This interview was originally published in SFAQ issue 9 (May–July 2012). I wanted to meet Anna Halprin due to my interest in Fluxus. George Maciunas, …

In Part One: Collecting, Compiling & the Construction of Cultural Histories, it was noted that artists often find it difficult to retain and manage accumulated …

The 96th Ritual (For Anna Halprin) Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, California September 14-December 11, 2016 It’s time to stop regarding Anna Halprin …

Courtesy of Jürg Lehni and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Jürg Lehni In Conversation With Joseph Becker San Francisco Museum of Modern Art …

In Part One: Collecting, Compiling & the Construction of Cultural Histories, it was noted that artists often find it difficult to retain and manage accumulated …

Ed Ruscha and the Great American West de Young, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco CA …

Robert Arneson: Guardians of the Secret II Brian Gross Fine Arts 248 Utah Street San Francisco, CA 94103 March 12-May 7, 2016 When Bob Arneson began …

Jerry Barrish Smith Andersen Editions 440 Pepper Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 January 30 – March 19, 2016 Umpteen years ago, Jerry Barrish moved to the …

Mark Baum: Elements of the Spirit Krowswork 480 23rd St., Oakland CA 94612 January 30-March 6, 2016 They say that artists transcend class. That they glide effortlessly …

Architecture of Life Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives 2155 Center St., Berkeley CA  94704 January 31-May 29, 2016 I liked the old Berkeley Art …

In early February 2015, I met with UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive adjunct curator Constance Lewallen and assistant curator Stephanie Cannizzo in …

Arnold Newman: Masterclass The Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 23 October 2014 – 01 February 1 2015 Arnold Newman gathered …

Joan Brown Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 October 8–November 15, 2014 Joan Brown was a restless soul. She was married …

Japanese Mail Art, 1956-2014 Mail an Octopus with Stamps on its Head By John Held, Jr.   This essay has been pulled from SFAQ print issue …

“Jack Wright: A Unified Theory of Painting” Krowswork 480 23rd Street, Oakland, California May 2–June 7, 2014   “Resuscitating Reputation,” by John Held, Jr.     …

GUGLIELMO ACHILLE CAVELLINI 1914 – 2014 April 8-June 8, 2014 Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30 pm Italian Cultural Institute Gallery, 814 Montgomery Street, San …

Dohee Lee “Ara Gut (Ritual of the Ocean): Mago” Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – YBCA San Francisco, California January 18, 2014 12-8pm   …

“Solid Concept VI” November 13-December 21, 2013 Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary Street San Francisco, California   “Pointing the Way Toward What May Be”   …

Yoshi Wada with Tashi Wada Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive Cosponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media November 17, 2013   By John Held, …

Barrish Studio Open House Dogpatch – San Francisco, California November 3, 2013   “Doing the Barrish Bash”   By John Held, Jr.       …