Originally published by the Marina Times San Francisco in March 2017 Through May 29, The Legion of Honor will feature approximately 60 paintings representing Claude Monet’s formative period as a painter. From 1858 to 1872, Monet honed his distinctive style that would help define the French Impressionist movement. Rarely seen paintings representing Monet’s early development…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in February 2017 “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” – Diane Arbus Through April 30th, the SFMOMA presents the first seven years of Diane Arbus career as a photographer of subjects that confront our sense of…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in January 2017 I first visited San Francisco at the age of 18 as a college student in Michigan pursuing an art degree. I yearned to visit the typical tourist destinations, but one location was at the top of my list. My first stop in the city…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in December 2016 SFMOMA is presenting the first comprehensive retrospective of Bruce Conner, one of the leading art figures in the Bay Area from the 1950s until his death in 2008. Conner’s unconventional appropriation of cultural fragments and mass media makes him hard to categorize in easy…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in December 2016 As part of an ongoing series dedicated to the artist’s work, SFMOMA presents Paul Klee’s paintings, drawings, and prints alongside the handmade puppets he created for his son, Felix. While looking for frames at the Munich flea market, Klee dropped off his son at…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in November 2016 “When you open yourself to risk, you will also experience bad things, but mostly you will learn a lot and live and understand more and more. Most importantly, you will not be bored. The very worst thing is to be bored.” – Francoise Gilot…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in October 2016 We believe in the power of constant reminders of peace. — 27 Steps design team Artists, architects, designers, and technologists have created an installation to deliver a message of peace through action. The 27 Steps peace pavilion will consist of two pyramid forms with…
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Originally published in the Marina Times San Francisco in September 2016 I feel safe in the midst of my enemies, for the truth is all powerful and will prevail. — Sojourner Truth Through Oct. 23, the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive present an exhibition showcasing the photographic carte de visite portraits of…
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