111 MINNA - NEEDLES & PENS - INCLINE
SEX AND CULTURE - EMERALD TABLET
TELEGRAPH HILL - NAIVASHA
06.06.14
(with assistance from Marian Ferrara)
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111 Minna Gallery : Empty Kingdom.
Artists: Adam Caldwell, Caleb Brown, Christine Wu, Johnny Ruzzo, Michael Ward, Michael Reedy, Michael Page, Orlando Sanchez, Andreas Englund, AJ Fosik, Alicia Martin Lopez, Amanda Elizabeth Joseph, Brin Levinson, Denis Peterson, Derek Gores, Erin M Riley, Jamie Vasta, Joel Daniel Phillips, Miju, William Wray, Eric Alos, Karen Ann Myers, Lucien Shapiro.
Comment by AB: This exhibition at 111 Minna Gallery is presented in association with the website Empty Kingdom , whose mission it is to change the world through art. According to Empty Kingdom, "Our goal is to share only the best Art we find with every part of the world. Our mission is to connect, promote, and educate through our programs and partnerships, and we do this through our worldwide volunteers. We believe Art can serve a higher purpose than self-expression or the monetization of someone's self-expression. We believe Art can have a direct impact on our social environment rather than an esoteric one. We believe every person deserves to have a chance to experience, appreciate, and practice Art in their lives. We are going to do all we can to help make that a reality, and we have just begun." And here's how they're doing it...
Best of Show - art by Dennis Peterson at 111 Minna Gallery.
L-R, art by Amanda Elizabeth Joseph, Adam Caldwell, Caleb Brown.
Caleb Brown art in above image closer.
Art by Caleb Brown.
Art by Jamie Vasta (l & r) - Karen Ann Myers (center).
L-R, art by William Wray & Alicia Martin Lopez.
Art by Joel Daniel Phillips.
Lucien Shapiro art.
Art by Emily Burns (closer).
Jonny Ruzzo art.
L-R, art by Michael Reedy & Derek Gores.
X-rated Erin M Riley textile art.
Ambiance - group art show at 111 Minna Gallery.
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Needles & Pens : CLUTTER - Troy Lovegates aka Other.
Comment by AB: Internationally renowned outdoor artist Troy Lovegates aka Other takes his talents indoors for an exhibition of his impressively detailed paintings, drawings, polychrome wood carvings and prints. Good art; worth seeing. In other news, Needles & Pens is one of Ess Eff's most enduring counterculture bastions, treating us to a consistent calendar of talent from near and far, art and literature you won't see anywhere else in town. You always get more than you pay for here, which can only mean one thing: Head on over there and buy something... NOW!
Troy Lovegates aka Other and his art at Needles & Pens.
Paintings and painted wood carvings by Troy Lovegates aka Other.
Art by Troy Lovegates aka Other (nicely done).
Art in above image closer (the dude can paint).
Pen & ink art by Troy Lovegates aka Other.
Pinkie cam detail of art in above image (nicely done).
Assortment of art by Troy Lovegates aka Other.
Art in above image closer.
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Incline Gallery : Stop Being Poor - The Art Show.
Artists: Taylor McElroy, Alexandra Barao, Daniel Toribio, Ammo Eisu, Vain Hein, Tyler Holmes, Persia, Diego Fuqing Gómez, Benae Esquibel, Yesi Castro, Sloane Kanter, Jon Gourley, Abel Morfin, Gina M. Contreras, Karen Thomas, Brynda Glazier, Jessica Amaya, Manuel Rodrigues, Cabure A Bonugli, Aaron Isaac Joshua, Andrew, Cle Torres, Nicholas Terry, Antonio De Lucci, Elena Gurulé, Julz Hale Mary, Craig Calderwood.
Comment by AB: Based on the famed instant fix to poverty everywhere, that quote of FOX News commentator Todd Wilemon on The Daily Show, "If You're Poor, Stop Being Poor," artists essay on the no-option-but-to-opt-out scenario currently playing itself out in San Francisco's creative community. Yes, our artists are leaving. Why? Skyrocketing rents, lack of support, eviction notices galore and an inexplicable unwillingness of those who make the rules to acknowledge that it's not always about whoever has the most money. Who's gonna pay attention to shows like this? Probably no one until it's too late. Or maybe it's time for a cleanse. I suppose we'll know soon enough.
What it is. Stop Being Poor - art by Daniel Toribio at Incline Gallery.
Cabure A Bonugli art.
Art by Diego Gomez.
Artist, musician and curator Persia at Incline Gallery.
Art by Jessica Amaya.
Karen Thomas art.
Art by Karen Thomas.
Tie-dye monetary art by Dana Cohen.
Functional art by John Gourley.
Art by Diego Gomez.
Relative density - Stop Being Poor group art show at Incline Gallery.
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Center for Sex and Culture : The Mayor of Folsom Street - The Life and Times of Daddy Alan Selby, aka Mr.S.
Comment by AB: This show's more about San Francisco history than art, being a display of memorabilia and effects related to Alan Selby, the "S" in Mr. S Leather, one of the originators of the "hanky code" (look it up), and a major profile and activist in the gay community from the early 1970s through 2004, the year of his passing.
Daddy Alan Selby history and memorabilia at Center for Sex and Culture.
Tribute to The Mayor of Folsom Street, Daddy Alan Selby.
Hankie code history from the Daddy Alan Selby collection.
Paper ephemera related to Daddy Alan Selby aka Mr. S.
Installation view - Daddy Alan Selby tribute at Center for Sex and Culture.
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The Emerald Tablet : Down the Avenue of My Imagination - Menlo Macfarlane.
Comment by AB: Fanciful scenarios by Nevada City artist Menlo Macfarlane vacillate between cryptic symbology and magical actualizations of reality. Guaranteed get your mind wandering into some rather uncommon spaces. Check 'em out.
Art by Menlo Macfarlane at Emerald Tablet.
Art by Menlo Macfarlane.
Menlo Macfarlane and his art above closer at Emerald Tablet.
Art by Menlo Macfarlane.
Menlo Macfarlane art.
Art in above image closer.
Menlo Macfarlane art.
Entrance to the show - Menlo Macfarlane art at Emerald Tablet.
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Telegraph Hill Gallery : Shan Shan Sheng - Open Wall Project.
Comment by AB: See glass sculptures and a scale model of Shan Shan Sheng's glass installation project from the 2009 Venice Biennale and 2010 Shanghai Exposition. Recommended viewing. Images c/o Marian Ferrara. Stop on by.
Scale installation model by Shan Shan Sheng at Telegraph Hill Gallery.
Shan Shan Sheng and her installation (now that's the way to make a model).
Glass art by Shan Shan Sheng.
Shan Shan Sheng glass art.
Painting by Shan Shan Sheng.
Glass sculpture by Shan Shan Sheng.
Shan Shan Sheng art.
Attendance figures - Shan Shan Sheng art show at Telegraph Hill Gallery.
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Addendum:
Art by Nathan Goldsmith at Naivasha Studio & Gallery
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Nathan Goldsmith art at Naivasha Studio & Gallery.
One more from art by Nathan Goldsmith at Naivasha Studio & Gallery.
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