Each month KQED Interactive visits a number of Bay Area art galleries to check out what's up in the local art scene. You can view a video of what we found.
In August 2005, we bounced around downtown San Francisco, visiting a mix of galleries that were exhibiting entirely different kinds of work -- from whimsical prints at Crown Point Press and abstract paintings at Hang Art to politically-charged mixed-media at Catharine Clark Gallery.
The Catharine Clark gallery opened in 1995 and consists of three main rooms and two project rooms, for a total of 3500 square feet of space. The gallery is mostly dedicated to showcasing emerging contemporary artists from the West Coast along with supporting video and digital art. Their exhibitions change monthly and periodically shows local artists next to a variety of well-known artists from other regions in order to contextualize current work being made on the West Coast.
The 2005 summers group show, Social Insecurity: The Future Ain't What It Used to Be (July 7 through September 3, 2005), includes work from Chester Arnold, Ray Beldner, Sandow Birk and Elyse Pignolet, Andy Hope Diaz, Chirstoph Draeger, Al Farrow, Scott Greene, Julie Heffernan, Packard Jennings, leonardogillesfleur, Reuben Lorch-Miller, Julia Page, Walter Robinson, Mike Rollins, Travis Somerville, Masami Teraoka, and Yoram Wolberger. Where: 49 Geary St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday from 10:30am-5:30pm, Saturday from 11am-5pm Phone: (415) 399-1439
The hip modern gallery at HANG ART showcases mostly abstract paintings and sculptures by contemporary and emerging Bay Area artists. They offer a unique rental option on some of the pieces for those who aren't ready for the commitment of purchasing art or who want refresh their surroundings by rotating art their space. Also be sure to check out their HANG ART Annex across the street.
In August 2005, HANG ART features two solo-shows -- "Traces" paintings by the artist Catherine Saiki in the main location and "Synesthesia" mixed-media compositions by Anthony May across the street at the HANG ART Annex. Where: 566 and 567 Sutter St. San Francisco Gallery hours: Monday through Saturday from 10am-6pm, Sunday from 12pm-5pm; The HANG ART Annex is open from Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm. Phone: (415) 434-4264
Founded in 1962 as a print shop, Crown Point Press has since played an important role in the rise of etching as a medium in contemporary art. Crown Point Press relocated in San Francisco in 1986, where it has a gallery open to the public and two large etching studios. With a staff of twelve, the press currently publishes etchings by five or six invited artists every year. It also holds summer workshops open to all artists.
Although Richard Tuttle is known for his small, delicate and enigmatic conceptual works, Crown Point Press has 2 shows of his prints from July 1 through September 17, 2005. Seven Years at Crown Point Press is a survey of prints made at Crown Point by Tuttle from 1998-2004, while Naked is a series of ten new color etchings by the artist. The timing of these exhibitions coincides with the major retrospective of Tuttle's work on display now at the SFMOMA and running through October 16. Where: 20 Hawthorn St. (at Howard between 2nd and 3rd), San Francisco Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-6pm Phone: (415) 974-6273
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