (And Yesterday and Tomorrow)
The most exciting part of Painting Today is how the image placement creates a rowdy dialogue between paintings. If this book could talk, it would roar like a raging party in an echoing art museum By Kristin Farr
Art Review | Dec 21, 2009
Michael Louis Young: You are the Music, While the Music Lasts
Michael Louis Young's exhibition at Forthrite Print Shop in Oakland can best be described as a lighthearted portrait of destruction. By Kristin Farr
Art Review | Dec 15, 2009
Paul Madonna and Ian Huebert at Electric Works
Despite the playful colors and the fact that many of Madonna's images involve toys, my overall read is of a narrator continually under attack. By Danielle Sommer
Art Review | Dec 14, 2009
Rediscovering Carleton Watkins
Carleton Watkins lost most of his life's work, including early photos of Yosemite Valley, in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Last year a flat file full of Watkins photos turned up in a New England library and are currently on display at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco. By Molly Samuel
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Math Professor Helps Uncover Art Fakes
Professor Daniel Rockmore is an art lover — and the chairman of the math department at Dartmouth College. He has united his two interests, art and math, to develop a program that analyzes pen strokes. The program gives art historians a new tool for detecting art forgeries, which are estimated to make up 20 percent of the worldwide art market.
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An Astronaut Tweets Photos From Space
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been at the International Space Station since December and has recently started Tweeting photos of Earth from space.
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Photos That Fall Apart At The Seams
At a glance, Kate Stone's photographs might look like normal landscapes and living rooms. But wait. Is that buffalo is standing on a hardwood floor?
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The Youngest And Oldest Paparazzi At Sundance
By Heather Murphy A classic Ron Gallela backstage face. (Brad Elterman) Why would a talented 14-year-old and an influential 79-year-old insist on calling themselves paparazzi? The word, derived from the sound a mosquito makes, has taken ...
