| News of the Visual Arts/USA March-April 2008 |
California Coastal - San Francisco to Carmel
John Randall Nelson: New Paintings. March 5 – April 18, 2008.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, South of Market area of San Francisco. We are
across from South Park, 2 blocks from AT&T Park and 6 Blocks from SF MOMA.
The cross street is Federal which is between Bryant and Brannan.
Working in the relative isolation of Arizona for the last ten years, John Nelson has
synthesized his illustrative and sculptural experience into a unique body of work that
combines painting, drawing, and text with narrative content. Nelson embraces the
concept of artist as storyteller, a chronicler of contemporary culture.
His symbolic amalgamations, which often consist of a central image superimposed
over a collage of symbols and text (anything from art criticism to nursery rhymes),
make intuitive sense of the inundation that we experience in what Nelson sees as
our “over-communicated, how-to world.
“The unconscious is like a reservoir. Themes emerge, some that are humorous
others that are cryptic and vague.” - John Nelson.
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, South of Market area of San Francisco. We are
across from South Park, 2 blocks from AT&T Park and 6 Blocks from SF MOMA.
The cross street is Federal which is between Bryant and Brannan.
Working in the relative isolation of Arizona for the last ten years, John Nelson has
synthesized his illustrative and sculptural experience into a unique body of work that
combines painting, drawing, and text with narrative content. Nelson embraces the
concept of artist as storyteller, a chronicler of contemporary culture.
His symbolic amalgamations, which often consist of a central image superimposed
over a collage of symbols and text (anything from art criticism to nursery rhymes),
make intuitive sense of the inundation that we experience in what Nelson sees as
our “over-communicated, how-to world.
“The unconscious is like a reservoir. Themes emerge, some that are humorous
others that are cryptic and vague.” - John Nelson.
Grace Munakata, March 13 – April 12, 2008, Reception: Saturday, March 15, 2008, 3-5pm. The
Braunstein/Quay Gallery at 430 Clementina.
Braunstein/Quay Gallery at 430 Clementina.
Leonora Carrington: The Talismanic Lens - February 7 - March 30, 2008; Yang Mian Classics
(American Debut) - April 3 - April 27, 2008. Frey Norris Gallery, 456 Geary Street, San Francisco,
CA 94102.
(American Debut) - April 3 - April 27, 2008. Frey Norris Gallery, 456 Geary Street, San Francisco,
CA 94102.
March 2008, Enrique Chagoya; April 2008, Pamela Wilson-Ryckman. Gallery Paule Anglim,
14 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
14 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
James Gobel: Bear Hunting - Now - March 29, 2008. Heather Marx Gallery, 77 Geary
Street at Grant Avenue.
Street at Grant Avenue.
March 1, 2008 to March 29, 2008 - Robert Townsend; April 1, 2008 to April 26, 2008 -Phoebe
Brunner. Hespe Gallery, 251 Post Street, Suite 420, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Brunner. Hespe Gallery, 251 Post Street, Suite 420, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Chris Ballantyne: When the World Was Flat - Now to March 22, 2008. John O'Reilly
Portraits - Now to March 22, 2008. Hosfelt Gallery, 430 Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA
94103.
A curious emptiness permeates the work of Chris Ballantyne. Banal features of suburban and industrial zones
are sources for paintings that highlight the quirky and absurd. Graphically-rendered buildings, pools, parking
lots, and fences take on new meanings and amplified significance, isolated on flat fields of color.
Portraits - Now to March 22, 2008. Hosfelt Gallery, 430 Clementina Street, San Francisco, CA
94103.
A curious emptiness permeates the work of Chris Ballantyne. Banal features of suburban and industrial zones
are sources for paintings that highlight the quirky and absurd. Graphically-rendered buildings, pools, parking
lots, and fences take on new meanings and amplified significance, isolated on flat fields of color.
Jeongmee Yoon: Pink + Blue - March 8 - April 12, 2008; Janice Weissmann - March 8 - April 12, 2008.
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
March 6 - April 5 - Florals; An Invitational Exhibition; April 10 - May 17 - Five Women:
Juliette Aristides, Sarah Lamb, Kate Lehman, Dorothy Morgan, Patricia
Watwood. John Pence Gallery, 750 Post Street, San Francisco, California 94109.
Juliette Aristides, Sarah Lamb, Kate Lehman, Dorothy Morgan, Patricia
Watwood. John Pence Gallery, 750 Post Street, San Francisco, California 94109.
Narratives, Now - April 5, 2008. Sculpturesite Gallery, Convention Plaza, 201 Third Street, Suite
102, San Francisco, CA 94103.
102, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Group Show, Now -March 22, 2008; Todd Bura Solo Exhibition April 4-May 4, 2008.
Triple Base Gallery, 3041 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Triple Base Gallery, 3041 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
Charles Gatewood: Wall Street and Other Pictures. Now – March 29, 2008.
