Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi : Painting the Roses Red.

Artists: Bill Basquin, Elizabeth Deters, Andrea Slattery. Curated by Eunice Kim and Katie Sherman.

Comment by AB: Three artists, two curators, photography, installation, Xmas party, and a band in the hallway. Cheers!

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Southern Exposure : Daniel Nevers - Laughing on the Inside; Desde Abajo Subimos (From the Bottom We Rise) - A project by SoEx's Youth Advisory Board.

Comment by AB: In the front gallery, Daniel Nevers goes benignly berserk with the stuff Home Depot is made of-- wheelbarrows, power strips, electrical cable, ladders, lightbulbs, toilet plungers, brooms, and more. According to the proclamation, the import of the installation is that "do-it-yourself is the new self-help." Sounds plausible. One thing for sure-- you have to be a major risk taker to hire the dude to remodel your house. In the rear gallery, SoEx's Youth Advisory Board (YAB) members, teaching artists and partners from the community create a multimedia workspace installation to creatively explore social issues, personal experiences, stereotypes, and effective modes of communication and dialogue.

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Silverman Gallery : Ben Shaffer - This is a Myth.

Comment by AB: According to the dispatch, Ben Shaffer themes his work "around the space between chaos and order or rather an attempt to order chaos." Though relatively rudimentary from a technical perspective, his art does seem to manifest a certain vitality, especially the painted concrete floor-standing sculptures (suitable for display indoors or out).

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