Where satire, pathos and tragedy converge. Mark Van Proyen reports.
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Ryan M. Reynolds @ b. sakata garo
Meditations on sea and sky. David M. Roth reviews.
House of Illusions
Michael Hall and Imin Yeh take turns fooling the eye. Renny Pritikin reports.
Rina Banerjee @ Hosfelt
Further adventures of a master shape-shifter. David M. Roth reports
Robert Atkins on Frida in Film
Biopic thrusts Kahlo into the spotlight — again.
Technology Through a Black Lens
The latest from Rodney Ewing and Nyame Brown @ Rena Bransten. David M. Roth reports.
Asian-American ‘Reckonings’ @ ICA San José
Reflections on Being Asian in America. David M. Roth reports.
Poet of Exurban Noir
Todd Hido: a career retrospective. Renny Pritikin reviews.
Slouching Toward LA with Nellie King Solomon
A career sampler spanning 25 years. David M. Roth reviews.
Irving Penn @ de Young
A retrospective for the consummate photographic artist. Patricia Albers reviews.
Maria Porges on Artists’ Day Jobs
How do day jobs impact artistic practices? An exhibition catalogs the ways.
Mark Van Proyen on ‘The Great Migration’
Reflections on a pivotal historical event.
Uncanny Objects
Gay Outlaw remains one of the Bay Area’s most consistently original and beguiling artists. Renny Pritikin reviews.
‘Painting’ by Other Means
Clive McCarthy gives fresh meaning to the notion of “time-based” media. David M. Roth reports.
Aili Schmeltz @ Johansson Projects
Fiber-centric paintings that pose perceptual challenges. David M. Roth reviews.
Dorothea Tanning @ Wendi Norris
Surrealist masterpieces share the bill with contemporary furniture. Lis Bensley reviews.