Robert Tat Gallery, 49 Geary Street – Suite 211, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Renowned photographer Charles Gatewood’s striking photographs have been compared to those of Diane Arbus,
Robert Frank, and Weegee. He has been photographing America's emerging sexual underground for over 40 years and
has published a dozen books.
Gatewood's early photographs were documentary in nature with a distinct political edge. From 1972-1976 he
photographed New York's financial district for his photo essay WALL STREET. Published with the assistance of the New
York State Council on the Arts, WALL STREET was awarded the Leica medal of Excellence for Distinguished Humanistic
Photojournalism, one of photography's highest awards.
Robert Tat Gallery, 49 Geary Street – Suite 211, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Renowned photographer Charles Gatewood’s striking photographs have been compared to those of Diane Arbus,
Robert Frank, and Weegee. He has been photographing America's emerging sexual underground for over 40 years and
has published a dozen books.
Gatewood's early photographs were documentary in nature with a distinct political edge. From 1972-1976 he
photographed New York's financial district for his photo essay WALL STREET. Published with the assistance of the New
York State Council on the Arts, WALL STREET was awarded the Leica medal of Excellence for Distinguished Humanistic
Photojournalism, one of photography's highest awards.
New works by New York-based artist Jordan Eagles in his West Coast solo debut
exhibition. Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, 49 Geary Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Eagles has been using animal blood in his multidimensional works for nearly a decade. Capitalizing on the
material's unique chromography and reflective and refractive qualities, these new works - many on a
monumental scale - explore themes of regeneration and the physical and intangible connections between
body, spirit, and nature.
exhibition. Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, 49 Geary Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Eagles has been using animal blood in his multidimensional works for nearly a decade. Capitalizing on the
material's unique chromography and reflective and refractive qualities, these new works - many on a
monumental scale - explore themes of regeneration and the physical and intangible connections between
body, spirit, and nature.
Artist-Xchange, 3169 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
We wanted to create a gallery space where San Francisco bay area artists could showcase
their work and our customers could find affordable, unique and special artwork for their homes.
We house a large variety of locally made items including paintings, photography, sculptures,
ceramics, glasswork, jewelry and textiles. We have both a retail gallery and an online virtual
gallery. All artwork is sold on a consignment basis.
Our displayed artwork changes monthly keeping the feel of the gallery fresh each time you
come to visit. The first Friday of each month we have an artist opening. We look forward to
having you visit the gallery and attending our monthly events.
We wanted to create a gallery space where San Francisco bay area artists could showcase
their work and our customers could find affordable, unique and special artwork for their homes.
We house a large variety of locally made items including paintings, photography, sculptures,
ceramics, glasswork, jewelry and textiles. We have both a retail gallery and an online virtual
gallery. All artwork is sold on a consignment basis.
Our displayed artwork changes monthly keeping the feel of the gallery fresh each time you
come to visit. The first Friday of each month we have an artist opening. We look forward to
having you visit the gallery and attending our monthly events.
Octavia's Haze Gallery, 498 Hayes Street San Francisco, CA 94102. Anthony Hansen loves
the warmth and quality of recycled wood and the texture and colors of found sheet metals. Using found objects and
recycled materials, Hansen tries to create pieces that have feeling, and speak, in some way, for themselves. He collects
the rusted piece of tin, the faded car hood, the twisted piece of wire, the beach-worn bit of glass, and tries to give them
importance.
James Michalopoulos is a celebrated New Orleans based artist. Michalopoulos is best known for his
distinctive architectural renderings. They slope, soar and sway. Some of them rear back on their foundations, or lurch
drunkenly over cracked sidewalks; others dip their balconies over the street curiously. His representations seem to
have a life of their own. There is a palpable energy and mystery in these highly original and much copied works. Also
widely known for his landscapes, still-lifes, figurative works and automobile depictions, Michalopoulos has earned a
reputation for the unique musicality of his paintings. They are at once a mystical abstraction and a powerful evocation
of the subjects spirit.
the warmth and quality of recycled wood and the texture and colors of found sheet metals. Using found objects and
recycled materials, Hansen tries to create pieces that have feeling, and speak, in some way, for themselves. He collects
the rusted piece of tin, the faded car hood, the twisted piece of wire, the beach-worn bit of glass, and tries to give them
importance.
James Michalopoulos is a celebrated New Orleans based artist. Michalopoulos is best known for his
distinctive architectural renderings. They slope, soar and sway. Some of them rear back on their foundations, or lurch
drunkenly over cracked sidewalks; others dip their balconies over the street curiously. His representations seem to
have a life of their own. There is a palpable energy and mystery in these highly original and much copied works. Also
widely known for his landscapes, still-lifes, figurative works and automobile depictions, Michalopoulos has earned a
reputation for the unique musicality of his paintings. They are at once a mystical abstraction and a powerful evocation
of the subjects spirit.
