SFAQ & NYAQ Publications

by Mark Van Proyen       “Avalanche” published their last number in the Summer of 1976. The previous Spring, the inaugural issue of “October” …

A new project has been unfolding for the photographer and writer, Austin McManus (founder of The Flop Box).  During MacManus’ days in New York City …

Interview by Alberto Cuadros       Alberto Cuadros: Let’s talk about the last show.  The first show and it’s not the last show, but …

“A frivolity that refuses to take seriously things which are not serious can be profound,” said Auden, something I thought about when face-to-face with Elizabeth …

  Tomorrow night at The Lab is a group of performance including MSHR, Rubber (() Cement, and Waxy Tomb in conjunction with the exhibition, “Brenna …

  “Schrödinger’s Cats” opens tonight, July 19th at The Popular Workshop in San Francisco.  This group exhibition features new works by Andrew Chapman, Aaron Finnis, …

  Wayne Smith returns to Gallery 16 in his expansive new show “5 Short Holidays,” comprised mostly of his scanner-based imagery and collages, in addition …

I first met Severine von Tscharner Fleming when she was a student at UC Berkeley. Her bubbling, nay BOILING energy was a pleasant surprise for …

Opening tonight in Oakland is two exhibitions, one at SLATE Contemporary and another at Vessel Gallery.  If you haven’t made your way out to the …

  Kota Ezawa, best known for remaking images from popular culture and history, has created a sculptural tribute to Funtown Pier, the Seaside Heights, New …

By Glen Helfand       It’s difficult to resist cinematic seduction, and Michael Mersereau doesn’t bother to try. His primary art interest is in …

  Opening tomorrow, July 18th at Ed Varie Gallery, NYC is a two-person show “Leisure Time”, an exhibition loosely and ironically based around the ideas …

  Post:Ballet has been turning heads with consistently daring collaborations that are sophisticated and anything but risk averse. The company’s fourth season program features the …

By John Held, Jr.       Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are normally cited as the originators of collage in modern art, a term …

  As San Francisco artist Eric William Carroll describes it, back in 2010 he found himself tripping down one of those Wikipedia holes lurking on …

By Ashley Stull       The 1960s and 70s were the championing era for initiatives that localized artist efforts outside of the institution. Conceptual …

    Nicole Wittenberg makes images that punch you in the face. She says she is working to make paintings that hit “all at once, …

  Upcoming at n/a in Oakland is the premier screening in their queer film program “my gaze///yr gaze”, a pair of films selected by Johnny …

By Andrew McClintock       The first time I met Guy he asked me if he could drive his Trans-AM through the front of …

  On view till July 21st at Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Italy is the exhibition, “Confronti” featuring works by Enrico Castellani, Dan …