JESSICA SILVERMAN - MARK WOLFE - GLAMA-RAMA
STOREFRONT LAB - ADOBE BACKROOM
01.09.15
(with assistance from RWM)
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Jessica Silverman Gallery : Dashiell Manley - Time seems sometimes to stop.
Comment by AB: On his large-scale multi-layered paintings, Dashiell Manley inscribes words from New York Times front page news stories. They look kinda like Twombly's you can read. Also on display are glass and mirrored cuboids (the component parts not terribly well leaded together) which reference the relative sizes and positions of photos on those NYT front pages. Good show; check it out.
Art by Dashiell Manley at Jessica Silverman Gallery.
Art in above image closer.
Sculpture by Dashiell Manley.
Dashiell Manley out front at his Jessica Silverman Gallery art show.
Large text-based paintings by Dashiell Manley.
Dashiell Manley art.
Art in above image closer.
Dashiell Manley sculpture.
Painting by Dashiell Manley.
Attendance figures - Dashiell Manley art show at Jessica Silverman Gallery.
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Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art : Staycation - Sarah Thibault.
Comment by AB: Sarah Thibault harks back to the heyday of 1960s Hippiedom with this whimsical psychedelic tribute. She tells me the art also references a period in the 1990s when apparently the ethos of the era was glorified once again.
Peace & love art by Sarah Thibault at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art.
Art by Sarah Thibault.
Sarah Thibault and her art above closer at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art.
Foil coated sculpture by Sarah Thibault.
Sarah Thibault art.
Art by Sarah Thibault.
Playing field - Sarah Thibault art show at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art.
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Glama-Rama : It's Only Rock & Roll, But I Like It - danyol.
Review by RWM: I like these works-- rock and roll with pop & pleasure. Fun art. Provocative images. You can take home a piece of the entertainment which celebrates the child-like sensibility of popular & commercial icons.
Comment by AB: Amusing paint, collage and assemblage combinations are comprised of peculiarities like Star Wars toys, shoes and boots, compressed air capsules, play money, advertisements and more.
Painted shoe collage by danyol at Glama-Rama (kinda like it).
Star Wars toy and paint art by danyol.
danyol and his art at Glama-Rama.
Art by danyol.
Donut & lady wrestler art by danyol.
Demographics - art by danyol at Glama-Rama.
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StoreFrontLab : Give - Bird Feliciano and Juliana Raimondi.
Review by RWM: Clothes are falling from the sky, but we don't seem to need that much with the wonderful but eerie weather we are having due to Global Warming. Interesting encounter here with something you might not have experienced before. Lively show which puts old clothes to a good and unusual use.
Comment by AB: According to the explanatory, "the materials take on a new purpose, becoming artifacts of daily life, translating the beauty of the mundane into an experience that provokes wonder and excitement." To me, it's bunch of old clothes hung from the ceiling with no particular thought, care or concern applied to overall aesthetics or design. But no big deal. Everyone's still having a good time.
Clothesapalooza by Bird Feliciano and Juliana Raimondi at StoreFrontLab.
Clothes encounters by Bird Feliciano and Juliana Raimondi.
Garb gala by Bird Feliciano and Juliana Raimondi.
Floating wardrobe by Bird Feliciano and Juliana Raimondi at StoreFrontLab.
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Adobe Backroom Gallery : Gordon Winiemko - My Mission Playground.
Comment by AB: I would have given this multi-screen video commentary on Mission District gentrification the thumbs-up if Gordon Winiemko hadn't videoed the perfectly pleasant, trusting and welcoming couple currently living in his old apartment on false pretenses. So instead, the show gets a thumbs-down.
Ambushed couple videoed by Gordon Winiemko at Adobe Backroom Gallery.
Gordon Winiemko video.
Video commentary on Mission District gentrification by Gordon Winiemko.
Mission District video by Gordon Winiemko.
Out front in the bookstore proper at Adobe Books.
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Addendum:
Walking by the new SOMA West Skatepark.
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