Last Chance.

Congratulations to our friend, Ala Ebtekar on the success of his exhibition Indelible Whispers of the Sun at Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles.  The show is recognized in  L.A. Weekly’s Critic Choices: Highlights of the Fall Season. Not bad for the artist’s Los Angeles debut solo show. Indelible Whispers of the Sun closes tomorrow, [...]

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Art and Taxi Cab Drivers

Art invades the streets via New York City cabs. From September 9 through September 15, visual artist Amir Baradaran will debut TRANSIENT, a series of 40-second video installations infiltrating NYC taxicabs for one week. “TRANSIENT is intended as an ephemeral gift, foregrounding the possibilities of liminal states. Baradaran seeks to capture, challenge and transform the [...]

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And Pretty Birds All in a Row…

Our favorite artist/taxidermist, Polly Morgan is currently showing with Haunch of Venison, London.  Her new show Psychopomps features four suspended taxidermy sculptures, each poised between metamorphosis and flight. The pieces are so extravagant and beautiful, no one would be able to mistake the pieces for roadkill (note to Courtney Love’s assistant).

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Join Erik Otto for his Open Studio at Fabric 8

Erik Otto seeks to visually narrate dreams battled by undercurrents of destruction. His work takes his viewers to a place where chaos meets peace and loose meets refinement.   Erik’s pieces and installation will be on view at Fabric 8 for his open studio on May 16th from 2-8pm. Erik will have signed copies of his [...]

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Galería de la Raza presents Mad World: Messages to the Future

Mad World: Messages to the Future, an exhibition featuring work by fourteen artists that imagine the future in 40 years through a fictional history of objects. In considering work for the exhibition, the artists were asked to ponder the statement, ‘If you’re interested in the future, invent it.” Responses range from both the artistic representation [...]

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SUN BOXES

Sun Boxes in Rhyolite, Nevada. The twenty speaker, solar powered sound installation by Craig Colorusso will be at the Important Records Compound on Saturday May 8th 2010.Noon to sundown. more about “SUN BOXES“, posted with vodpod

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Chinati Foundation 2011 Artist in Residence Deadline

The deadline for applications for the Chinati Foundation’s 2011 Artist in Residence program in Marfa, TX  is fast approaching. The Artist in Residence program provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to work in a striking, natural environment. Exhibitions are often held at the conclusion of the residency. These become an important part [...]

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Jesse Hazelip: Sentimental Journey

I couldn’t be more proud of my husband, Jesse Hazelip, for executing such a profoundly beautiful show at White Walls Gallery. The show, entitled “Sentimental Journey”, was a huge success. And I’m not surprised. It speaks to a wide audience of those who love beautiful art as much as art with a message, and those [...]

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Kelly Ording and Jetro Martinez Selected for “Art in Storefronts” Installation

Triple Base Gallery, SFAC, and the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development have teamed up on a project that will place art installations by local San Francisco artists in the storefront windows of vacant establishments. There was a recent call for artists to submit proposals for this project and the selection results are in. [...]

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Help Kickstart Camper Kart Project by Kevin Cyr

Artist Kevin Cyr has just launched a project on Kickstarter that you should definitely consider donating a pledge to. If you don’t know about Kevin Cyr, or the projects on Kickstarter, definitely check out the link to his project posted above. As a painter, Cyr is known for his tightly rendered paintings of graffiti bombed [...]

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