Tag: art

  • The Cortège

    The Cortège bills itself as “a festive funeral for our times.” But what does that mean?

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  • HOLE by the San Francisco Neo-Futurists

    Today I was lucky enough to see one of the few performances of the limited run of HOLE by the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, a local experimental theater group. The first step once you have tickets is a small adventure: you’re only provided the exact location a couple days in advance. All I can say is…

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  • Talking Heads sculpture

    The latest temporary public sculpture in Patricia’s Green is “Talking Heads” by Russian-born Bay Area artist Oleg Lobykin as part of his Void & Substance series. The highly reflective stainless steel form is reminiscent of a drop of mercury hitting a surface, mirroring its surroundings for a brief moment in time. As you, the viewer,…

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  • R-Evolution

    Earlier this month the plaza across the Ferry Building at between Market St. and Embarcadero became the temporary home of R-Evolution by Italian-American artist Marco Cochrane. The metal lattice sculpture depicts a woman standing tall with her shoulders back and her palms facing out. It’s part of Cochrane’s Bliss Project series of sculptures and made…

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  • Dallas Museum of Art

    Located in the middle of downtown Dallas, the Dallas Museum of Art is a free art museum with pieces from a wide variety of places, styles, and time periods. It includes everything from works by Picasso to a large Hindu shrine. And there’s even a mummy. This scattershot approach provides a taste of a lot,…

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  • Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

    While in downtown Santa Fe, I visited the small yet well put together Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe is often described as the “mother of American Modernism” as she was an important 20th century American artist. Best remembered for her abstract oil paintings of flowers and animal skulls, her works encompassed far more: charcoal drawings,…

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  • Wink World at Area 15

      After checking into Wink World and putting on a pair of (optional) 3D glasses, I was told to make my way past a series of psychedelic 3D framed paintings to the end of the hallway. From there, a series of small rooms with funhouse mirrors and wacky objects illuminated by blacklights and other whimsical…

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  • teamLab: Continuity at the Asian Art Museum

      Recently I went to see teamLab: Continuity, the new special exhibit at the Asian Art Museum. The basics Haven’t been to the Asian Art Museum before? It’s a museum across from City Hall filled with ancient art and artifacts from Eastern religions. Also some stuff from the Middle East, which is only “Asian” if…

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  • Tara Mechani

    About two months ago Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley became the home of a new temporary sculpture: Tara Mechani from local artist Dana Albany. Originally built for Burning Man 2017, you may have also seen the 17-foot tall sculpture when it was previously on display in San Jose. Tara Mechani’s built out of reclaimed materials,…

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  • What was “The Latitude”? Part Three: In Bright Axiom

    I’ve been meaning to conclude my first two blog posts about Nonchalance’s The Latitude (part one, part two) with a final wrap up since 2016, and yet somehow I never quite knew what I wanted to say. Tonight, I finally have an excuse to get all my thoughts written down once and for all —…

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