James Michalopoulos
Anthony Hansen
This exhibition presents the artist's first non-portrait show in over twenty
years. With his exciting departure Tomb is recreating the sights and sounds
of this Sierra Madre region. Large-scale drawings (11'X 8') of birds in trees
will be installed with actual trees and native vegetation supplied by Flora
Grubb Gardens. Taxidermied birds on loan from the California Academy of
Science and recorded birdcalls from western Mexico will fill the gallery to add
to the atmosphere of this artistic and educational experience.
The El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve located among the remote peaks of the
Sierra Madre Mountains in Southern Chiapas is enveloped in an almost
constant mantle of fog.
This 300,000-acre reserve is considered one of the most pristine and diverse
natural areas remaining in Mexico. El Triunfo is home to about 400 species of
birds, including two of the rarest bird species in Latin America—the endemic
Horned Guan and the Azure-rumped Tanager.
The journey to El Truinfo is a real adventure that requires local guides,
wranglers, cooks and pack animals for the trek into the preserve.
years. With his exciting departure Tomb is recreating the sights and sounds
of this Sierra Madre region. Large-scale drawings (11'X 8') of birds in trees
will be installed with actual trees and native vegetation supplied by Flora
Grubb Gardens. Taxidermied birds on loan from the California Academy of
Science and recorded birdcalls from western Mexico will fill the gallery to add
to the atmosphere of this artistic and educational experience.
The El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve located among the remote peaks of the
Sierra Madre Mountains in Southern Chiapas is enveloped in an almost
constant mantle of fog.
This 300,000-acre reserve is considered one of the most pristine and diverse
natural areas remaining in Mexico. El Triunfo is home to about 400 species of
birds, including two of the rarest bird species in Latin America—the endemic
Horned Guan and the Azure-rumped Tanager.
The journey to El Truinfo is a real adventure that requires local guides,
wranglers, cooks and pack animals for the trek into the preserve.
Candida Höfer – recent photographs; Ian McDonald – Optimism (If You Want
It), February 28 – April 5, 2008. Rena Bransten Gallery, 77 Geary Street (between Kearny and
Grant Streets), San Francisco, CA 94108.
Candida Höfer's exhibition takes viewers on an international tour of rooms, both public and private, in schools,
palaces, operas, libraries and villas – empty of humans but full of dazzling design and decorative detail. Even without
people, the spaces have both a presence and energy – rooms await and anticipate – furniture stands-in for human
expression and emotions. Höfer documents rooms but her photographs also reveal deeper, more expansive details for
the mind’s eye.
Höfer’s solo exhibitions in the past two years include Kunsthaus Hamburg in Germany, Le Louvre in France, Henie
Onstad Art Center in Norway, Museum Pescheria in Italy, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland, among
many others.
Ian McDonald’s exhibition, Optimism (If You Want It), refers to the potential of objects to assume alternate levels
of meaning when expanded, assembled, re-arranged, reduced, or re-configured. In exploring his ideas, McDonald
fabricates several different models. Some are multiples of ceramic forms in different sizes and shapes arranged on
table tops, pedestals, or in vitrines. McDonald’s title urges viewers to process physical data positively, letting facts add
up to a process that works for the best – socially, historically, and aesthetically.
McDonald graduated from UC Santa Barbara with an MFA in 2000 and currently teaches at the San Francisco Art
Institute. His work is included in the collections of The Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche in Faenza, Italy, the
International Sculpture Center, Denmark, and JP Morgan Chase in New York, among others.
It), February 28 – April 5, 2008. Rena Bransten Gallery, 77 Geary Street (between Kearny and
Grant Streets), San Francisco, CA 94108.
Candida Höfer's exhibition takes viewers on an international tour of rooms, both public and private, in schools,
palaces, operas, libraries and villas – empty of humans but full of dazzling design and decorative detail. Even without
people, the spaces have both a presence and energy – rooms await and anticipate – furniture stands-in for human
expression and emotions. Höfer documents rooms but her photographs also reveal deeper, more expansive details for
the mind’s eye.
Höfer’s solo exhibitions in the past two years include Kunsthaus Hamburg in Germany, Le Louvre in France, Henie
Onstad Art Center in Norway, Museum Pescheria in Italy, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland, among
many others.
Ian McDonald’s exhibition, Optimism (If You Want It), refers to the potential of objects to assume alternate levels
of meaning when expanded, assembled, re-arranged, reduced, or re-configured. In exploring his ideas, McDonald
fabricates several different models. Some are multiples of ceramic forms in different sizes and shapes arranged on
table tops, pedestals, or in vitrines. McDonald’s title urges viewers to process physical data positively, letting facts add
up to a process that works for the best – socially, historically, and aesthetically.
