SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS
FIRST THURSDAY - 10.07.10 Part I
(with assistance from RWM)
Comment by AB:
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Modernbook Gallery : Dinka - Legendary Cattle Keepers of Sudan, Photographs by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith.
Comment by AB: Yet another chapter... I mean book... in the lives of Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith, two internationally recognized photographers devoted to documenting the vanishing lifestyles and cultures of indigenous Africans.
Photography by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith.
Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith photographs.
Photographer Carol Beckwith signs her new book, Dinka.
The guest of honor - Dinka by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith.
Photography by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith.
Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith photos.
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Toomey Tourell Gallery : Maria Park - Counter Nature 2.
Comment by AB: Maria Park's variegated landscapes and coastal scenes at times evolve into abstraction, and being painted on Acrylite and polycarbonate, remind somewhat of reverse paintings on glass.
Art by Maria Park.
Art by Maria Park.
Maria Park and her art.
Art by Maria Park.
Art by Maria Park in above image closer.
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A440 Gallery : Hannah Stouffer and William Keihn - Ars Moriendi.
Comment by AB: Circuitous serpents and a macabre shrine signify the atmosphere here, perhaps inadvertently serving to usher in the Official 2010 All Hallows Eve Costume Season.
Art by Hannah Stouffer.
Art by Hannah Stouffer in above image closer.
Hannah Stouffer art closer.
Altar art by William Keihn.
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Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery : Gary Komarin - New Work.
Comment by AB: Classic appealing upbeat abstractions by Gary Komarin.
Art by Gary Komarin.
Gary Komarin art.
Art by Gary Komarin.
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George Lawson Gallery : Stephen Westfall - Paintings; Clem Crosby - Paintings.
Comment by AB: New York artist Stephen Westfall handles the electric geometrics while Clem Crosby waxes cryptically minimal.
Art by Stephen Westfall.
Art by Stephen Westfall.
Stephen Westfall and his art.
Art by Stephen Westfall.
Art by Clem Crosby.
Art by Clem Crosby in above image closer.
Clem Crosby art.
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Adler & Co Gallery : Kelly Reemtsen - It's My Party...
Comment by AB: Come-hither torsos all frocked up, and on occasion, accessorized with some rather alarming accouterments. Strangely seductive icebreakers for offbeats. Check 'em out.
Art by Kelly Reemtsen.
Art by Kelly Reemtsen.
Kelly Reemtsen explains her art.
Art by Kelly Reemtsen.
Kelly Reemtsen art.
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George Krevsky Gallery : Helen Berggruen - Itinerant Regionalist.
Review by RWM: Vincent Van Gogh meets Thomas Hart Benton except that the subject matters are upbeat and sunny. Helen Berggruen's details are more solid than both of these artists, not reveling exclusively in style, as her compositions fulfill those longings for the rural, and quieter times.
Art by Helen Berggruen.
Helen Berggruen art.
Art by Helen Berggruen.
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Dolby Chadwick Gallery : Alex Kanevsky - Heroes and Animals.
Comment by AB: Alex Kanevsky's show statement is a mite dense for my tastes, but there's no question the dude can paint (just ask the fan base; they turn out in force). And though the storyline is unclear, the stand-alone steadfastness of the individual works is more than adequate to catapult you over the chasm. Sidle on by.
Art by Alex Kanevsky.
Alex Kanevsky art.
Art by Alex Kanevsky.
Art by Alex Kanevsky.
Alex Kanevsky art.
Relative density.
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Hespe Gallery : Marianne Kolb - New Work.
Comment by AB: Marianne Kolb's figural apparitions offer ample opportunities for you to fill in the blanks.
Art by Marianne Kolb.
Marianne Kolb art.
Art by Marianne Kolb.
Marianne Kolb art.
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Danish Silver Gallery : Georg Jensen Silver.
Comment by AB: Vintage and contemporary silver by Georg Jensen, founded in 1904 by famed Danish silversmith and designer Georg Jensen (1886-1935). If you've never seen Jensen silver, you're in for a major treat.
Silver by Georg Jensen.
Georg Jensen silver jewelry.
Silver jewelry by Georg Jensen.
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Care to toss a little change in the tip jar ?
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