Art
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| Color photography pioneer Joel Meyerowitz explores elementals relationship in "The Elements: Air/Water, Part 1," at S.F.'s Robert Koch Gallery. "I want to look at the stuff the world is made of, the pure stuff, the purity of air, water, fire and earth," says the 70-year-old artist. |
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Contrasting Perspectives The seventh and final Illusion art and performance event connects artists and audience. |
Cover Up
Two-story wall drawings by Sol LeWitt are painted over at SFMOMA.
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Creative Counterpart Artist Jenifer Wofford builds Manila-California art connections through GalleonTrade.org. |
Art And Fresh Air
Enjoy the sites on a Sydney G. Walton Square sculpture stroll.
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Art House Hidden in Bay Area live-work spaces and homes is a constellation of guerrilla galleries. |
Playful Intentions
Contemporary American artist Jeff Koons installs zany sculptures at Versailles.
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A New Leader Betti-Sue Hertz to take over as Yerba Buena Center for the Art's visual arts director. |
The Bigger Pictures
Politicians say cheese in "Richard Avedon: Portraits of Power."
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Work From The 60s Garry Winogrand was known to shoot an entire roll of film in the course of walking a city block. |
Maid A Mistake
Couple's masterpieces go missing when maid goes to shop, leaves door unlocked.
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Meditations On Pattern Glass artist Dean Bensen explores markers of age in "Nature's Footprints." |
The Mysterious Lee Miller
Retrospective shows the artist's work on both sides of the camera.
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Let's Make A Deal British aristocrat wants a mere $92 million for a Titian valued at $275 million. |
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Taking Big Risks Kenneth Baker looks back at Frank Lobdell's "Dance" series. |
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Lilt Of The Brush Contemporary painter and Londoner Katy Moran works between styles. |
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Galleries Former Bay Area resident Sarah Walker's abstractions illustrate complexity. |
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Almost Lost Forever "Spared From the Storm" presents 80 notable works that museum staff fought to save during Hurricane Katrina. |
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A Beautiful Friendship A new exhibit at Stanford celebrates a collaboration between painter Richard Diebenkorn and his biggest fan, Carey Stanton. |
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Looking At Locals Yerba Buena surveys the cultural landscape in "Bay Area Now 5," a triennial snapshot of recent work by regional artists and collaboratives. |
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An Emblematic Figure SFMOMA's "Frida Kahlo" is a beautifully presented retrospective. Audio slideshow |
Family Album
"Half-Life of a Dream" is great for those approaching Chinese contemporary art for the first time.
Ming's Bling
Asian Art Museum's "Power and Glory" surveys the imperial arts of that era.