McDonald graduated from UC Santa Barbara with an MFA in 2000 and currently teaches at the San Francisco Art
Institute. His work is included in the collections of The Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche in Faenza, Italy, the
International Sculpture Center, Denmark, and JP Morgan Chase in New York, among others.
Candida Hoffer: Peredo Barreda de Caja Cantabria Santillana del Mar
Travis Schlaht, White Peonies with Leaf, Oil on Linen, 16 x 20
inches, 2007
inches, 2007
William Bartlett, Passages, Oil on
Linen, 38 x 28 inches, 2007
Linen, 38 x 28 inches, 2007
Steven J. Levin, Three Roses, Oil on Canvas, 14
x 12 inches, 2007
x 12 inches, 2007
Dean Larson, White Peonies in Black Vase, Oil on Canvas, 24
x 30 inches, 2007
x 30 inches, 2007
Treasures of the Sierra Madre: Birds of Western Mexico paintings by David Tomb, now –March 22.
The Electric Works, 130 8th Street, San Francisco.
The Electric Works, 130 8th Street, San Francisco.
Horned Guan by David Tomb
| Electric Works in conjunction with the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve announces the release of the first in a series of limited edition prints by David Tomb inspired by his most recent trip to Mexico. Proceeds from the sale of the print go directly to El Triunfo Reserve. Flora Grubb Gardens, 1634 Jerrold Avenue, San Francisco will be featuring six prints from the Treasures of the Sierra Madre series in their gallery, February 25-March 31. There will be a reception on March 5 from 5-6:30 PM with a lecture on the flora of the Sierra Madre at 6:30 PM. Events are free and open to the public. |
Robert Townsend: California JKE 234," 21x39", watercolor.
Robert Townsend: Mother and Baby 48x48", oil on
canvas
canvas
Trevor Southey's work represents an attachment to the ideal of the
human body as spiritual vessel in the tradition of the Renaissance. He has
sought to pursue this ideal all through his career in the midst of an era that
scorned such interests. That he has succeeded in creating a body of work in
so many forms, which embraces this ideal, is testament to his power as an
artist.
In his preface to the memoirs of Trevor Southey, emeritus curator Robert
Flynn Johnson comments "Trevor Southey... is a man who has risked much in
putting into practice his personal and artistic vision of life."
During February and March Warnock Fine Arts presents "Trevor Southey: I
Must Confess." This exhibit will display several new drawings and paintings,
along with a survey of his work in printmaking and sculpture.
human body as spiritual vessel in the tradition of the Renaissance. He has
sought to pursue this ideal all through his career in the midst of an era that
scorned such interests. That he has succeeded in creating a body of work in
so many forms, which embraces this ideal, is testament to his power as an
artist.
In his preface to the memoirs of Trevor Southey, emeritus curator Robert
Flynn Johnson comments "Trevor Southey... is a man who has risked much in
putting into practice his personal and artistic vision of life."
During February and March Warnock Fine Arts presents "Trevor Southey: I
Must Confess." This exhibit will display several new drawings and paintings,
along with a survey of his work in printmaking and sculpture.
Reconciliation, oil on panel, by Trevor Southey
Orchidee, mezzotint by Michel Estebe
March Exhibition: Trevor Southey: I Must Confess; April Exhibition: From Darkness to
Light: 300 years of the mezzotint. Warnock Fine Arts, 49 Geary, Suite 211, San Francisco, CA
94108.
Light: 300 years of the mezzotint. Warnock Fine Arts, 49 Geary, Suite 211, San Francisco, CA
94108.
Born in Rhodesia, Africa (now Zimbabwe) in 1940, Southey's formal training includes two years at the Brighton College
of Art in Sussex, England; a year in Durban, South Africa; and two degrees obtained from Brigham Young University
(1967 and 1969). His works are in private, corporate and public collections throughout the world.
Dates:2/7/08 - 3/29/08
of Art in Sussex, England; a year in Durban, South Africa; and two degrees obtained from Brigham Young University
(1967 and 1969). His works are in private, corporate and public collections throughout the world.
Dates:2/7/08 - 3/29/08
During April and May, Warnock Fine Arts will exhibit masterworks of the
mezzotint printmaking medium, featuring works by more than twenty
artists from 11 countries spanning a period of nearly 300 years.
Originally developed in 17th century Holland, the mezzotint printmaking
technique nearly disappeared with the advent of photography. But the
appeal of the mysterious tonal qualities emerging from darkness that
mezzotint produces has inspired a whole new group of artists during the
last several decades.
DATES: 4/1/08 - 5/31/08
mezzotint printmaking medium, featuring works by more than twenty
artists from 11 countries spanning a period of nearly 300 years.
Originally developed in 17th century Holland, the mezzotint printmaking
technique nearly disappeared with the advent of photography. But the
appeal of the mysterious tonal qualities emerging from darkness that
mezzotint produces has inspired a whole new group of artists during the
last several decades.
