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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By Kira Garcia
I learned a couple of lessons about visiting galleries during a recent trip to Southern Exposure. First, it's difficult to maintain a kind of pensive, art-watching, gallery face while ducking a model train doing acrobatics on a flying track just above your head. And second, there are some things you just can't fake. More
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By Maya Kroth
Housed in a cozy gallery in downtown Oakland, "That Girl!" showcases the work of the Bay Area's finest up-and-coming female artists. Works by Lisa Solomon, Jungsun Kim, Stella Lai, and Simone Shubuck and Katherine Aoki adorn the walls of Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery in a show that proves that feminism has truly come a long way, baby. More
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Exhibition At the Presidio
How long does it take to transform a traditionalist Eastern nation into a modern Westernized one? For Japan, it took roughly forty-four years. During the Meiji Era (1868-1912), Japan went through a culture-wide shift of ideals that sent her charging into a world predominantly governed by Western powers. More
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