Mediations: A Covid-19 Journal: Part 1
Reviews
Glen Helfand on Ron Nagle @ BAMPFA
A knockout 20-year survey of one of the world’s most esteemed clay sculptors.
Shelter-in-Place Chronicles: Part 1
A digest of survival tips and worthy distractions, compiled by David M. Roth
‘Theda’s Island’: a Novel by Mark Van Proyen
An art school parody.
Mark Van Proyen on SFAI: 1871 – 2020?
Can this iconic institution survive?
Naomie Kremer @ Modernism
Paintings and videos suggest primordial states and alternate realities. David M. Roth reviews.
Core Sampling the SF State Art Faculty
A virtual review by David M. Roth
Derek Conrad Murray on Dawoud Bey @ SFMOMA
A stunning retrospective from one of America’s premier photographic portrait artists.
Bill Viola’s ‘The Raft’ @ Crocker Art Museum
A near-death experience inspires a life’s work. Mikko Lautamo reports.
Renny Pritikin on ‘Uncanny Valley’ @ de Young
A critical look at the impact of artificial intelligence.
Lydia Ourahmane @ CCA Wattis
History and faith combine in an immersive Installation. Dore Bowen reviews.
Linda Gass + Survival Architecture @ MCD
Artists and designers offer strategies for surviving climate change. George Philip LeBourdais reports.
Sophie Calle @ Fraenkel
Big Questions remain central for France’s best-known conceptual artist. Max Blue reports.
Dana Hart-Stone @ Brian Gross
A deep dizzying dive into Americana. David M. Roth reports.
‘Orlando’ @ McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
Tilda Swinton curates a show about gender fluidity. Maria Porges reviews.
Man Ray @ Gagosian San Francisco
A rare showing of the artist’s Surrealist films and more. Mark Van Proyen reports.