DATES: 4/1/08 - 5/31/08
Photograph by Charles Gatewood, untitled
Photograph by Charles Gatewood, untitled
David Buckingham: How to Talk Dirty and Influence People March 15 - May 3,
2008. MMGalleries, 101 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 207 • SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107.
Buckingham’s inspiration -- graffiti, snippets of dialogue overheard in office hallways, advertising, guns and their
effect on the American psyche, the culture of celebrity (and celebrity guns), cartoons, movies -- have all sunk into his
consciousness over the years and they are starting to make their way back out. In his first solo show at MMGalleries,
David Buckingham reiterates all of it, together with his inclination for anything with a history. First he appropriates the
title of Lenny Bruce’s autobiography (who took it from a famous self-help book by Dale Carnegie: How to Win Friends
and Influence People). Secondly, all of his raw materials come from old trucks, road signs, school buses, car doors, all
metal junk that he finds in the desert of Southern California. He states: "What I look for are old, battered, colorful metal
things that have had a previous life and have the scars to prove it. I want to make art from things that have a story to
tell."
2008. MMGalleries, 101 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 207 • SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107.
Buckingham’s inspiration -- graffiti, snippets of dialogue overheard in office hallways, advertising, guns and their
effect on the American psyche, the culture of celebrity (and celebrity guns), cartoons, movies -- have all sunk into his
consciousness over the years and they are starting to make their way back out. In his first solo show at MMGalleries,
David Buckingham reiterates all of it, together with his inclination for anything with a history. First he appropriates the
title of Lenny Bruce’s autobiography (who took it from a famous self-help book by Dale Carnegie: How to Win Friends
and Influence People). Secondly, all of his raw materials come from old trucks, road signs, school buses, car doors, all
metal junk that he finds in the desert of Southern California. He states: "What I look for are old, battered, colorful metal
things that have had a previous life and have the scars to prove it. I want to make art from things that have a story to
tell."
David Buckingham in action, January 2008
At the same gallery Eva and Franco Mattes exhibit Portraits - March 15 - May 3, 2008. During
2006 and 2007, Eva and Franco Mattes created portraits of Avatars--alternate identities that people create
and inhabit in the popular online virtual world Second Life. The series, exhibited for the first time in a show
staged in Ars Virtua, a venue inside Second Life, captures the most visually dynamic and celebrated "stars" of
Second Life.
2006 and 2007, Eva and Franco Mattes created portraits of Avatars--alternate identities that people create
and inhabit in the popular online virtual world Second Life. The series, exhibited for the first time in a show
staged in Ars Virtua, a venue inside Second Life, captures the most visually dynamic and celebrated "stars" of
Second Life.
Eva & Frano Mattes, “Sarah Asturias”, 2006,Digital print on Somerset
Velvet, Image Size: 29-1/4 x 39 inches, Paper Size: 35 x 44 inches.
Velvet, Image Size: 29-1/4 x 39 inches, Paper Size: 35 x 44 inches.
Art and book signing highlight Gallery 444 in April. Gallery 444, 444 Post Street, San Francisco,
CA 94102.
Peruvian artist Rossmary Valverde will be featured at this Post Street venue for the month of April. A reception on
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 5 pm celebrates the release of "Killari", a children's book which was written by Monica Valverde
and illustrated by her sister, Rossmary. The paintings used for the illustrations will be featured as well as her other
recent works. A deluxe edition of the book, limited to 50 copies, which will include her first watercolors, will be released
at her reception. The three images below are the work of Rossmary and are from Killari.
CA 94102.
Peruvian artist Rossmary Valverde will be featured at this Post Street venue for the month of April. A reception on
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 5 pm celebrates the release of "Killari", a children's book which was written by Monica Valverde
and illustrated by her sister, Rossmary. The paintings used for the illustrations will be featured as well as her other
recent works. A deluxe edition of the book, limited to 50 copies, which will include her first watercolors, will be released
at her reception. The three images below are the work of Rossmary and are from Killari.
Illustrated page of Killari
Illustrated page of Killari
Killari Cover
The Talismanic Lens is the result of a five year endeavor of collecting, studying and getting to know Leonora
Carrington, one of the last surviving Surrealist artists and writers. It has been almost ten years since such a major
collection of her work has been on display (her last solo exhibition in California was at the Mexican Museum in San
Francisco in 1991). The exhibition and its accompanying 54-page catalogue commemorate the 90th year since
Carrington’s birth and this nonagenarian plans to travel with her family to attend the exhibition opening.
Only a comprehensive retrospective could do justice to the breadth of Carrington’s output, encompassing as it does an
astonishing range of media and materials: lithographs, temperas, oils, watercolors, gouaches, tapestries, etchings,
graphite drawings, polychrome sculpture, bronze sculpture, masks… And these works, in turn, merit juxtaposition with
the artist’s closely related literary corpus, including numerous short stories, poems, plays, novels, and novellas. Still, the
present show offers a representative – if humble – selection of Carrington’s oeuvre, from the early 1940s to the late
1980s.
