CANESSA - GERAS TOUSIGNANT - ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE
CENTER FOR SEX AND CULTURE - SF ARTS COMMISSION
05.04.12, Part I
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Canessa Gallery : Flashbacks - Unpublished Rock-n-Roll Photography by Chris Brorsen.
Comment by AB: Chris Brorsen tells me that up until the 80s, people were allowed to take cameras to rock concerts and photograph the bands, so that's precisely what he did.
Photography by Chris Brorsen at Canessa Gallery.
Chris Brorsen photographs in above image closer.
Chris Brorsen and his photography at Canessa Gallery.
Rock-n-roll photographs by Chris Brorsen.
Chris Brorsen rock-n-roll photos at Canessa Gallery.
Venue - Chris Brorsen photography show at Canessa Gallery.
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Geras Tousignant Gallery : Botanical - Daniel Tousignant.
Comment by AB: Daniel Tousignant paints up an environment that's idyllic in every way. Who wouldn't wanna live there?
Art by Daniel Tousignant at Geras Tousignant Gallery.
Daniel Tousignant art.
Art by Daniel Tousignant at Geras Tousignant Gallery.
Art by Daniel Tousignant.
Daniel Tousignant art at Geras Tousignant Gallery.
Statistical sample - Daniel Tousignant art show at Geras Tousignant Gallery.
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Center for Sex and Culture : The Dick Show.
Artists: Michael Rosen, Mariah Carle, Mark Garrett, Katie Gilmartin, Just¿n T^me, Mitcho, Dwoo, Jesse Williams, Jack Davis.
Comment by AB: According to the proclamation, this group show explores "the mystique of penises" and poses many questions including this one-- "Is a penis in the pants worth two in the drawer?" What?
A panoply of penis art at Center for Sex and Culture.
Photography by Mariah Carle in above image closer.
Art homaging the male organ at Center for Sex and Culture.
I never pass up an opportunity to chow down on a gherkin.
Penis art extravaganza at Center for Sex and Culture.
Long view - group art show at Center for Sex and Culture.
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San Francisco Arts Commission , 155 Grove Street Gallery: Tahiti Pehrson - Sea of Love.
Comment by AB: Yet another cut paper spectacular from Tahiti Pehrson, this one being the most ambitious he's created to date, involving myriads of labyrinthine geometric patterns. Worth a visit.
Cut paper installation by Tahiti Pehrson at San Francisco Arts Commission.
Cut paper art by Tahiti Pehrson closer.
Artist Tahiti Pehrson out front at San Francisco Arts Commission.
Tahiti Pehrson cut paper art.
Cut paper art installation by Tahiti Pehrson at San Francisco Arts Commission.
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San Francisco Arts Commission , 401 Van Ness Avenue Gallery: FAX.
Artists: Kathy Aoki, Brandon Brown, John Casey, Julie Chang, Adriane Colburn, Binh Danh, Kota Ezawa, Pablo Guardiola, Taraneh Hemami, Dana Hemenway, Tony Labat, John Patrick McKenzie, Geri Montano, Kelly Ording, Joshua Singer, Casey Jex Smith, Sarah Smith, Someguy, Taravat Talepasand, Charlene Tan, Josephine Taylor, Jenifer Wofford.
Comment by AB: Artists employ the FAX machine as a vehicle for creating art. Beginning in New York in 2009, this particular episode involves 22 Bay Area artists faxing their art to the gallery to be shown along with fax art from an international array of artists, graphic designers, architects, and related creative talents.
FAX art show at San Francisco Arts Commission.
FAX art.
International FAX art show at San Francisco Arts Commission.
FAX art.
FAX machine where the art show was received.
Art of the FAX at San Francisco Arts Commission.
Attendance figures - FAX art show at San Francisco Arts Commission.
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Addendum:
Art by Marco Flavio Marinucci at the Italian Cultural Institute
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Marco Flavio Marinucci drawing closer at the Italian Cultural Institute.
One more from Marco Flavio Marinucci art at the Italian Cultural Institute.
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