“Just Make Something” group show at Interface Gallery, Oakland
“Just Make Something” is a group show with a challenging concept: invite curatorial teams to create art together. The work inhabits an indistinguishable space …
“Sunsets and Pussy” at Marianne Boesky Gallery
A fantastic group show, audaciously titled “Sunsets and Pussy”, opened recently at Marianne Boesky Gallery, featuring paintings, collage and mixed media works by young artists and …
Leslie Allen’s solo exhibition “Cadenza” opens tomorrow June 2nd at Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley
Opening tomorrow at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley is “Cadenza”, a solo exhibition of paintings by Leslie Allen. The exhibition runs …
SFO – San Francisco/International
July 1, 2013 By Peter Dobey In the past decade or so, the art world has worked hard to portray …
“Boxer at Rest” Metropolitan Museum, New York
As a child I watched Mike Tyson bite off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear live on pay-per-view. Anyone can see it online today—the camera …
Mark Mulroney’s “A FERTILE MENACE” closes tomorrow June 29th at Ever Gold Gallery, SF.
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 29th is the last day to see Mark Mulroney’s solo show, “A FERTILE MENACE”, at Ever Gold Gallery located in downtown San …
Lordy Rodriguez’s “Code Switch” at Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Lordy Rodriguez returns with a fifth solo show at Hosfelt Gallery, “Code Switch.” Comprised of the artist’s signature use of cartographic and design elements, …
Spiritual Sanctuary in a New Setting
By John Held, Jr. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s “On the Go” project got up and went plein air with …
“¡Oye, Mira!” CLOSING PARTY tomorrow, Friday June 28th at SFAI
The Walter and McBean gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) will transform for one night only into an underground tropical nightclub to …
Matthias Merkel Hess’s “Anvils” at Acme Gallery, Los Angeles
When one thinks of this object, operated in its originally intended, utilitarian manner, a picture begins to form in the minds eye. A strong-armed …
“With Cinder Blocks We Flatten Our Photographs” group exhibition opens Friday, June 28th at Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco
Opening this Friday June 28th is “With Cinder Blocks We Flatten Our Photographs,” a group exhibition featuring the work of seven local and national …
“your motion says you are in the mood” solo exhibition of new work by Christopher Füllemann at n/a, Oakland
Bright, natural, clean light fills the pristine, white room. A bed with a white duvet is nestled in the back, the kitchenette to the …
“Selfless” at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, San Francisco
“Selfless” at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art in San Francisco, features a thought-provoking range of photographic and video-based portraiture by artists Daniel Arnold, Elizabeth Huey, Senalka …
Brian Standeford’s “Amature Hour” at Land Management, Seattle
Land Management is a multi-purpose arts space in Seattle’s North Capitol Hill Neighborhood. This side of Capitol Hill is like a mixture of subcultural …
Patrick Caulfield and Gary Hume exhibiting at the Tate Britain
Patrick Caulfield and Gary Hume are brought together in two exhibitions displayed back to back in separate galleries at the Tate Britain on London’s …
“The Privilege Show” at Control Room, Los Angeles
The exhibition “The Privilege Show” started with the efforts of Kickstarter. The campaign, initiated by the curators of the Los Angeles-based artist-run space Control …
“James Turrell” A Restrospective” on view at the LACMA, Los Angeles
Featured in the current issue #13 of SFAQ is an interview with Christine Y. Kim, the Associate Curator Contemporary Art at the LACMA …
The Diebenkorn is in the Details
By John Held, Jr. Richard Diebenkorn was something of a painting prodigy, having his first major exhibition at the Legion of Honor, while attending …
GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE “S/HE IS HER/E” at the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh
I think it’s a good sign that art people can be made uncomfortable in the way Genesis Breyer P-Orridge makes them uncomfortable. S/he doesn’t fit …
“Low Subject” David Bayus, Kate Bonner and Nico Krijno at The Popular Workshop, San Francisco
The work in “Low Subject” interrupts standard assumptions and definitions of sculpture and photography. Through elaborate and multi-faceted process, each artist calls to question …