Thinking Inside the Box: Lawrence Jordan
Lawrence Jordan “Prodigies of Physical Phenomena: An Exhibition of Dioramas & Collages” April 4-30, 2013 K. Imperial Fine Art 49 Geary, Suite 440 San Francisco, …
Posts tagged John Held Jr.
GUTAI catalogue release and panel discussion at SFAI tonight, March 27th
Tonight at SFAI is the release of the catalogue and panel discussion of “Experimental Exhibition of Modern Art to Challenge the Mid-Winter Burning Sun: …
REVIEW: “Submersions” by Graham Gillmore
Contributed by John Held, Jr. March 8-April 30, 2013 Gallery 16 501 Third Street San Francisco In my world – the …
Naomie Kremer: The Surety of Stroke
By John Held, Jr. Naomie Kremer Sightlines Modernism 685 Market Street San Francisco, CA March 7-April 27, 2013 What makes a …
KATHAN BROWN “Know that you are lucky”
Written by John Held, Jr. There are many aspects accounting for the successful career and life of Kathan Brown. I don’t think luck …
Dr. Hirai Shoichi on Gutai
Dr. Shoichi Hirai is a leading Gutai expert, currently a curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, a position he assumed in October 2012. He …
“I Live Now Not Then”: Monte Cazazza Unexplained
By John Held, Jr. Monte Cazazza is an artist, filmmaker and musician, who among other things, came up with the name Industrial Music while …
The Passing of a Gutai Master: Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013)
By John Held, Jr. On August 10, 1988, I found myself laid out in a wetsuit atop a plank of wood in …
Lowell Darling, “Out of the Box: Full Disclosure Revisited”
“Out of the Box: Full Disclosure Revisited” First Street & Rodeo Avenue Rodeo, California January-February 2013 By John Held, Jr. I …
Review: Jann Nunn, et al. “After the Fall: Winter Group Show” at Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland
Jann Nunn, et al. “After the Fall: Winter Group Show” Mercury 20 Gallery Oakland, CA December 6-January 12, 2012 By John Held, Jr. …
Studio Visit with Mary Ijichi
By John Held, Jr. My research on Gutai, the post-war Japanese avant-garde art movement, lead me to Emily Sano, the former Director of the …
REVIEW: Expressing the Unknown
By John Held, Jr. Jasper Johns: Seeing with the Mind’s Eye SFMOMA November 3, 2012 – February 3, 2013 Jay DeFeo: A …
Interview with Ryosuke Cohen from the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan.
Conducted by John Held, Jr. September 10, 2012 Ryosuke Cohen is not a Japanese Jew. He was introduced to Mail Art by prankster …
Remy Charlip: The Art of Being an Artist
By John Held, Jr. Remy Charlip was born (1929) and raised in Brooklyn, New York, studied textile design in high school, …
Review: “The Painted Word”
“The Painted Word” Curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly Meridian Gallery 535 Powell Street, San Francisco April 28-June 9, 2012 Ferlinghetti/”Ferlinghetti” Peter Coyote …
Review: Ray Johnson & Robert Warner
“Tables of Contents: Ray Johnson & Robert Warner: Bob Box Archive” Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive University of California, Berkeley January 27-May 20, …
Review: Wanxin Zhang at the Richmond Art Center
Wanxin Zhang A Ten Year Survey, 1999-2009 Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA April 3-June 2, 2012 It’s difficult for me …
“Red” at the Berkeley Rep
“Red” by John Logan Berkeley Rep Berkeley, California Saturday, March 31, 2012. Written by John Held, Jr. Playwright John Logan was in attendance the …
Review: Jean Paul Gaultier
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. de Young, Golden Gate Park. March 24-August 19, 2012 During his …