Carrington, one of the last surviving Surrealist artists and writers. It has been almost ten years since such a major
collection of her work has been on display (her last solo exhibition in California was at the Mexican Museum in San
Francisco in 1991). The exhibition and its accompanying 54-page catalogue commemorate the 90th year since
Carrington’s birth and this nonagenarian plans to travel with her family to attend the exhibition opening.
Only a comprehensive retrospective could do justice to the breadth of Carrington’s output, encompassing as it does an
astonishing range of media and materials: lithographs, temperas, oils, watercolors, gouaches, tapestries, etchings,
graphite drawings, polychrome sculpture, bronze sculpture, masks… And these works, in turn, merit juxtaposition with
the artist’s closely related literary corpus, including numerous short stories, poems, plays, novels, and novellas. Still, the
present show offers a representative – if humble – selection of Carrington’s oeuvre, from the early 1940s to the late
1980s.
Leonora Carrington: Quería ser pájaro,
1960, Oil on canvas, 46 3/4 x 35 1/2 inches
1960, Oil on canvas, 46 3/4 x 35 1/2 inches
Jordan Eagles: FK28 (2007), 18 x 24 inches
Blood, resin, preserved on Plexiglas
Blood, resin, preserved on Plexiglas
Jordan Eagles: Phase 9-10 (2007), 36 x 44 x 3 inches Blood, resin,
preserved on Plexiglas
preserved on Plexiglas
April 10 – May 17, 2008: Cubism to Surrealism - An Exhibition of Works on Paper,
PART 1. Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries, 565 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA. 94102
This exhibition features graphic works by Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Ludwig-Casmir
Marcoussis, Gino Severini, Albert Gleizes, André Lhote , Giorigio de Chirico, Max Ernst, Jean Arp,
Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Kurt Seligmann, Roberto Matta, Jacques Villon and
others.
PART 1. Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries, 565 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA. 94102
This exhibition features graphic works by Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Ludwig-Casmir
Marcoussis, Gino Severini, Albert Gleizes, André Lhote , Giorigio de Chirico, Max Ernst, Jean Arp,
Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Kurt Seligmann, Roberto Matta, Jacques Villon and
others.
John Randall Nelson, "Jaunty
Chaplinesque", mixed media
on panel, 51" x 42"
Chaplinesque", mixed media
on panel, 51" x 42"
John Randall Nelson,
"Falsely Innocent", mixed
media on panel, 60" x 60"
"Falsely Innocent", mixed
media on panel, 60" x 60"
Heidi Schumann secured her career as a photojournalist in the summer of 2003 carrying a camera, travel
tickets, her first flak jacket, seriously important contact information, as well as some basic knowledge of how to
get from point A, Jordan, to point B, Iraq, and how to locate a fixer.
Using her images to document regions worldwide that call for humanitarian attention, the exhibition
Assignment, at RayKo Photo Center from February 13th through March 15th, displays a visual vernacular
particular to mainstream media, and simultaneously offers a stark, genuine dialog free of media sound bites
and text. Featuring approximately 25 incredibly personal images from Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Guatemala, El Salvador and Cuba, this exhibition’s voice is resoundingly one of intimacy.
Seventeen Stories:
In conjunction with Heidi Schumann’s Assignment exhibition, RayKo Photo Center presents Seventeen Stories
of Public Housing by Jason Reblando. Reblando’s photographs focus on Stateway Gardens, a series of high-
rise housing projects on Chicago’s South Side, which at its height was home to over 1,600 families. Since
2002 Reblando has captured images of the community that comprises Stateway, as well as the space they
call home.
Common to many cities across the nation, Stateway Garden is slated to be torn down, in order to make way
for mixed income housing, part of the Chicago Housing Authority's redevelopment effort. Reblando’s images
humanize the housing projects through traditional portraiture of the residents, as well as through the
examination of the built environment in which they reside.
tickets, her first flak jacket, seriously important contact information, as well as some basic knowledge of how to
get from point A, Jordan, to point B, Iraq, and how to locate a fixer.
Using her images to document regions worldwide that call for humanitarian attention, the exhibition
Assignment, at RayKo Photo Center from February 13th through March 15th, displays a visual vernacular
particular to mainstream media, and simultaneously offers a stark, genuine dialog free of media sound bites
and text. Featuring approximately 25 incredibly personal images from Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Guatemala, El Salvador and Cuba, this exhibition’s voice is resoundingly one of intimacy.
Seventeen Stories:
In conjunction with Heidi Schumann’s Assignment exhibition, RayKo Photo Center presents Seventeen Stories
of Public Housing by Jason Reblando. Reblando’s photographs focus on Stateway Gardens, a series of high-
rise housing projects on Chicago’s South Side, which at its height was home to over 1,600 families. Since
2002 Reblando has captured images of the community that comprises Stateway, as well as the space they
call home.
