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Even people only casually involved with contemporary art tend to bookmark memories by their first encounters with the work of William Kentridge. So will a whole new audience, once the SFMOMA opens "William Kentridge: Five Themes."
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15 More Minutes Andy Warhol's famed Silver Factory came to life again in an Emeryville warehouse. |
Home As Canvas
"Inside/Outside: Artist Environments" looks at ordinary citizens and untaught artists who made elaborate spaces to work and play.
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From Pain To Art Mehri Dadgar makes richly colored and patterned paintings, some of which depict her painful experience in various Tehran prisons. |
Poetry On Demand
At his "Poem Store," artist Zach Houston offers poems for a price on themes chosen by the purchaser.
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Figures In The Landscape The murals on SFMOMA's atrium walls offer an African American history lesson. |
Bridge Of Artwork
Taiwan and China are in talks about bringing China's imperial collection together.
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Bathed In Sensation MOMA presents the first U.S. show devoted to the work of German architecture studio J. Mayer H. |
Mind On Art
Lawrence Weschler talks about his two books of interviews with artists Robert Irwin and David Hockney.
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An Auditory Dream The sounds of San Francisco wash over City Hall thanks to sound sculptor Bill Fontana. |
Changes As Inspiration
At two venues, "imPOSSIBLE!" showcases work by young Chinese artists.
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Cue Tony Bennett The "Hearts in San Francisco" public art display hits the city's streets. |
More Than A Haircut
"Barbershop: 'Good Hair/Bad Hair' Smack Down" is a multimedia exploration of the social institution.
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Culture Club Two exhibits look at America's mosaic of ethnic and multiracial backgrounds. |
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As Usual The 2008 SECA Art Award exhibition disappoints. |
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Vast In Scope Go well rested to "The Dragon's Gift: Sacred Arts of Bhutan" at the Asian Art Museum. |
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Galleries Molly Springfield on view at Steven Wolf Fine Arts and Every Sound You Can Imagine. |
Dazzlements On Canvas
The work of Texan painter Michael Tole at Cain Schulte looks like a throwback to the 1970s heyday of photo-realism.
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Dodging And Disguise Gay Outlaw's work varies wildly in impact and substance. |
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Nearly Abstract The Triangle presents a survey of East Bay painter Patrick O'Kiersey's work. |
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Galleries Showing at Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Cornelia Schulz enriches her work with fresh complexities. |
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Local Character Exhibit at the John Berggruen Gallery looks at what set Bay Area painters apart in the early '60s. |
