JEFFERSON PINDER RECEIVES THE 2017 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP Jefferson Pinder’s work provokes commentary about race and struggle. Focusing primarily with neon, found objects, and video, Pinder investigates identity through the most dynamic circumstances and materials. Through his meditative exploration of light and sound, or his intensely grueling corporeal performances, he delves into conversations about race. His […]
Jefferson Pinder at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa Exhibition through June 4th From the release of Jefferson Pinder and the Figge Art Museum: There is so much work to be done outside of the big cities. I was approached by the Figge Museum two years ago to envision a project in which members of […]
“Queer Threads” symposium weaves together art and community April 18, 2017 “When my grandma let me change the fabrics of her quilt, I had this epiphany that I could be safe there – and that it was something I could be included in. So instead of being angry about the system, I started to think […]
Gestural Abstraction in the Information Age David Pagel, art critic Los Angeles Times In terms of materials, Markus Linnenbrink’s paintings could not be much simpler. Wood, pigment and epoxy resin are the only elements that make up every one of the visually resplendent abstractions the artist has made over the last twenty years. None of […]
BY DYLAN ANSLOW MARCH 31, 2017 Artists create art and community at the dump A halting music box tune creaks out as a birdcage packed with pottery shards spins on a video screen. The forlorn melody doesn’t damper the spirits of the crowd gathered around a table heaped with reclaimed fabric scraps. Artist Ramekon O’Arwisters presides over […]
By Julia Krolik March 24, 2017 Gail Wight is a new media artist based in California. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford. A SciArt pioneer, Wight integrates biology, neuroscience, technology, and other sciences into her art. In her work Copepodellia, she explores the worlds of copepods through […]
by Julia Krolik March 24, 2017 Gail Wight is a new media artist based in California. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford. A SciArt pioneer, Wight integrates biology, neuroscience, technology, and other sciences into her art. In her work Copepodelia, she explores the worlds of copepods through an […]
Thanks Wall Street International for giving the upcoming Markus Linnenbrink – SUNANDWATER exhibition a thumbs up!
Chandra Cerrito, Johansson Projects and PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY would like to invite you to visit our exhibitions Saturday, March 25th. Chandra Cerrito Contemporary 480 23rd Street, Oakland Closing Celebration! Sarah Bird: the fullest measure of you, is you Lewis deSoto: ARBOR/ARDOR Join Us for Coffee and Cupcakes and a Fundraiser for the Environment* Saturday, March […]
Don’t miss Adia Millett’s video. She talks about her paintings for the exhibition The Guest House. We’re looking forward to opening the exhibition March 25, 2017. Please join us for the reception Wednesday evening, March 29th from 5 – 8pm. See you there!!