Common to many cities across the nation, Stateway Garden is slated to be torn down, in order to make way
for mixed income housing, part of the Chicago Housing Authority's redevelopment effort. Reblando’s images
humanize the housing projects through traditional portraiture of the residents, as well as through the
examination of the built environment in which they reside.
Assignment; Images by former New York Times photojournalist Heidi Schumann & Seventeen
Stories of Public Housing Images of South Chicago’s Housing Projects by Jason
Reblando, February 13th – March 15th. RayKo Photo Center, 428 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
94107.
Stories of Public Housing Images of South Chicago’s Housing Projects by Jason
Reblando, February 13th – March 15th. RayKo Photo Center, 428 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
94107.
Reblando: Baseball
Schumann: Untitled
By Yeonmi Kang
Lee Friedlander: America by Car - Now through April 26, 2008. Fraenkel Gallery, 49 Geary
Street, 4th floor, San Francisco.
This is the first exhibition of Lee Friedlander’s new series of photographs, America by Car. Made over the last
decade and in a majority of America’s fifty states, America by Car is a vast compendium of the country’s
eccentricities and obsessions at the turn of the century. All of the approximately fifty photographs that comprise
the exhibition were made from the inside of a car, most often of the rental variety. Friedlander transforms the
driver and passenger-side windows into deliberate picture frames. A rearview mirror becomes a tool
reflecting unexpected, fragmented juxtapositions.
Street, 4th floor, San Francisco.
This is the first exhibition of Lee Friedlander’s new series of photographs, America by Car. Made over the last
decade and in a majority of America’s fifty states, America by Car is a vast compendium of the country’s
eccentricities and obsessions at the turn of the century. All of the approximately fifty photographs that comprise
the exhibition were made from the inside of a car, most often of the rental variety. Friedlander transforms the
driver and passenger-side windows into deliberate picture frames. A rearview mirror becomes a tool
reflecting unexpected, fragmented juxtapositions.
New Mexico, 2001, gelatin-silver print
Zhan Wang. Now - March 29, 2008. The Haines Gallery, 49 Geary
Street, Suite 540, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Zhan Wang is a Beijing based sculptor. This is his first important exhibition with an
American gallery and has been curated to coincide with his project “On Gold
Mountain”, a project commissioned by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Wang is immersed in a Beijing that is under transformation. Hutongs are being
replaced by glass and steel high-rises, private gardens and places of respite that
these rocks may have occupied are quickly becoming a vague memory, not unlike
the distorted reflection of place one experiences in the newly made reflective rocks
themselves.
" As someone who has lived all his life in Beijing, I have seen this regime
demolishing non-stop. They don’t let you choose a place and make it special and
meaningful; sooner or later, they will take it down. By trying to reach a level of
western-oriented modernization, we are destroying the continuity of our own
tradition." -Zhan Wang
Street, Suite 540, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Zhan Wang is a Beijing based sculptor. This is his first important exhibition with an
American gallery and has been curated to coincide with his project “On Gold
Mountain”, a project commissioned by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Wang is immersed in a Beijing that is under transformation. Hutongs are being
replaced by glass and steel high-rises, private gardens and places of respite that
these rocks may have occupied are quickly becoming a vague memory, not unlike
the distorted reflection of place one experiences in the newly made reflective rocks
themselves.
" As someone who has lived all his life in Beijing, I have seen this regime
demolishing non-stop. They don’t let you choose a place and make it special and
meaningful; sooner or later, they will take it down. By trying to reach a level of
western-oriented modernization, we are destroying the continuity of our own
tradition." -Zhan Wang
Zhan Wang: Artificial Rock
#99, 2006. Stainless Steel
#99, 2006. Stainless Steel
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The Source. Now - March 29, 2008. Imagery of water throughout the history of photography.
Upcoming Exhibition: Shai Kremer: Infected Landscape. Exhibition Dates: April 3 – May
31, 2008. Robert Koch Gallery, 49 Geary Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108.
“The Source” illuminates how photography, throughout the history of the medium, has been used to depict
the manifold aspects of this crucial resource. This exhibition, while tracing the timeline of photography,
provides an opportunity to view a variety of photographic processes and stylistic changes. The subject of
water is explored by artists employing various processes, from 19th century daguerrotype and albumen
prints to contemporary silver gelatin and chromogenic photographs.
Upcoming Exhibition: Shai Kremer: Infected Landscape. Exhibition Dates: April 3 – May
31, 2008. Robert Koch Gallery, 49 Geary Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108.
