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Theater
By Sharon Maidenberg
When you enter the performance space at Intersection for the Arts, you are immediately welcomed by the spiritual experience you're about to experience with Campo Santo's Mission Indians. Written by Greg Sarris and directed by Camp Santo's Nancy Benjamin and Margo Hall, Mission Indians was originally written about Southern California Indians, but Sarris and Campo Santo have been hard at work for the past two years specifically adapting the play to deal with Coastal and Santa Rosa Indians, the Campo Santo cast, and the performance space at Intersection. Rest assured, if you're not from the area all you need is a working knowledge... More
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Galleries
Sight Gags & Slapstick in Contemporary Art
Who among us has not watched a teetering toddler trip and guiltily laughed? Personally, I laugh from the second I see the kid start to go down. But even for those of you who don't, you must admit that there is a moment, after they fall, that is true comedy. The most violent and dangerous part is over, but the kid has only just realized something is wrong and for a moment, as he looks down at his newly smarting hands, you can literally watch as he decides that it is time to cry. The face crinkles, the moan starts, and you laugh at the kid. Even if you are his mother and you have to quietly laugh as you hoist the leaky angel-monster in to the More
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Galleries
By Rachel Churner
In a design-heavy city like San Francisco, where any chance to convey information turns into a chance to play artist, sometimes you just want a little breathing room. Sometimes you just want the facts: who is going to play where and when. Gallery 16 brings a bit of much-needed simplicity to the scene with an exhibition of posters from Nashville based Hatch Show Print, the self-proclaimed "Great American Poster Shop." The posters — hand-set, hand-inked, and hand-pressed — are steeped in nostalgia and American history, and their rhythmic type advertises everything from country legends like Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash to coolkid rockers... More
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Galleries
By Rachel Churner
Photographer Marco Breuer subjects his medium to the most violent of actions. Working without a camera, he creates his images in a darkroom by setting fire to photographic paper, dragging it over hot coals, streaking it with an electric heat gun, even sling-shotting nails onto its surface. As the paper is processed, an extraordinary thing happens: color emerges from the black and white paper. The browns, blues, and yellows that result are caused by the reactions of heat and friction with the chemicals on the paper. Breuer's small-format photographs are intimate records of things that weren't meant to be, things he forced upon the page... More
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Galleries
At 66 balmy
San Francisco has no shortage of hidden locales. You know them, those tucked away corners of the city that you (innocently but naively) think only you know about. 66balmy, an emerging gallery and event space in the heart of the Mission, is one of those places. As you walk along the alley, it is easy to miss the gallery and see only the mural that is its face. Stashed behind a metal roller door with "Latino Pride" tagged across its entire surface, the entrance is painted over with the figure of a young Latino man. Only a modest sign bears the address and name of the gallery. More
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Galleries
Oliveria Gallery shows drawing the respect it deserves
Emerging as the little gallery that could, Oakland's Lizabeth Oliveria strikes again with yet another powerhouse show of accomplished illustrators that includes the Harvey award-wining Daniel Clowes, local artist Geoff Chadsey, internationally-known Marcel Dzama, accomplished Canadian Neil Farber, and Yerba Buena Center alum Jason Jagel. Determined to prove the legitimacy of their medium, these five young talents show that drawing is an art form in its own right by showcasing seriously intriguing and profound work. More
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Galleries
Crackdown Clouds at Jack Hanley Gallery
You don't have to be stoned to enjoy Scott Hewicker's neo-hippy cosmic landscape paintings - but it might be fun. His colors are those of Elvis on black velvet, of the fairy glen in your backyard the time you took mushrooms. Hewicker's current show The Crackdown Clouds at the Jack Hanley Gallery presents satisfyingly meaty layers of abstraction that may send you in to a staring trance to rival a hardcore burner. The mostly large-scale works have a vibrant and loud presence but encourage private, even hushed conversation with the viewer. More
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Galleries
By Nicole Nardozi
We decide to meet at his apartment, 6pm. Opening the door with a grin, Micah made me feel welcomed and at ease instantly. As he led me through his apartment (or I should say personal art gallery), one of the first things I noticed was how the lighting played with Micah's paintings. The colors were so vivid and alive; the paintings danced right in front of me. Walking from room to room, I was fascinated by the surreal images and comical faces looking at me. Seductive. Captivating. Uncompromising. What can be said about Micah's paintings can also be said about Micah. More
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Museums
Sampling / Christian Marclay
An examination of the relationship between sight and sound is at the center of SFMOMA's current Christian Marclay exhibit. Marclay, an artist whose career has spanned music and visual arts, seems to be gleefully challenging us to question what we are seeing as opposed to what we are hearing, and vice-versa. More
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Galleries
By Nicole Nardozi
Our meeting at the 69a Gallery in the Mission was not the first time I met fashion designer Galya Rosenfeld. Only a few weeks before, I volunteered as a stylist for Galya's fashion show at 111 Minna Gallery. No, I was not spying. Just doing some research. Surprisingly, Galya was not upset with me when I blew my cover and requested an interview. The clothes and accessories from her fashion show were going to be displayed at 69a Gallery the following week, so we met there. As I looked around, I recognized some of the pieces from the show but most were ones I hadn't seen before. More
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