Tag Archives: San Francisco

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Peering out over the San Francisco Bay toward Alcatraz is a monumental statue that pays homage to an American Indian Movement activist who’s been incarcerated for decades. Created by Portuguese-American artist Rigo 23 in 2016, the 12-foot-tall figure resembles a small self-portrait that the activist, Leonard Peltier, painted while imprisoned.
Wearing a simple white shirt, yellow pants, and no shoes, Peltier sits on a cement base, which is the actual size of his cell, in a pensive position. More Continue reading →

Allister Lee FLIP FLOP is a series of illustrated work depicting a selection of vintage dollar store sandals found throughout Chinatown San Francisco. I like finding graphic inspiration in unlikely places and I found these ubiquitous Chinatown staples to be a great mix of quirk and wonk as subject matter.           … Continued Continue reading →

Though she remained an obscure figure during her lifetime, her star is now rising. Continue reading →

For some, the digital series is more useful for making long-term connections than it is for sales. Continue reading →

The artist is currently the subject of two solo shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Continue reading →

Loosened industry guidelines have led some museums to part ways with key works. Continue reading →

Dealers—both the big ones and the small ones—saw lots of interest. Continue reading →

Relaxed industry guidelines have helped make the deaccessioning possible. Continue reading →

The 9th Annual Supersonic Invitational Our friends at SPOKE Art have teamed up once again with Zach Tutor of Supersonic Art for another exhibition featuring over 50 artists from around the world. The show opens this Saturday April 6th 6-9pm at SPOKE SF in San Francisco. Have a little peek at some of the work … Continued Continue reading →

As one of the original Photo-Realists, the late painter Robert Bechtle grappled with representation for over five decades. Continue reading →

Her lush pictures in a variety of genres were famous during their time. Continue reading →

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Gagosian, Jessica Silverman Gallery, and Pace Palo Alto are among the founding committee members for a platform called 8-bridges. Continue reading →

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A guide to the artist’s life and career, from her earliest wire sculptures to large-scale public works. Continue reading →

She was the first woman to win the Philippines’ prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Men award. Continue reading →

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Through a winding series of delicate illustrations, Zoe Keller (previously) explores the fragility of the natural world. In Scale & Bone, the Portland-based illustrator renders copper belly water snakes, San Francisco garters, and eastern diamondback rattlers through sinuous compositions that are ripe with skeletal remains, rows of butterflies, and dense patches of fungi. Each graphite drawing examines the tension between life and death and how nature’s processes are cyclical, including the shedding and regeneration of tube-like layers of skin. More Continue reading →

A meeting with composer and artist John Cage prompted him to move his gallery in a more adventurous direction. Continue reading →