SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS
FIRST THURSDAY - 10.03.13 - Part II
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Stephen Wirtz Gallery : Mike Brodie - A Period of Juvenile Prosperity.
Comment by AB: Mike Brodie and associates travelled the land, often by freight train hobo-style, and documented this subculture and their day-to-day adventures along the way. It's a romance-- kind of a perilous romance, but a romance just the same. Worth a visit.
Photography by Mike Brodie at Stephen Wirtz Gallery.
Mike Brodie photographs closer.
Photography by Mike Brodie.
Photographs by Mike Brodie.
Mike Brodie photography closer.
Installation view - Mike Brodie photography show at Stephen Wirtz gallery.
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Haines Gallery : David Maisel - Mining.
Comment by AB: David Maisel photographs open pit mines from the air and in so doing, points up how drastically they alter the landscape and our environment. Regardless of the impact, we all need what these mines provide in order to survive. So is there any redeeming beauty in scarring and toxicity? Do we have a choice or a say in the outcomes of these endeavors? No shortage of opportunities for contemplation here. Go see.
Photography by David Maisel at Haines Gallery.
Open pit mine aerial photograph by David Maisel.
David Maisel photographs.
Photography by David Maisel.
David Maisel strip mine photographs.
Long view - David Maisel photography show at Haines Gallery.
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Jenkins Johnson Gallery : Seven Sisters.
Artists: Carrie Mae Weems, Mickalene Thomas, Rina Banerjee, Patricia Piccinini, Camille Rose Garcia, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Toyin Odutola, Vanessa Prager.
Comment by AB: The show's title, Seven Sisters refers to the mythological Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas. The artists in this show are not sisters, but they're all well-known and well established, and here essay on various aspects of "ethics, race, culture, and self-expression."
Photography by Carrie Mae Weems at Jenkins Johnson Gallery.
Mickalene Thomas art.
Really creepy (and really good) art by Patricia Piccinini.
Carrie Mae Weems photography.
Art by Camille Rose Garcia.
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Hang Art Gallery : Katherine B. Young - Places of Reflection.
Comment by AB: Katherine B. Young's seascapes and beach scenes appear to have a mysterious or almost mystical quality about them. On closer inspection, I see that they're accented with subtle shades of metallic paint-- mainly gold and silver.
Coastal art by Katherine B. Young at Hang Art Gallery.
Katherine B. Young art closer.
Art by Katherine B. Young.
Katherine B. Young art closer.
Ambiance - Katherine B. Young at Hang Art Gallery.
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Spoke Art Gallery : Through the Veil - Tatiana Suarez and Craww; Jonas Lofgren.
Comment by AB: It's a mix of fantasy femmes big eyes gone wild in the west gallery, and in the east gallery, Jonas Lofgren gives us a graphite drawing glimpse into his really weird world.
Art by Tatiana Suarez at Spoke Art Gallery.
Eye pile art by Tatiana Suarez.
Art by Craww.
Craww art.
Art by Craww.
Outside looking in - Tatiana Suarez & Craww art show at Spoke Art Gallery.
Art by Jonas Lofgren at Spoke Art Gallery.
Jonas Lofgren graphite art closer.
Art by Jonas Lofgren closer.
Outside looking in - Jonas Lofgren art show at Spoke Art Gallery.
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Ramon's Tailor : You Can Do This - Sam Mell.
Comment by AB: Sam Mell goes criss-cross crazy as he plasters the gallery with his rigorous pattern drawings.
Art by Sam Mell at Ramon's Tailor.
Pinkie cam detail of art in above image.
Sam Mell and his art at Ramon's Tailor.
Sam Mell's art-making tools of the trade.
View through the front window - Sam Mell art show at Ramon's Tailor.
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Addendum:
Art by John Goodman at Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery
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