“The Source” illuminates how photography, throughout the history of the medium, has been used to depict
the manifold aspects of this crucial resource. This exhibition, while tracing the timeline of photography,
provides an opportunity to view a variety of photographic processes and stylistic changes. The subject of
water is explored by artists employing various processes, from 19th century daguerrotype and albumen
prints to contemporary silver gelatin and chromogenic photographs.
Carleton E. Watkins: Vernal Falls, 300 ft., Yosemite Valley, 1859. mammoth-plate albumen print from wet collodion negative.
Courtesy Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco.
Courtesy Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco.
Chris Ballantyne: Untitled, Lot (Bus Stop), 2007, acrylic on panel, 36 x 48 inches
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For the past 40 years, Boston area artist, John O'Reilly, has
constructed complex and intimate photographic montages. Using a
Polaroid camera, he re-photographs images from art history, found
photographic albums and gay pornography. He cuts and pastes them
with Polaroids he takes of himself, his home and his studio -- collaging
history, art and fantasy.
This exhibition consists of eight montages, each a portrayal of a
character from literature. Themes that O'Reilly has explored over and
over again - beauty, age, ecstasy, death, love, art, artifice are layered
into psychological portraits of characters from Henry James, Thomas
Mann and the Iliad.
constructed complex and intimate photographic montages. Using a
Polaroid camera, he re-photographs images from art history, found
photographic albums and gay pornography. He cuts and pastes them
with Polaroids he takes of himself, his home and his studio -- collaging
history, art and fantasy.
This exhibition consists of eight montages, each a portrayal of a
character from literature. Themes that O'Reilly has explored over and
over again - beauty, age, ecstasy, death, love, art, artifice are layered
into psychological portraits of characters from Henry James, Thomas
Mann and the Iliad.
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Hector (from the Heroes series),
2006, unique Polaroid montage, 11
x 13 inches
2006, unique Polaroid montage, 11
x 13 inches
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Jacques Villon: Composition, 1927 color aquatint.
Jean Arp: Constellation, 1951, color screen print.
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March, 2008 exhibitions - Ken Auster: Painting The Town.Terry Miura:
Remembered Landscapes. Thomas Reynolds Gallery, 2291 Pine Street (at Fillmore), San
Francisco, CA 94115.
The celebrated California plein-air painter Ken Auster returns to San Francisco. In the decade since we
presented his very first exhibition, Ken has taken on landscapes, cityscapes, figures and interiors, becoming a
respected teacher and one of the finest painters working today.
Terry Miura first gained notice as a painter of architectural subjects in New York and Italy, before returning to
California and being seduced by the landscape. We are pleased to present a new group of his recent tonalist
landscapes.
Remembered Landscapes. Thomas Reynolds Gallery, 2291 Pine Street (at Fillmore), San
Francisco, CA 94115.
The celebrated California plein-air painter Ken Auster returns to San Francisco. In the decade since we
presented his very first exhibition, Ken has taken on landscapes, cityscapes, figures and interiors, becoming a
respected teacher and one of the finest painters working today.
Terry Miura first gained notice as a painter of architectural subjects in New York and Italy, before returning to
California and being seduced by the landscape. We are pleased to present a new group of his recent tonalist
landscapes.
Terry Miura, "Into the Valley," 24x36 inches, oil on canvas
Ken Auster, "Walk Don't Walk," 24x36 inches, oil on
canvas
canvas
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Margaret Wall-Romana: Untitled
Landscape,nature and space, a group show. Now to March 22, 2008. Bucheon Gallery
389 Grove St. San Francisco CA 94102.
This is a group show of artists who explore imagery from nature, as a way of finding something new to
communicate visually. Margaret Wall-Romana often starts her large scale oil paintings by referring to a simple
flower or a lifeless bird to take her off into an adventure with her work. Eckhard Etzold photographs displays in
natural history museums, and airbrushes the image using the possible distortion of the photograph with the
color or perspective to his advantage for his art. Chicago based artist Mary Lou Zelazny literally pieces her
ideas together by creating exquisitely detailed collage which she has mastered over the years and
accomplishes a complete and surprising vision. Minneapolis painter Gregory Euclide composes what
appears to be traditional, and romantic landscapes and pushes the image by crumbling and contorting the
paper.
389 Grove St. San Francisco CA 94102.
This is a group show of artists who explore imagery from nature, as a way of finding something new to
communicate visually. Margaret Wall-Romana often starts her large scale oil paintings by referring to a simple
flower or a lifeless bird to take her off into an adventure with her work. Eckhard Etzold photographs displays in
natural history museums, and airbrushes the image using the possible distortion of the photograph with the
color or perspective to his advantage for his art. Chicago based artist Mary Lou Zelazny literally pieces her
ideas together by creating exquisitely detailed collage which she has mastered over the years and
accomplishes a complete and surprising vision. Minneapolis painter Gregory Euclide composes what
appears to be traditional, and romantic landscapes and pushes the image by crumbling and contorting the
paper.