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Art That Glows at SOMArts

Art That Glows at SOMArts

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 26, 2012 | Comments (0)

Luminous artwork comes to SOMArts Friday April 27, 2012 as part of the Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party.

Global Meets Local in the Work of Tomokazu Matsuyama

Global Meets Local in the Work of Tomokazu Matsuyama

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

Artist Tomokazu Matsuyama presents a new solo exhibition at the Frey Norris gallery starting May 3, 2012.

The Victorian Avant-Garde at the Legion of Honor

The Victorian Avant-Garde at the Legion of Honor

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

Because of the rapid growth of modernism as an artistic movement in the early 1900s, the works of cutting-edge Victorian artists that predated and influenced the subsequent generation were often overshadowed.

The Self Portraits of Cindy Sherman

The Self Portraits of Cindy Sherman

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 19, 2012 | Comments (0)

Photographer Cindy Sherman has been producing self-portraits since the mid 1970s that deconstruct and play with the idea of identity and photography as a medium of visual representation.

Narrowing the Gap Between Science and the Humanities

Narrowing the Gap Between Science and the Humanities

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 18, 2012 | Comments (0)

Art and science get cozy at Southern Exposure in new exhibition Intimate Science, which focuses on the work of a number of artist-researchers who draw inspiration from multiple disciplines.

Jonathan Moscone in Conversation

Jonathan Moscone in Conversation

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

As part of the monthly Arts in Dialogue series at the The Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, playwright and director Jonathan Moscone will be speaking live about local art and culture with SF Appeal Editor, Eve Batey.

‘Writers With Drinks’ Literary Night Olio

‘Writers With Drinks’ Literary Night Olio

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 13, 2012 | Comments (1)

The eleventh anniversary celebration of spoken word variety show Writers With Drinks happens Saturday, April 14 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. 

Exhibition by Legendary Cartoonist Daniel Clowes in Oakland

Exhibition by Legendary Cartoonist Daniel Clowes in Oakland

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

For the first time, the collected work of Oakland-based artist Daniel Clowes including comics, graphic novels and screenplays will be exhibited publicly.

Revisiting the Ancient Art of Printmaking

Revisiting the Ancient Art of Printmaking

Posted by: Zane Johnston on Apr 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

Printmaking, the art of creating an image not by drawing directly on paper, but by indirect transfer, has existed in some form for close to a millennium.

Nato Green and Kamau Bell: Seeing the Humor in Politics

Nato Green and Kamau Bell: Seeing the Humor in Politics

Posted by: Francisca Stewart on Apr 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

Every Monday until May 7th, Hemlock Tavern presents “Comedy SuperPAC: Promoting Good Comedy and Great Causes Since 2012,” featuring two of San Francisco’s most prominent comedians right now, Nato Green and Kamau Bell, performing new material.

Opera with a Dash of Young SF Culture

Opera with a Dash of Young SF Culture

Posted by: Francisca Stewart on Apr 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

ODC Theater presents the world premiere of Jack Perla and Rob Bailis’ opera LOVE/HATE, a story of two strangers who meet at a bus stop and the feelings that develop from there. The opera will only be shown in the Bay Area for three days on April 12th, 14th, and 15th.