SANDRA LEE - ADOBE BOOKS - ELECTRIC AVENUE

ROOT DIVISION - MODERN EDEN - SAFEHOUSE - STUDIO

08.11-12.12

(with assistance from RWM)



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Sandra Lee Gallery : Summer Finale.

Artists: David Mark, Donna McGinnis, Marilyn Kuksht.

Review by RWM: Nice variety of paintings and sculptures, but the large abstract paintings set the mood. Here one will find somber abstractions that are weighty and serious. Though colorful, one does not forget gravity.

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Adobe Books Backroom Gallery : Jacqueline Norheim and Kirsten Harkonen - It's Hard to Make It Whole When All You Have is Pieces.

Comment by AB: Landscape paintings layered over abstract backgrounds by Jacqueline Norheim integrate nicely with photographic landscape excerpts against black backgrounds by Kirsten Harkonen. Good work on both counts, notably affordable and worth a purchase.

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Electric Avenue Gallery : Room for Mistakes - Charlie Callahan with guest artist Cory Stafford.

Comment by AB: Art and installation with a deep sea motif. In the here's-something-you-don't-see-everyday department, four sewn stuffed chickens sit in a circle observing a horizontal video screen connected to a camera mounted in a whale vertebra; a crystal is positioned in the center of the video screen.

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Root Division : From Our Bodies Blinking. Curated by Blake Gibson.

Artists: Jeremiah Barber, Mel Day & Miraim Dym, Kate Gilmore, Noah Krell, Nicole McClure & Smith Koy Smith, Michael Namkung, Renee Rhodes.

Comment by AB: Exhibition of contemporary performance art, mostly in the form of video. Two live performances are happening tonight, one by Jeremiah Barber in progress while I'm there. In a darkened room, he lies submerged in water except for his head which he moves slowly and hauntingly up and down just at the surface of the water and barely even causing a ripple. Interesting show; check it out.

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Modern Eden Gallery : Talisman - Cory Benhatzel; Dark Art - A Tribute to Metal, Group Show.

Artists: Steven Suiter, Justin Kalmen, Marisa Ware, Courtney Blazon, Michael Foley, Kim Gordon, Edward Cao, Jessi K., Jaclyn Alderete, Erika Jane Mallette, Akira Beard, Corey Urlacher, Cayetano Valenzuela, Stephen Teater, Emilio Villalba, Joe Kelly, Kristin Forbes-Mullane, Helen Bayly, Catherine Moore, Peter Adamyan, Sean Sczepanik, Patrushka, ELROD, Monty Guy, James Garcia, Lily Lee, Daisy Church.

Comment by AB: New York artist Cory Benhatzel paints up some mystical magical mojo for your home or office. Also on the docket is a head-banger's delight of small-format heavy metal fantasies.

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The Safehouse Atelier : Safehouse Silent Auction.

Artists: Kim Cogan, Coro, Shawn Barber, James Edmonds, Jessica Hess, Aron Mynell, Carl Dobsky, Kemp Remillard, Zach Oldenkamp, Karla Ortiz, Ryan Lee, Pat Mathews, Andrea Wicklund, Karl Kopinski, Layil Umbralux, Christian MacNevin, Justin Hess, Brett Amory, C3, Cody Miles, more.

Comment by AB: Small works by seasoned artists are up for auction tonight at opening bids as low as $20. Indubitably bargain territory. But wait; there's more. Upstairs in the studio, Shawn Barber is making a surprise appearance signing copies of his book, Memoir.

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Studio Gallery : Waterfront - Views of the Bay Area Coast.

Artists: Rab Terry, Lindsey Kustusch, Wilma Parker, Bill Cone, Kanna Aoki, Lana Purnell, David Cheifetz, Karen White, Chris Grassano, Michael Chamberlain, Christin Coy, Scott Grabowski, Margaret Wade, Richard Lindenberg, Miho Simunovic, Christopher Newhard, Cameron Chun, Chiami Sekine, Chris Adessa, Gina Tecson, Brent Bushnell, Floy Zittin, Timon Sloane, Sofia Carmi, Felicia Forte, Jean Sanchirico, Leslie Allen, Andy Ballantyne, Catherine Mackey, Sofia Harrison, Leslie Morgan, Charlene Kelley, Alice Gibbons, Pep Ventosa, Barbara Traub, Niana Liu, J-Storm, Jackson Fahnestock, Liz Mamorsky, Jack Stelnicki, Rebecca Saylor, Elizabeth Ashcroft, Koji Nagao, Lorna Newlin, Terrie Raphael, Stephen Bucci.

Review by RWM, images c/o Studio Gallery: Nice to see the ocean and local waters celebrated in a theme show that will inspire. Some say the water is so exalted because it can be a metaphor for emotional life. It can connect to our misunderstood depths. The sea certainly has drawn all sorts as attested to here. Wonderful images capture its magic. There is also grit about its interface with the urban. The shore is a subject to contend with, one with a beauty that can transfix and transform. One can revel introspectively sometimes with the quiet and solitude on display... can also afford to bring a piece of it home.

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